Millions celebrate LGBTQ pride in New York amid global fight for equality
Millions lined the streets of New York on Sunday to wave rainbow flags, celebrate the movement toward LGBTQ equality and renew calls for action in what organizers billed as the largest gay pride celebration in history.
Haftar’s forces say they destroyed Turkish drone in Tripoli
Eastern Libyan forces loyal commander Khalifa Haftar said they destroyed a Turkish drone parked at Tripoli’s only working airport on Sunday and declared a “general mobilization” as tensions between Ankara and the eastern administration mounted.
Bodies of Salvadoran migrants return home after harrowing border deaths
The corpses of a Salvadoran father and his 23-month-old daughter, whose bodies lying face down in the Rio Grande became symbols of the perils of illegal immigration to the United States, were returned to their homeland on Sunday.
U.S. envoys lend a hand as Israel digs down in east Jerusalem
U.S. envoys wielded hammers on Sunday to break open a new tunnel at a Jewish heritage site in East Jerusalem, signaling Washington’s support for Israel’s hold over parts of the city that Palestinians seek for a future state.
Senegal seizes 798 kg of cocaine hidden in cars on a ship
Senegal has seized 798 kg of cocaine hidden inside new cars on a ship traveling from Brazil, the customs authority said on Sunday, the latest in a series of large seizures off the West African coast this year.
Eastern Libyan authorities arrest two Turks over Turkey’s support for ‘militias’
Eastern Libyan authorities have arrested two Turks in the oil town of Ajdabiya over Turkey’s support for “militias” in Libya, a statement said on Sunday.
World Pride parade preempted by anti-corporate dissidents
The world’s marquee gay pride parade was preempted by thousands of anti-corporate dissidents who staged their own protest on Sunday, rejecting a uniformed police presence and commercial sponsorship while also demanding LGBTQ equality.
Tensions between trans women and gay men boil over at Stonewall anniversary
A black transgender woman wanted to be heard, but the white men wanted to celebrate.
Haftar’s forces say they destroyed Turkish drone in Libya
Haftar’s eastern Libyan air force have destroyed a Turkish drone at Tripoli’s Mitiga military air base, Haftar’s war information division said on Facebook on Sunday.
Air traffic stops at Libya’s Tripoli Mitiga airport after air strike
Air traffic was halted on Sunday at the Libyan capital’s only functioning airport, Mitiga, after an air strike, according to a post on the airport authorities’ Facebook page.
