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Residents in Rockton, Illinois were ordered to evacuate their homes after a chemical fire broke out at the Chemtool Inc. plant.

Portuguese national football team captain Cristiano Ronaldo pushed away two bottles of Coca-Cola, one of the Euro 2020 sponsors, and grabbed a bottle of water while muttering, 'Drink water,' during a press conference in Budapest on Monday, ahead of Portugal's opening match of Euro 2020 against Hungary.

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says the government is monitoring the radiation levels in the city's reservoirs and that "everything is normal", following a US media report of a potential leak at China's Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in populous Guangdong province which neighbours the financial hub.

Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said that her remarks comparing masks mandates and vaccination passports to the Holocaust were "offensive" and offered an apology for them after visiting the Holocaust Museum. CNN's Ryan Nobles reports.

New details have emerged about the expected U.S. role in Afghanistan after America's military exit after nearly 20 years of war. Our VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb is the only reporter traveling with the commander of U.S. Central Command, which oversees military operations across Afghanistan and the Middle East.

The family of a Black man fatally shot by police in Georgia wants answers in a case that resembles Breonna Taylor's death. Johnny Bolton was on a couch in his apartment last December when police burst through the front door with no warning. (June 15)

U.S. President Joe Biden meets with European Union allies on Tuesday after wrapping up a summit with NATO leaders, ahead of his highly anticipated meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. White House Correspondent Patsy Widakuswara has this report from Brussels.

Washington (AFP) – Controversial US lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene apologizes for remarks in which she repeatedly equated mask mandates with Nazis forcing Jews to wear yellow stars in World War Two-era Germany.

Seville (Spain) (AFP) – Fans react after Spain's opening Euro 2020 game against Sweden ended in a goalless draw in Seville.

Scotland fans are in a jubilant mood in Glasgow despite a 2-0 loss to the Czech Republic in the opening round of the Euro 2020, as most look forward to the upcoming England clash.