Russia-held journalist Kurmasheva: ‘My greatest wish is to get out of here alive’
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Torrential rains in Germany kill 4
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Pro-Brexit campaigner announces return to UK politics
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European powers submit Iran censure motion to IAEA board
Vienna, Austria — Britain, France and Germany late on Monday submitted a resolution to the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board, censuring Iran over its lack of cooperation with the agency despite U.S. opposition, two diplomats said. It was the latest of numerous diplomatic maneuvers by Western powers who fear Iran might be seeking to develop a nuclear …
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Real Madrid signs France captain Mbappe on free transfer
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Vice President Kamala Harris to attend Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland this month
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UN: Climate diplomacy averted worst scenario, but more action needed
Paris — Humanity has made strides tackling global warming but remains on track for a “ruinously high” rise in the Earth’s temperature, the U.N.’s climate chief said as crucial negotiations began Monday. Diplomats meet every June in Bonn to try and advance the stickiest points in climate negotiations so that political leaders can finalize agreements at …
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Georgia’s parliament speaker signs controversial ‘foreign agents’ bill
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Spanish, French farmers block border days before EU election
LA JUNQUERA/IRUN, Spain — Spanish and French farmers blocked roads along the border through the Pyrenees mountains on Monday ahead of European Parliament elections to protest against what they say is unfair competition from outside the European Union. Earlier this year, farmers obstructed roads for weeks in countries across the EU, saying they faced rising …
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Algeria seeks to lure tourists to neglected cultural, scenic glories
ORAN, Algeria — Algeria wants to lure more visitors to the cultural and scenic treasures of Africa’s largest country, shedding its status as a tourism backwater and expanding a sector outshone by competitors in neighboring Morocco and Tunisia. The giant north African country offers Roman and Islamic sites, beaches and mountains just an hour’s flight …
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US veterans get heroes’ welcome in France ahead of D-Day anniversary
DEAUVILLE/PARIS — Crowds cheered and applauded as U.S. veterans arrived at French airports ahead of ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day, when more than 150,000 Allied soldiers landed in Normandy to drive out Nazi Germany forces. Many of those flying in over the weekend into Monday were older than 100, pushed on wheelchairs by …
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Zelenskyy says Philippines to participate in peace conference
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American veterans being honored in France at 80th anniversary of D-Day
Atlanta, Georgia — Hilbert Margol says he didn’t look on himself as a hero when his U.S. Army artillery unit fought its way across Europe during World War II. But he will be feted in France as one of 60 American veterans of that conflict traveling to Normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day …
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French auction house postpones sale of Maradona’s trophy amid ownership controversy, judicial probe
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Thousands of Georgians gather at concert for arrested protesters
Tbilisi, Georgia — Thousands of Georgians gathered Sunday in the capital Tbilisi for a charity concert aimed at raising funds for those arrested during weeks of protests against a controversial “foreign influence” law. On Tuesday, Georgia’s parliament adopted the divisive law, overcoming a presidential veto on the bill which critics say mirrors Russian legislation used by …
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Ukraine resorts to emergency power cuts after Russian attacks on energy grid
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Tehran summons Swedish envoy over ‘spiteful accusations’
Tehran, Iran — Tehran summoned Sweden’s temporary charge d’affaires over “baseless & spiteful accusations,” the foreign ministry said Sunday, after Stockholm’s intelligence agency said Iran was “using criminal networks” inside the Scandinavian country to attack Israel and its interests. The Swedish diplomat was summoned by the assistant of the foreign ministry’s general directorate for Western …
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Tensions soar in Serbia municipal election as ruling party seeks to retain power
Belgrade, Serbia — Tensions soared during Serbia’s municipal elections Sunday in key cities and towns as ruling populists sought to cement their already vast hold on power in the Balkan country that is a candidate nation for European Union membership. Incidents and irregularities were reported in the capital Belgrade and in the northern city of Novi …
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‘Garfield,’ ‘Furiosa’ repeat atop box office charts as slow summer grinds on
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Iceland elects businesswoman Halla Tomasdottir as president
London — Halla Tomasdottir, a businesswoman and investor, has won Iceland’s presidential election, topping a crowded field of candidates in which the top three finishers were women, the country’s national broadcast service reported. Tomasdottir was elected to the largely ceremonial post with 34.3% of the vote, defeating former Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir, with 25.2%, and Halla …
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Zelenskyy, at Shangri-La meeting, urges countries to join peace summit
SINGAPORE — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday urged countries to participate in the June 15-16 peace summit in Switzerland. Zelenskyy, in his keynote speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, emphasized diplomacy’s role in maintaining Ukrainian efforts in the war with Russia, now in its third year. “Not so long ago, it seemed that the …
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Paris is aiming for the most sustainable Olympics yet
PARIS — Of all the decisions Paris Olympics organizers made about where to hold each sport, sending surfing competitions to the other side of the world — in the Pacific waters of Tahiti — provoked the strongest reactions. Tahitians and others railed against the building of a new viewing tower on Teahupo’o reef because of fears …
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LGBTQ+ Pride Month starting to show its colors around the world
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Sweden seeks to answer youths’ questions about NATO as its neutrality ends
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — The teacher’s opening question to students in Stockholm is blunt: “Has joining NATO increased the threat to Sweden?” Sweden became the Western military alliance’s 32nd member in March. The abrupt end to the Scandinavian country’s 200 years of neutrality following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and officials’ warnings about the Russian threat to …
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