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Welcome to Monday, where Tehran launches fresh strikes on Tel Aviv as the conflict between Israel and Iran enters its fourth day, U.S. police arrest a suspect in the Minnesota lawmakers’ shooting and our daily quiz question is about a British woman breakthrough. Meanwhile, German weekly Die Zeit reveals the inside of the “Jungadler” scout movement, which some say is a throwback to the Hitler Youth.
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Israeli daily Israel Hayom lends its front page to the sharp escalation between Israel and Iran, headlining “Tehran in Flames,” after a weekend of heavy airstrikes and missile attacks. Israel surprised Iran on Friday with an attack that wiped out top nuclear scientists and military executives, aiming to deter Iran from developing nuclear weapons. The Iranian defense responded with drone and missile barrages on the Israelian cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa. The conflict is now on its fourth day with the two countries playing a military blow-for-blow strategy.
🌎 7 THINGS TO KNOW RIGHT NOW
• Iran launches major new attack on Tel Aviv as negotiations remain uncertain. Iran launched fresh missile strikes on central Israel Monday as the unprecedented Middle East conflict enters its fourth day. At least eight people were killed in the latest attack, bringing the total Israeli death toll to 24, as Iranian officials have made it clear that they will not consider U.S.-brokered negotiations until Israel ceases its attacks on Iran. The Iranian toll has topped 220 killed since the conflict began, including Iran’s chief of armed forces Mohammed Bagheri and other senior military officials and nuclear scientists. U.S. President Trump reportedly rejected Israel’s plan to assassinate Iran’s supreme leader. Meanwhile, the conflict puts investors on edge with Iranian oil exports on the line as Israel targets its gas sector. Read more in this La Stampa analysis translated from Italian by Worldcrunch: Netanyahu’s Big Bet To Remake The Middle East Looks To Be Winning — But Is It?
• Suspect of Minnesota lawmaker shootings arrested after two-day manhunt. Vance Boelter, who is accused of killing former U.S. Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, and wounding State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, was arrested late Sunday after two-days of what was the state’s largest ever manhunt. Authorities said Boelter acted alone, posing as a police officer to target the Democratic officials in their homes. While officials have not yet released an official motive, police said Boelter left behind writings listing around 70 political figures — including abortion rights advocates, of which Hortman was part. This comes amid heightened domestic political tensions across the U.S., with nationwide “No Kings” protests on Saturday as Trump oversaw a major military parade in Washington to mark the 250th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Army, as Trump celebrated his own 79th birthday. At least one person was killed in the protests in Salt Lake City, Utah.
• G7 summit opens with focus on trade wars, met with economic powder keg. As the latest G7 summit opened in Canada on Monday, leaders are aiming to avoid the kind of confrontation seen in 2018, when President Trump clashed with allies and rejected a joint statement over trade and international negotiation. With Trump again imposing broad tariffs and both maintaining tariff policies against allies while rallying them against China, a cooperative outcome remains uncertain.
• Sudden bridge crash in India kills two. At least two people died and 32 were injured when an iron bridge collapsed over a river in Maharashtra’s Pune district, a popular tourist spot recently hit by heavy rains. Several people were swept away, prompting an ongoing search and rescue operation involving national disaster teams. The incident highlights ongoing concerns about infrastructure safety in India, following similar tragedies like the 2022 Gujarat bridge collapse that killed over 130 people.
• Macron touches down in Greenland, sign of European solidarity against Trump. French President Emmanuel Macron visited Greenland on Sunday, signaling a united European response to U.S. President Trump’s stated interest in acquiring the mineral-rich Arctic island: “Greenland is not for sale.” His trip, the first by a world leader to Greenland’s small capital Nuuk, is symbolic of the area joining Europe in shifting towards independence from the Unites States, and aimed to strengthen climate change initiatives and Arctic security amid increasing geopolitical competition over the region.
• Pacific earthquake strikes Peru, killing at least one. A 5.6 to 6.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded off the Pacific coast of Peru near Callao on Sunday, killing at least one person and injuring five others, with tremors felt throughout its capital Lima. The quake damaged roads and schools, led to the cancellation of a major football match, and prompted President Dina Boluarte to travel to the affected area. Peru, located on the seismically active “Ring of Fire,” averages at about 100 detectable earthquakes annually, with the last major one in 2021 injuring 12 people.
• News Quiz! On Sunday, British civil servant Blaise Metreweli became the first woman ever to be appointed to which top job in the UK?
A. Head Warden of Royal Swans
B. Chief of MI6 Secret Intelligence Service
C. Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
D. CEO of Twinings Tea conglomerate
[Answer below]
#️⃣ BY THE NUMBERS
6.28 meters
Pole vaulting superstar Armand Duplantis soared to new heights at the Diamond League meeting in Stockholm, breaking his own world record by clearing 6.28 meters. The 25-year-old American-born Swede has now shattered the world record an astonishing 12 times, although this is the first time he has improved his world best on home soil.
📰 IN OTHER NEWS
🌐 In the 21st century, international leadership is not defined by force alone, but by the strategic intelligence to understand that openness is not a threat, but an opportunity.
— CLARÍN
🚸 A secretive organization is training children in nationalist ideology, drawing on the legacy of banned neo-Nazi groups. With ties to former extremists and echoes of Hitler Youth rituals, the Jungadler operates under the radar.
— DIE ZEIT
🍸 A bracelet from Spain is one of the products helping detect if your drink was “spiked” at a nightclub to cause torpor and impede self-defense. But while such tools may prevent incidents like rape, activists say they’d prefer solutions to the plague of sexist violence.
— EL ESPECTADOR
📣 VERBATIM
“We must put more pressure on Russia.”
— Ahead of the G7 summit in Canada on Sunday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urged stronger action against Moscow, stating that more pressure was needed in order “to secure a real ceasefire, to bring Russia to the negotiating table and to end this war.” Her remarks came as leaders discussed tightening sanctions and increasing support for Ukraine amid ongoing Russian aggression. European leaders are keen on keeping the Ukraine war on U.S. President Donald Trump’s mind, despite the conflict between Israel and Iran in the Middle East.
✍️ Newsletter by Ava Arcoleo & Rein Arnauts
Quiz Answer: B. Blaise Metreweli, MI6’s current head of technology, was just appointed as head of the British top spy service. This is the first time in the foreign intelligence organization’s 116-year history that a woman holds the position.
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