"American Forces are maintaining their defensive posture & that has not changed," the chief Pentagon spokesperson said.

The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and home to the iconic Mona Lisa, abruptly shut its doors on Monday in France for a few hours after staff members launched a spontaneous strike to protest unmanageable working conditions and surging visitor numbers.

Safeway workers are striking at the same time as contract negotiations between workers and King Soopers are coming to a head. The union is negotiating with King Soopers and parent Kroger after a strike in February. That strike lasted almost two weeks before a deal was reached to pause the labor action for 100 days. That pause expired last month.

The Louvre, the world's most visited museum, was closed for a few hours on June 16 after an impromptu staff strike.

The world’s most-visited museum was brought to a halt by striking staff, who say the institution is crumbling under the weight of mass tourism.

Russian drone strikes on Odesa early June 17 injured 13 people, including one child, regional authorities reported.

Chicago organizers have been working to try to protect undocumented immigrants who have been subject to surprise ICE check-ins that sometimes lead to detentions and deportations. At 21st Street and Michigan Avenue in the South Loop Monday,

Israel‘s air force destroyed at least two rare Iranian F-14 Tomcats in a strike on Tehran International Airport on Monday, footage published by Israel showed. One of the central goals of Israel’s air campaign against Iran is to establish air supremacy over the country,