UK & WORLD NEWS
- U.S. military says it shot down Iranian drones launched toward Gulf allies
The exchange of strikes comes as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on Iran to make a deal to end the conflict.
- Cuba to open hotel sector to management by Cubans at home and abroad after chains leave island
Cuba’s government says it is open to offering the management of the island's hotels to Cubans at home and abroad
- North Korean leader Kim showcases new warship ahead of visit by China's Xi
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed sea trials of a new warship repaired after a failed launch last year and vowed to accelerate efforts to build a […]
- Democrat Xavier Becerra wins the top spot in November's race for California governor
Former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has clinched the top spot on California's ballot for governor. With millions of ballots still to be […]
- Attack by Islamic militants kills 5 Nigerian soldiers in the northeast, army says
The Nigerian army says Islamic militants have attacked a military base in northeast Nigeria, killing five soldiers
- British PM criticizes Vance over comments about UK teen's stabbing death
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office has condemned comments by U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who blames immigration for the death of a university […]
- After D.C.'s Reflecting Pool gets repainted, visitors ask: What changed?
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is refilling after President Trump had it painted "American flag blue." Some visitors say the results of the project — […]
- CDC report: Ebola outbreak could rival the worst on record unless world acts
New modeling from the CDC shows that if measures aren't taken immediately, this outbreak could sicken more than 20,000 people in the next three months.
- Graham Platner isn't going anywhere in Maine Senate race after latest controversy
Graham Platner is denying accusations of being physically rough with former girlfriends saying that report in The New York Times and other controversies are a […]
- A maritime drone explodes at a Romanian Black Sea port, no one hurt
A Ukrainian maritime drone has exploded at a Black Sea port in Romania, with three others self-detonating outside the port, according to Romanian authorities
- More than half of Latin Americans deported from US to Congo are now back home
More than half the 15 Latin Americans deported to Congo under the Trump administration's immigration crackdown have returned to their home countries
- Excitement and joy at Ljubljana Zoo after birth of 3 Siberian tiger cubs
A zoo in Slovenia's capital, Ljubljana, has introduced three Siberian tiger cubs born under two weeks ago
- Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea next week in first visit since 2019
The announcement was made by both countries Friday a day after North Korea unveiled a new facility to produce nuclear fuel.
- South Africa rolls out game-changing HIV shot amid funding shortfalls
A new twice-yearly HIV prevention injection could transform South Africa's fight against the epidemic — but U.S. aid cuts and limited doses threaten to slow […]
- The U.S. adds 172,000 jobs. Many are in restaurants, bars and hotels
U.S. employers added jobs for the third month in a row in May, while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%. But wage gains softened and likely failed to […]
- China's highest bridge brings tourists and internet access to remote communities
A link to the highway that cuts travel times from hours to just minutes, and a symbol of a flow of investment that has provided unprecedented access to […]
- Senate passes immigration bill. And, Jill Biden discusses her husband's 2024 campaign
The Senate passed a $70 billion immigration enforcement funding bill after an overnight vote. And, former first lady Jill Biden discusses her husband's 2024 […]
- Pope Leo's visiting Europe's migration hot spots
Pope Leo XIV will visit two flashpoints of migration from Africa to Europe over less than a month starting on June 11
- Australian court hears bail arguments for woman accused of enslaving Yazidi teen in Syria
A lawyer has told an Australian court that a woman accused of enslaving a Yazidi teenager in Syria would agree to electronic monitoring and religious […]
- Australian cockroach kingpin caught with 100,000 illegal insects in record bug bust
Australian officials say they confiscated more than 100,000 illegal live cockroaches from a breeder in May in the country's largest-ever seizure of exotic […]
