CNN legal and national security analyst Carrie Cordero says under normal justice department process then-Attorney General Bill Barr would have been briefed about the effort to secretly obtain information about lawmakers, but the chaos inside the Trump Justice Department makes it plausible the Attorney General may not have known it was happening.
The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has told Euronews that plans discussed by G7 leaders to help the world's developing countries come "without strings attached", in comparison to China.
Brazil's far-right president and some of his government ministers have been fined for not wearing masks whilst taking part in a biker rally in Sao Paolo. Jair Bolsonaro, three ministers, and six deputies were fined 75 euros each by Sao Paulo state authorities.
Two ministers from France's government have flown over oil slicks that they're worried could land on Corsica's coastline. Two navy ships that set off from the port of Toulon are sailing towards them with special equipment to attempt to clean them up.
At least 12 people were killed in a huge gas explosion in central China, state media reported. The blast took place at about 6:30 a.m. local time in the Zhangwan district of Shiyan city, in Hubei province, according to local authorities.
A carbon neutral cargo plane is plying the route from Frankfurt, Germany and east China's Shanghai to reduce its carbon footprint and boost environmental sustainability by decreasing the use of jet fuel. Powered by sustainable aviation fuel, the Lufthansa Cargo flight from Frankfurt to Shanghai is emissions free, which sets it apart from other cargo aircraft that come with a costly environmental price tag.
Analysts said China's digital yuan pilot project will push the development of global payments market. The country began piloting its digital currency in select regions across the country at the end of 2019. The digital yuan will be positioned as legal tender, designed to be treated as M0, meaning cash in circulation such as coins and banknotes.
Romelu Lukaku explains his emotions after Belgium's 3-0 win over Russia at Euro 2020. Lukaku says his thoughts are with Inter teammate Christian Erisken after he collapsed during Denmark's match with Finalnd.
Finland's 1-0 win over Denmark in their European Championship opener on Saturday will be remembered for several reasons, coach Markku Kanerva said after their historic result was overshadowed by Denmark's Christian Eriksen terrifying health scare.
Denmark star Christian Eriksen was reported to be in a stable condition after collapsing during the first half of Denmark's opening Euro 2020 match against Finland in Copenhagen. CNN's Don Riddell has more.
A shooting into a crowd outside a residence in Savannah, Georgia on Friday night left a 20-year-old man dead and seven others injured, two critically. (June 12)
NATO needs to confront the challenges posed by China, but Russia remains the "most immediate threat to the common security of the allies," Douglas D Jones, the US Chargé d'Affaires, told Euronews. Leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will physically meet in Brussels on Monday for a high-stakes summit where both Russia and China are set to feature prominently on the agenda.
