Here’s what’s making waves this Wednesday evening, August 6, 2025: A federal judge may shut down Florida’s controversial “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center. Israel faces global backlash after dozens die seeking aid in Gaza, while Hezbollah defies Lebanon’s disarmament push. Trump’s envoy meets Putin ahead of a Ukraine peace deadline, and Russia leans on the Central African Republic to ditch Wagner for a state-run force. Plus, Spain snubs the F-35 in favor of European jets, and Pakistan delays Afghan refugee deportations.

—Federal Judge Weighs Injunction to Halt Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Immigration Detention Center

A federal judge in Miami heard arguments Wednesday on whether to halt operations and further construction of a controversial immigration detention center built in th

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