Armed conflicts and attacks

United States president Donald Trump confirms plans to sell weapons to NATO allies to be provided to Ukraine after the Pentagon previously paused weapon shipments. (Axios) (PBS)

• https://www.axios.com/2025/07/11/trump-ukraine-weapons-nato-allies-sell
• https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/u-s-resumes-sending-some-weapons-to-ukraine-after-pentagon-pause

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli settlers kill two Palestinians near Ramallah in the West Bank. One of the victims, identified as a Palestinian-American, was beaten to death whilst the other victim was shot in the chest. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-aware-reported-death-american-after-beating-by-israeli-settlers-2025-07-12/

Law and crime

Los Choneros gang leader José Adolfo Macías Villamar agrees to a request of Ecuador's National Court for extradition to the United States to face trial for drug trafficking and arms smuggling. (CNN) (Reuters)

• https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/11/americas/ecuador-drug-fito-extradited-us-intl-latam
• https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ecuador-gang-leader-fito-accepts-us-extradition-request-2025-07-11/

Law and crime

Ovidio Guzmán López, son of the former drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, pleads guilty to two counts of drug distribution and two counts of participation in a continuing criminal enterprise. He is expected to cooperate with the U.S. government by providing information on criminal networks. (Reuters) (Chicago Tribune)

• https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/el-chapos-son-ovidio-guzman-expected-plead-guilty-us-court-2025-07-11/
• https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/11/son-of-el-chapo-guzman-to-plead-guilty/