Business Russian court sentences U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison A Russian court convicted Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on charges of espionage Friday, sentencing him to 16 years in a Russian prison colony in a trial the U.S. denounced as a sham. Charles Maynes
Sports Paris mayor swims in the Seine to demonstrate its safety ahead of the Olympics After Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a dip in the river, she said the Olympics were "a kind of magnet that attracted all our energies towards a single date, July 26, and we did it.” Eleanor Beardsley
World 'Hellishly hot' southern Europe bakes under temperatures topping 104 F Temperatures were in the triple-digits in much of the area on Tuesday and authorities warn that they could top 110 degrees F in southern Spain in the coming days. The Associated Press
Sports Will the Seine be clean enough to swim in by the Olympics? Not even the experts know Triathlon and marathon swimming are to take place in the Seine, where it has been illegal to swim for more than a century. The water has tested unsafe in recent weeks, and cleaner on other days. The Associated Press
World Soccer's diversity unites a divided Europe, sort of Four weeks of chanting and shouting on the streets were not expressions of anger about politics — but the sound of joy and excitement about the European Championship soccer tournament. Esme Nicholson
World Copenhagen begins offering free perks to tourists who make sustainable choices The pilot program comes as residents in other parts of Europe have been denouncing — and in some cases confronting — the droves of tourists who flock to its historic cities and picturesque beaches every year. Joe Hernandez
World U.S. officials warn of Russia's sabotage operations in Europe NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with national security expert, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, after officials warn that Russia is stepping up a campaign of covert sabotage across Europe. Scott Simon
World Strike on children’s hospital marks another Ukrainian facility hit by Russian attack The funeral for a doctor who was killed in a Russian missile strike on a children's hospital in Kyiv accentuates the wartime danger and losses for Ukraine's medical community. Ashley Westerman
World What did NATO members take away from President Biden’s speech? NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to Rachel Rizzo of the Atlantic Council’s Europe Center, about whether Biden's speech reassured allies that the U.S. will continue to support Ukraine. Sacha Pfeiffer
World Ukrainian parliamentarian wants a statue of Ronald Reagan in Kiev square A petition is circulating in Ukraine to erect a statue of late U.S. President Ronald Reagan in the capital Kyiv. This is the second time Parliamentarian Maryan Zablot-shkyy has launched such a drive. Ashley Westerman
