South Sudan’s latest civil war atrocities kept out of sight

The accounts are horrific. A young girl strangled and gang-raped. Children burned alive as government soldiers blocked the door of their hut and set it aflame.

There’s no easy fix to fake news, and France is no exception

Emmanuel Macron promised to fight fake news, and plans to do it this week - with a law. Trouble is, Macron may soon learn, like

Guatemala | New evacuations near volcano set off panic

Frightened people living near the Volcano of Fire fled with their children and few possessions when fresh flows of super- heated debris were announced, taking no chances

Offbeat | Police: Man shot while retrieving gun from oven’s broiler

Police say they’ve solved a shooting in Ohio that left a man wounded. The oven did it. The Vindicator in Youngstown reports 44-year-old Robin Garlock received

This Day in History | 1942 – Japanese beaten in Battle of Midway

The United States has routed the Japanese Navy in a major three-day battle over a remote US naval and air base at Midway Island in the Pacific

World briefs

NORTH KOREA While raising hopes for denuclearization and a peace treaty to finally end the Korean War, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s newly found focus on diplomacy

USA | Justices side with Colorado baker on same-sex wedding cake

The Supreme Court ruled for a Colorado baker who wouldn’t make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple in a limited decision that leaves for another day

Iran | Tehran informs UN of increase in nuclear enrichment capacity

Iran has informed the U.N. nuclear watchdog that it will increase its nuclear enrichment capacity within the limits set by the 2015 agreement with world powers.

Spain | Rajoy steps down as conservative party boss

Spain’s ousted prime minister Mariano Rajoy announced yesterday he will step down as leader of the country’s conservative Popular Party, just days after his government fell

Offbeat | Retired policeman’s hunch leads to suspect in six killings

A hunch from a retired detective helped lead police to a man suspected of shooting six people to death in the Phoenix area, some of whom were connected

This Day in History | 1975 – UK embraces Europe in referendum

British voters have backed the UK’s continued membership of the European Economic Community by a large majority in the country’s first nationwide referendum. Just over 67%

World briefs

MALAYSIA Anti-corruption investigators questioned the wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday about alleged theft and money-laundering involving the 1MDB state investment fund.  CAMBODIA

The Buzz | Griffin to be honored by West Hollywood for LGBTQ activism

Kathy Griffin will be honored today by West Hollywood for raising more than USD5 million for HIV/AIDS services and LGBTQ causes. The city will present Griffin

After 24 days out of sight, Melania Trump finally reappears

Finally, Melania Trump has reappeared. After more than three weeks out of the public eye, the first lady strolled into a White House event yesterday

Science | Study finds rare gain for tough-to-treat pancreatic cancer

Patients with pancreatic cancer that hadn’t spread lived substantially longer on a four-drug combo than on a single standard cancer drug, a rare advance for a tough-to-treat

USA | Skimping can’t save seniors from upped med cost

Medicare recipients filled fewer prescriptions for pricey brand-name drugs — but spent more on such meds anyway, says a government report due out today [Macau time. It blames

Guatemala | Volcanic eruption sends lava into homes, kills 25

A fiery volcanic eruption in south-central Guatemala sent lava flowing into rural communities, killing at least 25 as rescuers struggled to reach people where homes and roads were

Girls discover World War I practice bomb in Michigan lake

Two girls have found what authorities say is a World War I-era practice bomb while swimming in a lake in Michigan. The Flint Journal reports that 10-year-old

This Day in History | 1963 – Profumo resigns over sex scandal

Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, has resigned from government, admitting he lied to Parliament about his relationship with a call girl. Prime Minister Harold

World briefs

NORTH KOREA The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog says the agency could resume work in North Korea “within weeks” to verify any possible agreement between Washington

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