California governor confirms he's suing Trump administration for deploying National Guard
Summary
Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles to curb unrest over immigration raids - California Governor Gavin Newsom now says he is suing the Trump administration over the move
Trump repeatedly criticised Newsom and other California officials' handling of the protests - the White House says he "rightfully stepped in to restore law and order"
The protests gave Trump an opening to follow through on his promise to use his presidential powers to clamp down on left-wing lawlessness, writes North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher
The LA immigration raids come days after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recorded 100,000 arrests since Trump's return to the White House
Perhaps inevitable LA became a flash point in immigration showdown
Anthony Zurcher
North America correspondent
It was perhaps inevitable that California, and Los Angeles in particular, would become a flash point in an immigration enforcement showdown with the Trump administration.
Since 2018, California has been a “sanctuary state” that limits official cooperation with federal immigration authorities. In November 2024, the Los Angeles City Counsel passed an even more stringent sanctuary measure, that prohibits city resources and personnel from assisting federal enforcement efforts.
How ordinary men became unpaid Taliban enforcers in their own homes
Afghan fathers, brothers and husbands are under pressure to ensure the women in their families observe the country’s repressive laws. Here, men and women across the country explain how it is affecting family bonds
Mon 9 Jun 2025 11.00 BST
To be a father of daughters in the Taliban’s Afghanistan has become a daily nightmare for Amir. Now, he says, he is more prison guard than loving parent, an unwilling and unpaid enforcer of a system of gender apartheid that he despises yet feels compelled to inflict on his two teenage girls in order to protect them from the Taliban’s rage and reprisals.
Just a few years ago, Amir’s daughters had a life and a future. They went to school, to see friends and moved around their community. Now, he says he would prefer it if his daughters never left the house. He, like many other fathers in Afghanistan, has heard stories about what can happen to young women who find themselves in the crosshairs of the Taliban’s “morality police”.
High-seas rescue: Crew abandon flaming cargo ship off India
A cargo ship en route to Mumbai erupted in flames, forcing the crew to abandon the vessel off the southern coast of India. While some crew were plucked to safety, a search operation is underway for missing crew members
The Indian Coast Guard deployed four vessels to rescue crew members from the burning Singapore-flagged container ship Wan Hai 503, which was on fire approximately 144 kilometers (90 miles) off the coast of Kerala in southern India.
The crew reported an explosion followed by a fire onboard on Monday morning. The cause of the explosion remains unclear.
Video footage captured from a Coast Guard aircraft showed large plumes of black smoke billowing from the vessel.
Ocean warriors: The race to save seahorses, seagrass and flat oysters
As the UN Ocean Conference kicks off in Nice, we're focusing on seagrass meadows: vital climate allies that are among the least protected ecosystems on Earth. They store more CO2 per hectare than land forests and are home to vulnerable species like seahorses. Yet nearly 30 percent of these underwater plants have already disappeared worldwide due to pollution, rising temperatures and harmful fishing techniques.
In Arcachon Bay in southwestern France, locals and scientists have joined forces to revive Europe's largest seagrass meadow and protect its biodiversity.
In this episode of Down to Earth, we dive into a little-known but crucial climate and biodiversity battle.
4 in Okinawa unexploded bomb disposal unit hurt in explosion
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 9, 2025 at 18:04 JST
Four Self-Defense Force members were slightly injured in an explosion on June 9 while handling unexploded bombs at a storage facility on Okinawa’s main island.
The injuries were the first for members of the 101st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company of the Ground SDF’s 15th Brigade, which deals with at least one request per day for removing unexploded ordnance left from World War II.
The explosion occurred around 11:15 a.m. at a temporary depot for unexploded bombs inside the U.S. military’s Kadena Ammunition Storage Area, which straddles Yomitan village, Okinawa city, Kadena town and other municipalities, a Defense Ministry official said.
Israeli bombing in Gaza ‘worse than ever’: UK doctor after latest mission
On a typical day at Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, Victoria Rose, a British surgeon, would wake up before dawn.
“Because the bombing would start at four,” she said, now back in London, having just wrapped up her third humanitarian mission to Gaza since Israel’s war began in October 2023.
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