2 Killed In New Zealand Shooting Ahead Of World Cup

At least two people were killed and six others injured when a gunman opened fire in a building under construction in the center of Auckland, New Zealand, just hours before the city was to open the FIFA Women’s World Cup.

China sends a record 16 warships to circle Taiwan

Taiwan’s defense ministry announced at the weekend that China sent a record 16 warships to circle the island nation on Friday, the Global Times reports. While Taiwan is an independent democratic country, China has long maintained that the island is part of its mainland which has caused the Taiwanese to live under the constant threat of invasion.

North Korea Detains US Soldier

U.S. President Joe Biden faced another foreign policy crisis Tuesday as defense officials confirmed that the person crossing unauthorized into North Korea was an American soldier.

US Deploys Nuke Sub to South Korea

The United States deployed a nuclear-armed submarine to South Korea on Tuesday for the first time in four decades, as the allies warned North Korea that any use of the North’s nuclear weapons in combat would result in the end of its regime.

Russia Ends Grain Deal After Bridge Attack

Moscow on Monday pulled out of a grain deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain through the Black Sea after two people died in a blast hitting a bridge linking Crimea with Russia.

Last Grain Ship Leaves Ukraine Worrying Africa

The last ship to sail under a United Nations-brokered deal allowing safe Black Sea export of Ukrainian grain left the country’s Black Sea port of Odesa Sunday, a day before the agreement expires, potentially impacting millions of people, monitors said.

EU, Tunisia Sign Migration Deal After Disasters

The European Union and Tunisia agreed to curb people fleeing war, persecution, and poverty more than a month after hundreds of migrants died at sea in one of Europe’s worst migrant disasters.

Iran Resumes Enforcing Hijab After Deadly Protests

Iran warned Sunday that its morality police would resume patrols to force women to wear headscarves in public, 10 months after the death of a young woman in custody sparked nationwide protests in which hundreds died.

Europe, US Facing Dangerous Heatwaves

Dangerous heatwaves were due to intensify in the United States and Europe, with one in three Americans, about 113 million people, under heat advisories: from Florida to California and up to Washington state.

Hungary Fines Retailer For Selling Gay Novel To Youth

Hungarian authorities have fined a national bookseller for selling a British graphic novel without closed wrapping – saying it violates a law prohibiting the depiction of homosexuality to minors.

Russia Hits Kyiv After NATO Summit

In an apparent warning that it won’t be intimidated, Russia launched a massive drone strike on Ukraine’s capital just hours after the end of a NATO military alliance summit in Lithuania.

Brawl Breaks Out In Kosovo Parliament As Ethnic Tensions Rise

Fighting broke out in Kosovo’s parliament Thursday after an opposition legislator threw water at Prime Minister Albin Kurti while he explained government plans to end tensions with minority Serbs in the country’s north.

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