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UK PM Johnson: I’ve Been Model of Restraint in Brexit Debate
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged calm as tempers flare in the debate over Britain’s departure from the European Union, even though tempers are flaring over what he said.
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Tunisia’s Presidential Vote Pits Professor vs. Prisoner
The professor refuses to campaign for president and the prisoner cannot, yet both are running for Tunisia’s highest office.
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Protests in Lebanon’s Capital Over Worsening Economic Crisis
Hundreds of Lebanese are protesting in the country’s capital an economic crisis that has worsened over the past two weeks, with a drop in the local currency for the first time in more than two decades.
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Egypt: Family Says Leading Pro-Democracy Activist Arrested
The family of one of Egypt’s most prominent pro-democracy activists, Alaa Abdel-Fattah, says security forces have re-arrested him while he was under probation.
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New York City Police Officer Shot and Killed in the Bronx
A New York City police officer was shot and killed in a struggle early Sunday in the Bronx.
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Afghan Protesters Claim US Strikes Kill 5 Civilians in East
An Afghan official says that protesters are alleging an airstrike by U.S.-led forces overnight in the country’s east has killed at least five civilians.
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Car Carrying 12 Migrants Hits Greek Man’s Car, Kills Him
Greek police say a car carrying 12 migrants has run through a red light and crashed into a vehicle coming from a side street, killing its driver, a 64-year-old Greek man.
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Slovakia’s Soviet-Made Mig-29 Jet Crashes, Pilot Survives
The Slovak Defense Ministry says a Soviet-made Mig-29 military jet of the country’s air forces has crashed during a training flight.
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Austria Holds Early Vote After Far-Right Corruption Scandal
Austrians are electing a new Parliament, four months after a corruption scandal brought down ex-Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s coalition government with the far-right Freedom Party.
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Dark Skies: UN Meeting Reveals a World in a Really Bad Mood
The planet is heating. Island nations are slipping away. A Pakistan-India nuclear war could be a 'bloodbath.' Governments aren’t working together like they used to. Polarization is tearing us apart. Killing. Migration. Poverty. Corruption. Inequality. Sovereignty violations. Helplessness. Hopelessness.
