Today’s Lead News Stories

Macron says plan to introduce 10 months’ service among 18- and 19-year-olds will help France respond to ‘accelerating threats’

Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego slammed Kari Lake, his opponent in last year's elections for the U.S. Senate in Arizona, after she criticized him for slamming the Trump administration over the investigation against lawmakers who called on military and intelligence officers to reject unlawful orders.

Diplomatic row worsens after US president says member state will not be invited to 2026 summit

Donald Trump signaled after attack that refugee and asylum cases would be scrutinized

It's not clear when the Justice Department will release its files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell

The military and federal law enforcement have moved to investigate lawmakers who filmed a video earlier this month urging troops to ‘refuse illegal orders’

From yesterday's Oregon Supreme Court decision in State v. Cortes, written by Justice Bronson James: Defendant, who is houseless, is… The post Knife with 4½" Blade and Rounded Tip Wasn't "Weapon" Forbidden by Probation Condition, Oregon Court Holds appeared first on Reason.com.

Observers from West Africa's Ecowas bloc and the African Union have expressed concern over Wednesday's military coup in Guinea-Bissau and the arrest of election officials, a joint statement from the organisations said.

Forensic assessment attributes attack to ‘large bull shark‘