Attorney General Pam Bondi appoints DEA administrator as ’emergency’ D.C. police chief
The order effectively strips the Metropolitan Police Department commissioner of any authority days after Trump launched a federal crackdown on crime in the city.
This iconic tortoise is dying out. It could affect the whole ecosystem
The Mojave Desert tortoise has long been considered a threatened species, but in June, California declared it endangered. (Image credit: Michael Faist)
Alaska’s quiet is pierced with a cacophony of questions over Trump-Putin summit
On the Alaska governor’s desk, the horned skull of a musk ox, an ice age relic, is proudly displayed, resting on a collage of pictures
Russia’s master negotiator knows Trump’s weaknesses and will try to exploit them
Vladimir Putin will know exactly how he wants this to play out.
Mali’s military arrests generals, suspected French agent in overthrow plot
Malian minister says situation under control after plot foiled to ‘destabilising the institutions of the republic’.
Australia finds record meth, cocaine, heroin use in wastewater analysis
Australians consumed drugs with a street value of about $7.5bn, representing a 34 percent rise in annual consumption.
Trump promises to ‘save’ jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai
Closing arguments are due to begin in the national security trial of Jimmy Lai, 77, a critic of China’s Communist Party.
Past US-Russia summits required detailed preparation – but will Trump surprise us all?
History-making summits between the US and the Soviet Union are strewn through the decades, dripping with mutual suspicion but significantly shaping the course of events
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,268
Here are the key events on day 1,268 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
California governor boosts redistricting effort in growing feud with Trump
Amid Texas brouhaha, Gavin Newsom takes combative stance against Trump, urges other Democratic leaders to ‘punch back’.
Family of Gaza football legend Suleiman al-Obeid mourn his death
The family of Palestinian football icon Suleiman al-Obaid mourn his loss after he was killed at a Gaza aid centre.
Bill Gates-backed company created lab-made butter
“You butter believe it,” said the tagline from Gates’ blog post about the concoction.
Analyzing image claiming to show Nazi ship art in Trump BLS pick E.J. Antoni’s office
The artwork depicting a German battleship called the Bismarck was visible in two interviews with Antoni in 2023 and 2024.
Trump’s pick to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics called Social Security a ‘Ponzi scheme’
Trump nominated E.J. Antoni two weeks after firing Erika McEntarfer, accusing her of rigging job report numbers to make him “look bad.”