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Israel recovers remains of three more hostages from Gaza
The Israeli military identified the remains as those of Yonatan Samerano, 21; Ofra Keidar, 70; and Shay Levinson, 19. Hamas is still holding 50 hostages, less than half of them believed to be alive.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:
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Nations around the world react to U.S. strikes on Iran, with many calling for diplomacy
Several close U.S. allies urged a return to the negotiating table in the wake ofAmerican strikes on Iranthat fueled fears of a wider conflict, while noting the threat posed by Tehran’s nuclear program. Some countries and groups in the region, including those that support Iran, condemned the move while also urging de-escalation.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Hegseth and Caine hold Pentagon news briefing after U.S. strikes on Iran nuclear sites
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday that despite a surprise attack overnight on Iranian nuclear sites, America "does not seek war."
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:In wake of U.S. strikes, Iran faces a pivotal choice: dash to build a weapon or negotiate
Attacking Iran’s nuclear program was always a risky move for Israel and the U.S. Even with the most modern weaponry, there was no guarantee they could destroy key nuclear components in underground bunkers or locate all of the country’s enriched uranium. Now, Iran faces a pivotal choice on what to do next.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:What to know about the U.S. military’s intervention in the Israel-Iran war
The United States inserted itself into Israel's war against Iran, bombing three of the Islamic Republic'skey nuclear sitesovernight in an attack it dubbed “Operation Midnight Hammer.”
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Belarus activist imprisoned after trying to run for president released after serving 5 years
Siarhei Tsikhanouski, a leading opposition figure in Belarus, was freed on Saturday after more than five years in prison, in the most significant move so far by President Alexander Lukashenko to try to ease his isolation from the West.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Canada is facing a housing crisis. Could it take a page from Europe?
While Europe struggles with similar trends to Canada of rising rents and skyrocketing home prices, experts say social housing models like Austria’s are among the best defence against a growing affordability crisis.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:After week of clashes, Syria's armed Bedouins say they have left Druze-majority city
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:
Syria's post-Assad leader vowed the country is for all. Some Syrians have their doubts
Along with signs of progress as Syria emerges from the devastation of a 13-year civil war and more than 50 years of authoritarian rule, there are growing concerns over reports of civil rights violations and the targeting of religious minorities — incidents that officials have characterized as isolated.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Syrians were already on edge over a fragile post-Assad peace even before this weekend's suicide bombing
As Syria emerges from the devastation of a 13-year civil war and more than 50 years of authoritarian rule, there are signs of progress but also growing concerns over civil rights violations and the targeting of religious minorities — concerns that were exacerbated by this weekend's suicide bombing in Damascus, which killed 25 people.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Who are the Druze and why is Israel claiming to protect them by attacking Syria?
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:
Democrats are at odds over Israel-Iran war as Trump announces U.S. strikes on Iran
While progressives in the lead-up to the military action had staked out clear opposition to Trump's potential intervention, the party leadership played the safer ground of insisting on a role for Congress before any use of force.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:What to know about the 3 Iranian nuclear sites that were hit by U.S. strikes
Until Saturday, Washington had helped shoot down Iranian strikes on Israel but had not launched direct attacks on Iran.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Trump rails against green tax credits in big, beautiful bill
President Trump railed against the green energy tax credits included in his big, beautiful bill in a Truth Social post on Saturday. “I HATE “GREEN TAX CREDITS” IN THE GREAT, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL. They are largely a giant SCAM,” Trump posted. His comments come amid a GOP internal debate over the big, beautiful bill on...
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Baby Boomers: 1 in 3 say they'll never sell their home, according to survey
The survey found that many Baby Boomers don't have the financial incentive to sell.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:US braces for nationwide heat wave: What to know
A dangerous, record-breaking heat wave will spread over the eastern United States and is expected to last several days. Extreme heat warnings have been issued in Illinois, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Vermont, Iowa, West Virginia and South Dakota, where temperatures could rise over 110 degrees. More than 170...
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Regime change in Iran seems unlikely amid war with Israel, Middle East scholar says
The second week of the Israel-Iran war began with a new round of Israeli strikes on missile sites and a nuclear facility in Iran and Iranian strikes on residential areas of Israel. As Israel broadens its targets in Iran, Netanyahu says regime change is not an explicit goal, but could be a result. John Yang speaks with Narges Bajoghli at Johns Hopkins University to learn more.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Mahmoud Khalil returns home after release on bail from federal detention
In our news wrap Saturday, activist Mahmoud Khalil is back home with his wife and son after a judge ordered his release from a federal detention center, millions of Americans are under an extreme heat warning, a provision of Trump’s “big beautiful bill” hit a major roadblock, and workers raised the wreckage of a superyacht for closer investigation after it sank in the Mediterranean last year.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Trump administration pulls the plug on suicide hotline for LGBTQ+ youth
Next month, the Trump administration will end specialized support on the 988 national suicide prevention hotline for young LGBTQ+ callers — a group that has disproportionately high suicide rates. The administration said the hotline will “no longer silo LGB+ youth services,” omitting the “T” for transgender, and “focus on serving all help seekers.” KFF’s Lindsey Dawson joins John Yang to discuss.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Why culture shock is a valuable part of ‘thoughtful travel,’ according to Rick Steves
Millions of Americans are expected to go on a European vacation this summer. Many of those going for the first time are likely to be following the advice of travel writer Rick Steves, host of “Rick Steves’ Europe” on PBS stations. John Yang sits down with him for our Weekend Spotlight series.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:LA journalists sue Noem over DHS response to unrest amid immigration raids
The Los Angeles Press Club and other journalists are suing Kristi Noem, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary, for using “Unnecessary and excessive violence to prevent them from exercising their First Amendment rights.” The lawsuit also accuses DHS of violating the Fourth Amendment prohibiting arbitrary arrests, and the Fifth amendment, which demands due process of...
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Health care workers on alert for ICE raids in hospitals
President Trump's whittling away of protected places for immigrants has fueled fears among health care workers that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will arrest patients in or around hospitals. In January, the Trump administration rescinded a Biden-era policy that protected certain areas like churches, schools and hospitals from immigration enforcement. And lawmakers in at...
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Delaware governor signs executive order protecting gender-affirming care
On Friday, Delaware Democratic Gov. Matt Meyer signed an executive order increasing protection for receivers and providers of gender-affirming care. “In Delaware, we cherish privacy, dignity and the right to make personal medical decisions. Everyone deserves the freedom to access healthcare rooted in science and compassion,” said Meyer. The executive order prohibits any state agency...
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Sunken superyacht lifted from waters off Sicily as crews complete salvage operation
A British-flaggedluxury superyacht that sank off Sicily last year, killing U.K. tech magnate Mike Lynch and six others, was lifted from the water Saturday as salvage recovery crews completed the complex operation to bring it ashore for further investigation.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Mahmoud Khalil speaks at Newark airport after release from immigration detention
Khalil greeted friends and spoke briefly to reporters Saturday at New Jersey’s Newark International Airport a day after leaving a federal immigration facility in Louisiana. A former Columbia University graduate student and symbol of Trump’s clampdown on campus protests, he vowed to continue protesting Israel’s war in Gaza.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:It’s been 50 years since the blockbuster movie ‘Jaws,’ but there’s more to be revealed about shark biology
A shark expert, whose own curiosity about these fascinating fish was sparked by the movie "Jaws," explains some of their unique features and the many discoveries made in the decades after its release.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Dissident Siarhei Tsikhanouski freed in Belarus after rare visit from top U.S. envoy
Belarus has freed Siarhei Tsikhanouski, a key dissident figure and the husband of exiled opposition leaderSviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and 13 others following a rare visit by a senior U.S. official, Tsikhanouskaya’s team announced on Saturday.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:US moving B-2 bombers as Trump weighs Iran response: Reports
Department of Defense (DOD) officials are moving B-2 bombers across the Pacific as President Trump weighs intervening in Israel’s war on Iran. Reports from Reuters say the 30,000-pound “bunker buster bombs” will be stored on the island of Guam while Trump considers the possibility of striking Iran. The DOD referred The Hill’s request for comment...
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Pope Leo lauds journalism in comments about Catholic church abuse
Pope Leo XIV defended press freedom and urged journalists not to tolerate any abuse in the Catholic Church on Saturday. “Wherever a journalist is silenced, the democratic soul of a nation is weakened,” wrote the Pope. His remarks were read at the theatrical performance of Proyecto Ugaz. This play depicts the life of Paola Ugaz,...
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Maher spars with Texas Republican over ‘vaguely fascist’ Trump military parade
Bill Maher clashed with Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) over President Trump’s military parade on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” on Friday. Maher, although open to the celebration ahead of the event last Saturday, slammed the parade, which drew smaller than expected crowds. “If you’re going to have a vaguely fascist parade, do it right,"...
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:'Rising fragility': Therapy culture is fueling America’s unrest
Many patients now view the world through a rigid binary of safe versus unsafe, oppressor versus oppressed. This lens ultimately stunts growth, fuels anxiety and deepens social division.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Druids, pagans and revelers celebrate summer solstice with the rising sun at Stonehenge
As the sun rose Saturday on the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, a crowd erupted in cheers atStonehengewhere the ancient monument in southern England has clocked thesummer solsticeover thousands of years.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:A swarm at sea: Supplying troops with on-demand autonomous watercraft
This type of autonomous vessel could provide the U.S. with advanced logistics difficult for adversaries to counter.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Love it or hate it? Virginia’s Styrofoam ban takes effect July 1
Virginia's ban on Styrofoam is set to take effect July 1, four years after legislators approved its phase-out, with the reception getting mixed reviews despite what officials say is its harmful effect on the environment. State lawmakers have wanted to see Virginia go foam-free, as the legislation bans single-use polystyrene — better known as Styrofoam....
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Wrestling star wears ‘Abolish ICE’ t-shirt to ring
Wrestling star Brody King wore a t-shirt calling for the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during a match this week, signaling his views against the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration. The All Elite Wrestling league champion is also selling a shirt with the "Abolish ICE" message and promoting it on social media....
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source: