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
Jun 19 At least 5 Palestinians dead after fierce fighting erupts in West Bank By Ilan Ben Zion, Majdi Mohammed, Associated Press Israel and the Palestinians have been gripped by months of violence, focused mainly in the West Bank, where some 124 Palestinians have been killed this year. Continue reading
Jun 19 Blinken, Xi satisfied with progress after U.S.-China talks but more work to do By Matthew Lee, Associated Press It remained unclear if those understandings can resolve their most important disagreements, many of which have international implications. Continue reading
Jun 18 Ukraine, Russia both suffering heavy casualties amid Kyiv's counteroffensive, UK assesses By Associated Press Russia and Ukraine are suffering high numbers of military casualties as Ukraine fights to dislodge the Kremlin’s forces from occupied areas in the early stages of its counteroffensive, British officials said Sunday. Continue reading
Jun 18 Pakistan's PM declares day of mourning for citizens who died in migrant boat disaster By Associated Press Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday declared a national day of mourning for citizens who died when the fishing trawler packed with migrants they were in sank off the Greek coast. Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch 3:31 News Wrap: Blinken holds 'constructive' talks with China's foreign minister In our news wrap Sunday, Secretary of State Blinken met with Chinese officials in Beijing, Israel’s prime minister said his judicial overhaul plan is moving ahead, a new three-day cease-fire went into effect in Sudan, gun violence across the U.S. Continue watching
Jun 18 Voters in Switzerland approve climate bill targeting net zero emissions by 2050 By Associated Press A majority of Swiss citizens on Sunday voted in favor of a bill aimed at introducing new climate measures to sharply curb greenhouse gas emissions, as the Alpine nation's iconic glaciers melt away at an alarming rate. Continue reading
Jun 18 Deaths climb to around 100 as heat wave scorches India's northeastern states By Biswajeet Banerjee, Associated Press At least 96 people died in two of India's most populous states over the last several days, officials said Sunday, with swaths of the country reeling from a sweltering heat wave. Continue reading
Jun 18 Where African countries stand in their struggle toward more inclusive LGBTQ+ laws By Mariel Ferragamo, Kali Robinson, Council on Foreign Relations Countries in Africa have some of the harshest and most discriminatory LGBTQ+ policies in the world. But some governments are taking hopeful steps toward inclusion. Continue reading