2,000-acre brush fire burns between Chelan and Okanogan counties
The Apple Acres brush fire quickly grew to 2,000 acres, according to the Chelan County Emergency Management. Highway 97 was restricted to alternating traffic.
Day: July 3, 2025
US contractors say live rounds are being shot at Gaza aid seekers
An Associated Press report reveals leaked footage from sites of the US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
CVE Program Launches Two New Forums to Enhance CVE Utilization
The CVE Board has launched a Consumer Working Group and a Researcher Working Group, allowing new stakeholders to shape the future of the CVE Program
Europe must ‘step up’ as US halts some arms to Ukraine, EU chief says
Europe must beef up aid to Ukraine following Washington’s decision to pause some weapons shipments, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday, as Denmark vowed to use its EU presidency to push for Ukraine’s EU accession.
Donald Trump Thinks Countries Are In “Competition” With Each Other: Ex-German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Merkel and Trump have had a conflict-ridden relationship and in her memoir she said that for Trump, all countries were in competition with each other and that the success of one was the failure of the other.
Four dead and 14 injured in shooting at Chicago party for rapper Mello Buckzz
Album launch party was ending when three people in an SUV began firing on a crowd outside a nightclubFour people were killed by gunfire and 14 others hospitalized overnight after a drive-by shooting outside a private nightclub event in Chicago, police …
‘Unjustified and unfounded’: French couple detained for over 3 years on spy charges in Iran; foreign minister demands immediate release
France is demanding the immediate release of two citizens, Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, detained in Iran since May 2022 on espionage charges. Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot refuted accusations of spying for Israel, calling them “unjustified and …
Gaza Civil Defence Says Israel Strikes Displacement Shelter
Israel has recently expanded its military operations in the Gaza Strip, where its war on Hamas militants has created dire humanitarian conditions and displaced nearly all of the territory’s population.
Jailed Russian Dissidents Call For Mass Prisoner Release As Part Of Ukraine Peace Deal
The dissidents called for “the immediate and unconditional release of sick political prisoners who are dying in Russian prisons” in their statement, which was backed by a message from Russian Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov.
French diplomat visits detainees held in Iran in first ‘proof of life’ since Israeli strikes
A French diplomat on Tuesday visited two French nationals detained in Iran, Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, the foreign minister said, after their families demanded proof that they were alive after Israeli strikes. The two have this week been charged…