June 18, 2024 Thailand's Senate approves historic bill legalizing same-sex marriages Thailand’s Senate approved a bill to legalize same-sex marriage, clearing the last legislative hurdle for the country to become the first in Southeast Asia to enact such a law.
June 18, 2024 Former Oregon nurse faces 44 assault charges for stealing fentanyl, replacing IV drips with water Dani Marie Schofield, a former nurse at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Oregon, was arrested for stealing fentanyl from patients' IV drips and replacing it with tap water.
June 18, 2024 Record number of NATO members reach defense spending goal as Ukraine war persists NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said 23 of NATO's 32 member states are hitting the alliance's goal of spending at least 2% of their gross domestic product on defense.
June 17, 2024 Conservative Austrian chancellor to stay in coalition with left-wing Greens despite controversial vote Conservative Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer will remain in a coalition with the Greens, despite their environment minister's vote favoring the controversial Nature Restoration plan.
June 17, 2024 Greece denies report alleging coast guard's widespread abuse of migrants Greece denied Monday a new report alleging its coast guard of brutal treatment of migrants who arrived on the nation's shores, including conduct that reportedly triggered 43 drownings.
June 17, 2024 64 missing, at least 11 dead, after 2 shipwrecks off Italian coast 64 people have been reported missing at sea and 11 others dead following two shipwrecks off Italy's southern coast, agencies said Monday.
June 17, 2024 NASA gets Voyager 1 back online from 15 billion miles away after technical problem NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is back online following a technical malfunction. It is over 15 billion miles away from Earth, transmitting data in interstellar space.
June 17, 2024 Education Dept finds CUNY, Michigan failed to assess if Israel-Hamas protests created hostile environment The Education Department found the University of Michigan and the City University of New York didn't adequately investigate campus incidents in response to the Israel-Hamas war.
June 17, 2024 Putin to visit Kim Jong Un as military cooperation between Russia and North Korea increases Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday as both countries intensify their opposition to the United States.
June 17, 2024 Houthis take to social media in bizarre offensive against US Navy Yemen's Houthi rebels have repeatedly claimed that they hit or sank the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in an online misinformation campaign as the aircraft carrier fights in the Red Sea.