Yianis Fournelis

Senior Assignment Editor covering International News! xPosts are mine. rX's aren't endorsements

[VA-TF1 / USA-01 - Urban Search and Rescue @VATF1]

Today, members of USA-01, working alongside local firefighters, rescued a mother & her nine-month-old baby from a collapsed structure. Both were found alive with only minor injuries, brought to safety to the cheers of neighbors.
This is our why: the delivery of hope.

@StateDept

[Pete Piringer @mcfrsPIO]

According to @mcpnews , PD & @MCFRS dispatched to the 12700 block of Fernberry Road in Clarksburg for a carbon monoxide call.

Two adults were found inside a home and pronounced dead. Fire Rescue is ventilating the home. No other victims have been reported.

[U.S. Central Command @CENTCOM]

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[Chicago Breaking News @ChicagoBreaking]

Chicago rises to nearly 57 million visitors last year, despite drop in international tourism https://t.co/CzYooOrMky

[Air Force Times @AirForceTimes]

Fighters and bombers take to the skies over D.C. for America's 250th anniversary.

#flyovers #america250 #airforce

[Bloomberg @business]

Albanian protesters against the government’s support of a resort project backed by Jared Kushner’s investment company staged their biggest demonstration yet. https://t.co/tQOxPjPDLb

[Reuters Science News @ReutersScience]

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck Greece on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of damage. https://t.co/sq4slILH1I https://t.co/sq4slILH1I

[Yianis Fournelis @GrkNews]

Chevron is moving closer to a second exploratory drilling operation in Greek waters, with the American energy giant now set to take a 70% stake in Block 10, a promising offshore area stretching from the sea between Crete and the Peloponnese to the waters off Ilia in the Kyparissia Gulf.

[Yianis Fournelis @GrkNews]

Greek shipping magnate Nikos Tsakos made headlines at the Piraeus Maritime Club when he announced two new VLCCs under construction will sail under the Greek flag, one named "Euroleague 26" and the other "NY Knicks," a nod to the basketball teams the Tsakos family sponsors on both sides of the Atlantic. Tsakos called on owners to reregister vessels under the Greek flag, framing it as both a national duty and a geopolitical statement.

[jarvis ☠️ @Vishii14]

#BREAKING A massive fire has engulfed the 174-year-old historic South Bushwick Church in Brooklyn, causing its iconic steeple to collapse. @FDNY is on scene battling the three-alarm blaze.

​#Brooklyn #Bushwick #NYC

[Yianis Fournelis @GrkNews]

RT @upuknews1: #BREAKING : Eyewitness Describes Bedford Train Crash as 'Like a Bomb Explosion'

Eyewitness Peter Knapp, who was traveling i…

[Anadolu English @anadoluagency]

🇮🇹 Italian PM Giorgia Meloni rejects Trump’s claim that she 'begged' for a photo with him

🗣️ Trump told Italy’s La7 TV that Meloni 'wanted a picture with me so badly,' while Meloni said the remarks were 'completely made up' and that 'neither I nor Italy ever beg'

▪️ Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani later canceled a planned US visit on June 21-22 https://t.co/QcywQbjBdM

[POLITICO @politico]

DHS says dozens of drones thwarted in first few days of World Cup https://t.co/U3NZ755oRv

[Fast News Network @fastnewsnet]

#BREAKING Fighter jet crashes near Rimrock Lake in Yakima County, Washington state; pilot ejected safely.

[CGTN America @cgtnamerica]

Mexico City kicked off the World Cup on Thursday, June 11, with an opening ceremony and soccer match between Mexico and South Africa.

The events took place in the largest stadium in Latin America, the Azteca Stadium.

Franc Contreras was outside the stadium to ask fans how they’re feeling about the tournament.

[CGTN America @cgtnamerica]

The 2026 World Cup is now underway, and fans gathered at the FIFA Fan Zone in Washington, D.C., to watch Mexico take on South Africa in the opening match. Despite delays at the entrance that caused many to miss the opening ceremony, supporters packed the fan zone to cheer and celebrate.

[CBS News @CBSNews]

Bulldozers and excavators were withdrawn from the construction site of a billion-dollar resort development in Albania after protesters rejected plans for the Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump-backed project.

Activists dubbed the weeklong movement against the construction as the "Flamingo Revolution," and say wildlife in the Vjosa-Narta protected zone will be destroyed if the project goes ahead.

However, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, who has led the country since 2013, has insisted the project will go ahead despite rising public pressure and has championed it as a potential economic boon for the country, which has one of the lowest GDP per capita rates in Europe.

[Julio Guzmán @JulioguzmanNews]

🌐 Menos de una Semana para sonar el silbato que marca el inicio del primer partido de la Copa de la FIFA.
Esto son los Paises ganadores de los pasados torneos:

[Financial Times @FT]

A proposed luxury resort on an uninhabited Mediterranean island linked to Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner sparked week-long protests in Albania. https://t.co/1DPChHdSg0

[China Daily Europe @ChinaDailyEU]

Albanians have protested against plans to build a luxury resort linked to United States President Donald Trump. https://t.co/Z3vPQi72B3