National Tragedy and Policy Shifts: Midair Collision, Wildfire Lawsuit, and Trump’s Guantanamo Plan

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A regional jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided midair with a U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during landing at Reagan National Airport, causing multiple fatalities and prompting a large-scale search-and-rescue operation in the Potomac River, a law firm representing Eaton Fire victims has claimed exposed wire at the base of a Southern California Edison may have contributed to the deadly wildfire, and President Donald Trump announced plans to repurpose the Guantanamo Bay detention facility into a 30,000-bed holding center for undocumented immigrants.

Top Stories

● Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC (AP)

● Exposed utility wires may have contributed to LA's Eaton Fire, law firm says (Reuters)

● With leaked footage from the inside, Sundance doc shows horrifying conditions in Alabama prisons (AP)

● Tesla reports $600 million bitcoin profit jump after digital assets rule change (CNBC)

● US President Trump to transfer undocumented immigrants to Guantanamo (AJ)

United States and Canada

● Hawaii wildfire victims spared from testifying after last-minute deal over $4B settlement (AP)

● Trump pledges to deport ‘Hamas sympathisers’ on college campuses (AJ)

● White House revokes spending freeze in the face of legal challenges (Reuters)

● US Fed leaves rates unchanged, says uncertainty from potential tariffs (AJ)

● Trump takes aim at critical race theory in schools, protests on college campuses in new executive order (CBS News)

● DeSantis Says He Will Veto Immigration Bill in Clash With Lawmakers (NYT)

Latin America

● Haiti leader says long-awaited general elections penned for November (Reuters)

● Trump administration revokes deportation protections for 600,000 Venezuelans (AP)

● ‘Gulf of America’: Mexico lodging complaint over Google Maps change (AJ)

● Lawmakers in El Salvador rush new bitcoin reform after IMF deal (Reuters)

Africa

● Plane crash in South Sudan kills at least 20 people (AJ)

● Kenyan farmers file court case against seed sharing ban (AN)

● ECOWAS pledges to ‘keep door open’ after 3 coup-hit West African nations exit regional bloc (AP)

● Congo says it will seek to recover lost territory as Rwanda-backed rebels advance south (Reuters)

● Sisi says Egypt will not take part in 'act of injustice' displacing Palestinians (Reuters)

● South Africa working to support its troops station in DR Congo (AN)

Middle East

● Fear hits east Jerusalem as Israel moves to close UN Palestinian refugee agency (AP)

● Qatar's Emir to visit Damascus on Thursday, Al Jazeera says (Reuters)

● Israeli airstrike kills 10 Palestinians in West Bank, health ministry says (Reuters)

● Israel to free 110 Palestinian prisoners in latest Gaza ceasefire exchange (AJ)

● Leader of rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad is named country’s interim president (AP)

● Ship fire in Red Sea not linked to Houthi attacks, maritime center says (Reuters)

Indo-Pacific

● At least 30 killed in crush at India’s Mahakumbh Mela religious festival (AJ)

● Over 100 Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution in Myanmar arrive in Indonesia’s Aceh (AP)

● Risk of violence escalates in Myanmar's civil war as junta flags elections (Reuters)

● US aid freeze leads to suspension of health care to Myanmar refugees in Thailand (AP)

Europe

● Russia tight-lipped on Syrian demand of al-Assad for military bases (AJ)

● German parliament backs resolution on migration with far-right votes (Reuters)

● Turkey detains journalists and replaces elected mayor amid crackdown on opposition (AP)

● Denmark's sovereignty is 'essential issue' for the EU, European Council president says (Reuters)

● France's budget talks crumble, raising doubts about government's survival (Reuters)

● Germany’s government slashes its economic growth forecast for this year to 0.3% (AP)

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