Jun 16 A hillside of white crosses fuels a misleading story about South Africa’s farm killings By Mogomotsi Magome, Alfonso Nqunjana, Associated Press Nearly 3,000 white crosses on a hill in South Africa are a memorial to white people killed on farms over the last three decades. It's a visceral snapshot seized on by some in South Africa to drive a discredited narrative… Continue reading
Jun 16 Israel’s opposition leader rallies behind Iran operation, after months of criticizing Netanyahu By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Israel's opposition leader pushed just days ago to topple Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government. But Yair Lapid has now suspended what's been months of bitter criticism against his political rival and is now rallying behind Netanyahu's operation against Iran. Continue reading
Jun 16 UN rights chief urges governments to ‘wake up’ to ‘horrifying’ suffering of Palestinians in Gaza By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The address raised concerns about escalating conflict between Iran and Israel, the fallout from sweeping U.S. tariffs, and China's human rights record — alongside wars and conflict in places like Sudan and Ukraine. Continue reading
Jun 16 After the Air India plane crashed into a medical campus, the surviving doctors rushed to save lives By Shonal Ganguly, Aijaz Hussain, Piyush Nagpal, Associated Press Many believe that the death toll would have been higher if it had not been for the intervention of the trainee doctors and students who emerged from the smouldering hostel and rushed to save their colleagues. Continue reading
Jun 16 The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum, shuts down to sound the alarm on mass tourism By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press The Lourve has rarely closed — during war, during the pandemic, and in a handful of strikes — but seldom has it happened so suddenly, without warning, and in full view of the crowds. Continue reading
Jun 16 G7 summit to focus on trade, wars — and avoiding conflict with Trump By Josh Boak, Rob Gillies, Associated Press If there is a shared mission at this year's G7 summit, which begins Monday in Canada's Rocky Mountains, it's a desire to minimize any fireworks at a moment of combustible tensions. Continue reading
Jun 16 Trump urges all of Tehran to evacuate ‘immediately’ in new social media post By Ami Bentov, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Israel struck Iran's state-run television station Monday during a live broadcast, forcing a reporter to run off camera following an explosion, after Iran fired a new wave of missiles at Israel that killed at least eight people. Continue reading
Jun 15 Analysis: How Israel’s strikes on Iran could change security in the Middle East By Michael Froman, Council on Foreign Relations It’s too soon to tell how exactly the current wave of Israeli strikes could transform the region, but one thing is clear: Israel’s actions have fundamentally reshaped the security landscape of the Middle East. Continue reading
Jun 15 Trump vetoed an Israeli plan to kill Iran’s supreme leader, U.S. official tells AP By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump rejected a plan presented by Israel to the U.S. to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter. Continue reading
Jun 15 G7 leaders gather in Canada for summit overshadowed by trade wars and Israel-Iran crisis By Rob Gillies, Jill Lawless, Associated Press Leaders of some of the world’s biggest economic powers are arriving in the Canadian Rockies on Sunday for a Group of Seven summit, overshadowed by an escalating conflict between Israel and Iran and U.S. President Donald Trump’s unresolved trade war with allies and… Continue reading