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June 7 1600 UTC Brief
In U.S. news
Multiple colleagues say Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been giving little attention to the routine work of the Health Department, and has instead focused on food recommendations, pesticide exposure, and hunting for support for his long-held anti-vaccine views. Separately, President Trump told NBC he did not campaign on ending “endless wars” while trying to reach a deal involving Iran, saying he simply does not like them. A tidy distinction, if only slogans had to stand up in court.
In international news
An Auburn University student, 20-year-old James Weston Higginbotham, has been found dead in a mountainous area near Kyoto after being reported missing in Japan. In Nigeria, the army says it freed 360 people abducted by Boko Haram in southern Borno, though it gave few further details. In Tehran, an Iranian court upheld filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s one-year prison sentence over charges tied to propaganda against the state. In Peru, voters have opened a presidential runoff between Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez.
Also in the region, Israel carried out airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs in what Lebanese officials described as the most serious escalation since a ceasefire was established in mid-April. State media said the strikes hit two apartments, killing two people and wounding 11 in the initial toll.
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