Today is Sunday, June 21, the 172nd day of 2026. There are 193 days left in the year. Summer begins today. Today in history: On June 21, 1788, the United States Constitution went into effect as New Hampshire became the required ninth state to ratify it.
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) – Deeply divided voters in Colombia are choosing their next president in a runoff Sunday that pits a progressive against a conservative outsider, with both candidates tapping into fears of a renewed internal conflict. The options before voters are business owner and lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella and Iván Cepeda.
Pope Leo XIV visits Pavia and Sant’Angelo Lodigiano during day trip to northern Italy
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:
CHICAGO (AP) – A spate of shootings in Chicago has led to at least 38 injuries and seven deaths since Friday evening, police say, prompting President Donald Trump to renew his call for a military intervention in the nation’s third-largest city.
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) – Ethiopia’s ruling party has maintained an overwhelming majority in parliament following the June 1 election, according to final results on Sunday. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party won 438 seats out of 501 in the House of Representatives, the National Election Board of Ethiopia said.
Czechs rally against government plan to overhaul funding of public broadcasters
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – Like millions of others, Natasha Jacka went stir-crazy during a COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, until it dawned on her that there might be great opportunity in having nowhere to go.
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