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June 15 2000 UTC Brief
In U.S. news
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer was injured in Stafford Township, New Jersey, after police say a suspect being detained on Route 72 fled in a vehicle, struck the agent, and got away. Police said the agent fired at the vehicle in response.
At a U.S. Air Force base in Southern California’s Mojave Desert, a B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff Monday morning, according to officials. Separately, California Gov. Gavin Newsom says people connected to him have been questioned by federal agents, and he’s calling it a politically motivated Justice Department inquiry tied to President Trump.
In Britain
The Court of Appeal upheld the Home Secretary’s ban on Palestine Action, overturning an earlier High Court ruling. The group’s co-founder says she will appeal to the Supreme Court, after police made 117 arrests outside the court.
In a separate case, two men were convicted over arson attacks on properties linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, including a car once owned by him and two houses. Prosecutors said the attacks were directed by a Russian-speaking taskmaster, which is a comforting reminder that international menace now arrives with suspiciously bad wiring.
Also in Britain, Elon Musk attacked Labour’s plan to restrict under-16s from major social media platforms, calling it a “police state,” while Keir Starmer accused him of interfering in British politics.
In business and tech
The FBI has warned Microsoft 365 users about a phishing scam known as Kali365.
Zillow says starter homes now cost $1 million in 242 U.S. cities, roughly triple the number before the pandemic. Stanford researchers, meanwhile, say a natural compound called BRP reduced food intake in animal tests and could point to a possible Ozempic alternative, though that is still very much in the research stage.
In Europe and the Middle East
A Dutch court sentenced a Syrian man to 26 years in prison for torture carried out on behalf of Bashar al-Assad’s government. The case is part of a wider run of European prosecutions involving Syrians since Assad was overthrown in 2024.
In southern Lebanon, some residents are returning to Nabatieh after news of a US-Iran peace deal, but Israel says its forces will remain in Lebanon indefinitely. The city has already been badly damaged by renewed fighting between Hezbollah and Israel.
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