Daily brief
The US military fired a Hellfire missile at a Gambia-flagged commercial ship attempting to breach a naval blockade and reach Iran in the Persian Gulf. Iran reopened underground missile sites previously damaged by US and Israeli strikes and said it shot down a US drone over its territorial waters. The incidents occurred as US-Iran peace talks continued.
US military strikes on suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Pacific and Atlantic have killed over 200 people, with the Pentagon confirming one such strike.
Anti-ICE protesters clashed with police outside a detention center in Newark, New Jersey, with the governor blaming out-of-state agitators for inflaming the protests.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu held a security meeting on Lebanon amid reported efforts to secure US approval for strikes on Beirut.
Indian workers were reportedly paid €2 per hour for construction work on the new US Consulate, and a man was charged with murder in the killings of three people on Hawaii's Big Island.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary