Judge orders 72-hour stay for Boston teen arrested by Ice on way to volleyball practice

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Marcelo Gomes Da Silva must be in state for ‘fair’ chance for court to review merits on any contested issues, says judge

A Boston high school student who was detained by immigration agents on Saturday while he was on his way to volleyball practice must be kept in Massachusetts for at least 72 hours, a federal judge said on Monday.

Marcelo Gomes Da Silva, 18, entered the United States on a student visa, according to a lawsuit filed on his behalf after his arrest. While his student visa status has lapsed, he is eligible for and intends to apply for asylum.

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Suspect charged with federal hate crime in attack on Colorado rally for Israeli hostages

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Mohamed Sabry Soliman charged with multiple felonies after allegedly shouting ‘Free Palestine’ as he attacked Boulder crowd

A man has been charged with a federal hate crime and multiple other felonies after he allegedly used a makeshift flamethrower and incendiary devices to attack a crowd of people who were raising awareness for Israeli hostages in Gaza, injuring 12 victims.

Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, is alleged to have shouted “Free Palestine” as he attacked the crowd on Sunday. The FBI said Soliman told police he planned the attack for a year and had specifically targeted what he described as the “Zionist group”, the Associated Press reported.

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Ukraine, Russia hold brief talks, agree on prisoner exchange but little else – The Washington Post

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  1. Ukraine, Russia hold brief talks, agree on prisoner exchange but little else  The Washington Post
  2. Ukraine’s Drone Attack Deep Inside Russia: What to Know  The New York Times
  3. Ukraine-Russia peace talks yield no ceasefire, Zelenskyy warns Putin should not be 'rewarded'  Fox News
  4. Ukraine and Russia hold peace talks after a weekend of dramatic escalation in fighting  NPR
  5. Ukraine's drone attack on Russian warplanes was a serious blow to the Kremlin's strategic arsenal  PBS
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UN assembly elects Germany’s ex-foreign minister as next president after Russia demands secret vote – AP News

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  1. UN assembly elects Germany's ex-foreign minister as next president after Russia demands secret vote  AP News
  2. Germany's Baerbock elected as UN General Assembly head  DW
  3. Germany’s Annalena Baerbock elected President of the 80th General Assembly  UN News
  4. Germany's ex-foreign minister Baerbock chosen to lead UN Assembly  France 24
  5. ​​Former German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock elected president of UN General Assembly  Українська правда
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Edinburgh fringe event organisers urged to capitalise on Oasis and AC/DC gigs

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Fringe Society CEO says venues could offer concertgoers ‘morning after’ shows or tempt residents who ‘want to hide’

Organisers of Edinburgh fringe events have been urged to be “pretty smart” and capitalise on the decision by Oasis and AC/DC to play gigs in the city midway through the festival.

There was surprise and irritation when it emerged the bands would be staging four concerts at Murrayfield stadium in mid-August when the world’s largest arts festival is in full flow.

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English mayors push for visitor levy to boost income from tourism

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Group led by Steve Rotheram says introducing local tourism tax would empower regional growth

A coalition of mayors from across England are urging the government to allow local authorities to bring in a Barcelona-style visitor levy to generate income from tourism.

The group, led by the Liverpool city region mayor, Steve Rotheram, argues that a visitor levy would unlock vital funding for tourism and cultural infrastructure, empower regional growth and reduce dependence on central government funding.

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Italy’s Mount Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano, spews plumes of ash – The Guardian

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  1. Italy’s Mount Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano, spews plumes of ash  The Guardian
  2. Huge eruption on Italy’s Mount Etna leaves tourists fleeing volcano  CNN
  3. Italy's Mount Etna is erupting again. Stunning photos show the volcano sending ash into the sky and turning into a 'lava fountain.'  Yahoo
  4. Italy's Mount Etna volcano erupts with a massive ash cloud and a "lava fountain"  CBS News
  5. An Eruption at Mount Etna Sends Hikers Scrambling for Cover  The New York Times
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Outrage over Peru’s decision to nearly halve protected area near Nazca Lines

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Shock decision has raised fears ancient site with almost 2,000-year-old geoglyphs will be exploited by illegal miners

Archeologists and environmentalists have expressed their outrage at a shock decision by Peru’s culture ministry to cut by nearly half the protected archaeological park around the iconic Nazca Lines, excluding an area nearly the size of urban Lima, the country’s capital city.

The Unesco world heritage attracts thousands of tourists to see the massive hummingbird, monkey and whale figures in the desert in Peru’s second-biggest tourist attraction after Machu Picchu. Last year, archaeologists using AI discovered hundreds of new geoglyphs dating back more than 2,000 years, predating the famous lines in the sand.

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South Korea goes to the polls to elect new president after Yoon crisis

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Election pitting liberal Lee Jae-myung against conservative candidate Kim Moon Soo comes after months of chaos following Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived imposition of martial law

Millions of South Koreans are voting for a new president in a snap election triggered by the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol, a conservative who now faces an explosive trial on rebellion charges over his short-lived imposition of martial law in December.

Pre-election surveys suggested Yoon’s liberal arch-rival, Lee Jae-myung, appeared headed for an easy win, riding on deep public frustration over the conservatives in the wake of Yoon’s martial law debacle.

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Pentagon to redraw command map to more closely align Greenland with the US – Politico

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  1. Pentagon to redraw command map to more closely align Greenland with the US  Politico
  2. Trump administration plans to move Greenland from U.S. European Command to Northern Command  CBS News
  3. Trump admin. intends to move Greenland from U.S. European Command  MSN
  4. United States plans to transfer Greenland to new command  AzerNews
  5. Pentagon to shift Greenland oversight to Northern Command  Harici
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Iran on brink of rejecting US proposal on nuclear programme

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Offer gives no ground on Tehran’s demand to continue to enrich uranium inside country, sources say

Iran is on the brink of rejecting US proposals on the future of its nuclear programme after the US draft insisted that Tehran would have to suspend the enrichment of uranium inside Iran and set out no clear route map for lifting US economic sanctions.

The US proposals were the first in written form since five rounds of indirect talks started, but Iranian diplomatic sources said the US proposals gave no ground on Iran’s demand to continue to enrich uranium inside the country.

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