Russia announced on Monday the formation of a new cybersecurity alliance with 11 authoritarian-leaning nations, including Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, North Korea, Iran, and China’s allies. The pact, titled “International Cooperation in the Field of Information Security,” seeks to promote a state-controlled model for internet governance and digital policy under the United Nations.
Democrat Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has filed a lawsuit against interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba, accusing her of "false arrest, malicious prosecution, and defamation."
A U.S. District Court judge dismissed California's lawsuit against President Donald Trump, declaring that the case belongs in New York's U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT).
In a targeted act of vandalism, approximately 250 peony blooms were severed at the University of Michigan's W.E. Upjohn Peony Garden, coinciding with the garden's peak bloom season.