Resignations after DOJ tells prosecutors to drop NY mayor case

Top New York attorney Danielle Sassoon is among several prosecutors to quit over an order to drop a corruption case against Eric Adams.

Source: BBC

JD Vance says he fears Europe’s ‘threat from within’

Source: Financial Times

China extends reach in South Pacific with Cook Islands deal

No details have been released, but analysts and environmentalists fear it will pave the way for closer security ties and the start of deep-sea mining.

Source: Washington Post

Russian drone hits Chernobyl reactor but radiation normal, Ukraine says

Ukraine said a Russian drone crashed into the containment structure, starting a fire, but so far radiation levels have stayed constant.

Source: Washington Post

For Trump’s peacemaking, Ukrainians and Palestinians are in the way

President Donald Trump roiled global politics this week, in a meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah II and a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Source: Washington Post

Revealed: fugitive Dutch drug lord has been in Sierra Leone for at least two years

Sources place Johannes Leijdekkers in west African country since at least December 2022

One of Europe’s most-wanted drug lords has been living in Sierra Leone for at least two years, …

Source: The Guardian

Mexico threatens to escalate US gunmakers lawsuit with terror charges

Claudia Scheinbaum warns of reciprocal action if Washington designates country’s cartels as terrorist groups

Mexico’s president has warned US gunmakers they could face fresh legal action as accomplices of organized …

Source: The Guardian

Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Zelia slams Australia's iron ore hub

Tropical Cyclone Zelia made landfall on Australia’s west coast on Friday, lashing the world’s largest iron ore hub with heavy rain and wind gusts up to 180 miles an hour.

Source: NBC News

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Ukraine and NATO allies fear being left out of potential Trump-Putin peace talks; Free speech dispute over New Hampshire bakery mural heads to trial

Source: CBS News

UN Lebanon force demands 'immediate' inquiry into torching of vehicle in Beirut

A deputy commander of the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon was injured and a UN vehicle torched late Friday by Hezbollah protesters blocking the road to Beirut airport. Demonstrators had …

Source: France 24

Researchers discover ancient Egyptian mummies smell sweet and floral

Researchers who sniffed mummified remains in the name of science described them as "woody," "spicy," and "sweet," with floral notes.

Source: CBS News

Has the protection of human rights gone out of fashion?

Rights groups are decrying violations as they play out for all the world to see.

Source: Al Jazeera