POLITICS * Ukraine peace talks shift to Moscow — the big unknown is whether Putin will play ball - (CNBC) * Internet service providers warn of mass disconnections in Supreme Court battle with record labels - (CNN) * Death toll climbs to 146 in Hong Kong high-rise fire, officials say - (ABC News) * Conservatives in the
POLITICS * Chancellor says she can be trusted with the UK's finances despite claims she misled the public - (BBC News) * Netanyahu writes to Israeli president requesting pardon in corruption cases - (Al Jazeera English) * Rubio and Witkoff are meeting with Ukraine's negotiators in Florida as Trump pushes to
POLITICS * Northwestern University agrees to pay $75 million as part of deal with Trump administration that restores frozen funds - (CNN) * No West Virginia National Guard troops deployed in D.C. have asked to leave since deadly shooting, governor says - (CBS News) * Pope joins Eastern and Western patriarchs at historic Christian
POLITICS * Hong Kong apartment block fire death toll jumps to 128, officials warn could rise further - (CNN) * 'Expect charges very soon' — Investigators search Zelensky's chief of staff in Ukraine's biggest corruption case - (Kyivindependent.com) * Trump Says One National Guard Member in DC Shooting Has
POLITICS * South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa hits back after Donald Trump says US won't invite it for G20 summit - (BBC News) * Fire in Hong Kong high-rise complex kills at least 55 people, hundreds reported missing; 3 arrested - (CBS News) * What to know about shooting of 2
POLITICS * Italy now recognizes the crime of femicide and punishes it with life in prison - (NPR) * National Parks to raise fees by $100 for international tourists to popular U.S. parks - (NPR) * Noem made decision not to turn around deportation flights bound for El Salvador after judge's order,
POLITICS * U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces' - (NPR) * Trump’s Mamdani embrace complicates Elise Stefanik’s path to governor - (Politico) * 6 dead as Russian missiles 'rain down' in Kyiv, Ukrainian officials say - (ABC News) * US holds secret
POLITICS * 'Slender Man' stabbing assailant Morgan Geyser taken into custody after fleeing group home: Police - (ABC News) * In Geneva, U.S. and Ukraine officials report progress on ending war with Russia - (NPR) * Six killed in suicide attack on paramilitary complex in Pakistan’s Peshawar - (Al Jazeera English) * Trump
POLITICS * Republicans left the Obamacare cliff to the last minute. Some are regretting it. - (Politico) * G20 adopts declaration despite US boycott - (DW (English)) * Jair Bolsonaro: Brazilian ex-president arrested after being determined a flight risk - (BBC News) * China says Japan sent 'shocking' wrong signal on Taiwan - (CNBC) * U.
POLITICS * Manhattan US attorney gets first big test ahead of Epstein files drop - (Politico) * How Marjorie Taylor Greene went from a top Trump ally to choosing to resign - (NPR) * Trump says he's terminating legal protections for Somali migrants in Minnesota - (NPR) * Kennedy says he told CDC to change
POLITICS * US revives Ukraine-Russia peace push with Zelenskyy on the defensive - (ABC News) * Japan’s Takaichi Rejects China Demand To Retract Taiwan Remarks - (Bloomberg) * Eric Swalwell enters California governor’s race - (Politico) * Trump administration ordered to halt ‘unlawful’ Guard deployment in D.C. - (The Washington Post) * Trump: Democrats'
POLITICS * After Trump signs Epstein files bill, focus shifts to release timeline - (ABC News) * A split at the top: Why Thune and Johnson are at odds this week - (Politico) * Under RFK Jr., CDC promotes false vaccines-autism link it once discredited - (The Washington Post) * Amnesia, nostalgia, healing: Spain grapples with
