Journalists launch legal action against Italian government over spyware claims

Union submits criminal complaint to prosecutors as ministers refuse to answer questions about alleged hacks

Italy’s national union for journalists has submitted a criminal complaint to prosecutors in Rome after …

Source: The Guardian

Seven Chilean men are charged with stealing millions from high-profile athletes' homes

Seven Chilean men face federal charges related to a string of burglaries at the homes of six high-profile athletes. NFL quarterbacks Pat Mahomes and Joe Burrows were among the targets.

Source: NPR

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Delta passenger recalls scary crash landing: "Everything just kind of went sideways"; Iditarod sled dog race starting line relocated over lack of snow

Source: CBS News

Innovation and the cult of the firestarter

George Bernard Shaw was right — progress depends on ‘unreasonable’ people

Source: Financial Times

Even in his final seconds of life, first gay imam pushed boundaries

Peers and scholars reflected on the role Hendricks played within the LGBTQ+ and Islamic communities.

Source: BBC

Australia’s spy chief warns of rising antisemitism, intolerance

Australia’s social cohesion is eroding, according to a sobering intelligence assessment that also warned of growing foreign interference and espionage.

Source: Washington Post

Rapper A$AP Rocky found not guilty in gun assault case

US Rapper A$AP Rocky dove into the arms of his partner Rihanna in court, after a jury found him not guilty.

Source: Al Jazeera

Climate change is robbing Pacific islands of another resource: Tuna

Fourteen Pacific island nations will receive $107 million to adapt their tuna-dependent economies as climate change pushes the fish farther from their shores.

Source: Washington Post

Artists demand National Endowment for the Arts roll back Trump restrictions

More than 400 artists sign letter urging organization to resist funding ban for projects focused on DEI and gender

Donald Trump’s efforts to influence US cultural institutions received more …

Source: The Guardian

Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Trump's Labor Department pick, to face questions from senators

The confirmation hearing for the former Oregon representative nominated to lead the Labor Department is to start Wednesday. The secretary of labor holds the 11th Cabinet position in the presidential …

Source: NPR

How Russia is influencing the 2025 German election

A series of Russian disinformation operations have been trying to manipulate the upcoming German elections. How successful are they and what is the German government doing to resist?

Source: Deutsche Welle

Chinese military helicopter flies within 10 feet of plane, video shows

Journalists on the Philippines’ plane filmed the helicopter coming dangerously close. Beijing has become increasingly aggressive in the contested South China Sea.

Source: Washington Post