Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario as Lake America after Trump order
The iPhone maker follows rival technology giant Google in relabelling the Great Lake.
Germany accuses Russia of failed August drone attack on Leipzig airport – Al Jazeera
- Germany accuses Russia of failed August drone attack on Leipzig airport Al Jazeera
- Germany says Russia behind Leipzig airport drone attack BBC
- Von der Leyen vows response to Russian drone incident in Germany Euronews.com
- Germany set to blame Russia for attempted airport drone attack Reuters
- Germany blames Russia for drone attack on airport, announces countermeasures The Washington Post
Senator Ed Markey wins Massachusetts Democratic primary
Incumbent, 80, beats back challenge from Seth Moulton, who argued Markey was too old to be effective at his job
Senator Ed Markey won the Democratic primary in Massachusetts on Tuesday, beating back a challenge from Seth Moulton, a congressman who tried to unseat him by arguing to voters his opponent was too old to be effective at his job.
Massachusetts is heavily Democratic, making the senator favored to win a third full term in the November general election, where he faces the Republican nominee John Deaton.
Continue reading...Federal judge tosses Trump lawsuit over young trans athletes in California school sports
In a major LGBTQ+ rights victory, the justice department cannot force the state to ban trans girls from women’s sports
A federal judge has dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit challenging California’s policy of allowing transgender youth to play on sports teams that match their gender, a major loss for Donald Trump and the Department of Justice (DoJ).
The justice department had been fighting for a year to force California to ban trans girls from women’s sports, with the president directly singling out one trans track and field athlete in online attacks and regularly mocking trans athletes in his speeches.
Continue reading...Trump nominates loyalist Hung Cao to be permanent navy secretary
Acting secretary picked for top role as critics accuse president of overworking sailors during war with Iran
Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is nominating acting navy secretary Hung Cao for the permanent job, giving the navy combat veteran the nod as concerns have emerged that some sailors have been stretched to the limit during the Iran war.
Cao has been serving as acting navy secretary since John Phelan departed the job unexpectedly and without explanation in late April.
Continue reading...Tiger Woods to change plea after crash arrest
The golfer will be in court on Wednesday for a hearing to change his plea after being charged with driving under the influence.
Putin pledges support to Iran, rallies leaders to challenge U.S. – The Washington Post
- Putin pledges support to Iran, rallies leaders to challenge U.S. The Washington Post
- Iran president offers US olive branch, hails Russian support Arab News
- Putin, Pezeshkian Reaffirm Moscow-Tehran Alliance Amid US-Iran War Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- Putin Backs Iran as Trump Escalates Strikes and Economic Pressure Yahoo
- Putin publicly backs Iran, says Russia is ready to help The New Voice of Ukraine
US officials defend Venezuela oil deal amid questions over rebuilding plan
Government talks up pact but Venezuelan opposition alarmed that democracy yet to return after Maduro exit
Trump administration officials on Tuesday defended a highly contentious deal giving the US control of a significant chunk of Venezuelan oil reserves, arguing that the sweeping agreement would help stabilize and rebuild democracy in the shattered South American country while giving Washington vital access to strategic crude reserves.
Last week, Donald Trump announced a “groundbreaking” deal that would give the US “majority” control over 65bn barrels – roughly one-fifth – of Venezuela’s oil reserves.
Continue reading...Carney Urges Trump To Quit ‘Doing Memes,’ Kaepernick Calls Out Critics: Live Updates – HuffPost
Ousted Ukrainian defense chief lands Palantir CEO as first investor in new venture – Defense News
- Ousted Ukrainian defense chief lands Palantir CEO as first investor in new venture Defense News
- Palantir CEO Alex Karp backs ousted Ukraine defense minister's new defense tech startup CNBC
- Ukraine's Fedorov says Palantir CEO will be first major investor in new defence company Reuters
- Ukrainian Drone Mastermind, Fired by Kyiv, Will Advise Italy’s Defense Chief nytimes.com
- Palantir’s Karp Will Back Startup by Ex-Ukraine Defense Chief Bloomberg.com
Will self-flying planes transform the skies?
Autonomous crop-spraying aircraft are leading the way in pilot-free flying.
Fund defence spending from tax rise on middle earners, thinktank tells Healey
Resolution Foundation argues that UK’s internationally low ‘tax wedge’ must rise to pay for defence ambitions
The chancellor, John Healey, must be prepared to raise taxes for middle earners if he wants to fund significantly higher defence spending, the Resolution Foundation thinktank has said.
Healey resigned from Keir Starmer’s government in June, protesting against what he argued was the then prime minister’s failure to adequately fund defence.
Continue reading...Could the man who murdered a Christian missionary and his sons walk free in India?
Dara Singh is serving a life sentence for burning alive Graham Staines and his two sons in Odisha in 1999.
Dozens arrested after fatal pre-dawn shootout in Dutch village – The Guardian
- Dozens arrested after fatal pre-dawn shootout in Dutch village The Guardian
- Police arrest 34 after a fatal shooting in a rural Dutch village AP News
- Police arrest 34 after deadly gang shootout in eastern Netherlands Al Jazeera
- Two police officers injured after fatal shooting in Dutch village Euronews.com
- Police arrest 34 after deadly shooting in Gelderland village DutchNews.nl
Why doesn’t Russia kill Ukraine’s leaders? Putin says he needs ‘some kind of negotiators’ left in Kyiv — in case they decide to settle. – Meduza
Belgian court orders trial for corruption, money laundering linked to Congo passport deal – Reuters
Cup noodles made with cold water? BBC tries Japan’s viral snack
The BBC's Tokyo correspondent Kurumi Mori tries Japan's latest food trend, instant noodles made using cold water.
Dozens arrested after fatal pre-dawn shootout in Dutch village
Police urged people in Overasselt to stay indoors after one person died and 34 were arrested
Authorities have arrested 34 people, including French, Belgian and Algerian nationals, after a person died in a pre-dawn shootout in a Dutch village reportedly linked to a notorious drug lord.
Police urged people in Overasselt, near the German border, to stay indoors with doors and windows shut in case further suspects were on the loose.
Continue reading...Two supertankers hit in the Strait of Hormuz — as Iranian president extends olive branch – New York Post
- Two supertankers hit in the Strait of Hormuz — as Iranian president extends olive branch New York Post
- Iranian attack on Saudi tanker killed two Filipino sailors, Saudi Arabia says BBC
- Iranian media say Saudi oil tanker stopped in Strait of Hormuz, no Saudi confirmation Reuters
- Tanker struck by three projectiles while sailing out of Strait of Hormuz, monitor says timesofisrael.com
- Two Tankers Carrying Saudi Oil Attacked in Strait of Hormuz gCaptain