Environmental regulators in Italy on Monday identified a chemical that turned part of Venice's famous Grand Canal bright green.
Why it matters: The regional environmental agency for the state of Veneto said an initial analysis of water samples revealed that the chemical behind the color was fluorescein.
Brett McGurk, President Biden’s senior Middle East adviser, took a low-profile trip to Oman earlier this month for talks with Omani officials on possible diplomatic outreach to Iran regarding its nuclear program, according to five U.S., Israeli and European officials.
Why it matters: The Biden administration has said it is extremely concerned about the advances in Iran's nuclear program and the risk of it leading to a regional military escalation.
China announced it aims to land astronauts on the Moon by 2030, highlighting another arena for competition with the U.S.
Driving the news: Lin Xiqiang, deputy director of the China Manned Space Agency, announced the plans at a press conference on Monday, adding that the goal of a crewed Moon landing would be to carry out scientific exploration and technological experiments, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported.
The rate of Hispanics killed by law enforcement officers jumped nearly 45% in the last decade, according to newly released data reviewed by Axios.
The big picture: It's been three years since George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police, resulting in a worldwide racial reckoning and protests against police brutality. But little data exists on how police violence affects Latinos.
A rare meetingbetween the U.S. and China's top commerce officials last week was followed by a failed attempt to get the countries' defense chiefs together, underscoring the difficulty of getting the two superpowers back on speaking terms.
Why it matters: The U.S.-China relationship has fallen to a new low point, and U.S. attempts this year to bring China back to the table have largely been rebuffed.
European countries are turning to existing laws to regulate cutting-edge technology like ChatGPT in the absence of legislation that deals directly with artificial intelligence.
Moscow came under attack from at least eight drones early Tuesday morning, Russian officials said,signaling that the Russian capital is no longer entirely shielded from the war in Ukraine.
Driving the news: Russia's Defense Ministry accused Ukraine of carrying out the "terrorist attack," but said all eight drones were shot down or had their systems jammed. Mykhailo Podolyak, a top adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelesnky, claimed Ukraine was not "directly involved" but was "watching with pleasure."
Fire evacuation orders are in effect across Canada as firefighters respond to dozens of wildfires in the country's east and west.
The big picture: Officials in the eastern Canadian city of Halifax said Monday evacuations had impacted some 18,000 people due to a wildfire that's burned some 200 properties in the Nova Scotia provincial capital, where a state of emergency was declared Sunday.
President Biden on Monday called for the "immediate repeal" of Uganda's severe new anti-gay law and warned he may impose sanctions and other penalties in response.
Driving the news: Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed legislation Monday that Human Rights Watch notes criminalizes "merely identifying" as LGBTQ and imposes severe punishments for violations related to same-sex relations, including the possibility of the death penalty.
Russia's Interior Ministry announced Monday it's issued an arrest warrant for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and added his name to a list of wanted criminal suspects over an edited video of his comments on its invasion of Ukraine.
Driving the news: The video of Graham's meeting Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky linked his comment "the Russians are dying" with a separate remark saying "it's the best money we’ve ever spent," in reference to U.S. military aid. Ukrainian officials released a longer video showing the two comments were not linked.
Museums and libraries from London to Albuquerque are racing to record and digitize the oral histories of the last generation of Holocaust survivors, advocates say, as the horrors of the Holocaust slip from public memory.
The big picture: Fewer than 50,000 survivors remain in the U.S., according to the Anti-Defamation League. The very youngest survivors are now in their 80s, and some have spoken out against rising antisemitism — something they've seen before.
