Jun 06 India’s opposition parties, largely written off ahead of election, make comeback to hobble Modi By Sheikh Saaliq, Krutika Pathi, Associated Press The election marked a revival for the main opposition Congress party and its allies, who defied earlier predictions of decline and made deep inroads into governing party strongholds, denying Modi the supermajority he had hoped for. Continue reading
Jun 06 Israeli strike kills at least 33 people at a Gaza school the military claims was being used by Hamas By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The strike early Thursday came after the military announced a new ground and air assault in several refugee camps in central Gaza, pursuing Hamas militants it says have regrouped there. Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch 5:53 News Wrap: Gunman fires shots at U.S. embassy in Beirut In our news wrap Wednesday, a gunman fired shots at the U.S. embassy in Beirut, thousands of ultranationalist Israelis paraded in Jerusalem to mark Israel's capture of the city in 1967, Hunter Biden's exes took the stand at his criminal… Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch 7:56 D-Day veterans return to Normandy for 80th anniversary of Allied invasion By Malcolm Brabant, Trine Villemann Eighty years ago, the liberation of Europe from the horrors of the Nazis began with Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy. Nearly 200,000 thousand soldiers, principally Americans, Brits and Canadians, landed on June 6, 1944, across five beach sectors. Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch 8:41 Negotiator reveals shadowy world of hostage rescue in new book, ‘In the Shadows’ By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn For decades, families who have had loved ones kidnapped overseas have often had to work with consultants to get their relatives freed. Negotiating with kidnappers, terrorists and hostile countries is a murky and secretive world. One of the leading hostage… Continue watching
Jun 05 D-Day anniversary shines a spotlight on ‘Rosie the Riveter’ women who built the weapons of WWII By Sylvie Corbet, John Leicester, Associated Press In World War II, millions of women rolled up their sleeves and worked in defense-industry factories, freeing up and equipping men for combat. Continue reading
Jun 05 The first Black leader of Wales loses a no-confidence vote but says he won’t resign By Jill Lawless, Associated Press It comes less than three months after Gething made history as the first Black leader of a government in the U.K. The opposition Conservatives called the vote after weeks of criticism of Gething's leadership. Continue reading
Jun 05 UN agencies say over 1 million in Gaza could experience highest level of starvation by mid-July By Samy Magdy, Associated Press On Tuesday, a separate group of experts said it's possible that famine is underway in northern Gaza but that the war and restrictions on humanitarian access have impeded the data collection to prove it. Continue reading
Jun 05 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing following meeting between Austin and Cambodian officials By News Desk and Associated Press Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Cambodian officials to discuss strengthening defense ties and resuming joint military exercises. Continue reading
Jun 05 India’s Modi is known for bold — and controversial — decisions. After a narrower election victory, he may have to change style By Krutika Pathi, Associated Press Since coming to power a decade ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been known for big, bold and often snap decisions. He's found them easy to execute thanks to the brute majority he enjoyed in India's lower house of parliament. Continue reading