- Musk says AI chatbot Grok's antisemitic messages are being addressed ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Grok, Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot, Shares Antisemitic Posts on X The New York Times
- Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, started calling itself 'MechaHitler' NPR
- Musk’s AI firm forced to delete posts praising Hitler from Grok chatbot The Guardian
- Poland to report Musk's chatbot Grok to EU for offensive comments Reuters
Kenya’s Saba Saba protests: President William Ruto orders police to shoot rioters targeting businesses in the legs – BBC
- Kenya's Saba Saba protests: President William Ruto orders police to shoot rioters targeting businesses in the legs BBC
- ‘Shoot them in the leg’: Kenyan president’s anti-protest rhetoric hardens as death toll rises The Guardian
- Kenya’s president is bad news for Kenya and Africa The Economist
- Kenya’s president says ‘enough is enough’ and vows to end anti-government protests AP News
- Kenya's Ruto faces tough task taming protests and winning over Gen Z Reuters
Trump sues California over transgender athletes in girls’ school sports
Justice department says state policy violates Title IX, which offers legal protection against sex discrimination
The Trump administration has sued California over its policies allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ school sports, alleging that their participation violates federal anti-discrimination laws.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Los Angeles, claims that California’s policies violate Title IX, which affords legal protection against sex discrimination.
Continue reading...IDF Officials: Can’t Plan ‘Humanitarian City’ in Gaza Amid Impending Deal – Haaretz
- IDF Officials: Can't Plan 'Humanitarian City' in Gaza Amid Impending Deal Haaretz
- Israel’s defense minister plans to relocate displaced Palestinians to restricted area in southern Gaza, Israeli media reports CNN
- LIVE: Israel kills 82 in Gaza; Rafah ‘concentration camps’ plan slammed Al Jazeera
- Israeli plan for forced transfer of Gaza’s population ‘a blueprint for crimes against humanity’ The Guardian
- The Jewish State Is Building a Ghetto Haaretz
South Korea’s ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol rearrested
Yoon is in detention for a second time over his failed martial law declaration last year.
South Korea’s ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol rearrested – BBC
- South Korea's ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol rearrested BBC
- Former President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea Is Arrested on New Charges The New York Times
- South Korean court approves new arrest of former president Politico
- Former South Korean president jailed again in probe of attempt to impose martial law NBC News
- South Korea issues arrest warrant for ex-President Yoon Al Jazeera
Trump’s ‘humiliating’ gesture at the African leaders draws flak; Here’s what happened – Hindustan Times – Hindustan Times
- Trump's ‘humiliating’ gesture at the African leaders draws flak; Here's what happened - Hindustan Times Hindustan Times
- Trump courts African leaders at White House NPR
- Trump wants to talk business with Africa in hopes of countering China. But a US summit excluded Africa’s big players CNN
- President Trump’s “Carrot and Stick” Approach to Africa CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Trump talks trade and security with African leaders; U.S. plans 50% tariff on Brazil NBC News
Red Bull sack team principal Horner after 20 years
Christian Horner is sacked as Red Bull team principal after 20 years in the role.
Ex-South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol returned to prison over martial law bid
Politician spent 52 days in jail after being charged with insurrection but was released four months ago
Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol returned to jail on Thursday after a court approved a warrant sought by prosecutors investigating his attempt to impose martial law last year.
The Seoul central district court’s decision bolstered the special counsel investigation into allegations that Yoon’s move in December represented obstruction of justice and abuse of power.
Continue reading...Thune Says Russia Sanctions Vote Could Come as Soon as This Month – The New York Times
- Thune Says Russia Sanctions Vote Could Come as Soon as This Month The New York Times
- Trump is interested in new Russia sanctions. But there’s a catch. Politico
- Russia sanctions bill gains momentum as GOP senators attempt to strike careful balance with Trump CNN
- Senate Republican hawks cheer Trump's slams on Putin Axios
- Speaker Johnson says he’s open to Russia sanctions bill The Hill
Former President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea Is Arrested on New Charges – The New York Times
- Former President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea Is Arrested on New Charges The New York Times
- South Korea's ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol rearrested BBC
- South Korean court approves new arrest of former President Yoon Suk Yeol NPR
- South Korea's ex-leader Yoon returns to jail as martial law probe accelerates Reuters
- South Korea issues arrest warrant for ex-President Yoon Al Jazeera
Gaza truce talks reportedly stall despite second Netanyahu-Trump meeting
A Palestinian official says key sticking points at the indirect negotiations in Qatar include how aid will be distributed.
U.S. Navy Nuclear Submarine Has Docked In Iceland For The First Time Ever – The War Zone
Trump wants to talk business with Africa in hopes of countering China. But a US summit excluded Africa’s big players – CNN
- Trump wants to talk business with Africa in hopes of countering China. But a US summit excluded Africa’s big players CNN
- Trump admin live updates: Trump levies 50% tariff on Brazil, the world's leading coffee producer ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Why Trump has invited five African leaders to the White House BBC
- Trump administration live updates: President talks trade and security with African leaders; U.S. plans 50% tariff on Brazil NBC News
- Prosperity and power: Trump’s selective US-Africa summit and the race with China Brookings
Missing sailors feared kidnapped by Houthis after deadly attack on cargo ship – The Times of Israel
- Missing sailors feared kidnapped by Houthis after deadly attack on cargo ship The Times of Israel
- Six rescued, 15 missing after Houthi attack on cargo ship in Red Sea Al Jazeera
- Yemen’s Houthi Militia Took Sailors Hostage After Red Sea Attack, U.S. Says The New York Times
- Six crew rescued, 15 missing after Houthis sink latest Greek ship in Red Sea Reuters
- Ship attacked in the Red Sea after a bulk carrier sinking claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels NBC News
Gaza plan likened to Nazi camps, sparks condemnation and political storm – The Jerusalem Post
- Gaza plan likened to Nazi camps, sparks condemnation and political storm The Jerusalem Post
- Israeli defence minister plans to move Gaza's population to camp in Rafah BBC
- Our Duty to Explain Israel’s Operation to “Concentrate and Move Population” in Gaza is a Manifest War Crime Just Security
- Israel’s Rafah camp – ‘humanitarian city’ or crime against humanity? The Conversation
- The Jewish State Is Building a Ghetto Haaretz
Pope Leo wears Chicago-made vestments to July 9 ‘care of creation’ Mass – OSV News
- Pope Leo wears Chicago-made vestments to July 9 ‘care of creation’ Mass OSV News
- The new Mass 'for the care of creation' is a mixed bag National Catholic Reporter
- Pope at Mass for Care of Creation: Ecological crisis requires contemplative gaze Vatican News
- Why has Pope Leo XIV started a new ‘green Mass’ tradition? Euronews.com
- Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Care of Creation’ Mass Offers Liturgical Lesson for Priests National Catholic Register
Hamas agrees to release 10 hostages as part of Gaza ceasefire talks, says negotiations are tough – Reuters
- Hamas agrees to release 10 hostages as part of Gaza ceasefire talks, says negotiations are tough Reuters
- PM says he’s in sync with Trump on hostage deal, won’t agree to one ‘at any price’ The Times of Israel
- Scoop: Secret White House meeting on Gaza raises hopes for ceasefire deal Axios
- If Trump wants Gaza ceasefire, he must pressure Netanyahu, experts say Al Jazeera
- Headlines for July 09, 2025 Democracy Now!
Leila Aboulela wins PEN Pinter prize for writing on migration and faith
Judges praised the Sudanese author for centring Muslim women, describing her writing as “a balm, a shelter, and an inspiration”
Leila Aboulela has won this year’s PEN Pinter prize for her writing on migration, faith and the lives of women.
The prize is awarded to a writer who, in the words of the late British playwright Harold Pinter, casts an “unflinching, unswerving” gaze on the world, and shows a “fierce intellectual determination … to define the real truth of our lives and our societies”.
Continue reading...Days after Texas floods, at least 150 people are still missing in one county
Governor Greg Abbott said search and rescue efforts would continue in the wake of the deadly floods "until this job is finished".