Nagasaki Mayor Warns Against Nuclear Weapons as Japan Marks 81 Years Since Atomic Bombing

In Japan, bells rang in Nagasaki Sunday as the city commemorated 81 years since the U.S. dropped the atomic bomb. The attack on August 9, 1945, killed 74,000 people — just three days after the U.S. dropped the first nuclear weapon ever used in war on the city of Hiroshima, killing 140,000 people. This is the mayor of Nagasaki. Mayor Shiro Suzuki: “The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki forced us to confront the reality that humanity had crossed even the line of using nuclear weapons against human beings. … The theory of nuclear deterrence is extremely risky. Nuclear weapons are not a necessary evil, but an absolute evil, and humanity and nuclear weapons can never coexist.” The anniversary came as the government of Japan’s ultraconservative Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has shifted defense policies to bolster militarization. Takaichi has been widely ambiguous about her long-term commitment to maintain Japan’s Three Non-Nuclear Principles, endorsed over 50 years ago. www.democracynow.org

Wildfires Force 20,000 People in British Columbia to Evacuate

Wildfires continue to burn across the western U.S. and Canada as firefighting crews struggle to contain the devastating blazes. Some 20,000 people in British Columbia were ordered to evacuate on Saturday as the massive Bald Range wildfire nearly doubled in size overnight near the regions of Summerland and Peachland. British Columbia’s premier said the fire was “like a bomb going off.” There are more than 100 active fires in the region, setting off a state of emergency. Scientists warn worsening heat waves and drought due to climate change has led to more frequent and intense fires worldwide. www.democracynow.org

Rallies Held to Mark One Month Since ICE Killing of Mexican Father Lorenzo Salgado Araujo

In Texas, rallies continued this weekend to mark one month since the July 7 ICE killing of 52-year-old Mexican father Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston. The agents involved have not been identified as his family and supporters demand justice. www.democracynow.org

Private Prison Companies CoreCivic and GEO Group Report $1.4B in Revenue

The nation’s two largest private prison companies, CoreCivic and GEO Group, reported a combined $1.4 billion in quarterly revenue between April and June, as immigrant detention skyrockets under Trump’s second term. A record 51,000 immigrants were arrested in July alone. www.democracynow.org

AP: Trump Admin Detains Parents and Spouses of Active-Duty U.S. Military Personnel in Immigration Crackdown

The Trump administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. military personnel in its immigration crackdown. That’s according to an investigation by the Associated Press which found more than 50 parents and spouses of U.S. service members have been arrested since Trump returned to office. At least six have been deported. www.democracynow.org

Federal Judges Terminate TPS for Immigrants from South Sudan and Burma

Temporary protected status, TPS, for thousands of immigrants from South Sudan and Burma is set to end after two federal judges sided with the Trump administration’s efforts to terminate the relief. The move will impact over 200 South Sudanese nationals and an estimated 4,000 immigrants from Burma who will now face deportation. This comes after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling ended TPS for immigrants from Haiti and Syria. www.democracynow.org

Right-Wing President Abelardo de la Espriella Sworn In as Colombia’s President

In Colombia, right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in Friday. King Felipe VI of Spain, U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, FIFA President Gianni Infantino and right-wing Latin American presidents including Argentina’s Javier Milei, Ecuador’s Daniel Noboa and Chile’s José Antonio Kast were in attendance. This is Abelardo de la Espriella speaking from the city of Cali, where he vowed to crack down on armed groups and abandon peace efforts. President Abelardo de la Espriella: “There will not be a single place in our territory where criminals can feel safe. I make my own words of Winston Churchill: Victory at all costs, victory in spite of terror, victory however long and hard the road may be, because without victory there is no survival.” www.democracynow.org