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Six agents penalized for conduct failures in July 2024 attack on Donald Trump

The United States Secret Service has suspended six agents for misconduct related to the assassination attempt on Donald Trump that occurred on July 13 of last year during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The suspensions, which ranged from 10 to 42 days, were issued in recent months, according to a source who spoke to ABC News on Wednesday.
The suspended agents held positions ranging from supervisory roles to frontline agents, according to another source familiar with the decision.
No further details about the suspensions have been released. The disciplinary actions come just four days before the one-year anniversary of the assassination attempt on the U.S. President during a campaign speech.
The event marked a turning point in Trump’s presidential campaign, and the now-iconic photo of Trump raising his fist in victory has become a symbol that glorifies his image.
The shooter, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, fired an assault rifle, with one bullet grazing the President’s right ear and another hitting a member of the audience, who died.
Crooks was killed by authorities moments later.
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CDC reports record measles outbreaks in 39 U.S. jurisdictions this year

The United States has confirmed 1,288 cases of measles so far in 2025, the highest number of infections in more than three decades, according to data published Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Cases have been reported across 39 jurisdictions in the country. Of those infected, 13% (162 people) required hospitalization, and three people have died from complications related to the disease.
The CDC detailed that 27 outbreaks have been reported this year, accounting for 88% of the infections (1,130 of 1,288 cases). In 2024, 16 outbreaks were reported, responsible for 69% of the cases (198 of 285), with Texas being the most affected state then and now.
The current number of infections already surpasses the 2019 count of 1,274 cases, which was the highest in 25 years. Only 1992 recorded a higher number, with 2,126 cases, highlighting the scale of the current resurgence.
Measles was declared eradicated in the United States in 2000, meaning local transmission was interrupted and cases detected were due to infections acquired abroad. For the CDC, achieving elimination was a “historic public health achievement,” driven by vaccination policies.
Texas has the highest number of cases this year, with more than 750 infections and two child deaths.
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., known for his anti-vaccine stance, defended in May that the country’s health authorities “have handled measles outbreaks as well or better than other nations.”
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German parliament orders removal of LGBTQ+ flags amid growing controversy

The administration of the German Bundestag’s Lower House has ordered several deputies to remove LGBTQ+ flags from the doors and windows of their offices, escalating the controversy sparked by the Bundestag president regarding such symbols within the institution.
Social Democratic deputy Lisa Seitzl told the newspaper Der Tagespiegel that the measure was a “witch hunt” against the pride flag representing sexual and gender diversity.
Seitzl received a call from the Bundestag administration instructing her to take down two flags from her office, citing the internal regulations of the Lower House, which is presided over by conservative Julia Klöckner.
“I’m not sure the flags could be seen from outside, but that was the argument,” said the deputy, calling the situation “a bit ridiculous.”
“I wish the police responsible for the Bundestag would focus on security issues rather than hunting down equality flags,” she added.
Left Party deputy Stella Merendino also received a call from the parliamentary police asking her to remove a flag hanging in a window overlooking an inner courtyard.
Mathias Paul, spokesperson for the Bundestag president, said this was a routine measure and not specifically targeting equality flags.
“It was not about specifically controlling equality flags. Other flags or insignias have also been affected,” Paul stated.
However, some deputies fear this is a targeted action against the LGBTQ+ rainbow flag symbolizing acceptance of sexual minorities.
Klöckner recently decided that the equality flag would not be raised in the Bundestag on the occasion of the Berlin Pride Parade, breaking with the tradition of previous years.
Additionally, the president of the Lower House banned Bundestag employees from participating as representatives of the institution in the Berlin parade.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz defended Klöckner in a TV program amid the controversy. Merz, like Klöckner, belongs to the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Merz said the Lower House was not “a circus tent” where flags could be raised indiscriminately.
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UK and France seal innovative migrant exchange deal to curb channel crossings

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron have announced an agreement for the exchange of migrants that is expected to come into effect in the “coming weeks” and have described as “innovative.”
Migrants arriving in small boats will be detained and returned to France. For each return, one person (an asylum seeker in France) will be allowed entry to the UK through a safe, controlled, and legal route subject to strict security checks, available only to those who have not attempted illegal entry into the UK, Starmer explained at a press conference.
Macron highlighted that the goal is to improve cooperation with countries of origin and dismantle human trafficking networks by addressing the “root causes” of illegal immigration.
He also noted that the UK has not signed any migration agreement with the European Union since Brexit, creating a legal gap on migration matters, and urged stronger cooperation with other countries like Greece and Spain.
Following the announcement, the UK and France issued a joint declaration condemning the “cruelty of organized gangs trafficking people across the English Channel,” which “puts lives at grave risk” and “harms both societies.”
The migration agreement establishes a “principle of equivalence between the number of readmissions to France and the number of legal admissions to the UK,” while “complementing” European cooperation on irregular migration.
The agreement will be finalized and signed after a thorough legal review with full transparency and understanding with the European Commission and EU member states, as this initiative concerns an external EU border.
Paris and London stressed they will use “all tools at their disposal, including existing and new ones, to combat human trafficking, smuggling, and organized crime related to migration.”
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