Thursday, June 22, 2023

U.S. coast guard confirms submersible wreckage found near Titanic believes all 5 men aboard lost at sea

Titanic submersible missing

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/missing-submersible-titan-thursday-titanic-wreckage-stockton-rush-1.6884813?cmp=rss

Spain's Canary Islands see surge in migrants making dangerous trip

EUROPE-MIGRANTS/SPAIN

A total of 227 migrants were rescued on Thursday near Spain's Canary Islands, emergency services said, one day after migrant charities said they feared more than 30 migrants had died when their inflatable dinghy sank on the same route.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/spain-migrants-canary-island-1.6884936?cmp=rss

Jair Bolsonaro's future as a political candidate on the line as Brazil trial begins

BRAZIL-POLITICS/

Brazil's top electoral court on Thursday began hearing a case that could torpedo the political future of former president Jair Bolsonaro by rendering him ineligible for public office for eight years.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/brazil-bolsonaro-eligibility-hearing-1.6884922?cmp=rss

American reporter Evan Gershkovich to remain in Russian prison after losing appeal

UKRAINE-CRISIS/RUSSIA-WSJ

A Moscow court on Thursday rejected an appeal by Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and upheld an earlier ruling that he should remain in jail on espionage charges until late August.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-gershkovich-appeal-denied-1.6884817?cmp=rss

Explosion tears through restaurant in China killing at least 31

China Restaurant Explosion

Authorities in northwestern China say 31 people have been killed and seven injured in a massive gas explosion at a barbecue restaurant in the city of Yinchuan.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-restaurant-deadly-explosion-1.6884743?cmp=rss