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Editor’s Note: This story contains graphic images and descriptions of violence. CNN  —  A CNN investigation into a deadly incident near an aid distribution site in southern Gaza on Sunday points to the Israeli military opening fire on crowds of Palestinians as they tried to make their way to the fenced enclosure to get food. More than a dozen eyewitnesses, including those wounded in the attack, said Israeli troops shot at crowds in volleys of gunfire that occurred sporadically through the early hours of Sunday morning. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), the US and Israeli-backed aid initiative that runs the…

CNN  —  A group of migrants the Trump administration sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador earlier this year must now have an opportunity to challenge their removal under the Alien Enemies Act, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. The ruling from US District Judge James Boasberg said that US officials had “improperly” loaded the migrants on to flights in mid-March and sent them to El Salvador’s CECOT prison without giving them a chance to challenge their designation as “alien enemies” subject to President Donald Trump’s use of the sweeping 18th century wartime law. As a result, Boasberg wrote, officials must…

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Google signed an agreement with Chile on Wednesday to deploy an undersea fiber optic cable connecting South America with Asia and Oceania, a first-of-its-kind project that aims to cement the South American country’s status as a major digital hub.The Humboldt Cable, envisioned for deployment in 2027, is a 14,800-kilometer (9,200-mile) submarine data cable that will connect Chile’s coastal city of Valparaíso with Sydney, Australia through French Polynesia.The initiative is being launched almost a decade after it was first proposed in 2016, and six years after the initial studies to determine its feasibility.“This is the first submarine…

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy holds a news conference at Newark Liberty International Airport, where he announced the reopening of a major runway at the airport, nearly two weeks ahead of schedule on June 2, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesThe future of a high-speed rail project in California is under threat after Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the project has violated some terms of its federal grant agreements.The California High-Speed Rail Authority “has no viable path to complete this project on time or on budget,” Duffy said in a Wednesday statement.”CHSRA is on notice — if…

Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winner as Portugal fought back to beat Germany 2-1 on Wednesday and reach the Nations League final.Ronaldo became the oldest player to ever score against Germany while ending his “curse” against the country. The former Real Madrid star lost each of the previous five games he’d played against Germany, while Portugal hadn’t beaten the 2014 World Cup champions since 2000.Germany dominated the first half, but it remained goalless thanks to the heroics of Portugal keeper Diogo Costa.The shotstopper made an excellent start to the first half, keeping out a low shot from Germany’s Leon Goretzka after four…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration appointee overseeing the Voice of America has outlined job cuts that would reduce employment at the state-run news organization from over 1,000 people to 81.The Voice of America, which has delivered news to countries all over the world for the better part of a century, has been largely silent for two months following an executive order by President Donald Trump. He believes Voice of America, and similar organizations like Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, have reported with a liberal bias.Most of VOA’s employees have been on administrative leave since mid-March amid reports that layoff notices…

ICE arrested Ramon Morales-Reyes, a 54-year-old from Mexico on May 22, 2025.Courtesy: U.S. Homeland SecurityAn undocumented immigrant who prosecutors say was framed by a jail inmate for writing threatening letters about President Donald Trump was ordered Wednesday to remain detained by an immigration judge in Chicago to give a government lawyer more time to review evidence in the case.But an attorney for the immigrant Ramon Morales-Reyes, said he was hopeful that the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, resident would be released on bond after another immigration court hearing scheduled for Tuesday.The judge at the hearing will consider whether the 54-year-old Morales-Reyes is a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Army leaders on Wednesday defended spending as much as $45 million to add a parade to the service’s 250th birthday celebration on June 14 in Washington, saying it will help boost recruitment, as Congress members argued that the money could be better spent on troops’ barracks or other priorities.Members of the House Armed Services Committee also said they are concerned that the Defense Department is shifting about $1 billion from a variety of accounts — including base housing — to cover the costs of shoring up the defense of the southern border.Spending for the parade has become…

Liverpool target Florian Wirtz and Cristiano Ronaldo both scored as Portugal booked their place in the Nations League final with a 2-1 win against Germany.Wirtz, who was the subject of a bid worth in the region of £105m from the Premier League champions earlier in the week, headed Germany into the lead just after the restart after latching onto a ball from Joshua Kimmich. Talks remain ongoing between Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen for the playmaker, with the Bundesliga side valuing him at £126m.Germany looked to be cruising to victory but two goals in the space of five minutes saw Portugal…

France head coach Didier Deschamps has given his full backing to Ousmane Dembélé for the Ballon d’Or, ahead of his side’s UEFA Nations League semifinal with a Spain side featuring another leading contender for the award, Lamine Yamal.Dembele was named Champions League player of the season after helping Paris Saint-Germain win the title for the first time with a 5-0 drubbing of Inter Milan.Editor’s Picks1 RelatedMuch of the talk since Saturday’s final has been about the Ballon d’Or award, with many seeing the PSG forward as the main rival to Spain and Barcelona’s Yamal.”Of course I am for Ousmane, since…