Morning Digest
25 stories from 4 sources, 36 more held back.
Child migrants raped amid massive influx into Spanish exclave – Euronews. At least four girls under 14 have been treated for alleged sexual assaults in the Spanish North African exclave of Ceuta, after a massive migrant influx overwhelmed reception facilities in the area and left minors sleeping on the streets, Euronews has reported.
President Donald Trump must end the US blockade of Cuba as fuel shortages cause severe power cuts and deepen the island’s humanitarian crisis, South African anti-apartheid cleric Michael Lapsley has said. Lapsley is traveling to Havana to address a colloquium marking the centenary of Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro’s birth.
Hitler’s forgotten Ukrainian state lasted just three days. The period between the two world wars was a turbulent time. Entire countries sprang up and sometimes fell in a matter of days.
Mass graves containing the bodies of 25 civilians have been found in Kurmuk in Sudan’s Blue Nile region after the army retook the town, Kurmuk commissioner Abdel Aty Mohamed al Faki has said. Al Faki accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of executing the victims, local news outlets reported on Sunday.
Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region is on the brink of renewed war as violence continues across several other parts of the country, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said. Tigray was devastated by a war between federal forces and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) from 2020 until a peace agreement was signed in 2022.
Indian warships escorted two crude oil tankers through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait amid the recent attacks that have struck commercial ships around the shipping chokepoint in the Red Sea.
Kazakhstan reroutes oil exports after Ukrainian strikes. Kazakhstan has redirected part of its oil exports to Russia and China after Ukrainian drone attacks disrupted shipments through Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, the Energy Ministry has said.
Russia rebuffs French wildfire conspiracy theory. A senior Russian diplomat has dismissed speculation that Moscow played any role in the wildfires sweeping France, saying the allegations show their authors “do not respect” their own population.
India is unlikely to reduce its Russian oil purchases, despite a new sanctions bill that imposes steep tariffs on Russia’s top oil buyers passing in the US Senate, Indian media reports suggest. The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, which features sanctions targeting Russia’s top oil customers while protecting US allies, passed the US Senate on Friday in an 86-11 vote.
Germany has seen a spike in UFO sighting reports, according to the Central Research Network for Extraordinary Celestial Phenomena (CENAP), the country’s largest private UFO reporting and investigation network. The surge comes alongside the Pentagon’s release of declassified files on phenomena believed to be potentially linked to extraterrestrial activity.
US imposes new Ebola travel curbs. The US has tightened travel rules for people returning from Ebola-affected parts of Africa, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Friday.
At least 13 civilians have been killed and 14 others abducted in an attack on a village in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo blamed on the Islamic State-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), multiple outlets reported on Saturday.
A source told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport that Mays fractured a small bone in his wrist that is expected to sideline him roughly eight to 10 weeks. Campbell wouldn't offer a timeline on Mays' return when he spoke to reporters but joked that "he'll be ready for the playoffs." Campbell also announced that Lions running back Isiah Pacheco is dealing with an MCL sprain and will miss some time.
With the new Premier League season almost upon us, clubs are busy signing players and getting their squads into shape. Plenty of transfers have already gone through, but an unusual deal was struck this week between Crystal Palace and Everton to garner a little extra attention.
Chicago Bears wide receiver Luther Burden III is expected to miss the preseason after suffering a groin injury in practice, but the team believes he should be back for the regular-season opener against the Carolina Panthers, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday.
Coach Dan Quinn did not disclose how long Tunsil will be sidelined but said the Commanders hope the five-time Pro Bowler will return this season. Quinn indicated that the Commanders will have a clear idea of Tunsil's return timeline once the surgery is completed. "It's always tough to talk about a player missing time, especially a great player like LT," Quinn said Monday.
Hunter, 31, who was entering the final year of his contract, now has a new deal worth up to $20 million and includes $14.5 million guaranteed and a $4.2 million signing bonus, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. The extension guarantee is $7.35 million.
Fresh off a stunning run to the NBA Finals, what will the San Antonio Spurs do for an encore? The Spurs, who went 62-20 in the regular season and were the 2-seed in the Western Conference, have kept their roster intact and added veteran forward Tobias Harris to help their offense.
Every few years, college football brings back a group of quarterbacks set to dominate discussion and flood the races for the Heisman Trophy and other national honors. The 2026 season has one of those memorable collections.
After Rodri led Spain to FIFA World Cup glory, it's no surprise that LaLiga giants Barcelona and Real Madrid both want to sign the Manchester City midfielder this summer.
You can count on at least two things at Major League Baseball's trade deadline:. To fans disappointed that their teams didn't bring in major talent from the outside, it's often a maddening rationalization. But it's also a very real factor.
The 2026 Rams are the closest thing we've had to a preseason superteam in several years. Sean McVay's group was already a popular pick to win Super Bowl LXI before the offseason began. But then L.A. traded for Trent McDuffie and signed Jaylen Watson, shoring up the secondary at the expense of a potential Super Bowl opponent in the Chiefs.
UEFA, Concacaf and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have accused FIFA of a "fundamental breach of trust" and "deception" over its handling of plans to sell a stake in the World Cup, saying that the episode raises serious questions about the integrity of football's leadership.
A week ago, OpenAI’s upcoming Astra model was making major waves in the math world after knocking out 10 long-standing problems. Days later, it set off an alarm the company had never rung before.
Bryan Stevenson teaches America how to remember, and judges keep showing Trump who's boss. This week, Trump tried to rewrite history, but a man who builds museums fought back. And Trump lost his twentieth case after trying to steal your voting data.
Child migrants raped amid massive influx into Spanish exclave – Euronews. At least four girls under 14 have been treated for alleged sexual assaults in the Spanish North African exclave of Ceuta, after a massive migrant influx overwhelmed reception facilities in the area and left minors sleeping on the streets, Euronews has reported.
President Donald Trump must end the US blockade of Cuba as fuel shortages cause severe power cuts and deepen the island’s humanitarian crisis, South African anti-apartheid cleric Michael Lapsley has said. Lapsley is traveling to Havana to address a colloquium marking the centenary of Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro’s birth.
Hitler’s forgotten Ukrainian state lasted just three days. The period between the two world wars was a turbulent time. Entire countries sprang up and sometimes fell in a matter of days.
Mass graves containing the bodies of 25 civilians have been found in Kurmuk in Sudan’s Blue Nile region after the army retook the town, Kurmuk commissioner Abdel Aty Mohamed al Faki has said. Al Faki accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of executing the victims, local news outlets reported on Sunday.
Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region is on the brink of renewed war as violence continues across several other parts of the country, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said. Tigray was devastated by a war between federal forces and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) from 2020 until a peace agreement was signed in 2022.
Indian warships escorted two crude oil tankers through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait amid the recent attacks that have struck commercial ships around the shipping chokepoint in the Red Sea.
Kazakhstan reroutes oil exports after Ukrainian strikes. Kazakhstan has redirected part of its oil exports to Russia and China after Ukrainian drone attacks disrupted shipments through Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, the Energy Ministry has said.
Russia rebuffs French wildfire conspiracy theory. A senior Russian diplomat has dismissed speculation that Moscow played any role in the wildfires sweeping France, saying the allegations show their authors “do not respect” their own population.
India is unlikely to reduce its Russian oil purchases, despite a new sanctions bill that imposes steep tariffs on Russia’s top oil buyers passing in the US Senate, Indian media reports suggest. The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, which features sanctions targeting Russia’s top oil customers while protecting US allies, passed the US Senate on Friday in an 86-11 vote.
Germany has seen a spike in UFO sighting reports, according to the Central Research Network for Extraordinary Celestial Phenomena (CENAP), the country’s largest private UFO reporting and investigation network. The surge comes alongside the Pentagon’s release of declassified files on phenomena believed to be potentially linked to extraterrestrial activity.
US imposes new Ebola travel curbs. The US has tightened travel rules for people returning from Ebola-affected parts of Africa, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Friday.
At least 13 civilians have been killed and 14 others abducted in an attack on a village in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo blamed on the Islamic State-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), multiple outlets reported on Saturday.
A source told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport that Mays fractured a small bone in his wrist that is expected to sideline him roughly eight to 10 weeks. Campbell wouldn't offer a timeline on Mays' return when he spoke to reporters but joked that "he'll be ready for the playoffs." Campbell also announced that Lions running back Isiah Pacheco is dealing with an MCL sprain and will miss some time.
With the new Premier League season almost upon us, clubs are busy signing players and getting their squads into shape. Plenty of transfers have already gone through, but an unusual deal was struck this week between Crystal Palace and Everton to garner a little extra attention.
Chicago Bears wide receiver Luther Burden III is expected to miss the preseason after suffering a groin injury in practice, but the team believes he should be back for the regular-season opener against the Carolina Panthers, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday.
Coach Dan Quinn did not disclose how long Tunsil will be sidelined but said the Commanders hope the five-time Pro Bowler will return this season. Quinn indicated that the Commanders will have a clear idea of Tunsil's return timeline once the surgery is completed. "It's always tough to talk about a player missing time, especially a great player like LT," Quinn said Monday.
Hunter, 31, who was entering the final year of his contract, now has a new deal worth up to $20 million and includes $14.5 million guaranteed and a $4.2 million signing bonus, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. The extension guarantee is $7.35 million.
Fresh off a stunning run to the NBA Finals, what will the San Antonio Spurs do for an encore? The Spurs, who went 62-20 in the regular season and were the 2-seed in the Western Conference, have kept their roster intact and added veteran forward Tobias Harris to help their offense.
Every few years, college football brings back a group of quarterbacks set to dominate discussion and flood the races for the Heisman Trophy and other national honors. The 2026 season has one of those memorable collections.
After Rodri led Spain to FIFA World Cup glory, it's no surprise that LaLiga giants Barcelona and Real Madrid both want to sign the Manchester City midfielder this summer.
You can count on at least two things at Major League Baseball's trade deadline:. To fans disappointed that their teams didn't bring in major talent from the outside, it's often a maddening rationalization. But it's also a very real factor.
The 2026 Rams are the closest thing we've had to a preseason superteam in several years. Sean McVay's group was already a popular pick to win Super Bowl LXI before the offseason began. But then L.A. traded for Trent McDuffie and signed Jaylen Watson, shoring up the secondary at the expense of a potential Super Bowl opponent in the Chiefs.
UEFA, Concacaf and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have accused FIFA of a "fundamental breach of trust" and "deception" over its handling of plans to sell a stake in the World Cup, saying that the episode raises serious questions about the integrity of football's leadership.
Bryan Stevenson teaches America how to remember, and judges keep showing Trump who's boss. This week, Trump tried to rewrite history, but a man who builds museums fought back. And Trump lost his twentieth case after trying to steal your voting data.
A week ago, OpenAI’s upcoming Astra model was making major waves in the math world after knocking out 10 long-standing problems. Days later, it set off an alarm the company had never rung before.