Iran鈥檚 supreme leader made his first statement since the ceasefire. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei downplayed last weekend鈥檚 U.S. strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites, saying President Donald Trump 鈥渆xaggerated鈥 their impact and warning against further U.S. attacks. Iran retaliated Monday with a missile attack on the U.S. base in Qatar, which caused no casualties. Since a ceasefire with Israel, life has been gradually returning to normal in Iran. 鈥 The Associated Press
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The Supreme Court narrowed access to abortion. The ruling Thursday came three years after the landmark Dobbs decision, which overturned the nationwide right to abortion. It broke 6-3 along the court鈥檚 ideological divide, holding that states cannot be sued if they choose to block Medicaid funding to abortion providers. The question is 鈥渇or Congress, not the courts鈥 to decide, the majority opinion said. The Supreme Court is meeting today to decide the final six cases of its term. 鈥 Staff
The U.S. economy contracted in the first quarter. It shrank at a 0.5% annual pace from January through March as President Donald Trump鈥檚 import taxes at least temporarily disrupted business, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. First-quarter growth sank under a surge of imports as companies rushed to bring in foreign goods before Mr. Trump could impose tariffs on them, the first time in three years that the economy contracted. Meanwhile, President Trump said Washington has signed an agreement with Beijing on trade and expects to soon have a deal with India. 鈥 AP
Germany will not fund private migrant rescue operations in the Mediterranean. The nation has been spending 鈧2 million ($2.3 million) annually on such efforts. Its new foreign minister has argued they encourage immigration and human trafficking. The move is part of a promised tightening of immigration standards, including border checks, by the conservative government. 鈥淕ermany remains committed to humanity and always will be,鈥 Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said. 鈥淏ut I don鈥檛 believe it is the foreign office鈥檚 job to use funds for this type of sea rescue.鈥 He added, 鈥淲e need to be active where the need is greatest,鈥 citing the humanitarian emergency in Sudan. 鈥 Staff
Thailand is restricting cannabis sales. It was the first country in Asia to decriminalize cannabis in 2022, boosting tourism and farming. But public backlash has followed with allegations that under-regulation has made the drug available to children, caused addiction, and boosted cross-border smuggling. Shops will be allowed to sell a limited amount of cannabis only to customers with a prescription.聽鈥 AP
The Sweden Democrats made an apology. The right-wing party apologized Thursday for past Nazi links and antisemitism, part of efforts to present a more moderate, mainstream image to voters ahead of a national election next year. A specially commissioned study found Nazi and antisemitic views to have been common at party functions and in their printed materials in the 1980s and 1990s. 鈥 Reuters
The International Space Station welcomed its first astronauts from India, Poland, and Hungary. The crew will spend two weeks at the orbiting lab, performing dozens of experiments. The space station鈥檚 commander, Japan鈥檚 Takuya Onishi, said he was happy to finally see their smiling faces after 鈥渨aiting for you guys so long鈥 because of delays. They were ferried there by SpaceX on a private flight; NASA plans to abandon the ISS in 2030 and is encouraging private ventures to replace it. 鈥 AP