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Bass: I Have to Keep Residents ‘Safe’ from Border Patrol

Bass: I Have to Keep Residents ‘Safe’ from Border Patrol

On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass reacted to discussions about her being arrested by saying that she’s doing her job by protecting her residents “from my own government, from military that are supposed to be overseas fighting...

Five academics and former diplomats on U.S. strikes, Iran and stability – NPR

Five academics and former diplomats on U.S. strikes, Iran and stability  NPRBertrand Badie, political scientist: 'For Trump, what matters is to show that all roads, war or peace, lead through Washington'  Le Monde.frNortheast Ohio international law experts weigh in on US involvement in Iran  IdeastreamTheir View: Trump “meets the moment” on Iran  Herald Bulletin

Israel killed 30 Iranian security chiefs and 11 nuclear scientists, Israeli official says – Reuters

Israel killed 30 Iranian security chiefs and 11 nuclear scientists, Israeli official says  ReutersInside ‘Operation Narnia,’ the Daring Attack Israel Feared It Couldn’t Pull Off  WSJRed Wedding: Israel's ‘Game of Thrones’ style mission that wiped out Iran's security, nuclear top brass  Hindustan TimesJune 25, 2025 – Israel-Iran conflict  CNN‘The stars aligned’: Why Israel set out for a war against Iran, and what it achieved  The Times of Israel

US Air Force to retire all A-10s, cancel E-7 under 2026 spending plan – Defense News

US Air Force to retire all A-10s, cancel E-7 under 2026 spending plan  Defense NewsAir Force cancels E-7 Wedgetail, citing survivability and cost concerns  Breaking DefenseUS Air Force seeks to retire all A-10 Warthogs by 2027  FlightGlobalAir Force Looking to Speed Up Retirement of A-10  FLYING MagazineAir Force Set to Cancel E-7 Wedgetail Buy  Air & Space Forces Magazine

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After months of stalling, Russia blames Ukraine, US for slow pace of peace talks – The Kyiv Independent

After months of stalling, Russia blames Ukraine, US for slow pace of peace talks  The Kyiv IndependentPutin Says Russia and Ukraine Nowhere Close on Peace Terms  The Moscow TimesPace of Ukraine talks hinges on efforts of Kyiv, Washington, Kremlin says  ReutersVladimir Putin says Moscow is ready for new round of peace talks with Ukraine  Euronews.comThe Kremlin says peace depends on Kiev and Washington while Germany accuses Putin: "He wants a surrender"  mundoamerica.com

Hong Kong’s security net extends beyond arrests as small businesses pressured – AP News

Hong Kong’s security net extends beyond arrests as small businesses pressured  AP NewsHong Kong: National Security Law analysis shows vast majority unjustly arrested  Amnesty InternationalChina: Building a ‘Patriots Only’ Hong Kong  Human Rights WatchHow China’s Crackdown Has Reshaped Hong Kong  Foreign PolicyFive years of a strict national security law in Hong Kong  WKMS