A giant panda has just given birth to twins at a South Korean zoo, a first for the country, zoo officials announced on July 11. The Everland theme park near Seoul will also be sending its first panda to China, in a move known as “Panda Diplomacy.”
The United States Marine Corps is without a Senate-confirmed leader on July 11 amid an impasse between the Department of Defense and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) over military policies on abortion. About 200 additional military officer nominations remain stalled in the U.S. Senate for the same reason.