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A man from Sudan has appeared in court after being charged with attempted murder in Belfast in a stabbing attack that left a man seriously injured. The attack sparked a night of violence, with masked men setting fires to homes believed to house immigrants. Politicians condemned the violence, calling it "thuggery" and "disgusting cowardice." The attack was caught on video and shared widely on social media, fueling anti-immigration sentiment. Police say the attack is not terrorism-related.

After the downing of an Apache helicopter, followed by the rescue of its two crew members, President Trump yesterday said that Iran was responsible for the crash and that the United States 鈥渕ust, of necessity, respond.鈥� The U.S. hit Iranian air defenses and radar sites with 鈥減recision munitions鈥� in a 鈥減roportional response,鈥� according to a U.S. military statement. Iran early Wednesday launched missiles and drones at U.S. bases in the region in salvos that, official said, were largely intercepted.

The House passed a $70 billion reconciliation bill to fund immigration enforcement for the rest of President Trump's term by a vote of 214-212. The Senate passed the bill last week after delays spurred by disputes over the Trump administration鈥檚 anti-weaponization fund and ballroom funding. The party-line bill will likely make Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection immune from future shutdowns or funding battles for the next three years.

Manila took 鈥渁ppropriate diplomatic action鈥� with China鈥檚 government over the 6-by-6-meter floating structure (about 390 square feet), equipped with what appears to be an antenna, in Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. China鈥檚 foreign ministry dismissed the protest as 鈥渉ype.鈥� In recent years, China has built and militarized atolls and clashed with forces of the Philippines and other Southeast Asian countries. Beijing鈥檚 sweeping claims to most of the South China Sea were ruled invalid by a 2016 tribunal under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

The next mission in NASA鈥檚 effort to return humans to the moon by 2030 has a crew. Randy Bresnik will lead the mission; Italian Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano is the mission鈥檚 pilot; mission specialists Andre Douglas and Frank Rubio round out the crew. With a launch scheduled for late 2027, Artemis III aims to test, in low Earth orbit, the Orion spacecraft鈥檚 ability to dock with lunar landing craft. The crew is experienced, logging over 700 days in space between them. Mr. Bresnik has been an astronaut since 2004; Mr. Parmitano has completed two spacewalks, including one where his helmet began to fill with water.

With Artemis II back on Earth, what鈥檚 next for NASA?

Ms. Raman, a city councilmember, surpassed Republican Spencer Pratt and will face incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in November. Mr. Pratt held second place in the race for days after the June 2 election, but with 92% of votes counted, the Associated Press now projects that Ms. Raman will beat him. In the race for California governor, former U.S. health secretary Xavier Becerra passed the threshold to advance, but the race for second continues.

California is still counting votes from June 2. Is distrust in elections the result?

The company announced Monday it had filed for an initial public offering, a week after its competitor Anthropic did the same. The company says it hasn鈥檛 yet decided on timing for when it will go public. Elon Musk鈥檚 company Space Exploration Technologies Corp.(SpaceX) is expected to hit the public market later this week. The public debut of these three defining technology companies puts them on track to raise massive amounts of money from investors, and will allow for a clearer look at the companies鈥� financial data.

After decades when civil wars dominated global conflict, conflicts between states聽reached their highest level since 1946, according to the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). Eight interstate conflicts were recorded worldwide. The report recorded 245,000 battle-related deaths in 2025, largely driven by Russia鈥檚 war in Ukraine and violence in the Middle East. 鈥淭he return of interstate conflict at this scale is deeply worrying,鈥� said PRIO research director Siri Aas Rustad.

A crackdown by Afghan authorities on demonstrators in western Afghanistan has left at least three people injured, eyewitnesses say. The demonstrators were protesting the arrest and detention of more than a dozen women over dress code violations in the city of Herat. Eyewitnesses said armed police opened fire during the protest by around 150 people on Tuesday. Protests are rare in Afghanistan, which has been run by the Taliban since 2021 in the wake of the chaotic withdrawal of U.S.-led forces. It has since imposed rules governed by a strict interpretation of Islamic, or Sharia, law.

The pilots were rescued after their Apache gunship went down yesterday, according to the New York Times, which broke the news. It鈥檚 not clear whether the helicopter experienced mechanical failure or hostile fire near the Strait of Hormuz. No statement has yet been issued by U.S. Central Command, which last week warned that Iran has been launching one-way attack drones into the Strait. A report about the crash will be released today, President Trump said.

On Wednesday, a blaze at a multistory hotel in the Malviya Nagar neighborhood of Delhi killed 22 people. Riyazuddin Mansoori and his son dragged 22 new mattresses from their nearby store to create a cushioned landing for people leaping from the burning building. It enabled at least 8 people to jump to safety. The stock had been worth thousands of rupees. 鈥淚 was only thinking about saving lives, not the losses,鈥� said Mr. Mansoori.

Last fall, the Trump administration imposed a $100,000 fee for immigrants attempting to enter the United States on an H-1B visa. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin ruled that action unlawful, finding that the fee constituted a tax that the president has no authority to impose. The tech industry relies heavily on the H-1B program, which each year authorizes 85,000 immigrants with 鈥渉ighly specialized knowledge鈥� to work in the U.S. for up to six years.

The Justice Department on Monday announced it had filed denaturalization cases against 17 people accused of crimes including fraud and sexual abuse of a minor. The department is working to ensure 鈥淯.S. citizenship is granted to those who truly deserve it,鈥� said acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. Stripping foreign-born Americans of citizenship isn鈥檛 a simple process; the government must file actions in federal district court. As of 2023, just less than half of immigrants in the U.S. were naturalized citizens.

Pope Leo XIV's remarks called for management of migration flows while also addressing root causes that force people to leave. The leader of Spain鈥檚 right-wing party Vox, which opposed the left-leaning government鈥檚 plan to grant amnesty to 500,000 undocumented migrants, joined the seven-minute standing ovation.聽The pope had also championed conservative values such as strengthening the family unit. It was聽the first ever speech by a pope to the Congress of Deputies in Madrid.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. Explosions were heard in central Israel as air defenses intercepted the fire. It came after Israel launched strikes on central and western Iran in response to missile fire from Tehran. Yemen's Houthi rebels also launched a missile at Israel and threatened Red Sea shipping. The situation threatens to plunge the Middle East back into war, defying calls for restraint from international leaders.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has claimed victory in the country鈥檚 Sunday general election, as preliminary results showed his governing Civil Contract party came first with 49.81% of the vote and should take a majority of seats in the parliament. According to Armenia鈥檚 Central Election Commission, the runner-up with 23.29% of the vote is Strong Armenia, which seeks to develop close business ties with Moscow. Pashinyan is looking for a strong mandate for a new geopolitical course for Armenia, including seeking to join the European Union.

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.

Israel says Iran has launched missiles at it in the first such bombardment since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April, complicating mediation efforts for a deal to end the war. Tehran had warned of retaliation after Israel on Sunday struck Beirut鈥檚 southern suburbs in defiance of Washington鈥檚 request days ago to stand down. Israel said the Iranian-backed Hezbollah fired at northern Israel earlier in the day. Israel鈥檚 attack on Beirut came a few days after the Lebanese and Israeli governments agreed to a ceasefire in U.S.-hosted talks, though Hezbollah rejected the deal. Iran wants any ceasefire deal to include the Lebanon situation.