Turkey moves troops against Kurdish militants in north Iraq

Turkey says it has airlifted troops for a cross-border ground operation against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/turkey-moves-troops-against-kurdish-militants-in-north-iraq-1.5615222?cmp=rss

Oklahoma State coach apologizes after Canada's Hubbard threatens boycott over T-shirt

One day after Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard lashed out at coach Mike Gundy on social media for wearing a T-shirt promoting a far-right news channel, Gundy apologized.

source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/oklahoma-state-chuba-hubbard-mike-gundy-apology-1.5615033?cmp=rss

Trump administration sues to block publication of John Bolton memoir

The Trump administration sued former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday to stop the publication of a book that the White House says contains classified information.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/bolton-memoir-trump-lawsuit-1.5614876?cmp=rss

Man fined €500 for farting 'with full intent' at Vienna police

A man in Vienna has been fined 500 euros ($762 Cdn) for breaking wind loudly in front of police — a move that the Austrian capital's police force was at pains to defend on Tuesday.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/vienna-police-fart-fine-1.5614650?cmp=rss

Democrats to hold 1st vote on statehood for District of Columbia in 27 years

Democrats controlling the U.S. House of Representatives have slated a vote next week to make the District of Columbia the 51st state, an issue that they say has become far more important in the aftermath of protests for racial justice in both Washington and across the nation.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/congress-dc-statehood-vote-1.5614339?cmp=rss

California utility pleads guilty to causing the deaths of 84 people in deadly 2018 wildfire

Pacific Gas & Electric has admitted it killed 84 people in a devastating 2018 wildfire that wiped out the Northern California town of Paradise in November 2018.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pg-e-camp-fire-california-1.5614303?cmp=rss

U.S. Air Force sergeant charged in killing of federal officer in California

An Air Force sergeant already jailed in the ambush killing of a California sheriff's deputy was charged Tuesday in the shooting death of a federal security officer outside the U.S. courthouse in Oakland during a night of violent protest last month.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/air-force-sergeant-federal-officer-california-killing-1.5614288?cmp=rss

U.K. soccer star gets Boris Johnson to commit to free student meals during COVID-19

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made an abrupt about-face and agreed to keep funding meals for needy students over the summer holidays, after a campaign headed by Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/boris-johnson-school-meals-soccer-star-1.5614073?cmp=rss

Trump signs executive order for better police practices, slams 'defund the police' efforts

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on policing Tuesday that would encourage better police practices and establish a database to keep track of officers with a history of excessive use-of-force complaints.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-executive-order-police-1.5614044?cmp=rss

U.S. retail sales bounced back by record 17% in May from April's low

U.S. retail sales bounced back in their biggest month-to-month jump ever on record in May, as COVID-19 lockdowns ended and consumers went out to spend money again.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/us-retail-sales-1.5613776?cmp=rss

Israel annexation plan in West Bank condemned by UN human rights experts

United Nations human rights experts say that Israel's plan to annex significant parts of the occupied West Bank would violate international law banning the taking of territory by force, and they urge other countries to actively oppose it.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-west-bank-un-geneva-1.5613739?cmp=rss

Indian soldiers killed in skirmish with Chinese forces in Himalayas

At least three Indian soldiers, including a senior army officer, were killed in a confrontation with Chinese troops along their disputed border high in the Himalayas, where thousands of soldiers on both sides have been facing off for over a month, the Indian army said Tuesday.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/india-china-ladakh-dispute-1.5613638?cmp=rss

MLB commissioner changes tune, says he's 'not confident' there will be 2020 season

Commissioner Rob Manfred says there might be no major league baseball season after a breakdown in talks between teams and the union on how to split up money in a season delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. The league also said several players have tested positive for COVID-19.

source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/baseball-mlb-union-league-grievance-1.5613187?cmp=rss

Canada's Hubbard posts video with NCAA coach after calling out controversial T-shirt

Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard and coach Mike Gundy posted a video together to talk about change Monday after the Canadian star suggested he may boycott the program in the aftermath of a photograph where the coach wore a T-shirt promoting a far-right news channel.

source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/oklahoma-state-chuba-hubbard-mike-gundy-1.5612950?cmp=rss

North Korea blows up liaison office, says it will cut off communications with the South

North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office building just north of the heavily armed border with South Korea on Tuesday in a dramatic display of anger that sharply raises tensions on the Korean Peninsula and puts pressure on Washington and Seoul amid deadlocked nuclear diplomacy.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/north-south-korea-tensions-1.5613637?cmp=rss

Beijing ramps up testing and lockdown measures as outbreak grows

China increased testing and lockdown measures in parts of the capital Tuesday to control what appeared to be its largest coronavirus outbreak in more than two months.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/beijing-coronavirus-market-1.5613602?cmp=rss