Jun 06 Global wheat prices jump following collapse of major dam in southern Ukraine By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press The destruction of Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric power station, which sits on the Dnieper River in an area that Moscow controls, raised anxiety about a potential disruption to global supplies. Continue reading
Jun 06 Canadian province of Quebec looks for international support to fight over 160 wildfires By Associated Press Quebec Premier François Legault says an additional 200 firefighters are coming from France and the United States, and Quebec is also in talks with Costa Rica, Portugal and Chile as it searches for additional resources. Continue reading
Jun 06 Surprise merger announcement ends feud between PGA Tour and LIV Golf By Doug Ferguson, Associated Press The PGA Tour ended its expensive fight with Saudi Arabia's golf venture and now is joining forces with it. Continue reading
Jun 06 WATCH: State Department holds briefing after diplomatic talks in China By Simina Mistreanu, Associated Press Senior U.S. and Chinese diplomats held “candid and productive” talks in Beijing and agreed to keep open lines of communication to avoid tensions from spiraling into conflict, officials said Tuesday. Continue reading
Jun 06 World War II veterans honored at 79th D-Day anniversary By Sylvie Corbet, Tara Copp, Associated Press Many reenactors came to Omaha Beach at dawn Tuesday to mark the 79th anniversary of the assault that led to the liberation of France and Western Europe from Nazi control. Continue reading
Jun 06 3 dead after 4.9 magnitude earthquake strikes southern Haiti By Evens Sanon, Dánica Coto, Associated Press The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck before dawn on Tuesday near the southern coastal city of Jeremie at a depth of six miles. Continue reading
Jun 06 Moscow and Kyiv blame each other for disastrous dam collapse in southern Ukraine By Susie Blann, Associated Press It was not immediately clear whether either side benefits from the damage to the dam, since both Russian-controlled and Ukrainian-held lands are at risk. Continue reading
Jun 06 Prince Harry takes the stand against tabloids he calls ‘destructive’ By Brian Melley, Jill Lawless, Associated Press Harry accuses the publisher of the Mirror of using unlawful techniques on an “industrial scale” to get scoops. He faces hours of cross-examination by a lawyer for the defendant, Mirror Group Newspapers, which is contesting the claims. Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch 6:44 News Wrap: Carbon dioxide reaches record level in the atmosphere In our news wrap Monday, climate change-driving CO2 reached a new record level in the Earth’s atmosphere this spring according to new data. Survivors demanded answers in the train crash that killed 275 people in India and ground assaults in… Continue watching
Jun 05 2-year-old Palestinian shot by Israeli troops in West Bank dies of wounds By Associated Press The Israeli military has said it opened fire after gunmen in the area shot at an Israeli guard post at a nearby Jewish settlement. But the boy's father said he was driving with his son to visit an uncle when… Continue reading