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Seeking unity, G7 meets amid escalating Ukraine, Middle East conflicts
David Ljunggren, John Irish and Andreas Rinke, Reuters | Posted June 16 - 8:43 a.m. | Save Story
Leaders from the Group of Seven nations begin annual talks on Monday amid wars in Ukraine and the Middle East that add to global economic uncertainty, as host Canada tries to avoid a clash with President Donald Trump.
Protesters against overtourism take to the streets of southern Europe
Guillermo Martinez, Ana Cantero and Giulio Piovaccari, Reuters | Posted June 15 - 8:40 p.m. | Save Story
Thousands of people took to the streets of cities in southern Europe on Sunday to demonstrate against overtourism, firing water pistols at shop windows and setting off smoke in Barcelona, where the main protest took place.
Trump sees peace between Iran and Israel soon, eyes Putin role
Jeff Mason, Reuters | Posted June 15 - 4:05 p.m. | Save Story
Despite evidence that the conflict between Israel and Iran is escalating, President Donald Trump expressed optimism on Sunday that peace would come soon and cited the possibility that Russia's Vladimir Putin could help.
14,000-year-old mummified 'puppies' weren't dogs at all, new research shows
Ashley Strickland, CNN | Posted June 15 - 10:45 a.m. | Save Story
Two well-preserved ice age "puppies" found in Northern Siberia may not be dogs at all, according to new research.
Trump administration weighs adding 36 countries to travel ban, memo says
Humeyra Pamuk, Reuters | Posted June 15 - 9:33 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump's administration is considering significantly expanding its travel ban by potentially banning citizens of 36 additional countries from entering the United States, according to an internal State Department cable seen by Reuters.
David Beckham and Gary Oldman awarded knighthoods
Reuters | Posted June 15 - 7:54 a.m. | Save Story
Former England soccer captain David Beckham and actor Gary Oldman were knighted in King Charles' annual birthday honors list on Saturday.
Israel and Iran continue to strike at each other with waves of attacks
Alexander Cornwell and Parisa Hafezi, Reuters | Updated June 14 - 11:10 p.m. | Save Story
Israel and Iran continued to trade attacks on each other overnight into Sunday, stoking fears of a wider conflict as Israel expanded its surprise campaign against its main rival.
After day of nationwide protests, Trump's military parade rolls through DC
Phil Stewart, Jeff Mason, Brad Brooks and Karl Plume, Reuters | Updated June 14 - 10:01 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump's military parade rolled through the streets of Washington Saturday, but the celebration of the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary was marred by violence and discord.
Death toll in Indian plane crash climbs to 270 as search teams find more bodies
Aijaz Hussain, Piyush Nagpal and Shonal Ganguly, Associated Press | Posted June 14 - 9:35 a.m. | Save Story
Search and recovery teams continued scouring the site of one of India's worst aviation disasters for a third day after the Air India flight fell from the sky and killed at least 270 people in Gujarat state, officials said Saturday.
Iran launches waves of missiles at Israel in response to airstrikes
Alexander Cornwell, Parisa Hafezi and Steve Holland, Reuters | Updated June 13 - 10:19 p.m. | Save Story
Iran and Israel targeted each other with missiles early Saturday after Israel launched its biggest-ever air offensive in a bid to prevent Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon.
Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to migrant smuggling charges after wrongful deportation
Luc Cohen, Reuters | Posted June 13 - 9:31 p.m. | Save Story
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the migrant returned to the U.S. last week after being wrongfully deported to his native El Salvador, pleaded not guilty on Friday to criminal charges of taking part in a conspiracy to smuggle migrants into the United States.
Men who stole $6M golden toilet from English mansion sentenced to prison terms
Brian Melley, Associated Press | Posted June 13 - 2:33 p.m. | Save Story
Two burglars who plotted the heist of a $6.4 million golden toilet at an English mansion were sentenced Friday to more than two years in a British prison.
Air India crash probe focuses on engine, flaps; India orders safety checks on 787 fleet
Sudipto Ganguly, Abhijith Ganapavaram and Aditya Kalra, Reuters | Posted June 13 - 9:44 a.m. | Save Story
The investigation into the Air India plane crash that killed more than 240 people is focusing on the engine, flaps and landing gear, a source said on Friday, as the aviation regulator ordered safety checks on the airline's entire Boeing-787 fleet.
Air India's sole crash survivor narrates his escape
Rajesh Roy, Associated Press | Posted June 13 - 6:48 a.m. | Save Story
The lone passenger who survived the Air India crash that killed 241 people onboard couldn't believe he was alive when he opened his eyes, surrounded by flames, debris and charred bodies.
Israel hits Iran nuclear facilities, missile factories; Tehran vows revenge
Crispian Balmer, Parisa Hafezi and Hereward Holland, Reuters | Updated June 12 - 11:06 p.m. | Save Story
Israel launched wide-scale strikes against Iran on Friday, saying it was start of a prolonged operation to prevent Tehran from building an atomic weapon.
Fiery Air India crash kills 241 people aboard, leaving 1 survivor, airline says
Ajit Solanki and Rajesh Roy, Associated Press | Updated June 12 - 7:21 p.m. | Save Story
Air India says all but one of the 242 people aboard a flight bound for London have died in a crash in Ahmedabad. One passenger who was thrown from the plane survived.
US to pull some personnel from the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran
Daphne Psaledakis, Idrees Ali, Ahmed Rasheed and Jeff Mason, Reuters | Posted June 12 - 8:40 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday U.S. personnel were being moved out of the Middle East because "it could be a dangerous place," adding that the United States would not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon.
Trump says he's happy with deal that maintains US-China trade truce
Doina Chiacu and Alistair Smout, Reuters | Updated June 11 - 10:11 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was happy with a framework trade deal that restored a fragile truce in the U.S.-China trade war, a day after negotiators agreed on it in London.
