- Hundreds of thousands packed Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway for the West Indian Day Parade — steel drums, flag-draped floats, jerk chicken and high-energy Caribbean music (Raboday, Kompa) set the scene.
- Haitian participants celebrated but marched under a “somber cloud” after the loss of Temporary Protected Status and intensified immigration enforcement that left many without work permits or legal protections.
- Organizers responded with resilience and pride — elaborate, hand-painted costumes, tributes to Haiti’s revolutionary history, and popular bands/DJs highlighted community creativity and solidarity.
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- President Trump will speak Night 1 of the RNC Midterm Convention in Dallas on Sept. 9, calling it "The Greatest RALLY of them all."
- The late-announced event has caused schedule shakeups and uncertain attendance from some GOP figures (J.D. Vance’s keynote slot and a few senators’ plans are now unclear).
- Some House members are balking at a reported $25,000 minimum contribution to attend; the convention will cover 100+ topics and include a tribute to Charlie Kirk.
- Existance Festival — a psytrance event expecting up to 2,000 people — has been cancelled after already being postponed, and organisers have apologised to ticketholders.
- The event is now being moved to 10–13 June 2027; existing tickets will be valid for the new dates or can be refunded.
- Organisers cited a very late licence approval (with conditions), a summer fire and key infrastructure supply issues — the festival had also relocated previously over noise concerns.
- A candlelit "Procession of Lights" lit up Bucharest as thousands of young Orthodox Christians marched from the new National Cathedral to Patriarchate Hill during the International Meeting of Orthodox Youth.
- About 2,400 participants aged 16–35 from some 40 countries came together under the theme "Young people, Family and Life in Christ" to talk about challenges like hyperconnectivity and loneliness.
- The event highlighted Romania's strong Orthodox identity — the huge National Cathedral (opened last year, 5,000-seat capacity) and a society where roughly 85% identify as religious — with Patriarch Daniel calling youth "a blessing" and central to the Church's mission.
- Hundreds of tents were still visible across the Reading site despite organisers' pleas — about 100,000 people attended the festival.
- Organisers say fewer tents are being abandoned than in past years, with around two-thirds reportedly taken home, and offered a Co‑Op voucher to those who showed they were removing tents.
- Festival Republic has pledged to return the site to its natural state within a fortnight and says it has seen “meaningful change” on tent waste at Reading and sister festival Leeds.
- A 43-year-old suspect was arrested after a weekend shooting at a rave in Aarau; police say they believe it was a lone perpetrator and will give more details at a Wednesday news conference.
- A 22-year-old woman died at the scene and five others (aged 24–27) were wounded and hospitalized; some victims have been identified as Italian.
- Public shootings are rare in Switzerland despite relatively widespread gun ownership — the attack happened as the party at a horse-racing track was winding down.
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