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MIDDLE EAST | Updates from regional conflicts:

• Reports say at least 31 people were killed, and 170 others were wounded, yesterday as large crowds approached aid distribution sites in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Israeli military officials have denied reports that their troops fired on the civilians, contradicting statements by Palestinian health officials and other witnesses. [more]
• Hamas leaders say they are seeking changes to a U.S.-backed proposal for a temporary cease-fire with Israel in Gaza, noting that their demands for an end to the war and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Palestinian territory have not been addressed. U.S. Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff characterized the Hamas response to the proposal as "totally unacceptable." [more]

UKRAINE | Today is day 1194 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Here are your updates:

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country destroyed more than 40 warplanes yesterday in an intricate attack that involved the launch of drones from trucks that had been driven deep within Russia. [more]
• The Ukrainian attack, and a large-scale Russian drone attack on sites across Ukraine, came just a day before Russian and Ukrainian representatives were scheduled to meet today for cease-fire talks in Istanbul. [more]
• Reports say at least seven people were killed, and dozens of others were injured, yesterday when trains derailed following explosions that caused two rail bridges in Russia's Bryansk and Kursk regions to collapse. Ukrainian officials have not explicitly claimed responsibility for the explosions, which Russian authorities said are being investigated as acts of terrorism. [more]

U.S. GUN VIOLENCE | One person was killed, and 11 others were injured, early Sunday morning when gunfire erupted at a house party in a rural Catawba County, North Carolina, neighborhood. No arrests have yet been made in the case. [more]

COLORADO | At least eight people were injured yesterday when a man wielding an improvised flamethrower and an incendiary device attacked a group of Jewish Americans that had gathered in Boulder, Colorado to raise attention for Israeli hostages in Gaza. Reports say the suspect, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, yelled "Free Palestine" as he attacked the group, and note that the incident is being investigated as an act of terrorism. [more]

U.S. TARIFFS | Speaking before a crowd of steelworkers outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Friday, President Donald Trump said he would increase U.S. tariffs on imported steel and aluminum from 25% to 50% to "secure the steel industry in the U.S.” [more]

U.S. IMMIGRATION | The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Trump administration to revoke the temporary protected immigration status of some 500,000 immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela while related lower court proceedings play out. [more]

U.S. AND CHINA | Following U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's suggestion that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan could be "imminent" and warning of "devastating consequences" for the Indo-Pacific region in the event of such an invasion, China responded by accusing Hegseth of adopting a "Cold War mentality" and saying the U.S. is turning the Pacific region into a "powder keg." [more]

MORE U.S. AND CHINA | Amidst ongoing trade and tariff tensions, China and the U.S. have each accused the other of violating a 90-day agreement to cut tariff rates while negotiations take place. [more]

CANADA | Emergency officials say more than 25,000 residents of three Canadian provinces – Manitoba, Alberta, and Saskatchewan – had been evacuated as of yesterday evening as crews continue to battle dozens of active wildfires in the region. [more]

IRAN | A new report from the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency says Iran has significantly increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, amassing 408.6 kilograms of 60% enriched material as of last month – nearly a 50% increase in its stockpile since February. Responding to the report, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said all of Iran's nuclear activities are within the scope of international agreements and are being monitored by the IAEA. [more]

MORE IRAN | Reuters cites an unnamed senior Iranian diplomat as saying that Iran plans to reject a U.S.-proposed nuclear deal because the framework fails to address Tehran's interests or soften Washington's stance on Iranian uranium enrichment. [more]

FRANCE | Authorities say two people were killed, some 200 were injured, and hundreds were arrested during celebrations Saturday night in Paris following Paris Saint-Germain's 5-0 win over Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League soccer final. [more]

NIGERIA | Local officials say at least 200 people have died, and more than 3,000 have been displaced, following days of severe flooding in the town of Mokwa in Nigeria’s north-central state of Niger. [more]

U.K. | Government officials say 1,194 migrants arrived in the U.K. from France in 18 small boats on Saturday – the highest number of migrants in a single-day so far this year. Home Office data indicates that overall migrant arrivals this year are up 42% over the same period last year. [more]

POLAND | Karol Nawrocki, of the conservative Law and Justice party, was elected Poland's next president yesterday, receiving 50.89% of the national vote. Analysts say Nawrocki is expected to clash with Prime Minister Donald Tusk over various policy issues. [more]

SOUTH KOREA | New polling suggests liberal Lee Jae-myung is favored to win over conservative candidate Kim Moon Soo in tomorrow's presidential election in South Korea. The victor will succeed conservative Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached and removed from office over his short-lived imposition of martial law last December. [more]

MEXICO | Election officials say only 13% of Mexico's 100 million eligible voters cast ballots yesterday in the country's first-ever judicial elections. Some 7,700 candidates were vying for about 2,600 judicial positions across the country. [more]

BASKETBALL | The Indiana Pacers beat the New York Knicks, 125-108, on Saturday to win the Eastern Conference finals and advance to the NBA Finals. Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder is scheduled for Thursday. [more]

GOLF | Scottie Scheffler shot a final-round 2-under-par 70 yesterday to win the PGA's Memorial golf tournament in Dublin, Ohio. In women's play, Sweden's Maja Stark shot an even-par 72 yesterday to win the U.S. Women's Open tournament at Erin Hills. [more]

WEEKEND MOVIES | "Lilo & Stitch" topped the North American box office over the weekend with an estimated $63 million in receipts, followed by "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning" and "Karate Kid: Legends." [more]

R.I.P. | Actress Loretta Swit, best known for her role as Major Margaret Houlihan in the landmark television show "MAS*H" from 1972 to 1983, died Friday at the age of 87. [more]

TODAY IN HISTORY | On this date in 1946, in the aftermath of World War II, the people of Italy passed a referendum to replace the governing monarchy with a republic. [more history]