Jun 06 Cubans say Russian warships, including nuclear-powered submarine, will arrive in Havana next week By Associated Press Cuba's foreign ministry said in a news release that the ships will be in Havana between June 12 and June 17, noting that none of them will carry any nuclear weapons, assuring their presence "does not represent a threat to… Continue reading
Jun 06 What to know about Russia's growing influence in Africa By Mark Banchereau, Jessica Donati, Associated Press Russia has emerged as the security partner of choice for a growing number of African governments in the region, displacing traditional allies like France and the United States. Continue reading
Jun 06 As Zelenskyy visits for D-Day, Macron says France will provide Ukraine with combat aircraft to defend against Russia By Samya Kullab, Sylvie Corbet, Barbara Surk, Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron says France will provide Ukraine with its Mirage combat aircraft to be able to defend their country against Russian aggression. Continue reading
Jun 06 Spain asks to join South Africa's case at UN court accusing Israel of genocide By Joseph Wilson, Associated Press Spain is the first European country to take the step after South Africa filed its case with the International Court of Justice late last year. It alleged that Israel was breaching the genocide convention in its military assault that has… Continue reading
Jun 06 WATCH: World leaders and veterans mark 80th anniversary of D-Day in France By John Leicester, Sylvie Corbet, Danica Kirka, Associated Press On Thursday, a dwindling number of World War II veterans in a parade of wheelchairs joined a new generation of leaders to honor the dead, the living and the fight for democracy in moving commemorations on and around those same… Continue reading
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