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President Biden set to travel to Europe for G7 Summit, meeting with President Putin

President Biden is set to travel to Europe for the G7 Summit, where he will meet with many key U.S. allies and hold talks with Russian President Putin. NBC News’ Mike Memoli breaks down what President Biden is expected to achieve during his first foreign trip as president. 
President Biden set to travel to Europe for G7 Summit, meeting with President Putin
President Biden set to travel to Europe for G7 Summit, meeting with President Putin

Vice President Harris arrives in Guatemala as migrants surge at the U.S. southern border

Vice President Kamala Harris begins her first foreign trip in office in Guatemala to address the surge in migration at the U.S. southern border. Executive Director of the Immigration Hub, Sergio Gonzales, joins News NOW to discuss how the vice president plans to address immigration and new measures she is expected to announce. 
Vice President Harris arrives in Guatemala as migrants surge at the U.S. southern border
Vice President Harris arrives in Guatemala as migrants surge at the U.S. southern border
45m ago

Ukraine and Russia find a new way to clash over Crimea: A soccer jersey

“They will be fighting for the whole of Ukraine,” the head of the country's Football Association said as he unveiled shirts bearing a controversial map.
Image: Ukraine provoked Moscow's ire on June 6, 2021 as its football federation unveiled Euro 2020 uniforms that feature Russian-annexed Crimea and nationalist slogans.
Image: Ukraine provoked Moscow's ire on June 6, 2021 as its football federation unveiled Euro 2020 uniforms that feature Russian-annexed Crimea and nationalist slogans.
56m ago

Putin signs law taking Russia out of Open Skies arms control treaty

The Kremlin said on Monday that the U.S. decision to withdraw from the treaty had "significantly upset the balance of interests" among the pact's members.
Image: Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
Image: Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
2h ago

Pakistani train smashes into derailed carriages, killing 33

Accidents on the decrepit system are common. In 2005, about 130 people were killed in a collision involving three trains in the same district.
Image: Security personnel and onlookers stand at the site of a train accident in Daharki area of the northern Sindh province, Pakistan
Image: Security personnel and onlookers stand at the site of a train accident in Daharki area of the northern Sindh province, Pakistan
13h ago

Last of Soviet soldiers who liberated Auschwitz dies at 98

“(David) Dushman was right on the front lines when the National Socialists’ machinery of murder was destroyed,” said a former head of Germany’s Central Council of Jews.
FILE  - In this Friday, May 8, 2015 file photo, Soviet war veteran David Dushman, 92, center, speaks to people holding Ukrainian flags as he attends a wreath laying ceremony at the Russian War Memorial in the Tiergarten district of Berlin, Germany. Dushman, the last surviving Allied soldier involved in the liberation of Auschwitz, has died. The Jewish Community of Munich and Upper Bavaria said Sunday, June 6, 2021 that Dushman had died a day earlier in a Munich hospital at the age of 98. As young Red Army soldier, Dushman flattened the forbidding fence around the notorious Nazi death camp with his tank on Jan. 27, 1945. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
FILE  - In this Friday, May 8, 2015 file photo, Soviet war veteran David Dushman, 92, center, speaks to people holding Ukrainian flags as he attends a wreath laying ceremony at the Russian War Memorial in the Tiergarten district of Berlin, Germany. Dushman, the last surviving Allied soldier involved in the liberation of Auschwitz, has died. The Jewish Community of Munich and Upper Bavaria said Sunday, June 6, 2021 that Dushman had died a day earlier in a Munich hospital at the age of 98. As young Red Army soldier, Dushman flattened the forbidding fence around the notorious Nazi death camp with his tank on Jan. 27, 1945. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
18h ago

Harry and Meghan announce newborn daughter, named in honor of Queen Elizabeth and Diana

The couple released a statement announcing the arrival of their second child, a daughter born Friday.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expecting their second child.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expecting their second child.
21h ago

Economy or environment? Cruise ship's return divides Venice

“We are a very fragile city, a very unique city, and so we can’t adapt the city to the cruise ships," said protest organizer Tommaso Cacciari.
Image: TOPSHOT-ITALY-HEALTH-VIRUS-TOURISM
Image: TOPSHOT-ITALY-HEALTH-VIRUS-TOURISM
23h ago

El Salvador president wants Bitcoin as legal tender

“In the short term this will generate jobs and help provide financial inclusion to thousands," Nayib Bukele announced in a recorded message.
Image: El Salvador President Nayib Bukele speaks during a news conference in San Salvador
Image: El Salvador President Nayib Bukele speaks during a news conference in San Salvador
1d ago

Woman hit in face as 8 injured in New Orleans mass shooting

A woman was in critical condition with a gunshot wound to her face, police said.
Police officers at the scene of a mass shooting in New Orleans which left 8 people injured early Sunday.
Police officers at the scene of a mass shooting in New Orleans which left 8 people injured early Sunday.
1d ago

Data recorder recovered as chemical laden ship slowly sinks off Sri Lanka

There is potential for “a terrible environmental disaster," environmentalists have warned.
Image: FILES-SRI LANKA-INDIA-CHINA-TRANSPORT-TRADE
Image: FILES-SRI LANKA-INDIA-CHINA-TRANSPORT-TRADE