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• US-backed Gaza aid group to halt distribution on Wednesday, UN to vote on ceasefire demand - Reuters

  1. US-backed Gaza aid group to halt distribution on Wednesday, UN to vote on ceasefire demand  Reuters
  2. At Least 27 Killed After Israeli Soldiers Open Fire Near Gaza Aid Site  The New York Times
  3. LIVE: Israel kills dozens across Gaza, stops aid distribution for whole day  Al Jazeera
  4. More than 30 killed by gunfire near U.S. aid site in Gaza  The Washington Post
  5. Israeli troops shoot Palestinian civilians approaching new aid centers  Axios

• South Korea: New leader Lee Jae-myung pledges to 'unite' a divided country - BBC

  1. South Korea: New leader Lee Jae-myung pledges to 'unite' a divided country  BBC
  2. South Korea’s New President Will Face Deep Divisions and the Trump Administration  The New York Times
  3. South Korea has endured 6 months of political turmoil. What can we expect in Lee's presidency?  ABC News
  4. White House calls South Korea election 'fair,' expresses concern about Chinese influence  Reuters
  5. South Korea’s New President Could Transform the Korean Peninsula  Foreign Affairs

• Ukraine’s ‘Operation Spiderweb’ hit at least 13 planes, visuals show - The Washington Post

  1. Ukraine’s ‘Operation Spiderweb’ hit at least 13 planes, visuals show  The Washington Post
  2. After Ukraine’s surprise drone assault on Russia, new attention drawn to sensitive sites stateside  Fox News
  3. Trump envoy says risk levels 'going way up' after Ukraine struck Russian bombers  Reuters
  4. Ukraine’s Warning to the World’s Other Military Forces  The Atlantic
  5. Ukraine live updates: Ukraine and Russia working on new prisoner exchange, Zelensky says after Istanbul peace talks  BBC

• Ukraine Says It Attacked Crimean Bridge as Traffic Halted - Bloomberg

  1. Ukraine Says It Attacked Crimean Bridge as Traffic Halted  Bloomberg
  2. Ukraine claims new underwater bomb attack on Russia's Crimean Bridge  ABC News
  3. Crimea bridge reopens after Ukraine says it carried out underwater explosion  BBC
  4. Ukraine hits bridge linking Crimea to Russia with underwater explosives  The Guardian
  5. As Russia reels from drone attack, Ukraine targets vital Crimean Bridge  The Washington Post

• Far-right leader Geert Wilders throws Dutch politics into turmoil by pulling party from ruling coalition - PBS

  1. Far-right leader Geert Wilders throws Dutch politics into turmoil by pulling party from ruling coalition  PBS
  2. Dutch Government Collapses After Geert Wilders Withdraws Right-Wing Party  The New York Times
  3. Netherlands Faces Months in Limbo After Government Collapses  Bloomberg
  4. Dutch government collapses as Wilders’ far-right party leaves coalition  CNN
  5. What will happen next in Dutch government crisis?  Reuters

• Five countries win seats on the UN Security Council - AP News

  1. Five countries win seats on the UN Security Council  AP News
  2. NATO urging Europe to ramp up air defenses fivefold in face of Russian threat, Bloomberg reports  The Kyiv Independent
  3. Five countries elected to serve on UN Security Council  UN News
  4. Five countries elected to UN Security Council for 2026/27  Reuters
  5. Security Council Elections 2025 , June 2025 Monthly Forecast  Security Council Report

• Putin's uncompromising demands emerge after the latest round of Russia-Ukraine peace talks - AP News

  1. Putin's uncompromising demands emerge after the latest round of Russia-Ukraine peace talks  AP News
  2. Medvedev says Russia seeks victory, not compromise, in talks with Ukraine  Reuters
  3. Ukraine-Russia peace talks yield no ceasefire, Zelenskyy warns Putin should not be 'rewarded'  Fox News
  4. Ukraine, Russia hold brief talks, agree on prisoner exchange but little else  The Washington Post
  5. Russia and Ukraine Meet Following Massive Attacks  NPR

• Israel launches strikes on weapons in southern Syria - BBC

  1. Israel launches strikes on weapons in southern Syria  BBC
  2. Syria says Israeli attack on Deraa causes ‘significant’ losses  Al Jazeera
  3. Israel attacks Syrian targets after projectiles launched toward its territory  The Guardian
  4. Rockets fired from Syria for first time in a year; Israel holds Sharaa responsible  The Times of Israel
  5. Israel-Gaza War Day 606 Live Updates  Haaretz

• Britain gets a defense boost aimed at sending a message to Russia, and to Trump - NPR

  1. Britain gets a defense boost aimed at sending a message to Russia, and to Trump  NPR
  2. Nato to force UK to lift defence spending to 3.5% of GDP to appease Trump, say sources  The Guardian
  3. Britain’s ambitious plan to rearm looks underfunded  The Economist
  4. U.K. Faces Most Serious Military Threat Since Cold War, Starmer Says  The New York Times
  5. Challenges posed by Trump and Putin push UK to adopt new NATO first defense policy  Fox News

• ‘They don’t need me’: Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she’s done with politics - Deseret News

  1. ‘They don’t need me’: Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she’s done with politics  Deseret News
  2. Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s Former Prime Minister, Pushes Kindness in New Book  The New York Times
  3. Jacinda Ardern reflects on a career focused on the power of kindness  NPR
  4. ‘The high commissioner found us a bassinet!’ Jacinda Ardern on bringing her baby to the UN  The Guardian
  5. Tim Stanley on Jacinda Ardern’s virtue-signalling memoir: It’s like one long therapy session  The Telegraph

• Pentagon to redraw command map to more closely align Greenland with the US - Politico

  1. Pentagon to redraw command map to more closely align Greenland with the US  Politico
  2. Trump administration plans to move Greenland from U.S. European Command to Northern Command  CBS News
  3. US shifting Greenland military oversight in ownership push  The Hill
  4. Trump admin. intends to move Greenland from U.S. European Command  MSN
  5. United States plans to transfer Greenland to new command  AzerNews

• Confidence vote in Tusk’s Polish government set for June 11 - politico.eu

  1. Confidence vote in Tusk’s Polish government set for June 11  politico.eu
  2. Poland's new president poses challenge for EU, Ukraine ties  Reuters
  3. Poland’s presidential election run-off in charts  Notes From Poland
  4. Nawrocki's win turns Poland toward nationalism and casts doubt on Tusk's centrist government  AP News
  5. Poland’s Tusk Calls Confidence Vote to Shore Up Support  Bloomberg

• Hegseth will skip a meeting on organizing military aid to Ukraine in a first for the US - AP News

  Hegseth will skip a meeting on organizing military aid to Ukraine in a first for the US  AP NewsView Full Coverage on Google News

• Accused Killer Blasted In-Laws Ahead of Poisoned Lunch - Newser

  1. Accused Killer Blasted In-Laws Ahead of Poisoned Lunch  Newser
  2. Australia mushroom trial: Erin Patterson says she made herself sick after meal  BBC
  3. ‘Is that how you poisoned my parents?’: Erin Patterson tells mushroom trial husband confronted her over dehydrator  The Guardian
  4. Erin Patterson: Australian accused in mushroom murders recounts fatal lunch  Reuters
  5. Live: Erin Patterson says estranged husband asked her about poisoning his parents  Australian Broadcasting Corporation

• Police Renew Searches in Madeleine McCann Investigation in Portugal - The New York Times

  1. Police Renew Searches in Madeleine McCann Investigation in Portugal  The New York Times
  2. Madeleine McCann: Search continues in Portugal's Praia da Luz  BBC
  3. Portuguese and German police renew search for Madeleine McCann  The Guardian
  4. Madeleine McCann latest: Investigators resume efforts after abandoned house searched  The Independent
  5. Inside the search for Madeleine McCann on clifftop scrubland near Praia da Luz  The Independent

• Mount Etna erupts - European Space Agency

  1. Mount Etna erupts  European Space Agency
  2. What made Mount Etna’s latest eruption so rare  AP News
  3. Video shows moment of Mount Etna eruption as Italian volcano guide witness describes spectacle  Yahoo
  4. Passenger sees Mount Etna erupting from plane window  BBC
  5. A Spectacular Eruption of Mount Etna  The Atlantic

• Macron and Meloni Meet, Searching for Unity in a World of Conflict - The New York Times

  1. Macron and Meloni Meet, Searching for Unity in a World of Conflict  The New York Times
  2. Meloni meets Macron and Fico in Rome with Ukraine war topping agenda  Euronews
  3. Macron and Meloni meet in Rome after tensions on Ukraine, trade  Reuters
  4. Macron and Meloni Aim to Reconcile as Europe Seeks United Front  Bloomberg
  5. How Macron and Meloni are trying to patch up their tattered relationship  Financial Times