Russian missile kills a child in Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A Russian missile hit a front-line region in Ukraine on Saturday, killing a child and injuring another, a Ukrainian official said as uncertainty remains as to whether Kyiv diplomats will attend a new round of peace talks proposed by Moscow for early next week in Istanbul.

Hegseth says US will stand by Indo-Pacific allies

SINGAPORE (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific on Saturday that they will not be left alone to face increasing military and economic pressures from China.

151 die in Nigeria floods

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - At least 151 people have now been confirmed dead after heavy rainfall unleashed flooding in a market town in north-central Nigeria, the local emergency services told The Associated Press on Saturday.

Spike in steel tariffs imperils Trump's lower grocery prices

NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump's doubling of tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum could hit Americans in an unexpected place: grocery aisles.

PSG fans display banner calling for end to 'genocide' in Gaza

MUNICH (AP) - Paris Saint-Germain supporters displayed a banner saying "Stop (the) genocide in Gaza" during the Champions League final on Saturday.

China's factory activity contracts in May

BEIJING (AP) - China's factory activity contracted in May, according to an official survey released on Saturday, although the decline slowed from April as the country reached a deal with the U.S. to slash President Donald Trump’s sky-high tariffs.

Ecuador apologizes for workers 'slavery' conditions

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Ecuador's government issued a public apology on Saturday to a group of plantation workers who were subjected to slave-like conditions according to a ruling issued last year by the country's Constitutional Court.

River dammed by Swiss landslide is flowing again

GENEVA (AP) - A small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing through the debris, and the level of a newly created lake that raised worries about potential new destruction has fallen, authorities said Saturday.