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In a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Attorney General Pam Bondi dated Tuesday, Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Jack Reed requested an investigation by December 1 into World Liberty Financial's compliance with anti-money laundering rules, sanctions, and governance. The demand stems from a September report by Accountable.US alleging the project sold $WLFI governance tokens to wallets linked to North Korea's Lazarus Group, a Russian sanctions-evasion stablecoin, Iran's NoBitex exchange, and the sanctioned mixer Tornado Cash. DT Marks DEFI LLC, controlled by Donald Trump and his family, holds 22.5 billion tokens and receives 75% of sales revenue, while the project lists Trump family members in prominent roles; World Liberty Financial maintains it has robust compliance measures with no evidence of wrongdoing.

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Senators Elizabeth Warren and Jack Reed have fired off a letter urging a federal probe into World Liberty Financial, the Trump family's crypto project, over alleged sales to North Korean hackers and sanctioned entities.

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Speaking after NATO defense ministers' talks on June 18, Rutte aimed to highlight NATO's strength against Russia's strained war economy, which devotes 48% of its budget to defense. Critics on social media mocked the comment as a factual error, since Russia's 17.1 million square kilometers dwarfs the smaller nations' combined 72,000 square kilometers and its population of 144 million tops their 30 million. Defenders noted Rutte likely meant Russia's economy, projected at $2.66 trillion nominally—exceeding Belgium and Netherlands' $2.23 trillion combined—echoing his past explicit comparisons.

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During a Brussels press conference, NATO chief Mark Rutte said Russia 'is not bigger than Belgium and the Netherlands combined'—a line that quickly drew ridicule for its apparent geography slip.

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Medvedev, Russia's Security Council deputy chairman, stated there are no rules toward Ukraine except avoiding deliberate civilian killings, dismissing outdated Hague Conventions amid modern warfare. The comments followed Ukraine's major drone attacks on June 16 and 18 that damaged the Gazprom Neft refinery, halting fuel supplies for Moscow and prompting air defenses to down nearly 200 drones. Ukraine's President Zelenskyy praised the strikes as evidence of reaching 500 km into Russia, while Medvedev's hawkish words highlighted Russia's tolerance for reprisals short of targeting civilians.

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Hours after Ukrainian drones hit Moscow's key oil refinery, Dmitry Medvedev posted a stark message: Russia recognizes no rules in the war anymore.

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France placed 35 departments, including Paris, on red alert from midday Sunday, with temperatures forecast at 38-41°C and little nighttime cooling, echoing intense 2003 and 2019 events. Another 45 areas are on orange alert, while the UK issued an amber warning for 34-35°C peaks and Germany issued nationwide alerts as a heat dome traps North African air. Authorities advise hydration, avoiding midday activity, and checking on vulnerable people; France's Fête de la Musique continues without alcohol in red zones, with online voices like streamer Mina sharing sleepless nights from the heat.

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Paris swelters under France's highest heat alert, banning alcohol at public music festivals to protect hospitals from the strain.

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The pixel art adventure stars Mina, a whip-wielding mouse girl burrowing through the cursed Tenebrous Isle in a game blending Zelda action, Castlevania secrets, and Souls-like bosses. Launched May 29 across PC, Switch, PS5, and Xbox, it has sold over 500,000 copies, earned 92-93 Metacritic scores, and sits at 89% Very Positive on Steam from 3,600 English reviews. Fans share 100% completion stories and art like Mina as 'Mina Belmont,' while Yacht Club aims for 4,000 more positives to reach Overwhelmingly Positive.

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Just two weeks in, nearly 28,000 Steam players have finished Mina the Hollower, with Yacht Club Games calling for more reviews to hit that top rating.

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Latvia's Saeima voted 66-25 to confirm Kulbergs and his center-right coalition of four parties, excluding the Progressives who toppled the prior government. The crisis started May 7 when Ukrainian drones, diverted by Russian interference, hit an oil facility in Rezekne, leading to the defense minister's firing and ex-PM Evika Siliņa's resignation on May 14. Kulbergs, tasked by President Edgars Rinkēvičs, named key ministers including Raivis Melnis for defense and pledged urgent anti-drone steps, higher defense spending, Ukraine support, and economic stability ahead of October elections. European and Baltic leaders welcomed the stable government focused on security.

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Two weeks of turmoil ended when Latvia's parliament backed Andris Kulbergs, a former auto executive stepping up to lead amid drone threats from the east.

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