French court: Collège de France decision to cancel Palestine conference 'disproportionate'The court's rapporteur-general considered the conference's cancellation to have been "disproportionate", recalling that French law provides a high degree of protection for academic freedom and that the Collège de France administration, if it believed the conference posed "a particular kind of risk", could have proceeded with security arrangements that would have allowed it to take place, rather than cancelling it outright.
https://www.newarab.com/news/french-court-questions-why-palestine-conference-cancelledSpain’s conservatives and far-right Vox increase ties with Andalucía coalitionThe incumbent PP regional president, Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla, had hoped to govern alone to avoid depending on Vox, which has been seeking to drag the PP further to the right in regional coalitions by insisting Spanish-born people receive priority over those born abroad for housing and public services.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/03/spain-conservatives-pp-far-right-vox-party-andalucia-coalition-dealTwo men who stabbed journalist on behalf of Iranian regime face jail sentencesIran International journalist Pouria Zeraati was left bleeding in the street after he was attacked outside his south-west London home on March 29 2024. Nandito Badea, 21, and George Stana, 25, were both found guilty last month of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm after a trial at Woolwich Crown Court.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/two-men-who-stabbed-journalist-behalf-iranian-regime-face-jail-sentencesMan who sold land for Kushner-backed Albania development probed over alleged money laundering, drug traffickingArtur Shehu, a Miami resident with dual U.S. and Albanian nationality, is being investigated by Albanian prosecutors who allege there is "sufficient evidence" of his "involvement in drug trafficking criminal activity," and "sufficient data" suggesting he falsified financial documents around other real estate and construction projects, according to court filings dated June 10, which were obtained by CBS News.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jared-kushner-albania-development-land-artur-shehu-money-laundering-drug-trafficking/Israeli settlers intensify attacks in West Bank, targeting water suppliesIsraeli settlers have attacked several parts of the occupied West Bank, seizing or destroying Palestinian homes and damaging essential supplies like water springs, electricity lines, and greenhouses, as they intensify their assaults and land seizures in recent weeks.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/3/israeli-settlers-intensify-attacks-in-west-bank-targeting-water-supplieshttps://archive.ph/VMiQs Al-Suwaydaa | Truce violation leaves two people dead and 50 others injured in western frontline Two people were killed and nearly 50 others, including women and children, were injured, some seriously, during clashes that erupted after government forces violated the truce agreement on the western frontline of Al-Suwaydaa city.
https://www.syriahr.com/en/383929/ ICC prosecutors shelved RSF arrest warrant as Sudan atrocities mounted According to numerous sources and court documents, the office of the prosecutor (OTP) has decided not to proceed with an application for an arrest warrant against a member of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which Prosecutor Karim Khan told judges in January last year he intended to file imminently. The application concerned alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in West Darfur since April 2023.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/exclusive-icc-prosecutors-shelved-rsf-arrest-warrant-atrocities-mountedAt least 16 arrested as Niger expands anti-LGBTQ measuresAccording to the official gazette dated March 27, same-sex sexual relations are now punishable by prison sentences ranging from five to 10 years, alongside fines of between 10 million and 100 million CFA francs (approximately $18,000 to $180,000). The legislation goes further by prescribing prison terms of 10 to 20 years for individuals found to be in same-sex marriages. It also targets advocacy groups, with organisations supporting LGBTQ rights facing fines of between 50 million and 500 million CFA francs if found to be operating in the country.
https://www.africanews.com/2026/07/02/at-least-16-arrested-as-niger-expands-anti-lgbtq-measures/https://archive.ph/xadwyFour powerful blasts heard from Myanmar trigger panic along Teknaf borderAirstrikes in Myanmar's Rakhine State near the Bangladesh border have reportedly resumed after nearly seven months, according to local residents and officials. Residents along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border said they heard four powerful explosions shortly after 9:30pm yesterday, causing houses to shake and triggering panic in communities from Jadimura to Shah Porir Dwip in Teknaf.
https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/four-powerful-blasts-heard-myanmar-trigger-panic-along-teknaf-border-4213956https://archive.ph/LVno8Milei abolishes the Interior Ministry, expanding Santilli's role ahead of Congress talksArgentina's government abolished the Interior Ministry and transferred its functions to the cabinet chief's office, headed by Diego Santilli, through an emergency decree published on Thursday in the Official Gazette. The measure places the political relationship with governors, provinces, municipalities, the City of Buenos Aires and Congress under the coordinating minister's remit, along with powers over the electoral system and political parties. With the change, the national cabinet is reduced to eight ministries.
https://en.mercopress.com/2026/07/03/milei-abolishes-the-interior-ministry-expanding-santilli-s-role-ahead-of-congress-talkshttps://archive.ph/FKHKgMexico City tightens security and caps crowds for Mexico-England match after 4 deathsMexico will double security and limit capacity at the monument known as the “Angel of Independence” and at the fan festival in Mexico City’s main square for Sunday’s Mexico-England World Cup match after four people died during celebrations following Mexico’s win over Ecuador earlier this week.
https://apnews.com/article/mexico-world-cup-angel-zocalo-deaths-security-precautions-fe1887cada69f55d8764c96d08c59bbbHumanitarian crisis worsens in Venezuela, as botched earthquake rescue phase winds downMore than a week after the disaster, international search-and-rescue contingents have begun winding down operations, citing the closing of the “critical survival window.” The rescue of a 43-year-old man pulled alive from a collapsed seven-story building in Catia La Mar, after eight days trapped beneath it, is being used as a last “hurrah” as international rescue teams leave. Families and neighbors across the disaster zone, however, continue digging through debris by hand to find the bodies of their loved ones. Despite the courageous work of rescue teams, the whole operation has been undermined by lack of equipment and the collapsed healthcare system.
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