Jun 08 Italy’s hard-right leader tells EU center parties their time is up as she votes in European election By Giada Zampano, Karel Janicek, Raf Casert, Associated Press Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni joined voters in Italy and a half dozen European Union nations in casting a ballot during the penultimate day of European Union parliamentary elections on Saturday. The bloc’s premier hard-right politician threw down the gauntlet to… Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch 2:39 News Wrap: Israel rescues 4 hostages during massive, deadly assault on central Gaza In our news wrap Saturday, Israel’s military rescued four hostages out of central Gaza amid an intense assault that reportedly killed more than 200 Palestinians, Russia and Ukraine exchanged more drone attacks overnight, a 100-year-old WWII veteran married his 96-year-old… Continue watching
Jun 08 Watch 7:44 Escalating conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo fuels growing humanitarian crisis By Ali Rogin, Harry Zahn Years of violence between factions vying for control in the Democratic Republic of Congo have internally displaced 5.7 million people, according to the United Nations. Since 1996, fighting in the region has led to about 6 million deaths. Ali Rogin… Continue watching
Jun 08 UN chief will declare that both Israel and Hamas are violating children’s rights during war By Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press The U.N. secretary-general will tell the Security Council next week that both Israel and Hamas are violating children's rights and leaving them exposed to danger in their war to eliminate each other. Continue reading
Jun 08 Archaeologists find records of Pompeii survivors that reveal how they rebuilt their lives By Steven L. Tuck, The Conversation The story of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is no longer one of annihilation; it also includes the people who managed to escape the city. Continue reading
Jun 08 An American WWII veteran just got married near Normandy’s beaches. He’s 100, the bride’s 96 By John Leicester, Associated Press Together, the collective age of the bride and groom was nearly 200. But World War II veteran Harold Terens and his sweetheart Jeanne Swerlin proved that love is eternal as they tied the knot Saturday inland of the D-Day beaches in Normandy,… Continue reading
Jun 08 Strikes in Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine kill 28, Moscow-appointed officials say By Susie Blann, Elise Morton, Associated Press Russia-installed officials in the partially occupied Ukrainian regions of Kherson and Luhansk said Ukrainian attacks left at least 28 people dead as Russia and Ukraine continued to exchange drone attacks overnight into Saturday. Continue reading
Jun 08 WATCH: Biden and French President Macron affirm close alliance during state visit in Paris By Chris Megerian, Zeke Miller, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press President Joe Biden said France was America's “first friend” at its founding and is one of its closest allies more than two centuries later as he was honored with a state visit Saturday by French President Emmanuel Macron aimed at… Continue reading
Jun 08 Israel rescues 4 hostages from Hamas captivity, while 210 Palestinians are reported killed during fighting in Gaza By Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Mednick, Jack Jeffrey, Associated Press Israel on Saturday carried out its largest hostage rescue operation since the latest war with Hamas began, taking four to safety out of central Gaza amid the military's heavy air and ground assault. At least 210 dead Palestinians, including children,… Continue reading
Jun 07 Watch 5:27 News Wrap: Biden apologizes to Zelenskyy for delay in Ukraine aid In our news wrap Friday, President Biden apologized to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy for the months long delay in U.S. aid, the U.S. military reconnected a pier meant to deliver aid to Gaza after it broke apart in storms, Clarence Thomas… Continue watching