Jun 03 Watch 5:13 News Wrap: South Korean liberal leader wins presidential race In our news wrap Tuesday, South Korea's liberal opposition leader Lee Jae-myung won the country's presidential race, Russian rockets blasted the Ukrainian city of Sumy killing at least four, the White House sent the first rescissions package to Congress and… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch 10:32 Former Israeli PM Olmert explains why he believes his country is committing war crimes By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi, Dan Sagalyn One of the strongest condemnations of Israel’s ongoing offensive in Gaza has come from its own former prime minister, Ehud Olmert, who served from 2006 to 2009. Last week, he wrote a scathing op-ed in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz with… Continue watching
Jun 03 Far-right leader Geert Wilders throws Dutch politics into turmoil by pulling party from ruling coalition By Mike Corder, Associated Press Populist far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders has plunged Dutch politics into turmoil Tuesday by withdrawing his party’s ministers from the ruling coalition in a dispute over a crackdown on migration. Continue reading
Jun 03 Scientists say a record amount of seaweed hit the Caribbean and nearby areas in May, with more expected By Dánica Coto, Associated Press It's the biggest amount of algae spotted in the region since scientists began studying the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt in 2011, said Brian Barnes, an assistant research professor at the University of South Florida. Continue reading
Jun 03 Russian rockets kill 3 in northeastern Ukraine as Kyiv claims it damaged Crimean bridge By Illia Novikov, Associated Press The attack came a day after direct peace talks in Istanbul made no progress on ending the fighting. Continue reading
Jun 03 Gaza officials say Israeli forces killed 27 heading to aid site. Israel says it fired near suspects By Mohammad Jahjouh, Samy Magdy, Fatma Khaled, Associated Press The near-daily shootings have come after an Israeli and U.S.-backed foundation established aid distribution points inside Israeli military zones. Continue reading
Jun 03 From childhood poverty to the presidency, South Korea elects liberal who promised to fight inequality and corruption By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korean media outlets including Yonhap news agency and SBS television station report early Wednesday that Lee has won the election. Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 5:29 News Wrap: 3 killed and dozens more hurt heading to Gaza aid distribution site In our news wrap Monday, three people were killed and dozens more injured while headed to an aid distribution site in Gaza, more than 100 wildfires in Canada forced mass evacuations and sent smoke and unhealthy air deep into the… Continue watching
Jun 02 Romanian man pleads guilty to 'swatting' plot that targeted an ex-U.S. president and lawmakers By Associated Press A Romanian citizen has pleaded guilty to engaging in a plot to use “swatting” calls to intimidate and threaten dozens of people with bogus police emergencies, including a former U.S. president and several members of Congress. Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 7:15 As delegations meet for ceasefire talks, Russia reels from Ukrainian drone attacks By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev Ukraine launched an unprecedented attack that sent drones deep inside Russia to target bombers. Russia’s strikes also accelerated as it launched the largest drone salvo of the war. One attack killed more than a dozen soldiers, leading to the resignation… Continue watching