President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the U.S. federal government to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America" amid an escalating trade dispute with Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney rejected the change, saying the lake will continue to be called Lake Ontario. The order came after U.S.-Canada trade talks collapsed last week.
NYTimes – US NYTimes – US President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the U.S. federal government to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America" amid an escalating trade dispute with Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney rejected the change, saying the lake will continue to be called Lake Ontario. The order came after U.S.-Canada trade talks collapsed last week.
BBC News – World Norway's King Harald V died on Friday at age 89 after a 35-year reign. Crown Prince Haakon became King Haakon VIII the same day. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre joined officials and crowds paying tribute outside the Royal Palace in Oslo, while European monarchs and world leaders also mourned the late king.
NPR – World An ice avalanche from a glacier collapse in the Himalayas triggered deadly flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border. Verified video shows the avalanche near northern Nepal and Tibet unleashing a wall of water and mud through river valleys. The Red Cross said at least 93,000 people may be affected, while reports cite hundreds killed and more than 1,000 missing, with homes, roads and bridges swept away.
NYTimes – US Jurors began deliberations in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse accused of killing her three children in January 2023. Clancy has pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder. Her defense argues postpartum psychosis made her not criminally responsible, while prosecutors contend she was responsible for the deaths.
BBC News – World Milo Yiannopoulos, a British far-right political commentator and former Breitbart News editor, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the New Orleans airport in Louisiana. The Department of Homeland Security said he was in custody facing a final removal order, with a spokesperson saying he "chose to overstay his welcome." The Trump administration publicized the arrest and shared a mug shot. Yiannopoulos had previously supported Trump and ICE agents.
BBC News – UK Four men—Hamza Iqbal, 20, Rehan Khan, 19, and Judex Atshatshi and Saif Ali, both 18—pleaded guilty to an arson attack on four ambulances owned by a Jewish charity in Golders Green, north-west London, in March. The fire caused explosions and about £1 million in damage. Prosecutors allege the Jewish community was deliberately targeted.
BBC News – World Peter Cullen, the Montreal-born voice actor known for Optimus Prime in Transformers and Eeyore in Disney's Winnie the Pooh franchise, has died aged 85. His agent and family confirmed his death. Cullen also voiced KARR in Knight Rider and the monster in Predator, and began his career on Canadian TV and radio.
Sky News – World King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of Uganda's Tooro Kingdom has died at age 34. The kingdom's prime minister said he had been in critical condition. King Oyo ascended the throne at age three and was widely reported as the world's youngest reigning monarch.
King Harald V of Norway, Europe’s oldest monarch, died Friday at the age of 89. His son, the newly-proclaimed King Haakon VIII, has inherited the Norwegian throne. Here's what to know about the new monarch, his family controversies, and more.
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NYTimes – Business Norway's King Harald V died on Friday at age 89 after a 35-year reign. Crown Prince Haakon became King Haakon VIII the same day. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre joined officials and crowds paying tribute outside the Royal Palace in Oslo, while European monarchs and world leaders also mourned the late king.
