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UPDATE: The police response stemmed from a dispute between two street vendors near the Palace, one of which was seen with a knife, according to the French newspaper Le Figaro. No indication of terrorism or immediate threat to the public. ORIGINAL: French authorities have reported that an unspecified security situation is unfolding at the Palace of #Versailles and has advised the public to avoid the area. No other details were provided. Exact details of what is happening or what the potential threat is remains unknown. So far there is no indication of an ongoing attack. Could be a false alarm, as the Palace has previously been subject to bomb threats. GIGN have been deployed to the scene. (📷Jon de Lorraine) #AtlasNewsUpdateFrance

#UnitedStates #Navy F/A-18E Super Hornets at the RIMPAC 24 exercise have been spotted carrying SM-6 missiles, which has been designated as “AIM-174B.” Configured for air-to-air deployment, the AIM-174B potentially sets itself as the longest range air intercept missile (AIM) fielded by Naval aircraft with a range of up to 290 miles. The SM-6, which is typically deployed on guided missile cruisers and destroyers, made their combat debut in April intercepting Houthi and Iranian ballistic missiles. (📷 @aeros808 ) #AtlasNewsUpdateUnitedStates

H3zb0ll@h has confirmed that senior commander and leader of the Aziz unit, Muhammad Nimah Nasser, was killed today during an Israeli airstrike in Tyre, #Lebanon (Geo: 33.2502228, 35.2323708). This marks the latest strike targeting key H3zb0ll@h leadership involvement in operations along the border with Lebanon, which comes amid escalating tensions and fears of a wider conflict with #Israel . Retaliatory rocket and drone strikes are expected. #AtlasNewsUpdateLebanon

Footage of Russian infantry manuevering in the northern outskirts of Vovchansk, #Kharkiv , while under heavy fire. The city of Vovchansk quickly found itself along the frontlines of fighting after Russian forces launched a surprise offensive over #Ukraine’s northern border on May 10. Since then, Russian forces have been able to keep a foothold and make marginal advancements along two fronts north of Kharkiv city as clashes still continue. Vovchansk, in particular, has seen large sections of the city destroyed by shelling, airstrikes, and urban combat. #AtlasNewsUpdateUkraine

A 72 year old #Florida man has been arrested after shooting a Walmart delivery drone that he thought was surveilling his home. Drone operating company DroneUp stated that it was doing mock deliveries in a Clermont neighborhood when Dennis Winn shot at the drone with a 9mm handgun, later telling deputies “They say I hit it so I must be a good shot.” Winn was charged with shooting at an aircraft, criminal mischief damage over $1,000 and discharging a firearm in public or residential property, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. #AtlasNewsUpdateUnitedStates

Inkinane Ag Attaher, a leader within the Tuareg-separatist National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), casually posting to X from the Saharan desert in northern #Mali using Starlink. #AtlasNewsUpdateMali

Photos showing the #American Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG) and Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSP ARG) traveling in formation in the #Mediterranean Sea. Vessels included: - Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) - Amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD-1), which is carrying #Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) - Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) - Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG-58) - Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG-107) - Royal Navy Daring-class air-defense destroyer HMS Duncan (D 37) The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD-21) and Blue Ridge-class Amphibious Command Ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) have also entered the Mediterranean. The #UnitedStates Department of Defense has stated that the IKECSG, which will remain in region until it’s replaced by the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG), is deployed “to promote regional stability and deter aggression,” in reference to heightened tensions between Israel and H3zb0ll@h . #AtlasNewsUpdateUnitedStates

Russian Mad Max-style counter-drone war buggy armed with a six barrel shotgun sandwiched between 2x Kord 12.7 mm heavy machine guns in the front and 6x AK-12 rifles in the back. #AtlasNewsUpdateRussia

DEVELOPING: Large-scale clashes have erupted across northern #Syria between Turkish military forces and protesters/ armed SNA elements, such as in #Afrin , #Aleppo , and #Jarabulus . Turkish military bases and checkpoints, as well as vehicles with Turkish license plates, have also been targeted. The clashes come in response to rioting in #Turkey’s Melikgazi region over the weekend that targeted Syrian neighborhoods and businesses, which was spurred by allegations that a Syrian refugee assaulted a child in Kayseri. #AtlasNewsUpdateSyria

UPDATE: In a 6-3 decision, the #UnitedStates Supreme Court has ruled that former President Donald #Trump is entitled to “absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority,” however, there is “no immunity for unofficial acts” taken in a private capacity. How this will apply to federal charges brought against Trump for alleged efforts to subvert the 2020 Presidential Election remains unclear, as SCOTUS did not apply the ruling to whether or not certain actions taken regarding January 6 were in an official or unofficial capacity. The case has been sent back down to trial court for further proceedings, which will most likely go on past the 2024 Presidential Election. Likewise, anything deemed as an official act, such as communications between the President and his advisers, cannot be used in court. (📷 NYT) #AtlasNewsUpdateUnitedStates

Several #American military installations in #Europe have had their Force Protection Condition (FPCON) raised to “Charlie,” meaning that “intelligence is received indicating some form of terrorist action or targeting against personnel or facilities is likely.” Fox New’s Lucas Tomlinson, citing a US defense official, reported that “There is credible intel pointing to an attack against U.S. bases in Europe over the next week or so.” What the threat is has not been exactly specified. #AtlasNewsUpdateUnitedStates

Today in History: June 29, 2014 Ten years ago today, Abu B@kr al-B@ghd @di stood at the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in #Mosul , #Iraq , and delivered a sermon proclaiming the creation of a global Islamic caliphate. The next five years would see the rise and eventual fall of the self-proclaimed Caliphate with the liberation of #Baghouz , #Syria , in March 2019. A decade on, operations still continue across the world, hunting down militant leadership or countering jihadist activity, which remains a potent threat abroad. #AtlasNewsUpdateIraq