Editorial
🇺🇸 Cargo ship owner agrees to massive $102M settlement with DOJ over Baltimore’s Key Bridge collapse that killed six people in March. Deal marks major
🇷🇺 Putin dodges but does not deny U.S. claims of 3,000 North Korean troops in Russia, citing mutual defense clause with Pyongyang as “our business.”
🇵🇸 Israeli strike kills 17 Palestinians at Gaza school shelter while military claims it hit Hamas command center. North Gaza crisis deepens as rescue services
🇷🇺 BRICS flexes growing muscle at Putin-hosted Kazan summit, drawing UN chief and NATO’s Turkey as potential member. While far from challenging IMF or dollar
🇺🇸 LA prosecutor seeks Menendez brothers’ resentencing after 34 years, citing new evidence of father’s sexual abuse. DA Gascon recommends reducing life terms to 50
🇭🇹 Haiti’s crisis deepens as over 10,000 flee escalating gang violence in just one week, with armed groups now targeting UN and US vehicles. Total
🇦🇹 Austria’s parliament makes historic shift as far-right Freedom Party’s Walter Rosenkranz becomes first-ever far-right speaker, securing 100 votes despite fierce opposition over Nazi praise
🌍 IMF chief Georgieva warns of global economy trapped in low-growth spiral as debt hits $100T milestone. Despite ‘soft landing’ in sight, public dissatisfaction grows
🌍 US and Israeli negotiators head to Doha for crucial Gaza ceasefire talks, as CIA’s Burns joins Mossad chief Barnea after Hamas leader Sinwar’s death.
