June 8, 2025
Trump
- Trump deploys California National Guard to LA to quell protests despite the governor’s objections – Associated Press
- Live Updates: Trump Orders National Guard to L.A. to Quell Immigration Protests – The New York Times
Israel, the Middle East and the World
- ‘Depopulation,’ ‘Kill Zone,’ and ‘Second Nakba’: The Lexicon of Brutality Exposes How Israelis Talk About the War – Haaretz
- Knesset Debate Reveals Not Everyone Thinks Starving Gazan Children Is a Bad Thing – Haaretz
- ‘Unpredictable Consequences’ | Gazan Authorities Warn of Total Collapse of Medical Services in the Southern Gaza Strip – Haaretz
June 5, 2025
Gaza Genocide
- Israeli strikes kill 70, wound 189 Gazans since Wednesday, Health Ministry says – Haaretz
- Seven Wounded After Dozens of Israeli Settlers Set Homes, Cars Alight in West Bank, Authorities Say – Haaretz
- IDF confirms it struck Al Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza – Haaretz
- Israel arming ISIS-affiliated militia in Gaza, ex-defense chief claims; Netanyahu: Fighting Hamas ‘in various ways’ – Haaretz
- Israeli Soldier, Beware – You Are Walking Into a War Crime – Haaretz
China, Asia and the World
- Trump says after Xi call that US and China will resume trade talks – Associated Press
- Next-generation battery expert Zhou Jianbin leaves US for China as nations seek tech edge – South China Morning Post
- Russia moves again to join with China and India despite trust issues from border disputes – South China Morning Post
- China vows to protect students in face of Trump’s ban on new foreign students at Harvard – South China Morning Post
- From NIH to SMART: senior biologist Lu Wei leaves US government post for China – South China Morning Post
- China hails new helicopter engine as a milestone for its aviation ambitions – South China Morning Post
Israel, the Middle East and the World
- Dockworkers in southern France block military shipment to Israel – Haaretz
- How the Houthis Rattled the U.S. Navy—and Transformed Maritime War – The Wall Street Journal
- Netanyahu Insists: Gifts From Hollywood Mogul Were Unrelated to Public Duties – Haaretz
Domestic Politics
- Trump bans nationals from 12 countries entering US, citing security concerns – South China Morning Post
- Exclusive: U.S. Intel Warns of “Enduring” Gaza Outrage – Ken Klippenstein
- Supreme Court unanimously blocks Mexico’s lawsuit against U.S. gunmakers – The Washington Post
- Trump’s Beautiful Bill Will Kick 11 Million People Off Their Health Insurance – The American Prospect
- AOC backs Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor – Politico
- The U.S. government says 247,000 people applied for unemployment benefits last week, the most in eight months – Associated Press
Europe and the World
- Exclusive: Ukraine hits out at Europe’s payout from frozen Russian cash – Reuters
- Backed by Antisemites and Trump, Poland’s New President Aims for Nationalist Renaissance – Haaretz
- Trump has asked Balkan states to accept deportees, Bloomberg reports – Reuters
June 3, 2025
Gaza Genocide
- U.S. consulting firm quits Gaza humanitarian aid effort amid criticism – The Washington Post
- Netanyahu ‘unsettled’ by Macron’s push to recognise Palestinian statehood – Middle East Eye
Israel, the Middle East and the World
- While Netanyahu Boasted of Victory, Tehran Leapt Toward a Nuclear Bomb – Haaretz
- Trump Blocks the Building of an Iranian Nuclear Bomb but Saves the Binding Accords for Later – Haaretz
- Exclusive: US gives nod to Syria to bring foreign jihadist ex-rebels into army – Reuters
Domestic Politics
- Whose National Security? OpenAI’s Vision for American Techno-Dominance – The Intercept
- Homeland Security’s Pre-Crime Push – Ken Klippenstein
- US growth likely to slow to 1.6% this year, hobbled by Trump’s trade wars, OECD says – Associated Press
China, Asia and the World
- Mathematician Zhong Xiao leaves Finland for China with award-winning work critical for AI – South China Morning Post
- China lifts in public opinion around the world as US drops in Trump 2.0, survey data shows – South China Morning Post
- China car dealers urge automakers to stop dumping inventory on them – Reuters
- EU backs curbs on Chinese medical device firms in public tenders – Reuters
Africa
June 2, 2025
Gaza Genocide
- Gazan Doctor Who Lost Nine Children in Israeli Strike Dies of Wounds – Haaretz
- Author of ‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’: ‘The Government of Netanyahu, for Me, Doesn’t Represent the Israeli People’ – Haaretz
- What Every IDF Soldier Serving at Notorious Sde Teiman Knows Is Happening to Its Palestinian Detainees – Haaretz
- New Gaza-bound Flotilla Set to Sail With Greta Thunberg, French Lawmaker – Haaretz
- More than 30 killed near Gaza aid distribution site, Israel denies firing – Haaretz
China
- Harvard Chinese student’s graduation speech strikes a chord as Trump leads crackdown – South China Morning Post
- Singapore minister tells nations to ‘build bridges’ with China to avoid misconception – South China Morning Post
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