Is crime in Washington DC ‘out of control’, as Trump claims?
President Trump says he will deploy hundreds of troops to Washington DC to address crime there.
Palestinian reporters killed, international reporters banned – Israel’s other Gaza war is over narrative
Members of press and influencers covering devastation are being silenced despite protection under international law
Israel is running two Gaza campaigns: one for military control of the strip; another for narrative control of how the world understands what happens there.
In theory, Palestinian journalists and social media influencers documenting starvation, mass killing and other Israeli war crimes in Gaza are protected civilians under international law.
Continue reading...Israel steps up Gaza City bombing after Netanyahu vow to expand offensive – Reuters
Gunman in CDC attack fired over 180 shots at building and broke 150 windows
Georgia man who blamed Covid vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal shot and killed a police officer
The man who attacked the CDC headquarters in Atlanta on Friday fired more than 180 shots into the campus and broke about 150 windows, with bullets piercing “blast-resistant” windows and spattering glass shards into numerous rooms, according to information circulated internally at the agency.
It may take weeks or even months to replace windows and clean up the damage, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention personnel said.
Continue reading...Adidas Apologizes After Mexico Criticizes Oaxacan-Inspired Shoe – The New York Times
- Adidas Apologizes After Mexico Criticizes Oaxacan-Inspired Shoe The New York Times
- Adidas and designer Willy Chavarria apologize to Mexican Indigenous community for ‘appropriated’ shoe CNN
- Mexican authorities accuse Adidas of cultural appropriation in their sandal design NBC News
- Adidas apologises for sandal appropriating Indigenous Mexican design Reuters
- Willy Chavarria sorry after Adidas shoe cultural appropriation row BBC
The deal that wasn’t – Meduza
- The deal that wasn’t Meduza
- Donald Trump brokers a peace plan in the Caucasus The Economist
- Azerbaijan, Armenia publish text of US-brokered peace deal Reuters
- Iran Issues New Warning Over 'Trump Bridge' Newsweek
- President Trump Brokers Another Historic Peace Deal The White House (.gov)
Canada wildfire season already second worst on record as experts warn of ‘new reality’
More than 470 Canadian fires classified as ‘out of control’ as scientists say climate change exacerbating the burning
With hundreds of wildfires burning out of control, Canada’s 2025 fire season is already the second-worst on record, as scientists report climate change is prolonging and exacerbating the burning, leading to more destruction, evacuations and smoke-filled skies.
More than 470 fires across the country are currently classified as “out of control”, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC).
Continue reading...New York man fatally shot while in Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny concert remembered as inspiration – NBC News
- New York man fatally shot while in Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny concert remembered as inspiration NBC News
- American tourist shot and killed in Caribbean vacation hotspot: 'Left an unfillable void in our lives' Fox News
- Queens family wants justice after son killed in stray bullet shooting in Puerto Rico CBS News
- Tourist from US mainland who flew to Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny concert was fatally shot, police say ABC News
- N.Y. Man, 25, Shot and Killed While in Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny Concert People.com
Niger wants answers after largest piece of Mars sold at auction for more than $5 million – CBS News
- Niger wants answers after largest piece of Mars sold at auction for more than $5 million CBS News
- Why Niger is investigating the $5 million sale of the largest Mars rock found on Earth NBC News
- Martian meteorite: Niger's anger that a piece of Mars ended up for auction BBC
- Niger claims rare Mars meteorite was ‘trafficked’ out of Africa The Telegraph
- AP Strange SummaryBrief at 6:37 p.m. EDT Caledonian Record
Trump deploys National Guard to Washington DC and pledges crime crackdown
The president also takes control of the city's police force, as the mayor rejects his claims of a crime wave.
Tributes, condemnation pour in over slain Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza – Al Jazeera
- Tributes, condemnation pour in over slain Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza Al Jazeera
- Anas Al-Sharif became the face of the war in Gaza for millions. Then Israel killed him CNN
- Who Were the Al Jazeera Journalists Killed in an Israeli Strike in Gaza? The New York Times
- LIVE: Israel pounds Gaza, kills 10, as world mourns slain Al Jazeera staff Al Jazeera
- Israel says Al Jazeera journalist killed in airstrike was head of Hamas 'terrorist cell' Fox News
A Man Was Perfectly Frozen in Ice for 28 Years. The Glacier Just Spit Him Back Out. – yahoo.com
- A Man Was Perfectly Frozen in Ice for 28 Years. The Glacier Just Spit Him Back Out. yahoo.com
- Intact body of missing father found on melting Pakistan glacier 28 years after he vanished CBS News
- Man missing for 28 years found in glacier in Kohistan The Express Tribune
- Vanished in 1997, missing man's body found on melting glacier in Pakistan Hindustan Times
- Body of man missing for 28 years found in melting glacier BBC
Trump says he will try to get back territory for Ukraine in talks with Putin
The US president says talks with Putin on Friday will be a "feel-out meeting" aimed at urging Russia to end the war in Ukraine.
One dead, dozens injured in steel plant explosion in Pennsylvania
The massive US industrial plant is the largest coking facility in North America.
‘I risked everything’: remembering six media workers killed by Israel in Gaza
CJP says the period since 7 October 2023 has been the most deadly for journalists since it began gathering data in 1992
Journalists have been prominent among casualties since the war in Gaza was triggered by Hamas’s incursion into Israel in October 2023.
Some were working for well-known international media, others were employed by local news organisations. Several were high-profile veterans, but many were newcomers to the profession.
Continue reading...Jellyfish force French nuclear plant to shut down – BBC
- Jellyfish force French nuclear plant to shut down BBC
- Swarm of jellyfish shuts nuclear power plant in France The Guardian
- Jellyfish invasion shuts down reactors at French nuclear power station politico.eu
- French nuclear plant shuts down due to swarm of jellyfish in cooling systems CNN
- Nuclear plant on coastal waters shut down over massive jellyfish swarm Fox News
World’s largest wealth fund rolls back Israeli investments over West Bank, Gaza concerns – The Times of Israel
- World’s largest wealth fund rolls back Israeli investments over West Bank, Gaza concerns The Times of Israel
- World’s biggest investment fund expects to sell more Israeli stocks due to situation in Gaza and West Bank CNN
- Norway’s $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund will stay invested in Israel, NBIM deputy CEO says CNBC
- Norway wealth fund terminates Israel asset management contracts Reuters
- Norway’s sovereign wealth fund sells its shares in 11 Israeli companies AP News
Why Australia is risking US anger to recognise the state of Palestine – France 24
- Why Australia is risking US anger to recognise the state of Palestine France 24
- Australia to recognize Palestinian state, leaving US increasingly isolated among key allies CNN
- Australia PM says Israel’s Netanyahu ‘in denial’ over suffering in Gaza Al Jazeera
- Anthony Albanese says Benjamin Netanyahu is ‘in denial’ about crisis in Gaza The Guardian
- Australia to recognise Palestinian state in September BBC
UN condemns targeted Israeli attack that killed five Al Jazeera journalists
Israel says it targeted correspondent Anas al-Sharif, accusing him of leading a Hamas cell, which he had denied. Israel provided little evidence for the claim.
UN condemns targeted Israeli attack that killed five Al Jazeera journalists
Israel says it targeted correspondent Anas al-Sharif, accusing him of leading a Hamas cell, which he had denied. Israel provided little evidence for the claim.