Photos of the Day: June 28

Photos of the Day: June 28

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In photos selected Sunday by Wall Street Journal editors, crowds celebrate gay pride, the 1st European Games draw to a close, Spain suffers through a heat wave and more.

Kuwait Attack Renews Scrutiny of Terror Support

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For years, Washington has warned Kuwait and other Gulf monarchies that they weren’t doing enough to crack down on ideological and financial support for extremist groups.

Museum of Boulders Caught Between Rock and Hard Place

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Geologists in Belarus brought stones and carvings to Minsk to create the Museum of Boulders three decades ago. Today, the 18-acre park full of giant, oddly shaped rocks has fallen on hard times.

Iran Wish List Led to U.S. Talks

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Years of clandestine exchanges between the two countries helped build a foundation for nuclear negotiations.

Author Warns U.S. Military to Focus on China

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Peter Singer, one of Washington’s pre-eminent futurists, is walking the Pentagon halls with an ominous warning for America’s military leaders: World War III with China is coming.

China Struggles to Balance Volatile Markets

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Last week’s moves by the PBOC—and the market’s response—underline not just investors’ dependency on signals from a central bank that often fails to clarify its intentions but also how hard it is for China’s leaders to steer credit.

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American Teacher's Killer Sentenced to Death in United Arab Emirates

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A U.A.E court on Monday sentenced to death an Emirati woman for the stabbing murder last year of Ibola Ryan, a 47-year-old American teacher in Abu Dhabi.

Brazil's President Seeks Investment During U.S. Visit

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Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff said a more business-friendly environment is needed in Latin America’s largest economy to attract the investment it needs to restore growth.

Gay Pride parades around the world - video 

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Watch a compilation of Pride marches around the world. South Korea's gay communities march through the streets of Seoul, while thousands take to the streets of Berlin. Peruvians celebrate their 13th annual Gay Pride parade. In Turkey, police use water cannon to disperse a crowd gathered in central Istanbul Continue reading...

At gay pride parades, rings of joy after court's marriage ruling - Washington Post

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At gay pride parades, rings of joy after court's marriage ruling
Washington Post
SAN FRANCISCO — At 10:22 Sunday morning, on the corner of crowded Beale and Market streets, Tara Sorgentoni hopped off a rumbling motorcycle, raced over to her girlfriend and knelt with a small whiteboard containing her marriage proposal.

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Pro-European candidate leads in Moldova vote - STLtoday.com

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Pro-European candidate leads in Moldova vote
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CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Near-final results gave a pro-European Union candidate a comfortable lead in the runoff vote for mayor of Moldova's biggest city Sunday, in an election seen as a test of whether the former Soviet republic moves closer to the EU or ...

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Greece Weighs on Global Markets - New York Times

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Greece Weighs on Global Markets
New York Times
PARIS — Stocks fell sharply in Europe and Asia on Monday, and markets in New York appeared headed for a slump at the opening, as Greece's financial difficulties spread worries about possible broader harm to the global financial system, and Chinese ...
MarketsWall St set to open sharply lower on Grexit concernsFinancial Times
Sensex down 167 points as Greece closes banks amid debt crisisHindustan Times
Hollande Says Greece's Referendum Will Determine Euro MembershipBloomberg
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Russian political elite bid final farewell to Primakov - STLtoday.com

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Russian political elite bid final farewell to Primakov
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's political elite have joined thousands of mourners in bidding farewell to Yevgeny Primakov, a former prime minister who also served as Russia's top diplomat and foreign intelligence chief during a long and distinguished career.
Former Russian PM Yevgeny Primakov dies at 85Tulsa World

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A nuclear deal could sharpen political tensions in Iran - TODAYonline

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A nuclear deal could sharpen political tensions in Iran
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Iran's President Hassan Rouhani arrives for a bilateral meeting with Indonesia's President Joko Widodo on the sideline of the Asian African Conference in Jakarta. Photo: Reuters. mail · print. View all 0 comments ... 
Insight - A nuclear deal could sharpen political tensions in IranChannel News Asia

Rouhani presidency at stake as Iran nuclear talks enter final lapThe Australian Financial Review

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Putin Urges All to Fight Islamic State, Backs Syria's Assad - New York Times

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The Moscow Times

Putin Urges All to Fight Islamic State, Backs Syria's Assad
New York Times
MOSCOW — In a surprise meeting with Syria's foreign minister, Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged his support Monday for Syrian President Bashar Assad and called on all Middle East nations to join forces to fight Islamic State militants. The war in ...
Syria says Russia promises wide range of supportReuters
Putin pledges support for Syria's AssadTimes of India
How World War III became possible: A nuclear conflict with Russia is likelier than ...Vox
Belfast Telegraph -RT
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US Gay Marriage Ruling Yields Real-life Impact

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Friday’s landmark Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage throughout the United States is an outcome few thought possible just years ago, and shows a nation that increasingly tolerates and even celebrates the hopes and aspirations of gay people. Hundreds of euphoric gay rights backers celebrated outside the Supreme Court Friday, including Lena Hernandez, who wept with joy. “This is such a great day, such a great day for us, for me and my wife,” said Hernandez. “I’m so...

Puerto Rico in Danger of Default

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A prominent U.S. newspaper reported Puerto Rico cannot pay "roughly $72 billion in debts." The New York Times reported Sunday that Puerto Rican Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla and senior members of his staff have said "they would seek significant concessions from as many as all of the island's creditors."  The report said the concessions could include deferring some debt payments for five years or more.  "The debt is not payable,"...

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