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Will the IOC's policy on transgender athlete participation change?
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted June 29 - 5:40 p.m. | Save Story
What's being called an effort to come up with ways to protect the female category in sports competitions could change the International Olympic Committee's policy on transgender athletes.
Israel orders evacuations in northern Gaza as Trump calls for war to end
Nidal al-Mughrabi, Reuters | Posted June 29 - 1:03 p.m. | Save Story
The Israeli military ordered Palestinians to evacuate areas in northern Gaza Sunday before intensified fighting against Hamas, as President Trump called for an end to the war.
Ukraine F-16 pilot killed in large-scale Russian attack; Zelenskiy calls for US help
Pavel Polityuk, Reuters | Posted June 29 - 9:03 a.m. | Save Story
A Ukrainian F-16 fighter pilot died in a crash while repelling a Russian air attack that involved hundreds of drones, cruise and ballistic missiles as Moscow intensifies night-time air barrages.
Venice protests target Bezos over mounting grievances
Sara Rossi and Gavin Jones, Reuters | Posted June 29 - 7:58 a.m. | Save Story
Around 1,000 residents and activists rallied in front of Venice's train station Saturday before marching to the Rialto Bridge in the last of a series of protests against Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
Indian investigators download black box data from fatal Air India crash
Sakshi Dayal and Allison Lampert, Reuters | Posted June 28 - 9:38 a.m. | Save Story
Investigators have downloaded flight recorder data from an Air India crash this month that killed 260 people, India's civil aviation ministry said on Thursday.
Trump cuts off trade talks with Canada, shattering optimism over tariff deals
David Lawder, David Ljunggren and Susan Heavey, Reuters | Posted June 28 - 7:52 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump ended trade talks with Canada Friday over its tax targeting U.S. technology firms, calling it a "blatant attack," and said he would set a new tariff rate next week.
Travel spotlight: The natural wonders of Slovenia
Grant Olsen for KSL.com | Posted June 27 - 8:02 p.m. | Save Story
If you like pristine places, you'll love Slovenia. And if you're a budget traveler like me, you're in luck, because this country is a surprisingly affordable vacation destination.
Iran's Khamenei resurfaces to warn against future US attacks in first statement since ceasefire
Farnoush Amiri and David Rising, Associated Press | Updated June 26 - 5:34 p.m. | Save Story
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says his country has "delivered a hand slap to America's face" with its strike on an American base in Qatar, and warned against any further U.S. attacks on Iran.
Vatican unveils last restored Raphael Room after 10-year cleaning that yielded new discoveries
Nicole Winfield, Associated Press | Posted June 26 - 3:21 p.m. | Save Story
The Vatican Museums on Thursday unveiled the last of the restored Raphael Rooms, the reception rooms of the Apostolic Palace that in some ways rival the Sistine Chapel's artwork.
Vietnam ends death penalty for 8 crimes, may spare real estate tycoon
Hau Dinh, Associated Press | Posted June 26 - 12:19 p.m. | Save Story
Vietnam has lifted the death penalty for eight crimes in legal reforms that may spare the life of a real estate tycoon imprisoned in the country's largest financial fraud case.
Returned deportee Abrego to be released without bail but faces US immigration custody
Luc Cohen, Reuters | Updated June 25 - 10:02 p.m. | Save Story
A U.S. judge said on Wednesday she would order the release of Kilmar Abrego, the migrant wrongly deported to El Salvador by President Donald Trump's administration.
Woman recalls syringe attack at French music festival
Lisa Klaassen and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN | Posted June 25 - 8:05 p.m. | Save Story
Nearly 150 people in France reported being pricked with syringes during a nationwide street music festival at the weekend. One woman describes the experience.
Astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary blast off on privately funded trip to the space station
Marcia Dunn, Associated Press | Updated June 25 - 6:36 p.m. | Save Story
India, Poland and Hungary launched their first astronauts in more than 40 years Wednesday, sending them on a private flight to the International Space Station.
NATO commits to spending hike sought by Trump and to mutual defense
Andrew Gray, Sabine Siebold and Jeff Mason, Reuters | Updated June 25 - 5:35 p.m. | Save Story
NATO leaders on Wednesday backed the big increase in defence spending that U.S. President Donald Trump had demanded, and restated their commitment to defend each other from attack after a brief summit in the Netherlands.
Trump says Washington to hold talks with Iran after US 'victory'
Jeff Mason, Alexander Cornwell and Parisa Hafezi, Reuters | Updated June 25 - 10:37 a.m. | Save Story
U.S. President Donald Trump hailed the swift end to war between Iran and Israel and said Washington would likely seek a commitment from Tehran to end its nuclear ambitions at talks with Iranian officials next week.
Why gasoline prices aren't tumbling along with sinking oil
Chris Isidore, CNN | Posted June 25 - 9:02 a.m. | Save Story
Oil futures tumbled again Tuesday on hopes that the shaky ceasefire between Israel and Iran would reduce, if not eliminate, the risk of any significant disruption to global energy markets. Gasoline futures fell, too.
Colombian waste pickers fill iconic Bogota square with plastic bottles to protest falling wages
Manuel Rueda and Astrid Suarez, Associated Press | Posted June 24 - 7:41 p.m. | Save Story
Dozens of Colombian waste pickers inundated Bogota's iconic Bolivar Square with about 15 tons of recyclable goods Tuesday to protest decreasing income and tougher conditions for scavengers.
US strikes failed to destroy Iran's nuclear sites, intelligence report says
Gram Slattery, Alexander Cornwell and Parisa Hafezi, Reuters | Updated June 24 - 5:30 p.m. | Save Story
U.S. airstrikes did not destroy Iran's nuclear capability and only set it back by a few months, according to one initial intelligence assessment, as a shaky Iran-Israel ceasefire began Tuesday.
