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Today β€” 26 June 2024NBC News Top Stories

Kenya-led police force arrives in Haiti to tackle gang violence

26 June 2024 at 04:05
The first U.N.-backed contingent of foreign police arrived in Haiti on Tuesday, nearly two years after the troubled Caribbean country urgently requested help to quell a surge in gang violence.

Β© Carens Siffroy

People walk past a barricade in a road in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 20, 2024.

Β© Giles Clarke

Haitian Gang Leader Jimmy 'Barbecue' Cherizier is flanked by his henchmen in Port-au-Prince on Feb. 22, 2024.

U.S. journalist Gershkovich appears with shaved head as espionage trial begins in Russia

26 June 2024 at 02:50
Fifteen months after Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg on espionage charges, he returned there for his trial starting Wednesday behind closed doors.

Β© Natalia Kolesnikova

Gershkovich looks out from inside a padlocked defendants' cage prior to the hearing Wednesday.

Β© AFP - Getty Images file

Brittney Griner, left, and Victor Bout, second right, pass during a prisoner exchange on the tarmac of Abu Dhabi airport in 2022.

Olympic champion swimmers tell Congress U.S. athletes have lost faith in anti-doping regulator

25 June 2024 at 20:23
U.S. Olympic athletes have lost faith in the World Anti-Doping Agency to rid their sports of cheaters ahead of next month’s Summer Games in Paris, two former gold medalists said Tuesday in prepared before a House subcommittee.

Β© Jim Watson

Former Olympians Michael Phelps, from left, and Allison Schmitt, from right, and Anti-Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart are sworn in before testifying before a House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill, on Tuesday.
Yesterday β€” 25 June 2024NBC News Top Stories

Ultra-Orthodox must serve in Israel's military, top court rules in blow to Netanyahu

Israel’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that ultra-Orthodox Jewish men must be drafted into the military, a new blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that could lead to the collapse of his increasingly fragile governing coalition.

Β© Amir Levy

Ultra-Orthodox Jews have fiercely protested the proposed changes.

Maui ponders its future as leaders consider restricting vacation rentals loved by tourists

25 June 2024 at 03:05
Alicia Humiston bought her condo in Lahaina after she visited Maui and fell for its rainforests, lava fields and the whales that gather offshore.

Β© Mengshin Lin

The mayor of Maui County wants the units rented long-term to people who live on Maui to address a chronic housing shortage that intensified after last August’s deadly wildfire.
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A Mexico City neighborhood keeps the iconic Volkswagen Beetle alive

24 June 2024 at 10:14
After production of the Volkwagen Beetle, known as "the people's car" stopped, taxi drivers in a Mexico City neighborhood preserve the tradition of driving colorful Beetles.

Β© Aurea Del Rosario

Taxi driver Claudio Garcia sits inside his Volkswagen Beetle in Mexico City, on June 21, 2024.

Β© Aurea Del Rosario

Volkswagen Beetle taxi drivers change a flat tire in Mexico City, on June 21, 2024.

Sweltering heat wave puts 44 million under warnings as floods inundate the Midwest

More than 44 million people across the United States were under some form of heat warning or advisory Monday, with daily temperature records set to be smashed while the Midwest reels from dangerous storms and flash flooding, with more rain to come.

Β© Tim Hynds

Volunteers stack sandbags at Central Park in Hawarden, Iowa, on June 22, 2024.

California boy, 4, who disappeared from campground, found safe after 22 hours alone in wilderness

24 June 2024 at 05:18
A 4-year-old California boy who wandered away from a campground in the Sierra National Forest was found safe after spending 22 hours alone in the wilderness, authorities said.

Β© Fresno County Sheriff's Office

Christian Ramirez is held by his parents as they pose for a photo with members of the Tulare County Search and Rescue Team.

Angel Reese leads Sky to 88-87 win over Fever despite Caitlin Clark’s franchise-record 13 assists

23 June 2024 at 19:37
Angel Reese scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to help the Chicago Sky beat Indiana 88-87 despite 17 points and a franchise-record 13 assists for the Fever’s Caitlin Clark on Sunday.

Β© Shaina Benhiyoun

Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky shoots against the Indiana Fever on Sunday.

Chicago’s iconic β€˜Bean’ sculpture reopens to tourists after nearly a year of construction

23 June 2024 at 14:56
One of Chicago’s most popular tourist attractions known as β€œThe Bean” reopened to the public Sunday after nearly a year of renovations and construction.

Β© Anthony Vazquez

Visitors take photos of the Cloud Gate sculpture, also known as "The Bean," at Millennium Park on Sunday.

Netanyahu again claims the U.S. is withholding arms shipments, days after Washington denies it

23 June 2024 at 08:39
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his Cabinet on Sunday that there had been a β€œdramatic drop” in U.S. weapons deliveries for Israel’s war effort in Gaza, doubling down on a claim that the Biden administration has denied and underscoring the growing strains between the two allies.

It was meant to be a Christian utopia. Now this Nigerian community is helpless against rising seas

23 June 2024 at 04:19
The coastal Nigerian community of Ayetoro was founded decades ago and nicknamed β€œHappy City,” meant to be a Christian utopia that would be sinless and classless.

Β© Dan Ikpoyi

A man salvages wood from a damage stilt house in Ayetoro.

Β© Dan Ikpoyi

People buying crayfish in Ayetoro. For one church leader, the pain is not only in the loss of land but also β€œwhat we are losing in our socio-cultural and religious identity.”

Police stop dad accused of trying to drown his 2 kids at Connecticut beach

22 June 2024 at 20:02
A father trying to drown his two small children at a Connecticut beach early Saturday morning was thwarted by police officers, according to authorities.

Β© West Haven Police Dept. via AP

This photo provided by the West Haven Police Department shows a vehicle that was on Prospect Beach off of Prospect Ave in West Haven, Conn., on Saturday.

An Israeli found dead after being shot in the West Bank as deadly strikes hit northern Gaza

22 June 2024 at 12:52
An Israeli was shot dead in a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank Saturday morning, Israel’s army said, while deadly strikes rocked northern Gaza.

Β© Jehad Alshrafi

A Palestinian family mourns a loved one killed by Israeli bombardment in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip on June 21.

Β© Jehad Alshrafi

Palestinians pray for victims of Israeli bombardment before their burial in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip on June 21.

US Olympic and other teams will bring their own AC units to Paris, undercutting environmental plan

22 June 2024 at 11:55
U.S. Olympic and Paralympic CEO said Friday the federation would be supplying AC units for what is typically the largest contingent of athletes at the Summer Games.

Β© Thibault Camus

A living room of the Olympic village in Paris on Feb. 28.

Β© Thibault Camus

The Olympic village in Paris on Feb. 28.

Historic flooding in southern China kills 47, with more floods feared

21 June 2024 at 08:30
At least 47 people have died as downpours in southern China’s Guangdong province caused historic flooding and slides, state media reported Friday, while authorities warned of more extreme weather ahead in other parts of the country.

Β© AFP - Getty Images

Aerial photo shows collapsed buildings in the aftermath of flooding in Meizhou, China, on Friday.

Β© Lu Hanxin

Rescuers clear flood debris in Meizhou City, China, on Thursday.
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