Extremely dry spring leaves southern Albertan farmers on the road to ‘zero production’
With little to no precipitation since mid April in areas south of Calgary, some farmers are already predicting crop losses.
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Scouts: Millions paid out in child abuse settlements due to poor safeguarding
More than £6m was paid out in compensation payments in the last 10 years, lawyers tell BBC News.
Ukraine Accuses Russia Of Blowing Up Another Dam
A dam along the Mokri Yaly River in eastern Ukraine is the latest such barrier to have been breached by Russian forces, Kyiv claims.
Billion-year-old rocks reveal traces of ancient life | CNN
Scoop: Israel to announce plans for thousands of new settlement units in West Bank
Nearly half the world's biggest companies have pledged to erase their carbon footprints by around mid-century, but only a handful have credible game plans for doing so, climate policy research groups said
US, Japan, Taiwan Agree to Share Real-Time Drone Intel
The US, Japan, and Taiwan have agreed to share real-time reconnaissance drone data to bolster military coordination.
Ukraine's successful counter-offensive could force Putin to negotiate – US Secretary of State
The United States is confident in the success of Ukraine’s counter-offensive, which it believes will strengthen Kyiv’s position in any future negotiations to end the war with Russia.
7 settlements were liberated in counteroffensive – Ukraine's Defence Ministry
Seven settlements were liberated on the Donetsk and Tavriia fronts over the past week during the counteroffensive operation.
Ex-Samsung exec charged with stealing trade secrets to create copycat chip factory in China
South Korean prosecutors have arrested and indicted a former executive of Samsung Electronics suspected of stealing trade secrets while attempting to establish a copycat computer chip plant in China. The Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office said the unnamed 65-year-old unlawfully obtained Samsung factory blueprints and clean-room designs from 2018 and 2019 while trying, unsuccessfully, to replicate them at his own factory in the Chinese city of Xi’an, near where Samsung operates a plant. Prosecutors say the technology allegedly stolen would have been worth at least 300 billion won ($233 million) for Samsung. Six other people have been charged in the case.
Russian guardsmen shot Ukrainian war prisoners for refusing to speak Russian
The Security Service of Ukraine has served a notice of suspicion on the commander of the Russian Guard who shot Ukrainian prisoners of war for refusing to speak to him in Russian.
Zelenskyy signs law recognising 8 May as Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed the law “On the Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II in 1939-1945”, which will be celebrated in Ukraine on 8 May.
Canada to help Ukraine with another $500M and weapons, Trudeau says - National
This is the second time Trudeau has made an unannounced visit to the embattled country since Russia began its large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Israel to provide clean water and food to Ukraine amid Kherson flooding
Jerusalem condemned the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam, while avoiding mentioning Russia - Click the link for more details.
Ukraine's military confirms liberation of Novodarivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Ukrainian forces liberated the village of Novodarivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast on June 4, the Separate Zaporizhzhia Territorial Defense Brigade confirmed on June 12. According to the announcement, numerous attempts by Russian forces to regain the settlement were unsuccessful.
US decides to rejoin UNESCO and pay back dues, to counter Chinese influence
U.N. cultural and scientific agency UNESCO has announced that the United States plans to rejoin — and pay more than $600 million in back dues — after a decade-long dispute sparked by the organization’s move to include Palestine as a member. U.S. officials say the decision was motivated by concern that China is filling the gap in UNESCO policymaking. The U.S. government has presented a plan for paying the arrears in order to rejoin. UNESCO’s director informed ambassadors of the U.S. decision in a special meeting Monday. The U.S. was once the agency’s biggest funder. Its official return is expected to face a vote by UNESCO’s 193 member states next month.
Ukraine loses 16 US-made armored vehicles, group says, but Kyiv's forces still gain territory | CNN
Ukraine's Armed Forces liberate Storozhove in Donetsk Oblast
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have liberated the settlement of Storozhove in Donetsk Oblast, which had been under occupation since March 2022.
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi dies
The former prime minister of Italy, Silvio Berlusconi, has died at the age of 86, according to Italian media.
Dmitry Mishov, Russian airman who defected, gives BBC interview
Lieutenant Dmitry Mishov packed a rucksack and headed through the woods to seek asylum in Lithuania.