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First Thing: National guard begins deploying on DC streets after Trump police takeover

City’s mayor has hardened her stance on Trump’s ‘authoritarian’ actions. Plus, Israel intensifies bombing of Gaza killing 89 Palestinians in 24 hours

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Lithuania to give children drone training to counter Russia threat

Government aims to teach 22,000 people, including children as young as eight, how to build and operate drones

The Guardian - UK

Alabama priest investigated after woman alleges ‘private companionship’ arrangement beginning at 17

Robert Sullivan, 61, on ‘personal leave’ after Heather Jones, now 33, brought allegations, sexual in nature, to diocese

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New Zealand woman detained by ICE at US-Canada border ‘thought she was being kidnapped’

Woman and her young son remain in custody in ‘horrible and isolated conditions’, friend says

The Independent UK

EJ Antoni, Trump’s pick for labor statistics chief, was at Capitol on January 6 – as it happened

White House says Antoni was ‘bystander … in town for meetings’ as video shows him in crowd of Trump supporters

The Guardian - US

Cuban Media Criticizes Miss Cuba Universe 2025, Lili Estefan's Daughter and Gloria Estefan's Niece

The recently crowned Miss Universe Cuba 2025, is facing sharp criticism from Cuba's state-controlled press, which has accused the beauty pageant of being a "superficial" industry that "objectifies" women. Lina Luaces was elected the representative of the island in Miss Universe on July 2025 in Miami.

Latin Times

Aussie duo suffer agonising defeats in steamy Cincy

Alexei Popyrin and fellow Aussie Adam Walton have both suffered close, energy-sapping defeats in the third round of the Cincinnati Open.

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‘Distracting the public’: group of health professionals call for RFK Jr to be removed

Ahead of the second Maha report, grassroots Defend Public Health warns that everything HHS is doing is ‘horrifying’

The Guardian - US

Mexico expels 26 cartel figures wanted by US officials in deal with White House

High-ranking figures extradited to US as Trump officials ratchet pressure on networks sending drugs across border

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Ukraine war briefing: Putin updates North Korea’s Kim ahead of Trump summit in Alaska

Zelenskyy rules out ceding territory ahead of Trump-Putin talks; Russian troops make sudden advance in eastern Donetsk region. What we know on day 1,267

The Guardian - AU

Guatemalan judge finds six people guilty over deaths of 41 girls in 2017 fire

Two officers and four ex-child protection officials found guilty after fire at state shelter that had a history of abuse

The Guardian - US

New Zealand woman and six-year-old son detained for three weeks by Ice in US enduring ‘terrifying’ ordeal

Sarah Shaw, who has a US visa and lives in Washington state, was detained after attempting to re-enter US from Canada

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Trump Administration Threatens Fines, Jail For Washington's Homeless, Bernie Sanders Says Do This Instead

President Donald Trump’s administration is moving to forcibly clear homeless encampments in Washington, D.C., warning that those who refuse shelter or services could face fines or jail time.

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Judge to hear arguments on halting 'Alligator Alcatraz' construction over environmental concerns

A federal judge will hear closing arguments in a hearing over whether to stop construction indefinitely at an immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” as she considers whether it violates environmental laws

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Newsom says California will draw new electoral maps after Trump ‘missed’ deadline

Governor calls Trump ‘Taco’ online, short for ‘Trump always chickens out’, prompted by president’s flip-flop deadlines

The Independent UK

Vegas funeral home which smelled of ‘death’ shut down after failing to cremate bodies

Owner ofMcDermott’s Funeral Home and Creation Services says delays were because of slow county bureaucracy, not neglect

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5-year-old boy had his cancer treatments interrupted with his deportation as his family files suit against ICE

The boy, referred to as the pseudonym Romeo, was deported along with his seven-year-old sister and their 25-year-old mother on April 25, according to a federal lawsuit filed in Louisiana

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A legal fight is playing out around a Mexican migrant activist accused of human trafficking

A legal battle is playing out in Mexico after police detained a well-known migration activist earlier this month, accusing him of human trafficking

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National Guard rehearsed show of force against immigration raid protesters, general testifies

A general has testified that National Guard troops repeatedly rehearsed their role in an operation at a Los Angeles park intended as a show of force against people protesting immigration raids

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VA hospitals are finding it harder to fill jobs, watchdog says

An independent watchdog for the Department of Veterans Affairs says VA hospitals have reported an increase in severe staffing shortages

The Independent UK

Tennessee town considers deal to turn closed prison into immigration detention facility

Officials in a rural Tennessee town are scheduled to meet to consider an agreement to turn a former state prison into an immigration detention facility operated by a private company

Latin Times

4-Year-Old US Citizen Fighting Stage 4 Cancer Deported to Honduras: Family Takes Legal Action

A 4-year-old boy born in Louisiana under the pseudonym Romeo, battling stage 4 kidney cancer, was deported by ICE to Honduras.

The Guardian - US

New York City mayoral race: Mamdani leads Cuomo by 19 points, poll shows

Poll says 44% of voters for Mamdani and 25% for Cuomo as Elise Stefanik chips away at Hochul’s lead in governor race

The Guardian - US

Canadians steer clear of US as travel from north falls for seventh month

Numbers of return road and air trips continue to fall after trade policy row and threats to annex country

The Guardian - US

Texas attorney general seeks jail for O’Rourke as senate passes Republican-drawn map

Ken Paxton asks judge to fine and jail ex-congressman for defying order to halt political fundraising

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