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June 7 1200 UTC Brief
In Europe
Russia hit a building used to store spent nuclear fuel near the disused Chornobyl plant with a Shahed drone, damaging the site and prompting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to call it a deliberate attack. The building was empty at the time, but it was still a sensitive target, which is not exactly reassuring when long-range strikes are already piling up. In Armenia, voters are choosing between two blocs and 17 parties in an election seen as a test of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s pro-Europe shift under pressure from Moscow.
In Britain
David Lammy says he pushed back in a call with JD Vance after the vice president blamed mass migration for the killing of Henry Nowak. Lammy said the claim was wrong, the convicted killer was British, and the family had asked for calm rather than a political brawl. Separately, a six-year-old autistic boy was refused NHS mental health support by Alder Hey because he attends a private school, a decision his mother says is unfair and his MP says deserves answers.
The Royal Navy’s five Astute-class attack submarines are all currently in port, a sign of the maintenance and manpower shortages that have been limiting time at sea. The navy has started a recovery plan and is looking at longer-term fixes, while declining to say how many boats are actually available.
In business and technology
Bernie Sanders wants the public to take a 50 percent ownership stake in AI companies, Sam Altman says he broadly supports the idea, and President Trump says Americans should benefit from AI’s success. The White House is set to discuss the proposal with executives from leading AI firms, which is a cheerful way to describe a fight over who gets the money.
In global health
The World Health Organization says unsafe food is causing more than 1.5 million deaths and making 860 million people sick worldwide each year, with children among the most affected. The warning is another reminder that basic food safety still sits in the category of “solved in theory, not always in practice.”
In the Middle East
One person was killed and five others were wounded in a shooting attack in Israel, according to medics. Israeli police say the suspect is a Palestinian with Israeli citizenship.
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