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US declaration to exit USMCA to start a decade-long countdown for the pact
David Lawder, Reuters | Posted June 30 - 9:48 a.m. | Save Story
The Trump administration is expected to formally declare on Wednesday it will not extend the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement as the three countries haggle over proposed changes.
6 people killed in shooting at youth facility in northern Germany
Gabriele Sajonz, Friederike Heine and Matthias Williams, Reuters | Updated June 29 - 8:30 p.m. | Save Story
Six people were shot and killed at a youth welfare facility in northern Germany on Monday, with footage by the Bild newspaper later showing police surrounding and detaining two people from a car that was driving down a road with a busted tyre.
Aftershock hits Caracas as rescue efforts enter critical hours in Venezuela
Vivian Sequera and Aida Pelaez-Fernandez, Reuters | Updated June 29 - 6:00 p.m. | Save Story
Residents of Caracas woke up on Monday to an aftershock that rocked their houses, while rescue teams continued their fourth day of round-the-clock work in the areas affected by last week's powerful earthquakes in Venezuela.
Kate, Princess of Wales, climbs Britain's three highest peaks in 24 hours to raise money for cancer hospital
Issy Ronald, Max Foster, CNN | Updated June 29 - 4:00 p.m. | Save Story
Catherine, Princess of Wales, completed Britain's arduous Three Peaks Challenge over the weekend to support the hospital where she underwent cancer treatment two years ago.
Philippines leads the world in rush to solar as power prices soar
Sudarshan Varadhan, Ruth Chai and Adrian Portugal, Reuters | Posted June 29 - 6:35 a.m. | Save Story
People in the Philippines are flocking to install solar power on rooftops and escape the burden of soaring electricity prices, making it the world's biggest spender on solar panels since the war in Iran started.
Israel moves to formally recognize Armenian WWI deaths as a genocide
Associated Press | Posted June 28 - 7:20 p.m. | Save Story
Israel's Cabinet unanimously approved a proposal on Sunday to designate violence against Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I as a genocide.
Venezuela quake death toll nears 1,500 as rescue work goes on
Vivian Sequera, Reuters | Updated June 28 - 6:45 p.m. | Save Story
Rescue teams raced on Sunday to find more survivors of the two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela this week, with signs of life bringing occasional relief to a grim quest to whittle down a list of tens of thousands missing.
Iran and US agree to halt attacks and renew talks, U.S. official says
Nandita Bose, Menna AlaaElDin and Yomna Ehab, Reuters | Updated June 28 - 6:25 p.m. | Save Story
Iran and the United States agreed to halt recent hostilities in the Gulf and renew talks regarding their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official said on Sunday, raising hopes of saving an interim peace deal that was under pressure from days of tit-for-tat strikes.
France records around 1,000 additional deaths as extreme heat sets European records
Kirsten Grieshaber and John Leicester, Associated Press | Posted June 28 - 10:38 a.m. | Save Story
France has reported around 1,000 additional deaths during last week's record-breaking heat wave.
Iran, US continue escalating attacks, recriminations over peace deal
Jana Choukeir and Jasper Ward, Reuters | Updated June 27 - 10:33 p.m. | Save Story
Iran and the U.S. continued their attacks in the Gulf as each accused the other of violating an interim deal signed less than two weeks ago to end their 4-month-old war.
Death toll in Venezuela quake tops 1,400 as rescue efforts intensify
Vivian Sequera, Reuters | Updated June 27 - 3:45 p.m. | Save Story
The death toll from Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes rose above 1,400 on Saturday as foreign rescue teams poured into the country.
Remember Utah's 2002 Olympic snowflake? Here's what the French Alps Winter Games chose
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted June 27 - 9:32 a.m. | Save Story
There's a new look for the next Winter Games, coming to the French Alps in 2030.
Massive Shiite crowds mark Ashoura amid fresh Iran-Israel-US war fallout
Fadi Tawil and Abby Sewell, Associated Press | Updated June 26 - 6:18 p.m. | Save Story
Shiite Muslims on Friday marked Ashoura, a significant day on their calendar, with large gatherings in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and other areas globally against the backdrop of war.
US strikes Iran in response to a drone attack on a ship that Trump says violated ceasefire
Collin Binkley and Jon Gambrell, Associated Press | Updated June 26 - 5:06 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. has struck Iran to respond to a drone attack a day earlier on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, a provocation that President Donald Trump said violated the ceasefire.
Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement with US in 'first step' toward peace, Rubio says
Ben Finley, Abby Sewell and Melanie Lidman, Associated Press | Updated June 26 - 2:10 p.m. | Save Story
Secretary of State Marco Rubio joined Israel and Lebanon's ambassadors to the U.S. to announce a framework agreement described as a first step toward peace following months of conflict.
Venezuelans take search for the missing into their own hands as earthquake death toll climbs
Juan Pablo Arraez, Regina Garcia Cano and Megan Janetsky, Associated Press | Updated June 26 - 12:38 p.m. | Save Story
Venezuelans took the search for missing loved ones into their own hands Friday in the aftermath of back-to-back earthquakes as the death toll climbed to at least 920.
Why a Utah couple is renovating a castle in Scotland
Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted June 26 - 10:12 a.m. | Save Story
A Utah couple is renovating and restoring a castle in Scotland. KSL recently traveled there to get a look at the renovation and talk to the Leavitts about their experience.
Small aircraft crashes into Beijing's tallest building, eyewitnesses say
Maxim Shemetov, Reuters | Posted June 26 - 9:24 a.m. | Save Story
An aircraft about the size of a car crashed into the CITIC Tower on Friday, two bystanders told Reuters, as police closed off roads around the building and stopped passersby from filming.
