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U.S., ISRAEL, IRAN WAR | Day 101.

• Israel and Iran traded airstrikes overnight in what analysts say is the most serious escalation of fighting since a tenuous cease-fire in the Middle East war went into effect in April. An additional missile attack on Israel has been claimed by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Both Iran and Israel said this morning that they have halted strikes but left open the possibility of resuming hostilities depending on the actions of the other. [more]
• Airspaces in Iraq, Syria, and western Iran have been closed amidst the renewed airstrikes between Israel and Iran. [more]
• Addressing the renewed violence, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said the United States bore responsibility for the escalation, saying, "No one believes that the Israeli regime would take any action without coordination with the United States." [more]

UKRAINE | Today is day 1,563 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Here is your update:

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the leaders of the U.K., France, and Germany yesterday in London. In a joint statement, the leaders commended Zelenskyy's recent call for direct talks to end the Russia-Ukraine war, which Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected over the weekend. [more]

U.S. GUN VIOLENCE | At least 12 people, ranging in age from 14 to 61, were wounded Saturday when yet-unidentified gunmen opened fire near the Old West End street festival in Toledo, Ohio. Police say it appears that at least two people fired weapons in the incident and that they were "probably shooting at each other." [more]

NEW YORK | Authorities say a suspect was taken into custody yesterday evening after six people were injured in a stabbing attack inside New York City's Penn Station. The attack came one day ahead of Game 3 of the NBA finals at Madison Square Garden, which is above Penn Station. [more]

WHITE HOUSE | A federal lawsuit filed Saturday seeks to block the upcoming UFC fight event on the White House grounds. The suit, filed by the Public Integrity Project on behalf of two Virginia residents, contends the June 14 event violates National Park Service regulations prohibiting sporting events on federal parklands and that the 5,000-seat venue constructed on the South Lawn of the White House for the event was undertaken without congressional approval or an environmental review. [more]

U.S. IMMIGRATION | In a strongly worded ruling issued Friday, U.S. District Chief Judge John McConnell Jr. struck down a Trump administration policy that barred immigrants to the U.S. from 39 African, Asian, Latin American, and Middle Eastern countries from receiving final decisions on asylum, work permit, green card, and citizenship applications. McConnel said that, under the policy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, or USCIS, claimed statutory and regulatory authority that it does not possess, justified its actions with pretextual concerns of ‘national security’ that mask anti-immigrant sentiments, and made decisions without the reasoned explanations that it must provide. [more]

U.S. IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT | Rescinding a 2021 policy implemented by the Biden administration, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security says Immigration and Customs Enforcement will no longer report deaths of detainees who have recently been released from the agency's custody. [more]

AI OVERSIGHT | In an article posted late last week, artificial intelligence giant Anthropic warned that AI is developing so quickly that humans risk losing control of the technology and suggested top AI companies around the world should work together to come up with a way to "have the option to slow or temporarily pause frontier AI development to enable societal structures and alignment research to keep up with the advance of the technology." [full article] [more]

PHILIPPINES | At least 32 people were killed, and more than 200 others were injured, early today when a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the southern Philippines. A tsunami warning for the region was issued following the quake, but was later lifted. [more]

EUROPEAN MIGRATION | Italian officials say 48 migrants were rescued, and the bodies of 10 others were recovered, after a boat carrying migrants from Libya to Europe capsized off the southeastern coast of Malta yesterday. [more]

ISRAEL AND GAZA | According to Israeli police, one person was killed, and five others were wounded, yesterday when a Palestinian man with Israeli citizenship shot at residents of several towns in central Israel. Also yesterday, Palestinian health officials say at least five people were killed in an Israeli airstrike that hit a police checkpoint in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis. [more]

CHINA AND NORTH KOREA | Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in North Korea today for a two-day state visit and meetings with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Talks between the two leaders are expected to focus on advancing bilateral ties and addressing regional security issues. [more]

MEXICO | The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Boris formed today off the Pacific coast of southern Mexico and warns of heavy rains and potential flooding and mudslides from the storm over the next 24 hours in the Laguna de Chacahua to Tecpan de Galeana region. [more]

ARMENIA | Preliminary results from yesterday's general election in Armenia suggest that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract party, which emphasized distancing the country from Russia, seeking to join the European Union, and deepening Western ties during its campaigning, has won enough seat in parliament to govern without the need to form a coalition government. [more]

NIGERIA | About 360 people abducted by the Boko Haram militant group were rescued in military operations over the weekend in northeastern Nigeria's Mandara mountains, according to a statement released yesterday by the Nigerian army. [more]

TENNIS | Alexander Zverev beat Flavio Cobolli, and Mirra Andreeva defeated Maja Chwalinska, over the weekend to win the men's and women's championship titles, respectively, at the 2026 French Open tennis tournament. [more]

BASKETBALL | The New York Knicks take a 2-0 lead over the San Antonio Spurs into tonight's Game 3 of the best-of-seven NBA Finals championship series. [more]

GOLF | Nelly Korda shot a final-round 2-under-par 69 yesterday to win the U.S. Women’s Open – her second-straight, and fourth overall, major title. In men's play J.T. Poston prevailed in a playoff against Ryan Gerard yesterday to win the men's Memorial tournament. [more on Korda] [more on Poston]

ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS | Among the winners at last night's 79th Tony Awards were: "Liberation" for best new play, “Schmigadoon!" for best new musical, “Death of a Salesman" for best play revival, and "Ragtime" for best musical revival. John Lithgow and Lesley Manville won the best actor and actress awards in a play, respectively. [full list of winners] [more]

WEEKEND MOVIES | "Scary Movie" topped the North American box office over the weekend with an estimated $55 million in receipts, followed by "Masters of the Universe" and "Backrooms." [more]

TODAY IN HISTORY | On this date in 1949, British author George Orwell published his dystopian classic "Nineteen Eighty-Four," a warning against totalitarianism that introduced such concepts as Big Brother and the Thought Police. [more history]