Jun 05 Families identify loved ones lost in deadly train crash in India By Krutika Pathi, Rishi Lekhi, Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press So far only 45 bodies have been identified and 33 have been handed over to relatives. Continue reading
Jun 04 Ukrainian troops not backing down despite Russia’s claim of victory in Bakhmut By Mstyslav Chernov, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Russian forces declared victory in Bakhmut last month, but Ukrainian defenders aren't retreating. Instead, they are keeping up the pressure and continuing the fight from positions on the western fringes of the city. Continue reading
Jun 04 China defends its actions in warship incident involving U.S., Canada in Taiwan Strait By David Rising, Associated Press China's defense minister defended sailing a warship across the path of an American destroyer and Canadian frigate transiting the Taiwan Strait, telling some of the world's top defense officials on Sunday that such patrols are a provocation to China. Continue reading
Jun 04 Kim Jong Un’s sister vows North Korea will make 2nd attempt to launch spy satellite By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed again Sunday to push for a second attempt to launch a spy satellite as she lambasted a U.N. Security Council meeting over the North’s first, failed launch. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch 3:51 News Wrap: Russia launches more airstrikes as Ukraine prepares counteroffensive In our news wrap Sunday, a Russian missile killed a child and injured many others in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, nearly 80 schoolgirls were poisoned at two schools in Afghanistan, India says a signaling system error led to Friday’s… Continue watching
Jun 04 Train disaster renews safety questions as India’s government pushes rail upgrade By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press The massive derailment involving two passenger trains is a stark reminder of safety issues that continue to challenge India's vast railway system that transports nearly 22 million passengers each day. Continue reading
Jun 04 Police detain dozens in Hong Kong on 34th anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre By Associated Press China tightened access to Tiananmen Square in central Beijing on Sunday, the anniversary of the military suppression of 1989 pro-democracy protests that left a still unknown number of people dead and discussions and commemorations forbidden within the country. Continue reading
Jun 04 Hundreds of thousands march against Poland’s government to show support for democracy By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Hundreds of thousands of people marched in an anti-government protest in Poland's capital on Sunday, with citizens traveling from across the country to voice their anger at officials who they say have eroded democratic norms and created fears that the nation is… Continue reading
Jun 04 Signaling system error led to deadly India train crash, railway official says By Krutika Pathi, Sheikh Saaliq, Ashok Sharma, Associated Press The derailment in eastern India that killed 275 people and injured hundreds was caused by an error in the electronic signaling system that led a train to wrongly change tracks and crash into a freight train, officials said Sunday. Continue reading
Jun 04 OPEC+ member countries consider more production cuts as oil prices slump By David McHugh, Associated Press The major oil-producing countries led by Saudi Arabia and Russia are wrestling with whether to make another cut in supply to the global economy as the OPEC+ alliance struggles to prop up sagging oil prices that have been a boon to U.S. Continue reading