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Trump dismisses idea that Iran betrays his 鈥榥o new wars鈥� campaign message. President Donald Trump is dismissing the idea that launching the war with Iran betrayed his refrain of 鈥淣o new wars鈥� as he campaigned for the White House in 2024. He tells NBC's 鈥淢eet the Press鈥� that he 鈥渄idn鈥檛 guarantee鈥� there would be no wars if elected again. Mr. Trump also defended plans for a $1.8 billion fund that would have compensated allies of the Republican president. And in the interview aired Sunday, he repeated his baseless claims of mass fraud in California鈥檚 drawn-out vote count from Tuesday鈥檚 primary. 鈥� The Associated Press
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New attacks in the Middle East test fragile ceasefire.聽Israel and Iran have exchanged missile fire, marking the most serious escalation since a ceasefire began two months ago. Israeli authorities say three waves of Iranian missiles targeted the country on Monday. Iran has also fired ballistic missiles and drones toward Bahrain and Kuwait, according to Bahrain鈥檚 government. The U.S. said it intercepted several aimed at Gulf allies and the Strait of Hormuz. The situation threatens to plunge the Middle East back into war, defying calls for restraint from international leaders.聽鈥� AP

With rising crime on their minds, Peruvians voted for president yet again. Peruvians' choice was between two presidential candidates with starkly different views. Keiko Fujimori, a conservative and daughter of a disgraced former president, faces Roberto S谩nchez, a nationalist congressman. With more than half the vote counted, Ms. Fujimori holds a 53% to 47% lead over Mr. S谩nchez, but the official outcomes may take days. Ms. Fujimori promises a tough stance on crime, while Mr. S谩nchez focuses on police reform and economic progress. Voting is mandatory for Peruvians aged 18 to 70. 鈥� AP
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Ukraine targets St. Petersburg again with large drone attack. Residents of St. Petersburg have been told to stay indoors after a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack targeted the city. It highlights Kyiv鈥檚 growing ability to strike deep inside Russia. St. Petersburg鈥檚 governor said three people sustained minor injuries and warned of possible mobile internet disruptions. Russia鈥檚 Defense Ministry said its air defenses shot down 376 Ukrainian drones. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted the drones traveled about 620 miles to reach the region. The attack is a blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin鈥檚 efforts to portray the conflict as distant. 鈥� AP
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping visits North Korea.聽On his first visit to North Korea since 2019, Mr. Xi arrived in Pyongyang on Monday for a two-day summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Mr. Xi stressed in an article published Monday that he seeks to 鈥渄eepen strategic communication鈥� between Beijing and Pyongyang. China is North Korea鈥檚 most important ally, but in recent years Mr. Kim has forged closer ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin, including through Pyongyang鈥檚 provision of troops for Russia鈥檚 war in Ukraine. 鈥� Staff

Supporting a neighboring country that is defending against an invasion is tricky. You want to help it deflect incoming attacks. But those deflections could end up hitting you. It鈥檚 just the sort of problem that NATO members are wrestling with regarding Ukraine.

Anastasia Fomitchova left her life as a student in Paris to join the fight for her native Ukraine. She was inspired to write a book about the bravery and unflinching humanity of those she served alongside as a medic. Her message to Europeans: It鈥檚 their war, too.

Lindsey Graham is a powerful Senate incumbent. But the South Carolina Republican's promotion of the Iran war appears to be taking a toll with voters, raising doubts about whether he鈥檒l surpass the 50% needed to avoid a runoff in Tuesday鈥檚 GOP primary.

As schools across the United States let out for summer vacation, more parents and policymakers are trying to make sure kids can get out there and just be kids 鈥� by stepping away from screens, playing in the open air, or biking to a friend鈥檚 house or the local store.

And, they say, kids should be allowed to do all of this without a parent hovering over them 鈥� or that parent being held liable for not doing so.

In May, the U.S. House introduced a bipartisan bill to promote 鈥渃hildhood independence and protect parents who allow their children to play outside unsupervised, get off screens, and develop social skills.鈥� Earlier this year, Indiana became the 13th state to pass a measure shielding parents from child neglect allegations for certain unsupervised activities. Last year, Florida, Georgia, and Missouri passed similar laws.

However, it鈥檚 taken nearly two decades for the concept of 鈥渇ree-range鈥� childhood 鈥� introduced by New York City mother Lenore Skenazy in 2008 鈥� to impel adjustments in long-standing child protection laws. When Ms. Skenazy wrote online about letting her 9-year-old make his way home by subway and bus, she caught flak as 鈥淎merica鈥檚 worst mom鈥� for allegedly exposing her child to a host of potential dangers.

鈥淥verprotectiveness is a danger in and of itself,鈥� Ms. Skenazy warned in response. 鈥淎 child who thinks he can鈥檛 do anything on his own eventually can鈥檛.鈥� She has since co-founded and heads Let Grow, a nonprofit that advocates for 鈥渞easonable childhood independence鈥� as a natural and essential part of growing up. Parental limits on outdoor freedoms, Let Grow says, can drive children online for entertainment 鈥� a situation that can bring hazards of a different sort.

Statistics confirm that childhood abduction is extremely rare in the U.S., but 45% of parents describe themselves as overprotective. Aligning with this, a 2025 Harris Poll of 8-to-12-year-olds found that 61% had not made plans with friends without adults helping them and 62% had not walked or biked to a store, park, or school without an adult.

Yet, 61% of those children wanted to play with friends in person without adults present.

There鈥檚 a Scandinavian country where kids get to do just that 鈥� Denmark, the land that gave the world those bright little Lego bricks. (The name is a contraction of the Danish phrase leg godt, 鈥減lay well.鈥�)

Danes encourage play that鈥檚 unstructured, often unsupervised, and sometimes risky 鈥� by American standards, at least. Danes also consistently rank near the top in global measures of happiness, child well-being, and social trust. Alongside the occasional bump or scrape from free-form play, children also learn about compromise, fairness, and taking turns 鈥� skills that are useful in the adult world.

鈥淒anish parents see their children as innately competent, meaning they trust their ability to navigate risks and challenges,鈥� according to psychology professor Marie Helweg-Larsen of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The general approach, she wrote in The Conversation in May, is to 鈥渃reate environments for these natural competencies to flourish; ... to encourage cooperation instead of using control.鈥�

When parents let go of overprotectiveness and oversupervision, children鈥檚 play can let them grow into courageous, capable adults.