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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that active duty U.S. Marines at Camp Pendleton have been placed on high alert as violence erupts amid anti-ICE unrest in Los Angeles.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) resumed operations on Sunday after a one-day shutdown triggered by direct threats from Hamas. The Trump administration-backed initiative, protected by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), had temporarily closed on Saturday to protect staff and civilians amid escalating hostilities.

Amid growing unrest following federal ICE raids in Los Angeles, President Trump has signed a presidential memorandum deploying 2,000 National Guard troops to support law enforcement and restore order.

Boston Consulting Group CEO Christoph Schweizer issued a public apology Friday and fired two senior partners after anti-Israel activists pressured the firm over its past involvement in the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). The organization, backed by the Trump administration and supported by the Israeli government, delivers direct aid to Palestinians while bypassing Hamas and the United Nations.

Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has drawn sharp criticism from Democrats and media voices after announcing her upcoming memoir Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines.

Russia claimed Sunday that it is still waiting for Ukraine to confirm a planned exchange of 6,000 fallen soldiers, after accusations from both sides that the process has been delayed. Russian Lt. Gen. Alexander Zorin stated that 1,212 bodies of Ukrainian troops had already been delivered to the exchange site at the border, but said there were indications Ukraine may postpone the swap until next week.

An LGBT art exhibit titled “Rooted in Pride” now surrounds a children’s playground in Brooklyn, featuring nude photography, drag imagery, and messages critics say promote gender confusion among minors.

Authorities in Osh, Kyrgyzstan’s second-largest city, have dismantled the region’s tallest statue of Vladimir Lenin, quietly removing the 75-foot monument nearly 50 years after it was erected during Soviet rule. Photos shared online Saturday showed the towering bronze figure lying on the ground after being taken down by crane.

A graduate student at the University of Iowa claims 34 early Christian saints were transgender, arguing medieval examples prove Christianity once embraced “transness.”

Poland’s incoming president, Karol Nawrocki, has firmly aligned with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in opposing Ukraine’s accession to the European Union, signaling a deepening rift within the bloc over the future of its eastern expansion. In his first international interview since his election, Nawrocki made clear that Ukraine’s entry into the EU would harm Polish national interests.