While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, June 28
June 28, 2023 7:11 AM A selection of news stories that happened overnight, June 28, 2023. Read More
New York skies set to darken again with smoke from Canada wildfires
June 28, 2023 6:55 AM Air quality could reach unhealthy levels in western and central New York on Wednesday into Thursday. Read More
Senior US diplomat, China’s ambassador hold call after Blinken’s Beijing trip
June 28, 2023 6:45 AM Wendy Sherman reiterated the importance of maintaining open channels of communication across the full range of issues. Read More
US targets Wagner Group in curbs on gold firms suspected of funding mercenary force
June 28, 2023 6:38 AM Companies engaged in illicit gold dealings to fund the militia to sustain and expand its armed forces. Read More
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin heads into Belarus exile
June 28, 2023 6:15 AM Questions remain over how the Kremlin allowed the violence of its operation in Ukraine to spill back into Russia. Read More
East Europe Nato allies say Wagner troops in neighbouring Belarus spell trouble
June 28, 2023 5:38 AM Lithuania’s Gitanas Nauseda said Wagner’s “serial killers” pose a threat to the stability of neighbouring countries. Read More
‘Serious failures’ by jail staff allowed Jeffrey Epstein suicide, probe concludes
June 28, 2023 4:33 AM American financier Epstein was awaiting trial for sex crimes when he killed himself. Read More
US announces $600m in armour, air defence, other arms for Ukraine
June 28, 2023 4:06 AM It includes 30 Bradley fighting vehicles and 25 Stryker personnel carriers. Read More
Klimt’s last portrait sets European record in $127m auction
June 28, 2023 3:57 AM Lady with a Fan was found on Klimt’s easel when he died unexpectedly in 1918 aged 55. Read More
Russian missiles hit restaurant in Ukraine’s Kramatorsk, three dead
June 28, 2023 3:46 AM At least 25 people are said to have been injured, including a child. Read More