NASA astronauts to stay aboard ISS longer, troubleshooting Boeing capsule
In this photo provided by NASA, Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore, left, and Suni Williams pose for a portrait inside the vestibule between the forward port on the ISS’s Harmony module and Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft on June 13, 2024.
US military pier to Gaza disconnected; future uncertain
FILE – This image provided by U.S. Central Command shows U.S. and Israeli military personnel placing a floating pier on the coast of the Gaza Strip on May 16, 2024. U.S. officials announced June 28 that the pier had been detached and was being moved because of rough seas.
Voting for new president in Iran ends; turnout reportedly light
An Iranian woman gestures at a polling station in a snap presidential election to choose a successor to Ebrahim Raisi following his death in a helicopter crash, in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. (West Asia News Agency via Reuters)
Explainer: Replacing Biden as a presidential candidate
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center’s grand opening ceremony in New York on June 28, 2024, a day after a debate performance that received generally poor reviews.
North Korea claims successful test of multiple warhead missile
A visitor takes a photo near a wire fence decorated with ribbons with messages wishing for the reunification of the two Koreas at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, June 26, 2024.
Congo’s children: Recruited, raped and killed in conflict
FILE – Congolese children used in armed conflicts and former child soldiers receive psycho-social support at the Centre for Orientation and Transit for Children associated with militias in Mbuji Mayi, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, March 14, 2018.
Ukraine sets out on long path to EU membership
Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olga Stefanishyna speaks at a press conference after the start of Ukraine’s EU accession talks at the EU Council building in Luxembourg, June 25, 2024.
Iran’s Rouhani backs sole reformist running for president
A campaign banner for reformist presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian hangs along the facade of a building in Tehran, Iran, on June 26, 2024. Former President Hassan Rouhani endorsed Pezeshkian two days before the election is to take place.
Military flees Bolivia government palace after coup attempt fails
Demonstrators lay down while facing members of Bolivia’s military as Bolivia’s President Luis Arce “denounced the irregular mobilization” of some units of the country’s army in La Paz, Bolivia, June 26, 2024.