Trump orders National Guard troops to Memphis in latest military deployment
The city's Democratic mayor, Paul Young, says the 'decision has been made' but does not think it will drive down crime.
US says ‘framework’ for TikTok ownership deal agreed with China
The deal will pave the way to US ownership of the social media platform's American operations, according to the US treasury secretary.
Judge says she can’t help deportees Trump admin sent to Ghana, despite torture fears – Politico
- Judge says she can’t help deportees Trump admin sent to Ghana, despite torture fears Politico
- Federal Judge Declines to Intervene for Migrants Deported to Ghana The New York Times
- Immigrants deported from US to Ghana are sent home, where lawyers say some could face torture CNN
- Lawsuit says U.S. deported migrants to Ghana to sidestep restrictions The Washington Post
- More African nations are receiving third-country immigrants deported by the U.S. Here are 5 things to know PBS
The case for US Middle East retrenchment has never been clearer – Responsible Statecraft
- The case for US Middle East retrenchment has never been clearer Responsible Statecraft
- Trump should punish terrorist flirtations from Qatar and Turkey American Enterprise Institute
- As Netanyahu Drags Israel Deeper Into Gaza, Trump Alone Holds the Power to Stop Him – if He Chooses To Haaretz
- What Israel Wants: The Post–October 7 Security Strategy Driving Israeli Actions Foreign Affairs
- Israel’s Pursuit of Strategic Depth | ClubGPF Preview with Kamran Bokhari Geopolitical Futures
Google owner reveals £5bn AI investment in UK ahead of Trump visit
Google's president and chief investment officer Ruth Porat tells the BBC there are "profound opportunities in the UK".
Milei changes course: Argentina will boost social spending after austerity years – France 24
- Milei changes course: Argentina will boost social spending after austerity years France 24
- Under-fire Javier Milei appeals for weary Argentines’ patience Financial Times
- Argentina draft 2026 budget spotlights fiscal balance, hikes social allocations Reuters
- Argentine Assets Rebound as Milei Strikes More Moderate Tone Bloomberg.com
- Key figures of Budget 2026: Government sends balanced bill eyeing 5% growth Buenos Aires Times
Tyler Robinson’s DNA matched to scene of Charlie Kirk’s killing, FBI says
FBI Director Kash Patel says 22-year-old suspect also expressed wish to 'take out' Kirk in text message exchange.
Poland’s president set to demand war reparations in tense Berlin visit – politico.eu
Bankstown nurse sacked over viral video has charge of threatening to kill Israeli patients dropped
Sarah Abu Lebdeh yet to enter plea for other charges related to video in which she and a colleague allegedly said they would refuse to treat Israeli patients
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A Sydney nurse sacked over her alleged inflammatory rhetoric in an online video is no longer accused of threatening to kill Israeli patients after prosecutors dropped a charge.
Sarah Abu Lebdeh, 27, and Ahmad Rashad Nadir, 28, sparked widespread criticism when a video was released of the pair saying they would refuse to treat Israeli patients and appearing to threaten violence towards them.
Continue reading...‘Tinder Swindler’ con artist Simon Leviev arrested in Georgia – BBC
- 'Tinder Swindler' con artist Simon Leviev arrested in Georgia BBC
- ‘Tinder Swindler’ Shimon Hayut arrested in Georgia on Interpol request The Guardian
- ‘Tinder Swindler’ Leviev arrested in Georgia The Times of Israel
- Jet-setting ‘Tinder Swindler’ arrested The Telegraph
- ‘Tinder Swindler’ Simon Leviev arrested on mysterious new charges after Interpol Red Notice New York Post
‘Tinder Swindler’ con artist arrested in Georgia
Israeli Simon Leviev, accused of defrauding multiple women of up to $10m, is taken into custody at an airport.
Poland ‘neutralized a drone operating over government buildings’: Polish prime minister – The Hill
- Poland ‘neutralized a drone operating over government buildings’: Polish prime minister The Hill
- The War Room newsletter: Why Russia really sent drones into Poland The Economist
- NATO should impose no-fly zone over Ukraine to protect against Russian drones, Poland says CNN
- Belarusians detained after drone flown over Polish president’s residence Al Jazeera
- U.K. summons Russian ambassador over ‘unprecedented’ violation of NATO airspace PBS
Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka: Is South Asia fertile for Gen Z revolutions?
The contexts and triggers were different, but analysts say there's a common thread tying South Asia's youth revolts.
Belarusians detained after drone flown over Polish president’s residence
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says an investigation is under way after drone spotted over government buildings.
Chinese teens to pay $300,000 for urinating in soup
A court orders their parents to compensate Haidilao for reputational and operational losses.
One dead and seven in hospital after gas leak at Sydney restaurant Haveli
Five police officers among those taken for treatment after being called to Indian eatery in Riverstone
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One person has died and seven people – including five police officers – are being treated in hospital after a gas leak at a restaurant in Sydney’s north-west.
New South Wales ambulance said the people who had been taken to hospital were all in a stable condition.
Continue reading...US, S. Korea, Japan stage drills amid North’s rising threat – DW
- US, S. Korea, Japan stage drills amid North's rising threat DW
- Exercises show Washington keeping alliances strong as Pacific adversaries bring new threats CNN
- North Korean leader's sister warns against US joint drills Reuters
- US, South Korea and Japan open joint air and naval exercise AP News
- North Korea Warns US Over Nuclear War Games Newsweek
Residents of Eastern Poland Fear Russia’s War in Ukraine Is Coming to Them – The Wall Street Journal
- Residents of Eastern Poland Fear Russia’s War in Ukraine Is Coming to Them The Wall Street Journal
- What a No-Fly Zone Over Ukraine Would Mean for the West The New York Times
- The War Room newsletter: Why Russia really sent drones into Poland The Economist
- NATO should impose no-fly zone over Ukraine to protect against Russian drones, Poland says CNN
- Belarusians detained after drone flown over Polish president’s residence Al Jazeera
Israel at War Day 710 | Thousands Flee Gaza City as IDF Conducts Extensive Strikes, Gazans Report – Haaretz
Trump at first says he is ‘not familiar’ with Minnesota Democrat’s assassination
President says he would have ordered half-staff flags for Melissa Hortman if Tim Walz had asked him to do so
In response to a question about why he did not order flags lowered to half-staff to honor Melissa Hortman, the Democratic speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives who was assassinated alongside her husband this summer, Donald Trump initially said he was “not familiar” with the case.
The question came up during a briefing in the Oval Office on Monday, in light of the president’s order last week to lower flags in response to the killing of rightwing activist Charlie Kirk.
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