Sunday, June 29th, 2025
Pentagon strips activist Harvey Milk’s name from Navy ship in latest diversity purge
U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the USNS Harvey Milk will be renamed after a Second World War sailor who received the Medal of Honour, stripping the ship of the name of a slain gay rights activist who served during the Korean War. In a video posted to social media, Hegseth said he was “taking the politics out of ship-naming.” The ship’s new name will honour Navy chief petty officer Oscar V. Peterson, who was awarded the highest military decoration posthumously for his actions during the 1942 BattleRead more
Congo, Rwanda sign peace deal to end fighting – and help U.S. access critical minerals
Congo and Rwanda on Friday signed a peace deal facilitated by the U.S. to help end the decades-long deadly fighting in eastern Congo while helping the U.S. government and American companies gain access to critical minerals in the region. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called it “an important moment after 30 years of war.” Earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump said at a news conference that he was able to broker a deal for “one of the worst wars anyone’s ever seen.” “I was able to get them together andRead more
Thousands march in Hungary as 2SLGBTQ+ rally becomes anti-government protest
Tens of thousands of protesters marched through Hungary’s capital on Saturday as a banned 2SLGBTQ+ rights rally swelled into a mass demonstration against the government. Crowds filled a square near Budapest’s city hall before setting off across the city, some waving rainbow flags, others carrying signs mocking Prime Minister Viktor Orban. “This is about much more, not just about homosexuality…. This is the last moment to stand up for our rights,” Eszter Rein Bodi, one of the marchers, said. “None of us are free until everyone is free,” one signRead more
U.S. Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, in case on Trump birthright citizenship order
The U.S. Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a major victory on Friday by curbing the power of federal judges to impose nationwide rulings impeding his policies, but it left unresolved the issue of whether he can limit birthright citizenship. The court’s 6-3 ruling, authored by conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett, did not let Trump’s birthright citizenship order go into effect immediately, directing lower courts that blocked it to reconsider the scope of their orders. The ruling also did not address its legality. The justices granted a request by theRead more