Czechs want Russia to pay for damages from 2014 blast

PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Foreign Ministry summoned Russia's ambassador to Prague on Monday to request full compensation for damages from a huge ammunition depot explosion allegedly caused by Russian spies.

Moscow court rejects appeal from imprisoned American

MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court on Monday rejected an imprisoned American's appeal against his nine-year sentence for assaulting police officers.

More Times Square police after man wounded by stray bullet

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio promised Monday to dramatically boost the number of police officers in Times Square after a man reportedly visiting with his family was shot and wounded.

France’s top court bans glue trapping to hunt birds

PARIS (AP) — France's top administrative court on Monday definitively banned the use of glue trapping to hunt birds, a technique that was denounced by animal protection groups as barbaric and endangering some species.

New UAW president will face huge post-pandemic challenges

DETROIT (AP) — Ray Curry is taking over leadership of the United Auto Workers perhaps the most critical juncture in the union's history.

Family, friends mourn 2 victims of potential hate crime

BOSTON (AP) — One was a respected state trooper, the other a beloved Air Force vet. Family and friends on

Autopilot issue contributed to naval helicopter crash that killed six: investigation

OTTAWA — A military investigation has found that an autopilot issue played a major role in the deadly crash of a Cyclone helicopter off the coast of Greece last year. As a pilot guided the naval helicopter into a tight turn,

Reimagined Harry Truman presidential library set to reopen

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — After nearly two years of renovations complicated by COVID-19 restrictions, the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum is ready to welcome visitors back with an updated focus on how Truman's legacy resonates today.

Belarus cuts cooperation on migration with EU over sanctions

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus on Monday retaliated to the European Union sanctions by halting cooperation on stemming illegal migration and denying entry to EU officials.

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, June 28, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 6:55 p.m. The Northwest Territories is no longer requiring masks to be worn in public places in Yellowknife and three other communities. The territory says it revoked the public he...