• Police question 2 armed 'peacekeepers' in Salt Lake City's 'No Kings' protest death
    2025-06-17

    Editor's note: On June 16, 2025, during the 7 a.m. hour of "GMA," ABC News incorrectly stated that someone was shot by law enforcement. This is not the case. Police are investigating the shooting. Salt Lake City police are investigating the roles of two self-described "peacekeepers" following a fat...

  • Kazakh students learn e-commerce in Xinjiang
    2025-06-17

    Kazakhstan students learn livestreaming from Chinese teacher Sulubay Nuryahep right in Horgos, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on April 26. ZOU HONGCHINA DAILY Togzhan Kanatkyzy, a student from Kazakhstan, has been learning how to better present and introduce products via livestreaming on a soc...

  • China expands departure tax refund policy to more regions
    2025-06-17

    BEIJING, June 16 Xinhua -- China will roll out its departure tax refund policy in Dalian, a coastal city in northeast China, and in Hubei Province in central China from July 1, the Ministry of Finance said on Monday. The policy allows overseas tourists to claim back value-added tax on eligible purc...

  • China's cultural heritage workshops boost rural revitalization, employment
    2025-06-17

    A worker colors a lantern at a workshop in Zigong, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 14, 2025. XinhuaXu Bingjie BEIJING, June 16 Xinhua -- China's intangible cultural heritage workshops are proving a powerful force for rural revitalization, with over 11,000 such workshops preserving tradit...

  • Israel strikes Iranian state TV, warns people to evacuate Tehran after accusing Iran of targeting civilians
    2025-06-17

    Tel Aviv, Israel — Israel attacked Iranian state television Monday and warned hundreds of thousands of people in the middle of Iran's capital, Tehran, to evacuate the city. The strike came after Iran fired another wave of missiles at Israel, which killed at least eight civilians, according to the Is...

  • Both black boxes of Air India plane recovered: media
    2025-06-16

    Members of Indian Army's engineering arm prepare to remove the wreckage of an Air India aircraft, bound for London's Gatwick Airport, which crashed during take-off from an airport in Ahmedabad, India June 14, 2025. [PhotoAgencies] NEW DELHI - Both the black boxes of Air India flight 171, includin...

  • Israel military announces new wave of airstrikes on Iranian missile sites
    2025-06-16

    Smoke rises following an explosion in Tehran, capital of Iran, June 15, 2025. Explosions shook Tehran as Iran's tensions with Israel escalated. XinhuaShadati JERUSALEM, June 15 Xinhua -- The Israeli air force unleashed a new wave of airstrikes in Iran on Sunday night, targeting surface-to-surface...

  • Suspect Vance Boelter apprehended in Minnesota lawmakers shooting case
    2025-06-16

    GREEN ISLE, MINNESOTA - JUNE 15: FBI agents stage in a neighborhood on June 15, 2025 in Green Isle, Minnesota. Law enforcement agencies are searching for Vance Boelter, a suspect in the killing of DFL State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, who were shot at their home yesterday. ...

  • Tourists break crystal-covered chair at Italian museum: "Every museum's nightmare has come true"
    2025-06-16

    An Italian museum is calling for visitors to respect the art on display after a tourist couple broke a crystal-covered chair before fleeing. The Palazzo Maffei in Verona, Italy, released security video footage this week that shows a man and a woman taking pictures of each other while pretending to ...

  • Trump opposed Israeli plan to kill Iran's supreme leader, CBS News sources say
    2025-06-16

    President Trump opposed a recent Israeli plan to kill Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, three U.S. officials told CBS News on Sunday. The Israelis had the opportunity to assassinate Khamenei and Mr. Trump conveyed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that it wasn't a good idea, one U....

  • Google suffers cloud outage, causing disruptions for OpenAI, Shopify and other services
    2025-06-13

    A visitor walks past a Google Cloud sign at the booth of Google during the Hanover technology Fair Hannover Messe on April 22, 2024 in Hanover, northern Germany, with Norway as partner country. Ronny Hartmann | AFP | Getty Images Google’scloud suffered significant global outages on Thursday, knoc...

  • Israel strikes dozens of targets in Iran, including nuclear program: IDF
    2025-06-13

    Israel said it has launched a series of strikes against Iran that included dozens of military targets, including the country's nuclear program, according to the Israel Defense Forces. The IDF said the operation, titled "Rising Lion," comes after intelligence identified that Iran has "significantly ...

  • China adds Indonesia to 240-hour visa-free transit program, expands list to 55 countries
    2025-06-13

    Tourists from Indonesia enjoy snacks at Jiefangbei, a core business area in southwest China's Chongqing, July 17, 2024. XinhuaWang Quanchao BEIJINGJAKARTA, June 13 Xinhua -- China has added Indonesia to its 240-hour visa-free transit program, bringing the total number of eligible countries to 55,...

  • Trump keeps control of California National Guard for now after appeals court blocks order
    2025-06-13

    Police and national guards take measures as thousands of anti-ICE protesters are gathered outside of the Federal Building in Los Angeles, California on June 9, 2025 amid protests over immigration raids. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu | Getty Images A federal appeals court late Thursday blocked a lower c...

  • Harvard researcher released from US custody after arrest for smuggling frog embryos
    2025-06-13

    Russian-born scientist Kseniia Petrova was charged with smuggling after detention at Boston airport in February Harvard University researcher Kseniia Petrova, 30, departs the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse after being released on bail from federal custody on 12 June 2025, in Boston....