“He is sober now and has been for decades. He promises. I believe him. I always believe my father.” - Writer Nicole Johnson on reconnecting with the father she was estranged from for 32 years 👇

Russian ambassador returns to US to build ‘equal and pragmatic’ ties after a US-Russia summit in Geneva aimed at reducing tensions

Belgian police say body of a fugitive far-right soldier who was the target of a huge manhunt has been found

The Indonesian town of Cipanas has found an unusual way to encourage its reluctant elderly population to get vaccinated against COVID-19 - with live chickens.

"Contrary to British myths, settler colonialism was an aggressive process of ethnic cleansing grounded in racism." — writes @PriyaSatia  for #AJOpinion 

Ten killed in a two-vehicle crash in Alabama that appeared to be linked to weather, says official

Parades and picnics for Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery, which President Biden recognised as a federal holiday — in pictures

"I have organised a school in the camp, there are volunteer teachers, we are teaching people but this is the only education system that we have." In Greece, women refugees share their stories as they forge new careers 👉 #WorldRefugeeDay 

The head of Libya’s unity gov't said he has reopened the main coastal road across the frozen front line, but eastern forces said it remained closed. Read more ➡

Meet Sabah Saqr, a 36-year-old Egyptian woman breaking down barriers by training men to box in the northeastern city of Beni Suef 🥊