U.S. authorities denied entry to Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who had been selected to officiate at the FIFA World Cup, citing unspecified “vetting concerns.” The decision has drawn criticism from Somali sports officials and civil rights advocates amid broader scrutiny of U.S. travel restrictions affecting the tournament.
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The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency has reportedly raised its counterintelligence threat assessment for Israel to “critical” amid concerns over surveillance of U.S. officials. Israel denied spying on the United States, calling the allegations “completely false.”
Iran launched missiles and drones toward Kuwait and Bahrain after US strikes on Iranian sites, raising pressure on stalled talks over a ceasefire. The escalation came as Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed nine people, including Lebanese soldiers.
CDC analyses warn the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda could exceed 20,000 cases within three months if isolation remains limited. Officials said the models are planning tools and that the risk to the U.S. general population remains low.
Downing Street accused unnamed figures of interfering in British democracy after JD Vance linked Henry Nowak’s murder to mass migration. The prime minister’s office said Nowak’s family had asked that his death not be used to create division.
The United States sanctioned Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, his wife and relatives of Raúl Castro as Washington intensifies pressure on Havana. The measures come as Cuba faces severe blackouts, food and medicine shortages, and rising tensions with the Trump administration.
Kuwait said an Iranian missile and drone attack hit its international airport, killing one person and wounding others, as U.S. and Iranian forces traded strikes. President Trump denied Iranian media reports that indirect talks had stopped, saying negotiations were continuing.
U.S. forces struck a military site on Iran’s Qeshm Island after shooting down Iranian drones and missiles, while Iran said its attacks responded to U.S. action against a tanker. The clashes come as ceasefire negotiations remain stalled and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted.