Nation Jun 29 News Wrap: Death toll rises to 53 in Texas after migrants were found in abandoned truck
World Jun 29 Watch 7:06 NATO moves to expand the alliance and boost defenses to counter Russia The North Atlantic Treaty Organization's 30 leaders on Wednesday officially invited Finland and Sweden to become members, and released a new strategic vision that called Russia the alliance’s most significant threat. Meanwhile, the U.S. announced it would deploy thousands of… By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Zeba Warsi
Nation Jun 29 Mexican migrant in Texas tragedy hoped to reach family in Ohio Francisco López Hernández said Wednesday that his cousin Javier Flores López went back home to Cerro Verde to see his wife and three children before departing for the U.S.-Mexico border with another cousin, José Luis Vásquez Guzmán. Vásquez Guzmán was… By Julie Watson, Fabiola Sanchez, Associated Press
Agents for Change Jun 29 Watch 8:21 Climate change forces major lifestyle changes high in the Himalayan mountains Research published last year shows the massive Himalayan glaciers have shrunk 10-times faster over the past four decades than during the previous seven centuries. It threatens agriculture and the water supply for millions across South Asia. Fred de Sam Lazaro… By Fred de Sam Lazaro
World Jun 29 Russians battling to encircle Ukraine’s last eastern stronghold Moscow’s battle to wrest the entire Donbas region from Ukraine saw Russian forces pushing toward two villages south of Lysychansk while Ukrainian troops fought to prevent their encirclement. By Francesca Ebel, Associated Press
Jun 29 Lone surviving attacker in 2015 Paris attacks gets life in prison, no parole By Nicolas Vaux-Montagny, Associated Press The only surviving attacker from the 2015 terrorist massacre at the Bataclan theater and other sites in Paris has been convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole. That is the most severe sentence possible… Continue reading
Jun 29 How to help victims of the earthquake in Afghanistan By Christopher Thomas A magnitude 6 earthquake that hit Afghanistan on June 22 has killed more than 1,000 people and left more than 1,500 injured, according to United Nations numbers, leaving parts of the country reeling after the deadliest earthquake the country has… Continue reading
Jun 29 Sri Lanka faces humanitarian crisis and is dependent on aid By Bharatha Mallawarachi, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Sri Lanka’s economy, which a few years ago enjoyed strong growth that provided jobs and financial security, is now in a state of collapse, dependent on aid from India and other countries as its leaders desperately try to negotiate a… Continue reading
Jun 29 NATO says Russia is ‘most significant and direct threat’ to members, security By Jill Lawless, Joseph Wilson, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy chided NATO for not embracing his embattled country more fully and asked for more weapons to defeat Moscow's forces. Continue reading
Jun 29 Biden says U.S. will increase long term military presence in Europe By Darlene Superville, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the opening of the alliance’s annual leaders' summit in Madrid, Biden said “NATO is strong and united" and that steps to be taken during the gathering will "further augment our collective strength.”… Continue reading