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Los Angeles police enforced a downtown curfew. Officers began making arrests moments after the curfew took effect Tuesday night, using crowd control projectiles to break up a group of hundreds demonstrating against President Donald Trump鈥檚 immigration crackdown. Mr. Trump called protesters in Los Angeles a 鈥渇oreign enemy鈥� in a speech at Fort Bragg on Tuesday, while California Governor Gavin Newsom filed an emergency motion to block the use of military troops in immigration raids. Protests that sprang up in L.A. are beginning to spread across the country. 鈥� The Associated Press

Austrians held a vigil for victims of a rare school shooting. Residents of Graz filled the main square with candles Tuesday night to mourn the 11 people killed in one of the worst shootings in Austria鈥檚 modern history. The attack by a former pupil, who took his own life at the scene, shocked the safe nation and is expected to reignite debate about gun laws. 鈥淚n this hour we stand together,鈥� said Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen. 鈥淥ur strength lies in this togetherness.鈥� 鈥� Staff

Five countries sanctioned two far-right Israeli ministers. Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Norway alleged Tuesday that Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, both champions of expanding Israeli settlements in the West Bank, are 鈥渋nciting extremist violence鈥� against Palestinians. The two ministers face asset freezes and travel bans. Israel鈥檚 Foreign Minister Gideon Sa鈥檃r called the decision 鈥渙utrageous鈥� and said the move threatened to harden Hamas鈥� stance in negotiations to end the war in Gaza. 鈥� AP

Argentina鈥檚 highest court upheld a prison sentence for a former president. Tuesday鈥檚 ruling permanently banned Cristina Fern谩ndez de Kirchner from public office and left the charismatic but divisive former leader subject to arrest. Ms. Fern谩ndez dominated Argentine politics for two decades and forged the country鈥檚 main left-wing populist movement known as Kirchnerism, after her and her husband, former President N茅stor Kirchner. 鈥� AP

U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver was indicted on federal charges of assault. The charges allege she assaulted and interfered with immigration officers during a skirmish outside a New Jersey detention center last month. Ms. McIver has disputed the allegations as baseless, calling them 鈥減olitical intimidation.鈥� The prosecution is a rare federal criminal case against a sitting member of Congress for allegations other than fraud or corruption. 鈥� AP

A Silicon Valley city made homeless people eligible for arrest. The City Council of San Jose, California, voted to make it possible to arrest unhoused people if they reject three offers of housing. The mayor says homeless people who refuse offers of shelter and treatment are often too sick from drug addiction or mental illness to know what to do. Opponents say criminalizing homelessness is cruel and counterproductive. The proposal comes from a liberal city headed by a Democrat in the left-leaning San Francisco Bay Area. Gov. Gavin Newsom has also called to ban encampments. 鈥� AP

Amazon will spend $20 billion on two data centers. The tech giant is building one near a Pennsylvania nuclear power plant. The other will be in a logistics campus on what was once a U.S. Steel mill. Gov. Josh Shapiro called it the largest private sector investment in Pennsylvania鈥檚 history. While critics say data centers pack little long-term job-creation punch, their advocates say they create a huge number of short-term construction jobs and generate regional revenue. 鈥� AP
Related Monitor story: We looked at the rapid growth of data centers and its effects on information technology, and on communities.

Colombia has struggled with armed conflicts for decades. President Gustavo Petro set a lofty goal of 鈥渢otal peace,鈥� but as his tenure winds down, some fear peace is moving further out of reach. Last weekend鈥檚 shooting of a high-profile politician and presidential hopeful, Sen. Miguel Uribe Turbay, highlights the growing violence. The attack could further fuel political polarization. But one former combatant, Doris Su谩rez Guzm谩n, is putting her faith in peace as the only viable path forward.

U.S. immigration enforcement officials are drawing attention for wearing face masks. This practice has kindled concern about whether agents themselves are at risk, or if they are creating a culture of impunity by shielding their identities. Defenders of ICE agents say they must protect themselves and their families from threats of violence, especially amid a high-profile deportation crackdown. Others note that judges are not concealing their identities, despite facing a sharp rise in threats.

The Trump energy strategy is all about 鈥渕ore,鈥� except when it comes to renewables. But America needs a lot more electric power. And increasingly, enthusiasm for 鈥� and concern about 鈥� clean energy innovation is crossing party lines. Last week, 13 House Republicans who voted for the 鈥淏ig Beautiful Bill鈥� signed a letter asking the Senate to modify provisions that would hurt the clean energy industry.

In our progress roundup, scientists found that some creatures are more adaptable than assumed. And even governments can adapt to the legal environment when other jurisdictions require it. In Indonesia, more efforts are being made to comply with EU laws to curb deforestation.

Omar Weslati grew up in rural Tunisia with nothing. 鈥淎s a bookworm,鈥� he says, 鈥淚 needed to walk long distances to reach the nearest public library.鈥� Now, the project Judge Weslati helps fund is building libraries in schools and bridging the education gap. The project, in place since 2016, is a counterpoint to the violence that accompanied the Arab Spring. 鈥淲here the book doesn鈥檛 reach, the extremist arrives first,鈥� says the judge.

The number of countries trying to safeguard the world鈥檚 most abundant resource 鈥� its oceans 鈥� may be nearing a high-water mark. This week鈥檚 third United Nations Ocean Conference has drawn some 10,000 participants and nearly 60 heads of state to Nice, France, more than double the attendance at the previous session in 2022. They brought an urgent feeling of common cause, similar to what veteran naturalist David Attenborough stated in his latest documentary, 鈥淥cean鈥�:

鈥淎fter living for nearly a hundred years on this planet,鈥� he said, 鈥淚 now understand that the most important place on Earth is not on land, but at sea.鈥澛�

As ocean temperatures, sea levels, pollution, and overfishing have risen, so has global support for a high seas treaty to address these issues. One example: On the first day of the conference, 18 countries ratified the Agreement on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction, bringing the total to 49.聽

Although the United States is unlikely to join in, French President Emmanuel Macron expects the threshold of 60 country ratifications to be reached shortly. After a 120-day waiting period, the high seas agreement would be adopted as a complement to the 1982 U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea. (Despite not signing that pact, the U.S. has generally abided by its provisions as customary international law.)聽

The high seas treaty builds on other types of multilateral agreements, such as those that govern telecommunications, civil aviation, and even the conduct of war. This one outlines guiding principles for the use and protection of waters beyond each country鈥檚 200-mile exclusive economic zones, covering both marine life and commercial activities. Studies show that even temporary limits on shipping, fishing, or seabed mining can help rapid regeneration of diminished resources. Fish populations rise dramatically. The renewal of ocean life can often draw tourists, supporting local livelihoods.聽

Environmental challenges may 鈥渢est us to the brink,鈥� U.N. special envoy for the ocean Peter Thomson wrote in a recent blog. 鈥淲hen we are functioning at our best, especially in times of crisis, humanity鈥檚 hallmark has been common purpose and common effort for the common good.鈥� And the best place to demonstrate that right now is 鈥渢he most important place on Earth.鈥�