Ukraine hits railway bridge to Crimea, seeking to isolate the Russian-held peninsula

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine said Tuesday its forces struck a railway bridge, a power plant and other key infrastructure targets in Crimea as Kyiv’s military seeks to isolate the vital Russian-held peninsula in the latest stage of the 4-year-old war.

What is a heat dome and why can it cause extreme heat waves

What is a heat dome and why can it cause extreme heat waves

UN nuclear agency boss says that inspectors will visit Iran's nuclear sites

UN nuclear agency boss says that inspectors will visit Iran’s nuclear sites

Dispute over nuclear inspections shows how US and Iran are negotiating in public

TOKYO (AP) – The head of the U.N.’s nuclear agency said Wednesday that Iranian nuclear enrichment sites would be visited by his inspectors as part of the interim U.S.-Iran deal to reach an end to the war. An Iranian diplomat instead insisted any such visit would only come after a final deal.

President Donald Trump and the citizenship debate: A Tijuana story

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) – Vivianne Petit Frere’s brightly painted Haitian restaurant sits blocks from the towering U.S. border wall in Tijuana. Called Lakou Lakay, the name in Haitian creole means “home,” and it reflects her family’s deepening roots in their adopted homeland where her granddaughter was born two years ago, automatically making her a Mexican citizen.

Europe swelters in hot, humid weather and UK gets red alert for extreme heat

Europe swelters in hot, humid weather and UK gets red alert for extreme heat

How Brexit in 2016 broke today's British politics

How Brexit in 2016 broke today’s British politics

Premier says China's tech advancements an 'opportunity' for the world, not a threat

HONG KONG (AP) – China’s Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday defended the country’s technological advancements as an opportunity for the world rather than a threat.

UK, Germany and France express concern over Chinese actions east of Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) – Great Britain, France and Germany on Wednesday issued a rare joint statement expressing alarm over Chinese activities east of the self-ruled island of Taiwan, where China earlier this month deployed coast guard patrols.