Cleanup begins after chaotic anti-ICE protests rock LA
City crews are clearing debris in Los Angeles after three nights of anti-ICE protests left the city in disarray.
Greta Thunberg deported, Israel says, after Gaza aid boat intercepted
The activists' yacht, which was trying to carry aid to Gaza, was intercepted by Israeli forces in the early hours of Monday.
First hurricane of 2025 set to form life-threatening rip currents – Daily Mail
- First hurricane of 2025 set to form life-threatening rip currents Daily Mail
- Barbara weakens to tropical storm in Eastern Pacific after becoming first hurricane of 2025 season FOX Weather
- Storm tracker: NHC tracks Tropical Storms Barbara and Cosme USA Today
- Hurricane Barbara becomes first east Pacific hurricane of the season NBC News
- Map: Tracking Tropical Storm Barbara The New York Times
Injured Palestinian Journalist vows to keep working despite losses
Duha al-Saify, a Palestinian journalist and mother, has vowed to continue reporting on the genocide in Gaza, despite los
Israeli attack could drive Iran to seek nuclear weapons, IAEA chief warns
Head of nuclear watchdog warns Israeli strike may harden Iran's resolve on nuclear arms as diplomacy stalls.
IAEA chief relays Iran warning against Israeli strikes on nuclear facilities – Reuters
- IAEA chief relays Iran warning against Israeli strikes on nuclear facilities Reuters
- What to know about inspections of Iran's nuclear program by the IAEA ahead of a key board vote AP News
- Israeli attack could drive Iran to seek nuclear weapons, IAEA chief warns Al Jazeera
- Iran obtaining IAEA documents is 'bad', shows poor cooperation, Grossi says Reuters
- UN's Nuclear Watchdog Poised to Declare Iran in Violation of Nonproliferation Treaty Haaretz
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch fourth commercial Axiom mission to the space station – Spaceflight Now
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch fourth commercial Axiom mission to the space station Spaceflight Now
- NASA, Partners Delay Axiom Mission 4, Reviewing Launch Date NASA (.gov)
- Private astronaut mission marks next step toward a new space station ABC News
- SpaceX to debut its fifth and final Crew Dragon spacecraft on Axiom Mission 4 Spaceflight Now
- Shubhanshu Shukla's Axiom mission postponed: SpaceX detects LOx leak; Falcon 9 liftoff on hold pending re Times of India
Peru drops plan to shrink protected area around Nazca Lines archaeological site
Critics had claimed that plan announced in May exposed complex of desert etchings to impact of informal mining
Peru’s government has abandoned a plan that reduced the size of a protected area around the country’s ancient Nazca Lines, after criticism the change made them vulnerable to the impact of informal mining operations.
Peru’s culture ministry said on Sunday that it was reinstating with immediate effect the protected area covering 5,600 square kilometers (2,200 square miles), that in late May had been cut back to 3,200 sq km. The government said at the time the decision was based on studies that had more precisely demarcated areas with “real patrimonial value”.
Continue reading...Frederick Forsyth, former spy and Day of the Jackal author, dies aged 86
Approached by Britain’s MI6 while reporting on Nigeria's Biafra War, he mined his experiences for literary inspiration.
NATO Chief Urges Members to Spend Far More on Military – The New York Times
- NATO Chief Urges Members to Spend Far More on Military The New York Times
- NATO Seeks to Include Ukraine Funds in New Spending Target Bloomberg
- NATO chief calls for ‘quantum leap’ in defense and says Russia could attack in 5 years AP News
- NATO chief calls for 400% boost in the alliance’s missile defenses Defense News
- NATO chief calls for five times more air defenses increase to deter Russia Breaking Defense
Trump travel ban barring citizens from 12 countries goes into effect – The Guardian
- Trump travel ban barring citizens from 12 countries goes into effect The Guardian
- Trump's travel ban is now in effect. Here's what to know NPR
- Immigrant communities, organizations in Massachusetts concerned about Trump's travel ban CBS News
- Restricting The Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats The White House (.gov)
- Trump’s new travel ban takes effect as tensions escalate over immigration enforcement CNN
Families of missing Ukrainians gather as prisoner exchange begins – BBC
- Families of missing Ukrainians gather as prisoner exchange begins BBC
- Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners of war Reuters
- Soldiers return home after years in captivity as Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap begins CNN
- ‘A dirty political and propaganda game’ Meduza
- Russia and Ukraine hold 1st stage of prison swap following peace talks ABC News
Ukraine, Russia swap prisoners hours after massive drone assault
Ukraine and Russia completed the first in a series of planned prisoner swaps that could see at least 2,400 freed.
What are the prospects for peace in the war in Ukraine?
Attacks have intensified again while Russian forces gain more territory.
Italy cuts ties with Israeli spyware firm Paragon amid surveillance scandal
Italy severs links with Paragon spyware after allegations of targeting critics and migrant rescuers spark outrage.
Tunisia-Algeria Gaza aid convoy heads for Rafah
Hundreds of Tunisian and Algerian activists launched a convoy from Tunis Monday to Gaza via Egypt’s Rafah crossing.
Low turnout scuttles Italy referendum on citizenship – NPR
- Low turnout scuttles Italy referendum on citizenship NPR
- Italian citizenship referendum void after low turnout BBC
- Italians Prepare to Vote in Citizenship Referendum The New York Times
- Italy’s citizenship referendum fails after voters heed Giorgia Meloni call for boycott Financial Times
- Meloni’s coalition taunts left from the beach as low voter turnout scuppers referendum politico.eu
Russia could be ready to attack Nato within five years, says secretary general
In speech in London Mark Rutte says he expects alliance members to agree to raise military spending to 5% of GDP
Russia could be ready to attack Nato within five years and leaders of the western alliance are expected to agree to increase military spending to 5% of GDP this month to contain the threat, the alliance’s secretary general has said.
Mark Rutte said in a speech in London on Monday that Nato needed “a quantum leap in our collective defence”, which would include significant rearmament to deter an increasingly militarised Russia.
Continue reading...Italian referendum on easing citizenship rules thwarted by low turnout
PM Meloni said she would not vote, and opposition accuses government of dampening interest in immigrant, worker issues.
Canadian PM vows to boost defence spending and reduce dependency on US
Carney says Canada will hit Nato target of 2% of GDP five years ahead of schedule amid ‘dangerous and divided world’
Mark Carney has promised to boost defence spending to its highest level in decades, warning that in a “dangerous and divided world”, Canada must reduce its dependence on the US for defence.
Speaking at the University of Toronto on Monday, Carney said Canada would reach Nato’s 2% military expenditure target this fiscal year – five years ahead of his previously announced schedule. For years, Canada has been viewed as a defence loafer and successive prime ministers have failed to bring the country’s commitments in line with allies. A recent Nato report found that Canada spent an estimated 1.45% of its GDP on defence last year.
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