US | Trump tweets mock video of him beating CNN, sparks criticism

President Donald Trump crowned his weekend rage against the news media with a mock video that shows him pummeling a man in a business suit —

Germany | 18 confirmed dead in fiery Bavarian bus crash; 30 injured

A bus carrying German senior citizens on vacation crashed into a truck yesterday on a highway in Bavaria and burst into flames, killing 18 people and

Iraq | With fight for Mosul in final stage, militants strike back

With the fight for Mosul in its final stage yesterday, Islamic State militants sent female suicide bombers hidden among fleeing civilians, while Iraqi forces and the U.S.-led

FRANCE | Macron says he will lift state of emergency

French President Emmanuel Macron vowed yesterday to lift a state of emergency that has been in place since 2015, but also to harden permanent security

This Day in History | 1976 – Israelis rescue Entebbe hostages

Israeli commandos have rescued 100 hostages, mostly Israelis or Jews, held by pro-Palestinian hijackers at Entebbe airport in Uganda. At about 0100 local time (2200GMT), Ugandan

World briefs

QATAR Arab nations isolating Qatar extended a deadline yesterday for the energy rich country to respond to their demands by another 48 hours, allowing its top diplomat to

UNESCO World Heritage talks in Poland face divisive topics

Officials have opened the 41st annual UNESCO World Heritage Committee’s conference in Poland. The meeting will run through July 12 and debate contentious issues like Palestinian motion

Nature | Looters strip Greek mountains of wild tea, rare plants

In the rugged, herb-scented mountains of northwestern Greece, where the border with Albania is a snaking invisible line, trouble is brewing over tea — the wild herbal

Middle East | Qatar stands firm, rejecting Arab demands as deadline looms

Qatar said Saturday it doesn’t fear any military retaliation for refusing to meet a Monday deadline to comply with a list of demands from four

Venezuela | Defiant chief prosecutor requests protection

Venezuela’s chief prosecutor asked the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights for protection Friday, days after the Supreme Court barred her from leaving the country and ordered

Brexit | UK to pull out of fishing deal that let others in its waters

Britain is pulling out of an agreement that permits fishermen from five other countries to operate in U.K. waters, the first step in reasserting control

Offbeat | Escaped elephant strolls through town’s neighborhood 

The pachyderm was a startling sight for residents of one small Wisconsin neighborhood. A full-grown elephant sauntered through Baraboo early Friday morning on a brief walk

This Day in History | 1971 – Doors’ singer Jim Morrison found dead

Jim Morrison, the lead singer of American rock group The Doors has died in Paris aged 27. He was found in a bathtub at his apartment

World briefs

INDONESIA A helicopter carrying eight people crashed yesterday while on the way to help with evacuations near a volcano that erupted on the main Indonesian island of

The Buzz | Portugal: Grenades, ammo stolen in daring raid

Defense officials in Portugal say they are compiling a list of weapons and ammunition stolen from the national armory in a brazen daytime raid. The Portuguese Army and the

Tourists, locals buy Nevada’s legal recreational marijuana

Cheers and long lines of tourists and locals alike greeted the first day of sales of recreational marijuana on Saturday as Nevada became the fifth state

Zero Tolerance | Australian cardinal takes leave from Vatican after sex assault charges

Cardinal George Pell, a top adviser to Pope Francis, took a leave of absence as the Vatican’s financial chief yesterday to fight criminal charges in his native

UK | Westminster face key vote on government’s agenda

British lawmakers were set to vote today on whether to approve the Conservative government’s plans for a Brexit-dominated parliamentary session, in a test of

Offbeat | Lady Gaga on writing new music, planning her upcoming tour

Whether it’s at a bar or baseball park, Lady Gaga says she’s going to give every performance her all. The singer will launch a summer tour

This Day in History | 1985 Beirut ordeal ends for US hostages

All 39 Americans being held captive by the Shia Muslim Amal militia in Lebanon have been released, after almost three weeks in captivity. Their freedom was

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