Jun 02 U.S. sanctions Iranian technology firm for helping government censor internet By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Internet disruptions were instituted after homegrown anger over the September death of Masha Amini, an Iranian-Kurdish woman detained by the country's morality police, led to large-scale protests. Continue reading
Jun 02 Antigua and Barbuda grant Rastafari right to grow sacramental marijuana By Luis Andres Henao, Associated Press For decades, members of the Rastafari community have been persecuted and imprisoned for their ritualistic marijuana use. But the islands of Antigua and Barbuda recently became one of the first Caribbean nations to grant Rastafari official sacramental authorization to grow… Continue reading
Jun 02 No cease-fire without a peace deal that includes Russian withdrawal from Ukraine, Blinken says By Susie Blann, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Blinken said heeding calls from Russia and others, including China, for a ceasefire and negotiations to end the war now would result in a “Potemkin peace” that wouldn't secure Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity or enhance European security. Continue reading
Jun 02 Border Patrol failed to review medical file of detained girl with heart condition before she died By Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press An internal investigation finds that Border Patrol medical staff declined to review the file of an 8-year-old girl with a chronic heart condition and rare blood disorder before she died on her ninth day in custody. The Panamanian child's parents… Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 4:20 News Wrap: Senate votes to block Biden's student debt forgiveness plan In our news wrap Thursday, the Senate voted to rescind President Biden's plan to cancel federal student loan debts for 43 million people, President Biden urged the nation's newest military officers to maintain American leadership in a world that's getting… Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch 8:13 Pakistan's ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan discusses government crackdown on his party By Geoff Bennett Imran Khan, Pakistan’s ousted prime minister, has been caught in a political storm for the past several weeks. He was arrested by paramilitary forces on May 9 on corruption charges, then released when the Supreme Court stepped in. The arrest… Continue watching
Jun 01 Zelenskyy pushes for Ukraine support at European leaders' summit in Moldova By Justin Spike, Raf Casert, Associated Press Zelenskyy said the best security guarantee for Ukraine was membership in NATO and the European Union, and that any proposed peace plans to end the 15-month-old war in his country could not take into account Russian concerns. Continue reading
Jun 01 Brazil's Congress weakens environmental, Indigenous ministries in a rejection of leftist president By Fabiano Maisonnave, Associated Press The move shows the increasing power of Brazil's so-called "beef caucus," shorthand for cattle businesses and other large-scale agriculture who together control the majority of both legislative chambers in the country. Continue reading
Jun 01 Latest Russian missile bombardment of Kyiv kills at least 3 people, including a child By Hanna Arhirova, Susie Blann, Associated Press Ukrainian air defenses shot down all 10 cruise and ballistic missiles launched by the Kremlin's forces Thursday, but falling debris caused damage and casualties on the ground, wounding 16 people. Continue reading
Jun 01 Thousands march in Jerusalem Pride parade under Israel's far-right government By Isaac Scharf, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press The march in the conservative city is always tense and tightly secured by police and has been wracked by violence in the past. But this year, Israel finds itself deeply riven over a contentious government plan to overhaul the judiciary. Continue reading