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U.S., ISRAEL, IRAN WAR | Day 108.

• The U.S., Iran, and mediator Pakistan all confirmed yesterday that an agreement has been reached on a 'memorandum of understanding' aimed at ending the Middle East war. Details of the memorandum, which is expected to go into effect after it is signed in Switzerland on Friday, have not been released, but are reported to include provisions on re-opening the Strait of Hormuz, ending the U.S. blockade of Iranian oil and ports, releasing frozen Iranian funds, and extending the U.S.-Iran cease-fire for 60 days while further negotiations take place. [more]
• Israeli defense officials have indicated that their forces will remain in southern Lebanon and military operations against the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group will continue despite the U.S.-Iran agreement. [more]

UKRAINE | Today is day 1,570 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Here are your updates:

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said today that at least 10 civilians were killed, and dozens of others were wounded, in overnight Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, and second-largest city, Kharkiv. [more]
• Local officials say at least three people were killed, nine others were wounded, and a fire was sparked at a fuel storage facility overnight in Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia's Oryol, Bryansk, and Yaroslavl regions. [more]
• In what they characterized as "the first U.K.-led operation of its kind," U.K. defense officials report that British forces boarded and detained a sanctioned oil tanker believed to be part of Russia's "shadow fleet" in the English Channel yesterday. Reports note that Russia is believed to be using a fleet of hundreds of ships to evade sanctions imposed over its invasion of Ukraine. [more]

U.S. INTELLIGENCE | Authorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which permits the warrantless surveillance of foreign targets abroad, officially expired at midnight Friday after Congress failed to approve a short-term extension. President Donald Trump said yesterday that he opposes any FISA renewal that does not also include approval of his Save America Act, which would impose enhanced identification requirements for voting. [more]

U.S. NATIONAL PARKS | A federal judge on Friday ordered the National Park Service to restore displays at U.S. museums, parks, and landmarks that were removed following President Donald Trump's executive order last year that said sites under federal control should not display elements that "inappropriately disparage Americans past or living." U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley said in her ruling that, "History cannot be faithfully told while excluding the experiences of communities whose contributions, struggles, and achievements form an important part of our Nation’s story." [more]

MISSOURI | All 12 people aboard a small plane on a skydiving outing were killed yesterday when the aircraft crashed just after takeoff from Butler Memorial Airport in western Missouri. The cause of the crash remains under investigation. [more]

U.S. GUN LAWS | The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it has declined to hear an appeal by a gun industry trade group of a lower court ruling that upheld a New York law that permits lawsuits against gun makers, wholesalers, and dealers for endangering people's safety through sales of firearms and ​ammunition. [more]

U.S. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | AI giant Anthropic said Friday that it received a directive from U.S. federal authorities to prevent use of its most advanced artificial intelligence models by foreign nationals for unspecified national security reasons. Anthropic said that while it disagrees with the government's handling of the matter, it has taken its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models completely offline and hopes to be able to restore access to them as soon as possible. [more]

U.S. AND VENEZUELA | President Donald Trump announced Friday that U.S. forces killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero, the leader of the Tren de Aragua gang, in an airstrike on Guerrero's compound in rural Venezuela. Venezuela’s government said in a statement that it worked with the U.S. to target the gang leader and described the airstrike as part of a “joint operation." [more]

G7 | World leaders have begun arriving in the French resort town of Evian-les-Bains overlooking Lake Geneva ahead of the Group of Seven summit, which starts later today and runs through Wednesday. Main topics of discussion at the summit are expected to include the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, current global economic challenges, and the future of artificial intelligence. [about the G7] [more]

MORE G7 | Demonstrators and police clashed yesterday in Geneva, Switzerland, amidst protests against the G7 summit that begins today in nearby Evian-les-Bains, France. [more]

SUDAN | U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said today that more than 1,000 civilians were killed in drone strikes in war-torn Sudan in the first five months of 2026, and that rape and sexual violence has spiked amidst the African country's ongoing civil war. [more]

U.K. | Saying he is "not prepared to compromise on the safety and happiness of our children," Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced today that the U.K. will ban children under the age of 16 from using various social media platforms, including Facebook, X, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube. The move, which is similar to bans introduced recently by multiple other countries, is expected to take effect early next year. [more]

EBOLA | The Congolese Ministry of Health reported yesterday that the number of confirmed cases in the country's ongoing Ebola outbreak has risen to 782 and that at least 181 people have died from the disease. Fifty-six people have recovered from the disease, according to the Ministry. [more]

ISRAEL AND GAZA | Palestinian health officials say the death toll in Gaza from the Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 73,000 and that nearly 1,000 people have been killed in the Palestinian enclave since the start of a stalled cease-fire in October. [more]

SWITZERLAND | According to preliminary results, nearly 55% of voters in Switzerland chose yesterday to reject a ballot initiative that would have capped the country's population at 10 million. The measure was proposed by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party as a "sustainability initiative," but was widely seen as an anti-immigrant move amidst the country's growing population. [more]

BASKETBALL | The New York Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs, 94-90, Saturday night to win Game 5 of the NBA Finals and clinch the team's first league championship since 1973. Knicks guard Jalen Brunson was named the Finals Most Valuable Player. [more]

HOCKEY | The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights, 3-0, last night to win Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final and clinch the team's first NHL championship in 20 years. Carolina center Jordan Staal received the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff's most valuable player. [more]

ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY | Fox Corp. has announced plans to purchase streaming service Roku in a deal estimated to be worth about $22 billion. Reports say the combined company will be the third-largest US. television content provider by viewership share. [more]

WEEKEND MOVIES | "Disclosure Day" topped the North American box office over the weekend with an estimated $44 million in receipts, followed by "Obsession" and "Scary Movie." [more]

TODAY IN HISTORY | On this date in 1215, the Magna Carta—a charter of English liberties that occupies a unique place in the popular imagination as a symbol and a battle cry against oppression—was sealed, under threat of civil war, by King John. [more history]