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China defends Tiananmen crackdown in rare comments before anniversary

Tuesday marks the 30th anniversary of the protests, in which Chinese troops opened fire to end the student-led unrest.

USA

75 years after D-Day, a former German soldier is worried for Europe

"With Trump it is not easy," says Golz, 95, who was serving in the German army when D-Day brought an end to World War II.

USA

Israel strikes Syria after rockets fired at Golan

Syria's state media said three soldiers were killed in the second such flare-up in a week.

Brazil

Neymar accused of rape in Paris, player says he was set up

The Brazilian striker defended himself on Instagram in a 7-minute video that includes WhatsApp messages he says were exchanged with the accuser days later.

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Search team sent for eight climbers missing in Himalayas

The missing, who were trying to reach the summit of Nanda Devi, the second-highest peak in India, include climbers from Britain, the United States, Australia and India, officials said.

USA

A European doctor prescribes abortion pills to U.S. women online

Aid Access, an organization started by a Dutch doctor to offer abortion pills to women in the U.S., is defying an FDA warning by continuing to operate.

USA

Acting Defense chief Shanahan vows U.S. will no longer 'tiptoe' around China

In his first major speech on the international stage, Shanahan denounced China's efforts to steal technology from other nations and militarize man-made outposts in the South China Sea.

USA

Trump creates diplomatic headache for U.K. even before state visit

The president is deeply unpopular, but a Brexit-wreaked UK needs a strong relationship with the U.S. now more than ever, analysts say.

USA

City workers in Virginia Beach terrorized in their own offices

Employees had to dive for cover and barricade themselves inside as a gunman prowled the hallways.

USA

Missouri's last abortion clinic wins four-day reprieve

A St. Louis judge on Friday temporarily blocked Missouri from taking action that would make the state the first in the U.S. since Roe v. Wade to not have a single abortion clinic.

USA

American, 4 other foreigners accused of selling drugs to tourists on Bali

Indonesia has strict drug laws and dozens of convicted smugglers are on death row.

USA

'I couldn't do anything for them': Doomed tour boat sank in just 7 seconds

"The people had been plunged into the river in the darkness and shouted, 'Help me!' while floundering in the waters. But I couldn't do anything for them."

USA

Mom of American on drug charges in Philippines: 'His life is in danger'

"In a foreign country, U.S. citizens are subject to that country's laws, even if they differ from those in the United States," the State Department said.

USA

Assange is showing symptoms of 'psychological torture' in prison, expert says

The United Nations officials also criticized the rape investigation against the WikiLeaks co-founder.

USA

Skipper of ship that struck tour boat on Danube, killing at least 7, arrested

Seven people are confirmed dead in the accident, and 21 people are missing.

USA

Kim Jong Un said to be carrying out deadly purge after collapse of summit with Trump

The North Korean leader is believed to be carrying out a massive purge to divert attention away from internal turmoil and discontent, a South Korean newspaper reports.

USA

Trump says US will impose 5% tariff on all Mexican goods

The president says the tariffs will take effect June 10 and will stay until "illegal migrants" stop coming into the country from Mexico.

USA

Merkel stresses importance of breaking down walls in Harvard graduation speech

"More than ever our way of thinking and action have to be multilateral rather than unilateral, global rather than national, outward looking rather than isolationist."

Austria

First female chancellor picked for Austrian interim government

Austria’s president has picked the female president of the Constitutional Court to become interim chancellor after parliament voted Sebastian Kurz’s government out of office in the wake of a video sting scandal.

USA

Man attacked by emotional support dog on flight sues Delta

Marlin Jackson, from Alabama, filed a lawsuit against Delta Air Lines and one of its passengers after he was attacked in 2017 by an emotional support dog.