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Separately, Ukraine’s European allies agreed to set up a headquarters in Paris to help deploy troops to maintain the peace after the war ends there. The announcement came at a meeting in Rome of the so-called coalition of the willing, which was attended for the first time by a U.S. representative, Keith Kellogg.
European officials reached a deal with Israel today to allow more food and fuel into Gaza. The E.U.’s top diplomat said the agreement could result in more crossings open, aid and food trucks entering Gaza, repair of vital infrastructure and protection of aid workers.
It comes as local hospitals and aid workers say Israeli airstrikes killed at least 36 Palestinians overnight. That included 15 people waiting outside a medical clinic, many of them children. Israel says it was targeting a militant when it struck near the facility.
The Secret Service has reportedly suspended six agents over failures related to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania last July. The agency’s deputy director, Matt Quinn, told CBS News that the suspensions range from 10 to 42 days with no pay or benefits during that time.
The shooting exposed serious security failures after a gunman was able to access a nearby rooftop to fire at then-presidential candidate Trump. He was left with a bloody ear. A firefighter attending the rally died. Sunday marks the one-year anniversary of that attack.
Family members of those lost in January’s midair collision in Washington, D.C., are criticizing the Army’s handling of the disaster. In an open letter to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, 168 loved ones say the Army’s actions show a — quote — “willingness to circumvent official processes and resist oversight when deflecting scrutiny, while persistently refusing to accept responsibility.”
They’re calling for an independent investigation into the crash; 67 people were killed when a Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines jet as it approached Reagan National Airport.
President Trump is tapping Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to serve as interim leader of NASA. His selection comes after Trump withdrew his initial nominee, Jared Isaacman, back in may. The billionaire private astronaut is a close associate of Elon Musk, and his selection was seen as a potential boost to Musk’s rocket company SpaceX.
Trump’s decision to drop Isaacman helped fuel his public split with Musk. Duffy will hold on to his position as transportation secretary, even as he takes up his NASA duties.
