Jun 28 Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait following U.S. strikes and threatens to halt talks By Jon Gambrell, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz without Iran's oversight has sparked days of crossfire. Continue reading
Jun 27 Desperation mounts in Venezuela as the earthquake death toll rises to 1,430 By Regina Garcia Cano, Andry Rincón, Megan Janetsky, Associated Press Venezuela’s government said families reported at least 68,900 people missing, three days after the one-two punch of 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes devastated the South American nation. Continue reading
Jun 27 World Cup final day of group play will set the field for the round of 32 By Associated Press Going into the final day of group play at the World Cup, there are essentially eight teams vying for four spots in the round of 32. Continue reading
Jun 27 U.S. military says it struck multiple targets in Iran as ceasefire is strained by 2nd day of attacks By Jon Gambrell, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press The ongoing strikes in the Persian Gulf show the danger of the Iran war again spinning out of control, even after Iran and the U.S. reached an interim deal to try and agree on a final accord to end the… Continue reading
Jun 27 Lebanon's deal with Israel requires Hezbollah to disarm. That might be difficult By Bassem Mroue, Shlomo Mor, Associated Press Lebanon and Israel signed the deal in Washington on Friday without Hezbollah. The agreement links Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon to the Iran-backed militant group’s disarmament, something Hezbollah rejects. Continue reading
Jun 27 Tens of thousands march in the first Budapest Pride since Viktor Orbán was voted out By Justin Spike, Associated Press Saturday's Pride march came a little more than a year after Orbán's nationalist-populist government passed legislation and a constitutional amendment to outlaw the event, drawing criticism from human rights groups and politicians across the European Union. Continue reading
Jun 27 Andy Burnham distanced himself from UK Prime Minister Starmer, but may be stuck with his policies By Brian Melley, Jill Lawless, Associated Press Burnham, the former mayor of Greater Manchester who was sworn into Parliament hours after Starmer announced his resignation on Monday, will be constrained by the platform the center-left Labour Party was elected on that decisively ended 14 years of Conservative… Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch How the Iran war and peace talks are straining the U.S.-Israel alliance By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Madison Staten, Satvi Sunkara, Veronica Vela, Zeba Warsi, Alexa Gold, Sonia Kopelev, Zoie Lambert Four months ago, the U.S. and Israel launched a joint war with a level of military and political integration rarely seen in history. But the U.S. is now unilaterally negotiating a memorandum of understanding with Iran. Compass Points moderator Nick… Continue reading
Jun 26 How the Iran war and peace talks are straining the U.S.-Israel alliance By Nick Schifrin Four months ago, the U.S. and Israel launched a joint war with a level of military and political integration rarely seen in history. But the U.S. is now unilaterally negotiating a memorandum of understanding with Iran. Compass Points moderator Nick… Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 4:46 Crews race to find survivors in mountains of rubble after Venezuela earthquakes By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev, Zeba Warsi The race to save lives in Venezuela is becoming a race against time. Rescue crews are digging through mountains of rubble, searching for survivors believed to be trapped after two powerful quakes struck just seconds apart. More than 900 people… Continue watching