- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 21, 2024 Institute for the Study of War
- Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 846 Al Jazeera English
- ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, Map and Update June 20, 2024 Kyiv Post
- The one major move that could spark the end for Vladimir Putin's Ukraine war Express
- Russia will lose war against Ukraine if West mobilises its assets to confront Kremlin – ISW Ukrainska Pravda
Milei EU trip: snubbed in Spain, low-key in Berlin – DW (English)
- Milei EU trip: snubbed in Spain, low-key in Berlin DW (English)
- Argentine President Milei is back in Madrid but he won't be seeing Spanish leaders after their spat The Associated Press
- Argentina's Milei irritates Spain again with plans for visit Reuters
- Spanish king snubs Argentina's Milei amid diplomatic rift POLITICO Europe
- Milei Basks in Right-Wing Election Gains as He Returns to Europe Bloomberg
Will ‘sigh of relief’ after US supreme court gun ruling be short-lived?
Domestic abusers still may not possess guns, but first case decided since 2022 Bruen decision likely won’t be the last
The US supreme court decided to uphold a 30-year-old federal law prohibiting subjects of domestic violence restraining orders (DVROs) from possessing guns. In Friday’s 8-1 decision, justices – except Clarence Thomas – agreed that Zackey Rahimi’s constitutional rights were not violated when his guns were confiscated following a lengthy history of gun crimes and abuse against his then girlfriend and mother of his child.
While the ruling is not a surprise to many experts who heard the 7 November 2023 oral argument, it represents a small victory for those who advocate for protection orders like DVROs and work with survivors of domestic abuse.
Continue reading...At least 30 dead after days of heavy rains in the Northern Triangle – CNN
Escaped pet donkey found ‘living best life’ with elk
A man hiking in the California wilderness has stumbled upon a pet donkey that has been missing for five years.
Guerrilla fighters luring Colombian schoolchildren on TikTok
Rebel groups in rural Colombia are using social media to recruit young people to their ranks.
Nearly 500 confirmed fatalities from Hajj heatwave as hundreds more feared dead – CNN
- Nearly 500 confirmed fatalities from Hajj heatwave as hundreds more feared dead CNN
- Hundreds of Hajj Pilgrims Reported Dead Amid Extreme Heat The New York Times
- Over 1,000 Muslim worshippers die of heat exhaustion during Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia: report Fox News
- Saudi Arabia shuts pilgrims out of air-conditioned areas as more than 1,000 die in extreme heat Yahoo! Voices
- Extreme Heat Kills Hundreds Amid Pilgrimage - Videos from The Weather Channel The Weather Channel
Newly found Assyrian camp supports epic biblical account, expert says – Fox News
- Newly found Assyrian camp supports epic biblical account, expert says Fox News
- Long-lost Assyrian military camp devastated by 'the angel of the Lord' finally found, scientist claims Livescience.com
- Clues of bloody Biblical battle between angel of God and 185K invading soldiers uncovered in Jerusalem: new research New York Post
- Archaeologist's Discovery May Back Up Epic Biblical Siege Newsweek
- Stunning find backs up epic biblical account news.com.au
U.S. military members discuss seeking conscientious objector status over support of Israel in Gaza – NBC News
- U.S. military members discuss seeking conscientious objector status over support of Israel in Gaza NBC News
- “Utterly Dismayed”: Air Force Engineer Resigns as Dissent Against Gaza War Slowly Spreads Within Military The Intercept
- Letter Writer/Committee Urges Community to Write Letters to Stop U.S. Funding Israeli Military Redheaded Blackbelt
- Current and former US military personnel build a movement for Palestine within their ranks Peoples Dispatch
- Active-Duty US Service Members Issue Appeal to Congress to Stop Funding Genocide Truthout
Inside Gaza aid depot: Food waits as Israel and UN trade blame
BBC sees hundreds of pallets of food sitting in the sun, just miles from starving Palestinians.
Newspaper headlines: ‘300m NHS records stolen’ and Rowling attacks Labour – BBC.com
- Newspaper headlines: '300m NHS records stolen' and Rowling attacks Labour BBC.com
- Records on 300m patient interactions with NHS stolen in Russian hack The Guardian
- Almost 200 cancer operations postponed as ransomware group publishes London hospitals data The Record from Recorded Future News
- Qilin: We knew our Synnovis attack would cause a healthcare crisis at London hospitals The Register
- Britain's NHS investigates claims hackers published stolen patient data Reuters
Guardia Civil reject offer of help from Lancashire police in search for Jay Slater
Spanish police say they have the resources it needs for hunt for 19-year-old who was last heard from on Monday
Spanish police have rejected an offer of support from Lancashire constabulary as the hunt for the missing British teenager Jay Slater in Tenerife continues.
Lancashire police said it had made “an offer of support to the Guardia Civil to see if they need any additional resources” in their efforts. The 19-year-old apprentice bricklayer from Oswaldtwistle was last heard from between 8am and 9am on Monday morning when he contacted a friend.
Continue reading...Trump announces Teamsters union chief to speak at Republican convention
Sean O’Brien accepts invitation as union says its message ‘needs to be heard by as wide an audience as possible’
Sean O’Brien, the president of the Teamsters union, will speak at the Republican national convention in Milwaukee next month, a move that could spell trouble for Joe Biden’s support among blue-collar workers ahead of the November election.
Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, announced on Friday on his Truth Social platform that O’Brien had accepted his invitation to speak at the convention and that he was looking forward to seeing him represent the Teamsters.
Continue reading...North Korea appears to construct walls near DMZ, satellite images reveal – CBS News
- North Korea appears to construct walls near DMZ, satellite images reveal CBS News
- North Korea Has Lost 'Many' Troops to Mines in DMZ, South Says The New York Times
- North Korea Satellite Images Show Troops Building Border 'Wall' Newsweek
- How Did North Korean Soldiers Wander Across the World's Most Heavily Guarded Border? Military.com
- Why North Korean Soldiers Keep Wandering Across the DMZ TIME
Israel and Hezbollah faceoff raises risk of wider conflict – Reuters
- Israel and Hezbollah faceoff raises risk of wider conflict Reuters
- Could Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system hold up in a war with Hezbollah? NPR
- Hezbollah leader in Lebanon threatens Israel and Cyprus USA TODAY
- US hosts PM’s aides amid concern full-on war with Hezbollah would overwhelm Iron Dome The Times of Israel
- Hezbollah issues directives to terrorists on Syrian-Lebanese border The Jerusalem Post
Mysterious shiny monolith removed from Nevada desert
Art installation at Gass Peak was taken down on Thursday, police say, citing ‘public safety and environmental concerns’
The mysterious monolith that appeared in the Nevada desert has been removed, years after similar mystifying, gleaming objects first appeared in the deserts of Utah during the Covid-19 pandemic and captured the world’s imagination.
Las Vegas police announced the discovery of the monolith – an art installation – at Gass Peak, roughly 40 miles (64.4km) north of the city, on Monday.
Continue reading...Balkans hit by blackouts as heatwave persists
Albania, Bosnia, Croatia and Montenegro suffer simultaneous power cuts as the region swelters in a heatwave.
Three people dead and 10 injured in mass shooting at Arkansas grocery
Shooting occurred at Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce, a city of about 3,200 people 65 miles south of Little Rock
Three people were killed and 10 others were wounded – including at least two law enforcement officers – when a shooter opened fire on Friday at a grocery store in Arkansas, police said.
The shooting occurred on Friday morning at the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce. The suspected shooter was critically injured after being shot by police, Arkansas state police said. The wounded officers did not have life-threatening injuries.
Continue reading...Explosion reported 126 miles off the coast of Yemen’s Aden, UKMTO says – The Jerusalem Post
- Explosion reported 126 miles off the coast of Yemen's Aden, UKMTO says The Jerusalem Post
- The shipping industry is sounding the alarm as another vessel sinks in the Red Sea CNN
- Likely Yemen Houthi rebel attack targets ship in Gulf of Aden as Eisenhower reportedly heads home ABC News
- Merchant vessel reports explosion in its vicinity off Yemen's Aden Reuters
- Houthis cause havoc as attacks in support of Palestine escalate The Jerusalem Post
Volunteer firefighter dies battling Greece blaze
The 55-year-old man was injured in a blaze in the region of Ilia on the Peloponnese peninsula and later died in hospital.