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June 13 2000 UTC Brief
In international politics
South Korea held trilateral talks in Tokyo with U.S. and Japanese officials on North Korea, while Ukraine said it will keep targeting Russian energy infrastructure after an attack on the Tamanneftegaz terminal sparked fires. The Kremlin’s energy sector is taking this personally, which is not the same thing as taking it well.
In the Middle East
Donald Trump said a U.S.-Iran peace deal could be signed on Sunday and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but Iran disputed that timeline. The announcement keeps shifting, which is usually a sign that the diplomacy is doing interpretive dance rather than policy.
Separately, Jewish diaspora communities are pushing back against the idea that Israel can speak for them, after far-right minister Bezalel Smotrich appeared at an Israel Day parade.
In U.S. courts and politics
Trump’s lawyers are asking a federal judge in Florida to stop probing the mechanics of the $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization fund” settlement, arguing the former judges challenging it lack standing and that the court cannot reopen the case. The judge had already signaled there may have been serious misconduct in how the matter was handled.
New York is also weighing a first-of-its-kind bill that would require home and business 3D printers to include technology designed to block gun production.
In Hungary
Viktor Orban was re-elected as leader of Fidesz after the party’s April defeat. He ran unopposed and said he took full responsibility for the loss.
In sports and health
Emma Raducanu won twice in one day to reach the Queen’s final, easing fitness concerns after slipping earlier in the day and then returning five hours later to beat Iva Jovic 6-2, 6-2. She now faces Donna Vekic.
In rugby, Ireland fly-half Jack Crowley has been diagnosed with a rare blood vessel problem in his leg, leaving his availability for the early part of the summer Nations Championship uncertain.
And in medical research, a large real-world analysis presented in Chicago found that adults with type 2 diabetes using GLP-1 receptor agonists had lower risks of major diabetic foot complications than those using SGLT2 inhibitors.
In the UK
An 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy have been arrested after a teenage girl was critically injured in a loading vehicle incident in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. Police were called to the Chalkwell Park area shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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