Europe

After China stop, Blinken turns his attention to the war in Ukraine

7:20am June 20, 2023

Fresh from China and a meeting with President Xi Jinping, Secretary of State Antony Blinken turns his focus to a conference in London centered on recovery and rebuilding in Ukraine.

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The reason for Sweden's higher inflation in May? Some experts point to Beyoncé

5:07pm June 19, 2023

When Beyoncé kicked off her world tour in Sweden last month, fans from all over the world flocked to Stockholm for the two sold out shows.

Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russia appears to produce limited gains so far

1:15pm June 19, 2023

by Greg Myre

Ukraine's troops have retaken a number of villages from Russian forces. But the increased fighting is also generating heavy casualties on both sides, according to a British military assessment.

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Matthias Huss, a glaciologist and head of the Swiss measurement network 'Glamos', for ETH (the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) walks up to the Rhone Glacier near Goms, Switzerland, Friday, June 16, 2023.

Swiss voters support climate bill as scientists warn about melting glaciers

3:23am June 19, 2023

by The Associated Press

The referendum to introduce new climate measures was sparked by a campaign by scientists and environmentalists to save Switzerland's iconic glaciers, which are melting away at an alarming rate.

In this handout photo provided by Photo host Agency RIA Novosti, Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pose for a photo during a meeting with a delegation of African leaders and senior officials in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, June 17, 2023.

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Ukraine war is hurting Africa, South African President Ramaphosa tells Putin

1:42am June 18, 2023

by The Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday met with a group of leaders of African countries who traveled to Russia on a self-styled "peace mission" the day after they went to Ukraine.

A selfie of Lilia Chanysheva with her husband Almaz Gatin.

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An associate of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is sentenced to prison for extremism

12:34pm June 16, 2023

by Charles Maynes

Lilia Chanysheva was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison in the latest in a series of lengthy prison terms handed down to Kremlin political opponents. Women are increasingly singled out for repression.

Pope Francis leaves the Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic in Rome, on Friday, nine days after undergoing abdominal surgery.

'Still alive,' Pope Francis jokes as he leaves a Rome hospital 9 days after surgery

11:05am June 16, 2023

by The Associated Press

"The pope is well. He's better than before,'' said Dr. Sergio Alfieri, the surgeon who performed the 86-year-old pontiff's operation on June 7.

Morning news brief

6:55am June 16, 2023

A boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Greece. Another round of smoke from Canadian wildfires is drifting south. A dangerous horse tranquilizer is being laced into U.S. street drugs.

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Migrant ship sinking off Greece: Dozens are dead and hundreds are missing

6:55am June 16, 2023

NPR's A Martinez talks to Associated Press journalist Derek Gatopoulos about the smuggling boat that capsized off the coast of Greece.

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Britain's Boris Johnson, pictured in 2021, resigned as prime minister last year, but his policies are still felt. He resigned his seat in the House of Commons last week after receiving a draft of a report excoriating his behavior as prime minister.

As the U.S. and democracies worldwide face threats, Britain shows how to fight back

5:00am June 16, 2023

by Frank Langfitt

With democracy under siege around the world, the U.K. offers a glimmer of hope. Despite attacks from former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Britain's institutions resisted.

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