Sunday, June 14, 2026

Death toll from New Zealand volcano eruption rises to 19

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NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The death toll from a volcanic eruption in New Zealand has risen to 19 after police...

Notre Dame fire wakes the world up to dangers of lead dust

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THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — It took a blaze that nearly destroyed Paris' most famous cathedral to reveal a gap in global safety...

Tesco halts work at Chinese factory over prison labor claim

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GREGORY KATZ Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K.-based grocery chain Tesco said it halted production at a factory in China on Sunday after a...

Afghan president appears to win new term in initial results

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RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani appears to have narrowly won a second term, according to preliminary results from...

Race for Croatia’s presidency goes to runoff election

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JOVANA GEC Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia's conservative president will face a liberal former prime minister in a runoff election after no candidate...

Banksy takes politically charged Nativity scene to Bethlehem

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MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH Associated Press BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The mysterious street artist known as Banksy has displayed a politically charged Nativity scene in Bethlehem,...

UK charges US diplomat’s wife over teen’s death in crash

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JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An American diplomat's wife who left the U.K. after being involved in a road accident that killed...

What crackdown? Migrant smuggling business adapts, thrives

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MARIA VERZA and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press HERMOSILLO, Mexico (AP) — The heavy-set man swept through a curtain into the reserved area of a...

It’s sizzling: Australia experiences hottest day on record

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SYDNEY (AP) — Australia experienced its hottest day on record and temperatures are expected to soar even higher as heatwave conditions embrace most of...

Macron, under pressure, mulling changes to pension plan

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SYLVIE CORBET  Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is ready to make changes to his unpopular pension reform plans, an official said Wednesday,...