Jul 10 Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will leave politics after election, marking end of a political era By Mike Corder, Raf Cassert, Associated Press Rutte's four-party ruling coalition resigned Friday after failing to agree on a package of measures to rein in migration. No date has yet been set for the election. Continue reading
Jul 10 As China struggles with heat, flooding and drought, employers are ordered to limit outdoor work By Associated Press Employers across much of China have been ordered to limit outdoor work due to scorching temperatures, while areas in the east and southwest have been warned to prepare for torrential rain. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 7:52 Eastern U.S. hit with flooding as heat wave drags on in West and South By Stephanie Sy, Eliot Barnhart Extreme weather is making an impact from one end of the country to the other. Ferocious heat and heavy rains persisted Monday and millions of Americans were left to cope and clean up. Stephanie Sy reports on flooding in the… Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch 2:49 News Wrap: Biden meets with King Charles ahead of NATO summit In our news wrap Monday, President Biden met with King Charles at Windsor Castle ahead of the NATO summit in Lithuania, officials blamed a Russian-guided bomb for killing seven people in who gathered to receive humanitarian aid in southern Ukraine,… Continue watching
Jul 10 Solomon Islands leader visits Beijing, highlighting the U.S.-China rivalry in South Pacific By Associated Press The Solomon Islands has been China's biggest success in a campaign to expand its presence in the South Pacific. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 6:27 U.S. ambassador to NATO discusses future of alliance ahead of crucial summit By Laura Barrón-López, Dan Sagalyn, Tess Conciatori Turkey's president said he would put Sweden's bid for NATO membership before the Turkish parliament. Erdogan had insisted Sweden needed to first crack down on Kurdish militants who have sought refuge in Scandinavia. It comes as leaders from NATO's 31… Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch 7:13 Cycle of violence and economic turmoil pushes young Palestinians to take up arms By Leila Molana-Allen, Zeba Warsi Violence continued Monday between Israelis and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen reports from Nablus and has a look at young men who have few hopes and burning anger and take up arms as they feel… Continue watching
Jul 10 Europe signs off on a new privacy agreement that allows people's data to keep flowing to U.S. By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press The European Union has signed off on a new agreement over the privacy of people’s personal information that gets pinged across the Atlantic, aiming to ease concerns about electronic spying by American intelligence agencies. Continue reading
Jul 10 Former allies Serbia and Montenegro agree to repair strained relations By Jovana Gec, Associated Press The two countries formed a joint state until Montenegro split in 2006 following a referendum on independence. The former allies grew further apart after Montenegro recognized the 2008 declaration of independence of Serbia's former province of Kosovo. Continue reading
Jul 10 Turkey agrees to send Sweden's NATO accession protocol to Parliament swiftly By Karl Ritter, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Stoltenberg made the announcement after talks with Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on the eve of a NATO summit in Lithuania. Continue reading