- We want bigger cuts to EU budget than planned, richer countries say politico.eu
- EU Budget Plan Shrinks as Wealthier States Push Back on Spending Bloomberg.com
- Cyprus proposes €32.8 billion cut to next EU budget as compromise Euronews
- EU Presidency Proposes Small Cut to Bloc's 2028-2034 Budget to Kick off Negotiations U.S. News & World Report
- The Brief – Let the budget battle commence Euractiv
‘If order given, we will take over Beirut’: IDF Golani cmndr. tells ‘Post’ about Wadi Saluki op. – The Jerusalem Post
- 'If order given, we will take over Beirut': IDF Golani cmndr. tells 'Post' about Wadi Saluki op. The Jerusalem Post
- 'If they say Beirut, we go to Beirut,' says Golani 13th Battalion commander from Lebanon Ynetnews
- Israeli army claims ‘operational control’ north of Wadi Saluki Middle East Eye
- WATCH: IDF strikes Hezbollah missile launcher hidden in bushes Cleveland Jewish News
- IDF says it killed several Hezbollah members Breakingthenews.net
Russia’s war on Ukraine: the new, the old, and the immutable – The Kyiv Independent
- Russia's war on Ukraine: the new, the old, and the immutable The Kyiv Independent
- Rescuing a Losing War Futura Doctrina | Mick Ryan
- When Russia Loses Its War in Ukraine Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)
- Farida Rustamova: 'Putin is at an impasse, unable to win or abandon this war' Le Monde.fr
- Is Russia losing the war? Atlantic Council
Toronto police officer shot while investigating US consulate attack
Suspect, 19, still at large after officer dies in hospital having been shot while searching an apartment
A Toronto police officer has been shot dead as police raided an apartment allegedly linked to the March attack on the US consulate, the city’s police chief, Myron Demkiw, said.
Demkiw said 43-year-old constable Marc Pinizzotto was shot while conducting an early-morning search warrant in the north-west of the city and later died at a hospital.
Continue reading...Toronto police officer killed in raid linked to US consulate shooting – BBC
- Toronto police officer killed in raid linked to US consulate shooting BBC
- 19-year-old to be charged after Toronto police officer shot in investigation tied to U.S. consulate shooting CBC
- Police constable killed on the job in Toronto + alleged shooter arrested, another suspect still at large Toronto Star
- Toronto officer killed in raid linked to US consulate shooting probe Minute Mirror
- Tributes pour in for slain Toronto constable as suspect remains at large The Spec
Pope Leo slams Europe for treating migrants like ‘numbers or files’ – politico.eu
- Pope Leo slams Europe for treating migrants like ‘numbers or files’ politico.eu
- Pope tells traffickers of migrants in the Canary Islands: Stop, repent or face God’s wrath AP News
- Pope Leo hits beaches of popular European migrant entry point after criticizing global immigration policies Fox News
- Pope Leo’s visit lays bare Spain’s tangled politics of faith and migration Al Jazeera
- Pope Leo warns Europe’s migrant traffickers to repent or face hell Reuters
Four days of extreme rain killed 7% of world’s rarest orangutans, study says
Climate change-induced weather events are pushing orangutan populations to extinction, says a study.
Albania Holds Biggest Protest Yet Against Jared Kushner’s Private Island – Forbes
- Albania Holds Biggest Protest Yet Against Jared Kushner’s Private Island Forbes
- I saw Kushner’s Albania resort up close — it is an environmental disaster Al Jazeera
- Albania’s Flamingo Revolution Spreads From Kushner Resort to Political Elite Bloomberg.com
- Brussels presses Albania as Kushner resort threatens to flout EU environmental law Reuters
- Who is the man funding Albania's controversial property deal? Euronews
Artan to referee Uefa Super Cup after losing World Cup role
Somali referee Omar Artan is appointed to take charge of the Uefa Super Cup match between Paris St-Germain and Aston Villa later this summer after being denied a spot at the World Cup.
German, Spanish FCAS companies rally to preserve breakthrough fighter tech – Defense News
- German, Spanish FCAS companies rally to preserve breakthrough fighter tech Defense News
- Europe’s next-gen fighter jet is dead. What does that mean for the continent’s security ambitions? CNN
- France-Germany jet plans crash: Can Europe end reliance on US for security? Al Jazeera
- Airbus leans towards Saab as Franco-German fighter unravels Reuters
- Germany welcome in GCAP, but new Leonardo boss warns about timing Defense News
El Niño under way and threatens weather extremes, scientists say
An El Niño event has officially started, say US scientists, raising fears of extreme weather and higher temperatures.
Russia ‘not looking for conflict’, says Nato’s top US commander – Financial Times
- Russia ‘not looking for conflict’, says Nato’s top US commander Financial Times
- Baltic reorganisation signals a return to multi-corps warfare The International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Why is Putin threatening the Baltics? Euractiv
- Lithuanian Interior Ministry: Russia may be preparing provocations against Baltic states Наша Ніва
- The commander of NATO forces assessed the threat of a Russian invasion of the Baltic states UA.NEWS
Why thousands of Americans are giving up their citizenship – CNN
- Why thousands of Americans are giving up their citizenship CNN
- Exodus of Americans Ditching Their Citizenship Soars Under Trump The Daily Beast
- The document that could define post-Trump conservatism Washington Examiner
- How to Reclaim American Citizenship with Chris Griswold Commonplace | Substack
- Reclaiming American Citizenship Commonplace | Substack
Major Russian Refinery Burns After Drone Strike as Explosions Reported Across Crimea – Kyiv Post
- Major Russian Refinery Burns After Drone Strike as Explosions Reported Across Crimea Kyiv Post
- Ukrainian drones target Moscow again, mayor says, as Kyiv claims oil refinery strike ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Ukraine hits two refineries in Russia's Tatarstan – video Українська правда
- Ukrainian Drone Attacks Target Tatarstan Refineries and Samara Petrochemical Plant on Russia Day The Moscow Times
- Ukrainian military says it struck Afipsky refinery in southern Russia Reuters
Bessent Says US Will Extract Funds From Iran Accounts If Needed – Bloomberg.com
- Bessent Says US Will Extract Funds From Iran Accounts If Needed Bloomberg.com
- Treasury Department plans to use Iranian assets to help U.S. Gulf allies recover, source says CBS News
- Iran rejects idea of using its assets to pay damages to US allies Reuters
- U.S. eyes Iranian assets for Gulf allies' reconstruction, source says CNBC
- Trump Administration Vows to Offset Hormuz Tolls With Seized Iranian Funds gCaptain
India Says U.S. Strike on Tanker in Iran Blockade Killed Three Nationals – WSJ
- India Says U.S. Strike on Tanker in Iran Blockade Killed Three Nationals WSJ
- Three ships attacked by the US in three days: What we know BBC
- India demands end to US attacks on ships after three sailors killed Reuters
- U.S. Strikes on Ships Off Oman Continue After Deaths of Indian Sailors The New York Times
- India says US hit another ship off Oman, confirms 3 dead in separate attack Al Jazeera
ECB raises eurozone interest rates as Iran war stokes inflation
European Central Bank increases main deposit rate to 2.25%, with two further rises expected by next spring
The European Central Bank has raised interest rates for the first time since 2023 in response to higher inflation caused by the war in Iran.
The ECB raised its main deposit rate from 2% to 2.25% in a move that financial markets expect to be the first of three rises by next spring.
Continue reading...Cuba hopes for World Cup respite from US sabre-rattling – but prepares for the worst
With some matches being held in nearby Miami, a Cuban response to US military action could mar the tournament
As Cuba crumbles under a nearly five-month-long US oil blockade, many on the island hope that the World Cup might save the island from US attack – or at least offer a respite until the competition ends on 19 July.
“The beginning of the World Cup will make it more difficult for the United States to carry out a military action in Cuba,” said Carlos Alzugaray, Cuba’s former ambassador to the EU. “Cuba is very close to the US, and can hit many targets inside the US, especially in south Florida, with drones or other weapons.”
Continue reading...Knicks fans go wild as New York team makes biggest comeback in NBA Finals history
Wednesday's result means the team are now just one win away from a famous Finals win.
Two Men Sentenced to Death for 2015 Bangkok Bombing – The New York Times
- Two Men Sentenced to Death for 2015 Bangkok Bombing The New York Times
- Erawan Shrine: Thai court sentences two Uyghur men to death for 2015 Bangkok bombing CNN
- Thailand: 2 men sentenced to death for 2015 Bangkok bombing DW.com
- Thai court sentences two men to death over Bangkok shrine bombing BBC
- Thailand Sentences Two Uyghurs to Death Over Deadly 2015 Blast Bloomberg.com