The very mention of Cyprus adds a new dimension to the Israel-Hamas conflict. It risks drawing a European Union nation into a war that has already spread across the Middle East and puts the spotlight on Cyprus’s ties with Israel.

Why Hezbollah is threatening this tiny European country

The Independent

 For many migrants who’ve long dreamed of Europe, one of the last stops is an expanse of olive trees on North Africa's Mediterranean coastline.But in Tunisia, less than 100 miles (161 kilometers) from the Italian islands that form the European Union’s outermost borders, for many that dream has become a nightmare.Under black tarps covered with blankets and ropes, men, women and children seek shelter from sunlight and wait for their chance to board one of the iron boats that paid smugglers use to transport people to Italy. Having fled war, poverty, climate change or persecution, they find themselves trapped...

Stranded migrants confront violence and despair as Tunisia partners to keep them from Europe

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday attended the summit of a security grouping created by Moscow and Beijing to counter Western alliances.Putin and Xi joined the leaders of other countries that are members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization at its annual meeting in Kazakhstan's capital of Astana. The grouping was established in 2001 by China, Russia and four ex-Soviet Central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to promote regional security and economic cooperation. It was later joined by India, Pakistan and Iran. Observer states and dialogue partners include Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.Besides...

Leaders of Russia, China attend summit of regional security grouping

Reuters

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UN seeks aid for Sudan refugees fleeing to Libya, Uganda

CAIRO (Reuters) -Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi named a new chief of staff for the armed forces on Wednesday, after replacing the defence minister in his newly formed cabinet, as tensions with neighbouring Israel grow with the Gaza war on Egypt's eastern border.

Egypt's Sisi names new armed forces chief of staff, defence minister

The Hill

Although 80 world democracies rejected that approach, the largest democracies of Latin America looked atomized, small, and faint-hearted in the face of a great and extraordinary threat to humanity and world peace.

Opinion: Brazil, Mexico and Colombia say no to peace and yes to Putin

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A fight between passengers marred the final night of a Carnival Cruise Line sailing on June 6th. The incident, which unfolded in the Lido Deck dining room onboard the Carnival Paradise, involved a group of women and resulted in thrown chairs and plates.

Cruise Ship Fight Near Buffet Captured on Camera, Passengers Banned for Life

Business Insider

The Baltic states and Poland are urging the EU to build further defenses to protect the bloc from Russia's hybrid threats, per Reuters.

4 NATO countries are calling for a defense line along Europe's 700-mile border with Russia and Belarus

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's very public criticism of China over its relationship with Russia, and cool stance toward a forthcoming peace summit, could backfire. China denied Ukrainian accusations that it was helping Russia to undermine a forthcoming peace summit in Switzerland. Analysts say Ukraine's leadership has risked antagonizing Beijing at...

In slamming China over its stance on Russia and the war, Ukraine might have made a big miscalculation

Under the plans, US troops would land at one of five European ports and then be transported to NATO's eastern flank, officials told The Telegraph.

NATO is making plans for surging US troops into Europe in case Russia invades

ARGUINEGUIN, Spain (Reuters) -An unprecedented nearly 5,000 migrants have died at sea in the first five months of 2024 trying to reach the Spanish Canary Islands, according to a report released by migration rights group Walking Borders on Wednesday.

Migrants dying in unprecedented numbers on Canary Islands route, NGO says

More than 3,000 acres (1,200 hectares) of grass and woodland have been consumed since Tuesday when a blaze started just outside Oroville, with authorities telling 13,000 people to leave the area. The town, near the state capital of Sacramento, is just 23 miles (38 kilometers) from Paradise, a community that...

Thousands told to flee raging California wildfire

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Bucks County Beacon

“[I]nvoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God,” the Constitution of the Confederate States of America composed by southern slaveholders in 1861 sought to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” The authors of Project 2025, the latest playbook for restructuring the federal government in order to accomplish the policy goals of Christian Nationalists, similarly declare their manifesto will “decide America’s future” by securing their “God-given individual rights to live freely” and exercise dominion over others.

Legislating Inequality: The Christian Confederate Roots of Project 2025

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Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

A post shared on social media claims the government of Indonesia is ready to deploy troops to “protect Palestinians from Israel.”. Indonesia’s president-elect offered peacekeeping troops to enforce a ceasefire. There is no evidence the country is sending troops to the region to combat any Israeli troops or protect civilians at this time.

FACT CHECK: Is Indonesia Sending Troops To Gaza To Protect Palestinians From Israel?

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New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that South Korea would be making "a big mistake" if it decides to supply arms to Ukraine and that Moscow would respond to such a move in a way that would be painful for Seoul.

Putin says South Korea would be making 'a big mistake' if it supplies arms to Ukraine

The death toll from a stampede at a Hindu religious congregation in northern India has risen to 121, authorities said on Wednesday, while a police report said the number of people present at the function was more than triple the permitted capacity.

At least 121 people, mostly women, killed in stampede at India's Hathras

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Chicago Happenings

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be in Germany for his country's Euro 2024 quarter-final on Saturday, the presidency told AFP, as Ankara and Berlin trade barbs over a Turkish footballer's celebratory gesture. Germany summoned Turkey's ambassador in Berlin on Thursday morning amid a spiralling diplomatic row which erupted after...

Turkey’s Erdogan to attend Euro 2024 quarterfinals in Berlin amid diplomatic row

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Junta-leaders in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to hold first joint summit

The military rulers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will on Saturday hold their first joint summit since seizing power in a series of coups, Nigerien...

Junta-leaders in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to hold first joint summit

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