Author: Loisa Lane

Kuwait releases footage of drone strike on airport, showing the moment a June 3 attack killed one and injured many.

The Israeli and Lebanese governments have agreed to renew a ceasefire, with conditions that Hezbollah cease attacks and withdraw from southern Lebanon. This agreement follows U.S.-brokered talks and aims for further negotiations in three weeks. However, Israel conducted drone strikes shortly after the announcement, resulting in civilian injuries.

The House passed a war powers resolution on Wednesday requiring President Trump to end military engagement with Iran without congressional approval. The vote tally reached 215 to 208, supported by four Republicans and Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, marking a notable challenge to the Trump administration’s authority on military actions.

Senate Republicans are poised to advance a funding package for the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration agencies as early as Wednesday, despite ongoing concerns about the Justice Department’s “anti-weaponization” fund. Following acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s testimony, Republicans seek clarity to mitigate internal dissent.

Voters in San Francisco have advanced state Sen. Scott Wiener in the race for California’s 11th Congressional District, which was previously held by Nancy Pelosi. The election features eight Democrats and two Republicans, with the top two candidates proceeding to the November ballot.

US military says it intercepted Iranian missile and drone attacks targeting Kuwait and Bahrain amid rising tensions in the Middle East.

The Supreme Court has allowed Alabama to proceed with a congressional map deemed favourable to Republicans for the upcoming midterm elections, despite a lower court’s finding of intentional discrimination against Black voters. The decision permits one majority-Black district in a seven-district configuration.

The Libyan National Army conducts grand exercises, showcasing over 25,000 troops and military hardware as a message for friends and foes.

Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi has been released from hospital after over two weeks for follow-up care and physiotherapy.

Claude, Anthropic’s chatbot, is offline in a major outage due to unexpected capacity constraints affecting its global services.