Jun 20 2 Palestinian gunmen kill at least 4 at a gas station near Israeli West Bank settlement By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Israeli settlers attempted to carry out revenge attacks across the northern West Bank, raising fears of a repeat of a rampage last February that resulted in damage to dozens of Palestinian homes and vehicles and the killing of a Palestinian man. Continue reading
Jun 20 U.S. and China hold high-level talks, but mutual skepticism remains strong By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Blinken pointed to difficult days ahead, while China’s foreign ministry warned the relationship was in a downward spiral. Continue reading
Jun 20 Tropical Storm Bret heads toward eastern Caribbean as region rushes to prepare By Associated Press The National Hurricane Center in Miami says the storm is expected to pummel some eastern Caribbean islands on Thursday and Friday at near hurricane strength. Continue reading
Jun 19 WATCH: Blinken holds briefing after meeting with China’s President Xi in Beijing By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a press briefing Monday after meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 4:44 News Wrap: Search underway for missing sub carrying five people to Titanic wreck site In our news wrap Monday, search operations are underway for a submersible carrying five people to view the Titanic wreckage, tornadoes in Mississippi killed at least one person and injured two dozen more, a scorching heat wave in northern India… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch 11:29 Blinken and Xi agree to stabilize relations, but differences remain unresolved By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi Secretary of State Antony Blinken finished up a high-stakes visit to Beijing Monday, the first visit by an American top diplomat to China in five years. Relations between the two preeminent global powers are at their lowest point since ties… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch 4:21 Submersible visiting Titanic wreckage with five people onboard reported missing By Geoff Bennett Search operations are underway for a submersible that carries paying tourists to view the wreckage of the Titanic. The five-person craft is owned by OceanGate Expeditions and was reported overdue Sunday. It disappeared near where the Titanic went down in… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch 3:11 Greek coast guard questioned over response to deadly sinking of migrant vessel By John Irvine Recriminations, mourning, and anger persist as the search for hundreds of migrants missing in the waters off Greece continued Monday. Last week's sinking of an over-filled vessel is perhaps the greatest Greek sea disaster since antiquity. John Irvine of Independent… Continue watching
Jun 19 Search underway for missing submersible that carries people to view the Titanic By Ben Finley, Holly Ramer, Associated Press “We are deploying all available assets to make sure we can locate the craft and rescue the people on board,” said Rear Adm. John Mauger, a commander for the U.S. Coast Guard. Continue reading
Jun 19 Opposition leader Navalny urges supporters to protest Russia’s actions in Ukraine By Associated Press Alexei Navalny, who exposed official corruption and organized major anti-Kremlin protests, was arrested in January 2021 upon returning to Moscow after recuperating in Germany from nerve agent poisoning that he blamed on the Kremlin. Continue reading