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June 28 1200 UTC Brief
In France
French police urged people to avoid the area around Tomblaine airport after a civilian plane crash killed 11 people. The aircraft was reportedly carrying skydivers, and authorities have not given more details yet.
In U.S. courts
Samuel Bateman, a polygamous sect leader already serving a 50-year federal sentence in a separate child sex abuse case, was convicted in Arizona on three child abuse counts. Prosecutors said he endangered three girls, then ages 11 to 14, by transporting them for hours in an unventilated trailer during a 2022 traffic stop near Flagstaff. He is set to be sentenced on Aug. 25.
The Ohio Supreme Court also refused to hear Mackenzie Shirilla’s latest appeal, leaving in place the ruling that her postconviction filing was one day late. Shirilla is serving two life sentences for the 2022 crash that killed two people, and the court said the deadline was missed and no exception applied.
In the Middle East
Iran said it attacked Bahrain and Kuwait after U.S. strikes, and warned it could halt war talks entirely if Washington keeps attacking. That is not much of a negotiating mood, which is putting it generously.
In Europe
A heatwave pushing east across the continent left more than 191 million people in Europe facing temperatures of at least 35C on Sunday. Germany, Czechia, Poland and Hungary were under extreme heat warnings, while Poland, Czechia and Slovakia braced for record highs above 40C.
In U.S. politics
Donald Trump drew fresh criticism after saying Americans should show respect for the president, even as critics pointed to his years of public attacks on Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Separate footage from his event showed people leaving early, despite Trump’s claim that nobody had gone before he finished speaking.
His effort to change how elections are run also ran into resistance, with Republican senators pushing back and courts blocking parts of the administration’s plans. Trump has responded by stepping up threats and demands as the midterms approach and states prepare for early voting.
In Uganda
Uganda’s military chief ordered two media outlets shut down, and military personnel were deployed to their offices. The president’s son also said he does not believe in a free press, a statement that leaves little room for interpretive dance.
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