Ukraine claims to have damaged Russian fighter jets in night-time raid – The Guardian

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  1. Ukraine claims to have damaged Russian fighter jets in night-time raid  The Guardian
  2. Putin promised to make Ukraine pay for its airbase attacks. What does he have left?  CNN
  3. What the US can learn from Ukraine’s remarkable Operation Spider Web  The Hill
  4. Exclusive: US believes Russia response to Ukraine drone attack not over yet, expects multi-pronged strike  Reuters
  5. Politics | Jun 7th 2025 Edition  The Economist
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Here, beneath an EU-funded Gaza hospital, Hamas military chief Mohammed Sinwar met his end – The Times of Israel

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  1. Here, beneath an EU-funded Gaza hospital, Hamas military chief Mohammed Sinwar met his end  The Times of Israel
  2. Touring a Tunnel in Gaza That Leads Underneath a Hospital  The New York Times
  3. Israel says it has found body of Hamas military leader Mohammed Sinwar  BBC
  4. IDF proud of killing Hamas chief, but struggling to justify bombing near hospital  Haaretz
  5. Israel reveals tunnel under Gaza hospital where it says body of Hamas military chief was found  NBC News
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Brazil braces for Bolsonaro’s day in court as ex-president testifies over ‘coup plot’

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Rightwinger accused of conspiring against democracy says appearance before supreme court will be ‘worth watching’

Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, will finally find himself in the dock this week, accused of masterminding an armed far-right conspiracy to seize power after losing the 2022 presidential election.

The 70-year-old paratrooper turned populist, who governed from 2019 until 2023, is scheduled to be interrogated by the supreme court as it seeks to untangle what federal police claim was a sprawling three-year plot to vandalize one of the world’s largest democracies.

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Explosion at a US air base in southern Japan injures 4 Japanese soldiers – AP News

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  1. Explosion at a US air base in southern Japan injures 4 Japanese soldiers  AP News
  2. Explosion rocks US Kadena Air Base in Japan's Okinawa, at least one soldier dead  Mint
  3. Explosion rocks US airbase in Japan’s Okinawa; 4 injured  South China Morning Post
  4. WWII bomb explodes at storage depot in Okinawa, injuring 4 SDF members  nhk.or.jp
  5. Report of Explosion, Injury at U.S. Kadena Air Base in Japan’s Okinawa  The Japan News
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Israeli forces take control of Gaza aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg

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Crew of activists making symbolic attempt to deliver aid expected to be held in port until deportation hearings

A boat seized by Israel’s military as it tried to break the blockade on Gaza was towed into an Israeli port after sunset on Monday, with the crew of activists including Greta Thunberg expected to be held there in advance of deportation hearings.

The Madleen was attempting to bring a symbolic shipment of aid to Gaza, which faces a looming famine after more than 11 weeks of total siege and ongoing severe restrictions on food entering the territory.

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Australian reporter shot with rubber bullet while covering anti-Ice protests in Los Angeles

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The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade issued a statement declaring that ‘all journalists should be able to do their work safely’

An Australian reporter has been shot with a rubber bullet while reporting on protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles, with the incident caught live on camera.

US authorities, including the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and national guard troops, clashed with demonstrators on Sunday. They were protesting against Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

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Chinese Aircraft Carrier Seen Operating Deeper Into Pacific – Bloomberg.com

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  1. Chinese Aircraft Carrier Seen Operating Deeper Into Pacific  Bloomberg.com
  2. Japan confirms China's aircraft carrier sailed east of Iwo Jima for first time  Reuters
  3. Chinese aircraft carrier group enters waters near Japan’s easternmost island for first time  The Guardian
  4. Chinese Aircraft Carrier Breaches Pacific Island Defense Line  Newsweek
  5. Chinese Carrier Strike Group Sails East of the Philippines in Deployment Record  USNI News
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Chinese tech firms freeze AI tools in crackdown on exam cheats

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Suspension comes as 13m students take four-day gaokao tests for limited spots at country’s universities

Big Chinese tech companies appear to have turned off some AI functions to prevent cheating during the country’s highly competitive university entrance exams.

More than 13.3 million students are sitting the four-day gaokao exams, which began on Saturday and determine if and where students can secure a limited place at university.

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‘It will lift the spirits’: Kyiv to stage ‘most English of ballets’ after Russian repertoire boycott

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Frederick Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée to be performed for first time, replacing classics by Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky after fundraising in London

One of the “most English of ballets” will be performed for the first time at the National Opera of Ukraine in Kyiv after a boycott of the classic Russian repertoire, including Swan Lake and the Nutcracker.

Sir Frederick Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée, a celebrated romantic comedy, will be performed to a sell-out audience on Thursday after Ukraine turned away from the works of Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky and Prokofiev.

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Chinese aircraft carrier group enters waters near Japan’s easternmost island for first time

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The Liaoning carrier, accompanied by two missile destroyers and a supply ship, entered Japan’s exclusive economic zone before exiting to conduct military drills

A Chinese aircraft carrier group has entered an area of Japan’s territorial waters for the first time, prompting concern in Tokyo over China’s expanding naval reach.

The Liaoning carrier, accompanied by two missile destroyers and a supply ship, entered Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) on Saturday evening, Japan’s defence ministry said, before exiting to conduct military drills.

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Channel Ten cancels The Project after 16 years with new current affairs show to fill primetime slot

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Groundbreaking commercial news and entertainment program to air final time on 27 June

Channel Ten’s The Project, a groundbreaking news and entertainment program which made a success of “news done differently” in prime time has been cancelled by the network after 16 years and 4,500 episodes.

It will air for the last time on Friday 27 June and will be replaced by a new national one-hour 6pm news, current affairs and analysis show after Channel Ten’s local 5pm news bulletin.

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Australian government to declare almost a third of its oceans ‘highly protected’ in the next five years

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Murray Watt tells UN conference in France a review of Australia’s marine parks will ‘lay the foundation’ for increasing ocean protections

The Australian government plans to declare 30% of its ocean “highly protected” by 2030, raising expectations from conservationists it will ban fishing and drilling in nearly a third of the country’s waters.

The environment minister, Murray Watt, told the UN Ocean Conference in France a review of 44 of Australia’s marine parks would “lay the foundation” to increase the area of the country’s ocean with higher levels of protection.

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