(WASHINGTON) -- It's too soon to make "definitive assessments" about the Ukrainian counteroffensive officially underway for more than a week, Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Thursday, but he also said Ukraine "is making steady progress." While Ukraine has sustained some battlefield losses of…
(BERLIN)-- An American tourist was killed and another was injured when they were attacked by an American man they met near the famous Neuschwanstein castle in southern Germany, authorities said Thursday. The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon in the German state of Bavaria near the Marienbruecke, a pedestrian bridge popular for…
(LONDON) -- Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson "deliberately misled" Parliament about rule-breaking parties during the COVID-19 pandemic, a committee of lawmakers said in a scathing report released Thursday. The House of Commons Privileges Committee also found that Johnson, 58, knowingly misled the committee itself, breached parliamentary rules by leaking…
(ROME) -- The Vatican press office released photos on Thursday of Pope Francis recovering after undergoing intestinal surgery. Francis was checked into Gemelli hospital in Rome Wednesday, June 7, for a three-hour intestinal operation. The 86-year-old pontiff will be discharged on Friday morning, Matteo Bruni, director of the press office…
(NEW YORK) -- In a hospital not far from the front lines of the Ukrainian-Russian conflict lies a hospital filled with patients who have been caught in the crossfire. The Ukrainian medical staff at Dnipro's Mechnikov Hospital said they've been emotionally, mentally and physically drained as they have seen over…
(ATHENS, Greece) -- Rescue efforts were underway Wednesday after a fishing vessel carrying migrants capsized and sank in the Mediterranean Sea, about 54 miles off the coast of Pylos, Greece. At least 104 people have been rescued and 79 have died, the Greek Coast Guard said. Unconfirmed early estimates put…
(LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines) -- Tens of thousands of villagers in the Philippines are facing long-term displacement as the Mayon volcano continues to erupt -- and is expected to do so for months. The volcano, the most active on the archipelago, is wreaking havoc on the island of Luzon. In the past…
(KELOWNA, Canada) -- A couple who allegedly harassed and "accosted" a 9-year-old girl and her family at a track meet, claiming the athlete was trans and shouldn't be playing on the girls team, will be banned from the school district's events and property, according to school officials. The incident occurred last…
(BRUSSELS) -- The European Parliament approved landmark legislation Wednesday that aims to regulate the use of artificial intelligence. Known as the AI Act, the landmark legislation aims to promote "human-centric and trustworthy AI," introducing "obligations for providers and those deploying AI systems," and proposing bans on any intrusive and discriminatory use…
(LONDON) -- The death toll from a capsized boat that was carrying wedding guests in Nigeria has risen to more than 100, authorities said Wednesday. The wooden boat overturned early Monday as it was ferrying about 300 people, including children, across a river to Kwara state from neighboring Niger state…
