Serdar Dincel
12 July 2025•Update: 12 July 2025
ISTANBUL
Here’s a rundown of all the news you need to start your Saturday, including a US federal judge temporarily blocking alleged indiscriminate stops and arrests in Los Angeles; US President Donald Trump ordering immigration agents to arrest "SLIMEBALLS" throwing rocks at officers; and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announcing that the US resumed military aid shipments to Ukraine.
TOP STORIES
- US federal judge temporarily blocks alleged indiscriminate stops, arrests in Los Angeles
A US federal judge temporarily barred the Trump administration from conducting what advocates allege are unlawful stops and arrests that have frightened Los Angeles residents, driven immigrants into hiding and harmed the local economy, according to media reports.
District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong issued the ruling following a hearing Thursday in a lawsuit brought by several immigrant rights groups, along with three immigrants detained at a bus stop and two Americans, one of whom was held despite presenting identification to agents, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Frimpong said she found adequate evidence to suggest that agents were stopping individuals based on factors such as race, language, occupation, or location -- including places like Home Depot or car washes -- to establish reasonable suspicion for potential immigration law violations.
She said that relying on those factors, individually or combined, does not meet the standards set by the Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution.
- Trump orders immigration agents to arrest 'SLIMEBALLS' throwing rocks at officers
US President Donald Trump slammed protesters who allegedly threw rocks and bricks at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, calling them “SLIMEBALLS” and ordering the arrests.
“I am on my way back from Texas, and watched in disbelief as THUGS were violently throwing rocks and bricks at ICE Officers while they were moving down a roadway in their car and/or official vehicle,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
He said the protesters caused “tremendous damage” to brand new government vehicles and voiced concern about the "disrespect" for law enforcement.
Trump directed Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and border czar Tom Homan to order ICE, Homeland Security and law enforcement officers to stop their vehicles and arrest anyone who attacks them with rocks, bricks, by "using whatever means is necessary to do so."
- Zelenskyy announces US weapons shipments have resumed
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the US resumed military aid shipments to Ukraine.
"We have received political signals at the highest level – good signals – including from the United States and from our European friends. According to all reports, aid shipments have been restored," he said on Telegram.
Ukrainian military officials will meet next week with US special envoy Keith Kellogg, added Zelenskyy.
NEWS IN BRIEF
- The Pentagon confirmed that one ballistic missile fired by Iran last month struck the US' Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
- US President Donald Trump, along with first lady Melania Trump, visited the state of Texas to survey the damage from last week’s flash floods that killed at least 120 people.
- Greek parliament approved a controversial amendment to curb the migrant influx from Libya.
- India conducted a test-flight of an indigenous ‘beyond visual range’ air-to-air missile, Astra BVRAAM, equipped with an indigenous "radio frequency seeker," according to its defense ministry.
- The Sudanese army said it repelled a new attack by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state in western Sudan, claiming it inflicted heavy losses on lives and equipment.
- Germany condemned a recent arson attack on an ancient church in the Palestinian town of Taybeh in the West Bank.
- East Asian nations adopted an action plan that expressed their intention to strengthen coordination and promote cooperation in humanitarian aid, recovery and reconstruction assistance for Palestine, said a statement from the Japanese Foreign Ministry.
- US President Donald Trump said he has no plans to discuss tariffs with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
- Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz shared an aerial photo that showed the destruction of Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, boasting of "leveling it to the ground."
- Cameroon will hold presidential elections Oct. 12, according to a decree signed by President Paul Biya.
- The US State Department approved the possible sale to Lebanon of A-29 Super Tucano Aircraft Sustainment and related equipment, the Pentagon said.
- An appeal hearing for far-right French politician Marine Le Pen, who was found guilty of corruption and banned from holding office for five years, is set to begin Sept. 8, according to media reports.
- The US State Department approved the possible sale of HH-60W Helicopters and related equipment to Norway, according to the Pentagon.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
- Malaysian Premier Anwar, China's top diplomat Wang discuss US tariffs
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed US tariffs, said a statement by the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
The Chinese foreign minister was in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur for a meeting of foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Wang Yi said China and Malaysia should “work together to meet challenges and seek development and revitalization,” noting: “The rise of the global South is unstoppable.”
For his part, Ibrahim said: “We reaffirmed the strength of Malaysia-China ties,” according to a post on X.
“We discussed narrowing the trade deficit and expanding cooperation in port logistics, LNG, water management, and emerging sectors like the digital economy and green technology,” he said.
