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The United States launched new strikes on Iran overnight. Targets included Iranian missile launch sites, and 鈥淚ranian boats attempting to emplace mines,鈥� U.S. Central Command, which runs U.S. military operations in the Middle East, said in a statement describing the operations as 鈥渟elf-defense strikes.鈥� The strikes raise questions about the status of the ceasefire, as Tehran鈥檚 negotiators meet Tuesday with Qatar鈥檚 prime minister to continue peace deal talks. 鈥淲e鈥檒l see if we can make progress,鈥� Secretary of State Marco Rubio said today during a visit to India. 鈥淚t鈥檒l take a few days.鈥�

The pope urges government regulation of AI. In his first encyclical, Pope Leo XIV on Monday warned of the risks of AI, comparing it to a biblical Tower of Babel. His message echoed an 1891 encyclical, which defended workers鈥� rights in the Industrial Revolution and laid down foundational principles of Catholic Social Teaching. The pontiff鈥檚 encyclical came days after President Donald Trump canceled the signing of an executive order which would have increased government oversight of AI models.聽

China launches Shenzhou 23 spacecraft. China launched the spacecraft Sunday night from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center with three astronauts heading to its space station. One astronaut is set to stay in space for a year to explore human adaptability in long-duration spaceflights. The crew will conduct science projects and complete an in-orbit rotation with the Shenzhou 21 crew. The launch is part of China鈥檚 efforts to expand its space program, aiming for a crewed lunar landing by 2030. 鈥� The Associated Press

Suspect killed after opening fire near White House. The U.S. Secret Service says a person who opened fire on a White House security checkpoint is dead after being shot by officers who returned fire. It was the third incidence of gunfire in the vicinity of President Trump in the past month. A bystander was also struck. Secret Service said none of its officers were injured, and that Mr. Trump 鈥� who was at the White House at the time 鈥� was not 鈥渋mpacted.鈥� 鈥� AP

Political polarization drama 鈥楩jord鈥� wins Palme d鈥橭r at Cannes. This year鈥檚 festival saw few films break out, but Romanian director Cristian Mungiu鈥檚 Norway-set drama 鈥淔jord鈥� found wide admiration for its tale of what he called 鈥渓eft-wing fundamentalism.鈥� The film stars Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve as Romanian Evangelicals who move to Norway, but soon after have their children taken from them by child services for spanking them. 鈥� AP

And ... a rescue dog wins acting prize at Cannes. Yuri, from the Chilean movie 鈥淟a Perra,鈥� beat out six other four-legged actors for the 25th Palm Dog. Jurors praised the rescue dog鈥檚 performance in a drama about the bond between a woman and the stray pup she finds on an island. Yuri wasn鈥檛 able to attend so another dog accepted the prize 鈥� a red collar 鈥� on its behalf.聽

Argentina successfully reintroduces jaguars into the wild.聽Two formerly captive female jaguars have each had cubs in the Gran Chaco Forest. It鈥檚 the first time in 30 years that jaguars have been born in the wild in Argentina, Lucila Pinto reports in Biographic magazine. As the number of wild jaguars has dwindled, Fundaci贸n Rewilding Argentina has endeavored to pair captive females with wild males whose wandering migrations have brought them near El Impenetrable national park. An expert on jaguars at Argentina鈥檚 National Scientific and Technical Research Council told Biographic that she鈥檚 鈥渆xtremely hopeful鈥� that the wild cat will make a comeback.

鈥� Compiled by Monitor staff writers around the world

Finding a reasonably priced home used to be easy in the South. But soaring home prices have far outpaced wage growth, creating a housing squeeze.

In South Korea, President Lee Jae-myung sees housing affordability as top priority, talking about it as an existential challenge for the country. For many Koreans, finding a place to live is a major factor when making big life decisions like getting married and planning to raise a family.聽

The financial world is atwitter over public stock offerings expected to be issued soon by SpaceX, OpenAI, and other mega tech companies. 鈥淎 welcome tribute to the U.S. capitalist system鈥� is how The Wall Street Journal describes this moment. And The Economist calls SpaceX鈥檚 journey toward a listing 鈥渁 marvel of free markets.鈥�

At the other end of the scale from trillion-dollar valuations, an estimated 19 million home-based businesses across America are also economic and social marvels. They embody the hustle, creativity, and vision of lauded tech startups, but without deep-pocketed investors. Home-based food enterprises, in particular, provide families with a financial boost and communities with essential services. And, by serving as low-risk incubators, they offer economic mobility in a system that rewards innovation and effort.

鈥淲e were able to make ends meet because of making food from our home kitchen,鈥� a successful Denver-based catering company owner told The Latino Newsletter this month. The report recounted how his mother鈥檚 homemade flans 鈥� sold through 鈥渜uiet networks鈥� of neighbors and co-workers 鈥� helped pay for school uniforms and youth soccer.

Many such businesses operate under the legal radar, as they cannot afford the registration fees, specialized equipment, or other mandates designed to ensure food safety and hygiene. Now, a growing recognition of their role is prompting a review of regulations.

鈥淪tates across the political spectrum are beginning to realize the importance of ... home-based food businesses,鈥� Jennifer McDonald, director of advocacy at the Institute for Justice, told El Pa铆s. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a huge source of economic opportunity ... [and] a safe option.鈥� (Of two recent studies in states with permissive food laws, one found no incidents of food-borne illness, the other confirmed only two.)

In mid-May, Colorado passed the Tamale Act, which simplifies registration, allows home cooks to sell hot foods that include meat, and raises the total annual sales limit from $10,000 to $150,000. The bill鈥檚 name is a nod to the thriving informal food market where tamales, tacos, and burritos have long been sold out of home kitchens or cooler boxes in car trunks.

The proximity of such businesses can 鈥渞educe automobile pollution and congestion鈥� while 鈥渘eighborhood customers ... gain from the convenience,鈥� according to one policy think tank. A Harvard Law School study found that legalizing such sales circulates money within communities, supports other businesses, and improves quality of life.

While the vast majority of these businesses will remain small, a notable handful that started out in home kitchens 聽鈥� such as the New England-based bakery caf茅 Tatte and Los Angeles鈥� Pagnol Boulanger 鈥� achieve permanence and profitability.

But beyond the bottom line, such businesses nurture possibility and commitment, captured by one of the Tamale Act鈥檚 co-sponsors, Monica Duran, a daughter of migrant farmworkers. When money was tight, she wrote in The Washington Post in April, they 鈥渨ould cook for other farmworkers ... stretch[ing] a dollar and feed[ing] a community.鈥�

This experience 鈥渢aught me that hard work and sacrifice could help a family unlock the American Dream,鈥� concluded Ms. Duran, who is today majority leader in the Colorado House.