The U.S. government has been politically hyping the coronavirus origin tracing as part of an effort to put forward a conspiracy theory centered a so-called "laboratory leakage," which has drawn strong opposition from a large number of leading scientists.
Mojca Setinc Pašek is a political journalist at RTV Slovenija. She has been on trial for 5 years against Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, for insulting her at a time when he was leading the opposition, and had already served twice as Prime Minister.
Buenos Aires (AFP) – Watching on from a bar in Buenos Aires, Argentina fans react after their side was held to a 1-1 draw by Chile in their opening Copa America Group A match. Superstar Lionel Messi scored a stunning free-kick but Eduardo Vargas equalised in the second half.
Swedish fans gathered on a terrace in Stockholm to support their team for as long as was legally possible in their opening match of Euro 2020 against Spain on Monday. Fans braved both the pandemic and the bad weather in order to watch the game together in public.
Anti-lockdown protesters rallied outside Downing Street in London on Monday, as the government decided on whether to proceed with the final phase of lockdown easing in England following reports on it considering to delay it.
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.
Manchester United captain Harry Maguire and Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson both took part in England training as they push to make their first appearance for the Three Lions at Euro 2020.
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)
