Eight people killed in Mali after bus hits land mine, says union official
BAMAKO, June 2 – Eight people were killed and 42 were injured in Mali after a passenger bus carrying civilians hit a land mine west of the capital Bamako, a…
Trump names inexperienced ally as intelligence director
Pulte is an outspoken ally of the president and is known for publicly attacking Trump’s political enemies. Read More
Hungary PM Magyar ready to meet Ukraine’s Zelenskiy in post-Orban reset
BERLIN/BUDAPEST, June 2 – Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Tuesday he was ready to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy next week to open a new chapter in relations…
Sweden prepares prisons for 13-year-old gang killers
ROSERSBERG PRISON, Sweden, June 2 – A surge in gang-related shootings and bombings over the last decade, dozens of which were carried out by minors, has set Sweden apart from…
Pope Leo names EWTN executive as first woman to lead Vatican communications
VATICAN CITY, June 2 – Pope Leo named an executive with U.S. Catholic media conglomerate EWTN as the new head of the Vatican’s communications department on Tuesday, in the first…
Trump homeland secretary testifies before Senate panel amid airport threats, detention protests
WASHINGTON, June 2 – U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is set to testify before a Senate panel on Tuesday after tensions flared over conditions in a New Jersey immigration…
UN warns of extreme heat risk from El Nino and urges preparedness
The WMO said it is likely El Nino will continue until November. Read More
UN warns possibly strong El Nino could push global temperatures higher
GENEVA, June 2 – The United Nations weather agency on Tuesday forecast a moderate or possibly strong El Nino that could drive up global temperatures and increase the risk of…
Russia says its overnight Ukraine strike was a response to Kyiv’s ‘terrorist acts’
MOSCOW, June 2 – The Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that its massive overnight strike on Ukraine was a response to what it called “terrorist acts” against targets inside…
Startups shore up Ukraine’s defences with sea drone swarms and robot trucks
KYIV, June 2 – How to stop Russian drones flying undetected across the Black Sea to attack Ukraine’s port city of Odesa? That was the problem facing Ukraine’s military that…