Blinken raises concerns over Beijing’s ‘destabilizing actions’ in South China Sea at meeting with Chinese counterpart – CNN

Blinken raises concerns over Beijing’s ‘destabilizing actions’ in South China Sea at meeting with Chinese counterpart  CNNBlinken chides Beijing’s ‘escalating actions’ at sea, concerned over Taiwan  ReutersBlinken and a Top Chinese Official in Talks on U.S.-China Tensions  The New York TimesBlinken criticizes China’s ‘escalating actions’ at sea ahead of Wang meeting  Voice of America – VOA NewsSecretary Blinken’s Travel to Laos, Vietnam, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, and Mongolia  Department of State

Trump Accepts ‘Apology’ After FBI Quashes Bullet Injury Rumor – Newsweek

Trump Accepts ‘Apology’ After FBI Quashes Bullet Injury Rumor  NewsweekTrump’s former doctor gives health update, calls out Wray as FBI affirms bullet struck former president  Fox NewsPanicking Trump Loses It Over FBI Director’s Bullet Injury Testimony  The New RepublicFBI says bullet struck Donald Trump’s ear during assassination attempt at rally  WPVI-TV

California’s Park Fire now among largest in state history as evacuation orders spread – Fox Weather

California’s Park Fire now among largest in state history as evacuation orders spread  Fox Weather Thousands evacuate season’s biggest wildfire in northern California  Yahoo! VoicesCalifornia’s largest wildfire spreading rapidly threatening thousands of homes  Sky NewsCalifornia’s Park Fire now among state’s top 13 largest ever as it consumes 239,000 acres  CNN

How the world’s press rated Paris’s Olympics Opening Ceremony – Reuters

How the world’s press rated Paris’s Olympics Opening Ceremony  ReutersOpening Ceremony Misses the Boat  The New York TimesEiffel Tower glows on rainy night, but many fans can’t see opening ceremony  USA TODAY2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: Flying Olympic flame soars above Paris as Celine Dion wows crowds  Yahoo SportsSee Epic Behind-the-Scenes Photos of Team USA’s Athletes at the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony  PEOPLE

Trump, Honing Attacks on Harris, Casts Her as a Far-Left Threat – The New York Times

Trump, Honing Attacks on Harris, Casts Her as a Far-Left Threat  The New York TimesTrump calls Harris a ‘bum,’ complains about Biden’s withdrawal  The Washington PostFact check: Trump made at least 10 false claims about Kamala Harris in a single rally speech  CNNKamala Harris: A Baptist with a Jewish husband and a faith that traces back to MLK and Gandhi  The Associated Press

Powerful cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ Zambada was lured onto airplane before arrest in US, AP source says – The Associated Press

Powerful cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ Zambada was lured onto airplane before arrest in US, AP source says  The Associated PressUS operation to capture Sinaloa cartel leaders had the help of one of the captured men: a son of ‘El Chapo,’ official says  CNNHow the U.S. Captured One of Mexico’s Biggest Drug Lords  The New York Times‘He’s a straight-up rancher’: Chicago twins who cooperated against Sinaloa cartel talk about arrest of ‘El Mayo’  Chicago Tribune