Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei urged Muslim and Gulf leaders to unite against their “real enemy” as the Strait of Hormuz dispute remains unresolved. Tehran is also facing mounting pressure from sanctions, a naval blockade and inflation.
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The United States deported dozens of people to the Central African Republic, including an Afghan man protected from deportation to Afghanistan because of Taliban persecution fears. His lawyer said his family had been threatened over relatives’ work with U.S. forces.
One person was killed and five others injured after shots were fired near a rave in Aarau, Switzerland. Police said the suspect remained at large and appealed for photos and video from witnesses.
William Jewell College running back MicahJo Barnett died after a sideline medical emergency during the school’s season opener against Fort Lewis College. The junior from Liberty, Missouri, had scored the game’s only touchdown before play was halted.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a sign declaring “Lake Ontario — Now and Always” after President Trump ordered the U.S. government to call the Great Lake “Lake America.” The Seneca Nation and other critics also condemned the move as trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada escalate.
A federal judge in California ruled that the Trump administration violated constitutional free-speech rights by targeting international students and other noncitizens for deportation over criticism of Israel and pro-Palestinian advocacy. The decision sided with The Stanford Daily and plaintiffs who said the policy chilled campus speech.
King Haakon VIII paid an emotional tribute to his late father, King Harald V, in his first televised address as Norway’s monarch. He promised to listen to Norwegians as the country enters a national mourning period.
NASA plans to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Sunday for a five-year mission to map stars, galaxies and exoplanets. The $4.3 billion observatory is expected to study dark matter, dark energy and the universe’s expansion from a stable point about 1 million miles from Earth.