Month: June 2018

Newly published satellite photographs suggest that Russia has rebuilt a weapons storage bunker in its Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad, suggesting that Moscow could be considering placing nuclear weapons there, according to a U.S. think tank. …

A Moscow court has ordered a Kyrgyz taxi driver who drove into pedestrians near the Kremlin, injuring seven, to be held in pretrial detention for two months. …

A look at the best news photos from around the world. …

Apple is trying to drag the U.S.’s antiquated system for handling 911 calls into the 21st century.   If it lives up to Apple’s promise, the next iPhone operating system coming out in September will automatically deliver quicker and more reliable information pinpointing the location of 911 calls to about 6,300 emergency response centers in …

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A joint military force to fight jihadists and organized crime in the Sahel has chalked up successes but promised funding is slow to materialize, the foreign minister of Niger said on Monday. “The strength of the G-5 Sahel force has become a reality even if not all the funding has been disbursed,” said Kalla Ankourao, …

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More Afghans, Pakistanis, and Iranians sought asylum in the European Union last year, despite a sharp decrease in the total overall number of asylum applicants, according to a new EU report. …

A jailed Turkish-Kurdish politician has broadcast a campaign pitch from his prison cell a week ahead of the country’s June 24 election. …

World powers slightly reduced their stockpiles of nuclear warheads to 14,465 at the start of 2018, driven by cuts by United States and Russia, although modernization programs are continuing, a new report shows. …

England fans began to trickle into Volgograd for their team’s World Cup opening match and were being received warmly by local residents despite many previous clashes between Russian and English soccer fans. …

Astronomers and stargazers will get a chance to get up close and personal with Mars over the next six weeks, as the Earth passes between the Red Planet and the sun. Mars will make its closest swing toward Earth, bringing it closer and appearing brighter, than it has in the past 15 years. In 2003, …

Read more “For 6 Weeks, Mars Will Appear Larger, Brighter to Earth Stargazers”

Guatemala has ended its search for the nearly 200 people missing since a volcano erupted earlier this month. Officials have confirmed the deaths of 110 people in the eruption of the Fuego volcano. The country’s disaster agency CONRED said Sunday it has called off searches in San Miguel Los Lotes and El Rodeo because the …

Read more “Guatemala: 110 Killed in Volcano Eruption, Search for Missing Ends”

Residents of Hawaii’s Big Island are being warned to stay indoors and keep windows closed after another eruption early Sunday of the Kilauea volcano generated a massive ash plume. Lava from the volcano, which began to erupt more than a month ago, has covered more than 2,400 hectares of land and destroyed 467 homes, including …

Read more “Along With Lava, Hawaii Volcano Spews Gems”

The national baseball team receives little support from Myanmar and sees few fans in the stands but it’s clear there’s no shortage of effort and enthusiasm. …

An umbrella group that campaigns against racism and antigay abuse in sports has accused the authorities in St. Petersburg of having shut down one of its “safe places” for the World Cup. …

Gay-rights activists are gathering in the center of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, for a pride rally, amid stepped-up security. …

A Puerto Rican from the Bronx, Orlando Pagan fell in love with Ukrainian folklore when he was a teenager. He used to dance in the Syzokryli Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, and now he leads it. Pagan believes Ukrainian dances are truly special and hopes to make them as popular as the Argentine tango or the Austrian …

Read more “How a Puerto Rican From the Bronx Became the King of Ukrainian Dance”