John Kerry, the U.S. secretary of state, dismissed as brought on by “hysteria” Israeli concerns over an emerging nuclear deal with Iran and assured Israel’s Channel 10 television that the U.S. will be able to stop any effort by the Islamic Republic to build an atomic weapon.
Andre Borschberg, 62, who has been piloting with Bertrand Piccard the Solar Impulse 2 plane around the world to promote renewable energy, said he is anxious but excited about his 5,079-mile, solar-powered solo journey from China to Hawaii, the longest leg of the five-month endeavor.
Heather Cook, a Maryland bishop accused of fatally striking a bicyclist while driving drunk in Baltimore, has resigned, while also getting her clergy credentials revoked by the Episcopal Church.
Faure Gnassingbe, whose family has led the African nation of Togo for several decades, won a third five-year term as president with 59 percent of the final vote count, according to the country’s Constitutional Court.
Robert Carroll, 88, of Bristol, Conn., was fined $75 and agreed to surrender his driver’s license after pleading no contest to a charge of failing to obey a traffic signal in a 2013 crash that killed his wife of 67 years and a 27-year-old pregnant mother of three.
Glenn Casey Portwood, 53, of Houston was sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing more than 50,000 images and 1,300 videos of child pornography that federal agents found on videos in the trunk of his car and on multiple computer devices.
Eric Chu, leader of Taiwan’s ruling Nationalist party, promoted “cross-strait cooperation” between the island and mainland China as an issue of utmost importance as he prepares for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
John Boehner, the Republican House speaker, said on NBC’s Meet the Press that proposed Asia-Pacific trade legislation needs the backing of Hillary Rodham Clinton to help get Democrats on board, saying the presidential contender “can’t sit on the sidelines” of the trade deal she promoted while secretary of state.
Prince Harry of the United Kingdom, who is currently in Australia on military placement, said his niece, the newborn daughter of Prince William and Duchess Kate, is “absolutely beautiful” and that he cannot wait to meet her.