Ukraine war is hurting Africa, South African President Ramaphosa tells Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday met with a group of leaders of African countries who traveled to Russia on a self-styled “peace mission” the day after they went to Ukraine. Read more on NPR

A heat wave is hitting the South, from a tornado in West Texas to Florida beaches Communities from Houston to New Orleans opened cooling centers to bring relief as steamy hot temperatures settled across a broad swath of the U.S. South on Saturday. Read more on NPR

Biden says rich must ‘pay their share’ at first reelection campaign rally President Joe Biden delivered an unapologetically economic populist message during the first rally of his reelection campaign, saying his policies had created jobs and lifted the middle class. Read more on NPR

Blinken has arrived in Beijing on a mission to cool rising US-China tensions U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Beijing early Sunday on a high-stakes diplomatic mission to try to cool exploding U.S.-China tensions that have set many around the world on edge. Read more on NPR