Jun 30 French voters flock to polls in high-stakes snap elections as support for the far right grows By Barbara Surk, Helena Alves, Associated Press Turnout stood at an unusually high 59 percent with three hours to go before polls close. The two-round elections that wrap up July 7 could impact European financial markets, Western support for Ukraine and the management of France’s nuclear arsenal and global military… Continue reading
Jun 30 Southeast Caribbean braces for Hurricane Beryl as it strengthens into major Category 4 storm By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Hurricane warnings were in effect for Barbados, St. Lucia, Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Beryl's center is expected to pass about 70 miles south of Barbados on Monday morning, said Sabu Best, director of Barbados’ meteorological service. Continue reading
Jun 29 Western and Arab nations warn Lebanon's Hezbollah against triggering wider war with Israel By Ellen Knickmeyer, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press U.S., European and Arab mediators are pressing to keep stepped-up cross-border attacks between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah militants from spiraling into a wider Middle East war that the world has feared for months. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 2:33 News Wrap: Iran's presidential election heads to runoff vote next week In our news wrap Saturday, Iran will hold a runoff election after no candidate won a majority in Friday’s presidential election, 10 Ukrainian civilians were released from Russian captivity after mediation led by the Vatican, a man died after attacking… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch 6:16 How the climate crisis is changing family planning and reproductive health in Bangladesh By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Andrew Corkery Few places in the world are suffering more from the effects of climate change than Bangladesh. Most of the country is no higher than 50 feet above sea level, making it vulnerable to severe flooding after monsoon rains. As a… Continue watching
Jun 29 Tropical Storm Beryl forecast to become a major hurricane as it approaches Caribbean islands By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Tropical Storm Beryl chugged toward the southeast Caribbean on Saturday as forecasters warned it was expected to strengthen into a dangerous major hurricane before reaching Barbados late Sunday. Continue reading
Jun 29 Attacker shot dead after firing crossbow at police officer outside Israel's embassy in Serbia By Dusan Stojanovic, Associated Press An attacker with a crossbow wounded a Serbian police officer guarding the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade on Saturday, Serbia’s Interior Ministry said. The officer responded by fatally shooting the assailant. Continue reading
Jun 29 Iranian reformist Pezeshkian and hard-liner Jalili head to runoff presidential election By Jon Gambrell, Amir Vahdat, Associated Press Iran will hold a runoff presidential election pitting a little-known reformist against a hard-line former nuclear negotiator after results released Saturday showed the lowest-ever poll turnout in the Islamic Republic’s history. Continue reading
Jun 28 U.S. removes Gaza pier due to weather. It may not return unless aid flow resumes, officials say By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press While the military has helped deliver desperately needed food through the pier, the vast majority of it is still sitting in the adjacent storage yard and that area is almost full. Aid agencies have had difficulty moving the food further… Continue reading
Jun 28 Putin aims to resume Russian production of previously banned intermediate missiles By Associated Press Putin said Russia has not produced such missiles since the 2019 treaty scrapping, but he said that the U.S. has not only produced such missile systems but also deployed them. Continue reading