Top Headlines: Trump Deploys National Guard, Israel Intercepts Aid Boat, Ukraine War Update

U.S. Domestic Issues

• 🚨 President Trump deployed the California National Guard to Los Angeles without a governor's request, a move unprecedented since the 1960s, in response to protests against ICE raids.
• 🏛️ California Governor Gavin Newsom plans to sue, calling the deployment illegal and immoral, while LA Mayor Karen Bass decried the administration's actions as provoking chaos and fear.
• ⚖️ The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration's "Department of Government Efficiency" access to sensitive Social Security Administration records, despite privacy concerns raised by liberal justices.
• 🚢 The Supreme Court also unanimously rejected a $10 billion lawsuit by the Mexican government against U.S. gun manufacturers, ruling that gun makers are shielded from liability under U.S. law.

International Conflicts and Humanitarian Crises

• 🚢 Israeli Navy commandos intercepted a boat carrying activists, including Greta Thunberg, attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, seizing the vessel in international waters.
• 💔 In Gaza, Palestinians continue to be shot and killed while attempting to access aid, with reports of at least five killed and over 70 wounded near an aid site by Israeli forces.
• 💥 Russia launched a major drone and missile attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine, killing at least four people and injuring over 60, as Russian forces advance near Sumy.
• ✈️ President Trump's new travel ban has gone into effect, impacting several African and Middle Eastern countries, drawing criticism for expanding on his previous "Muslim ban."

Global Governance and Environmental News

• 🕊️ Pope Francis openly criticized nationalist political movements, advocating for love and peace to open borders and dispel hatred.
• 🌊 The UN Ocean Conference opened in Nice, France, with organizers pushing for ratification of the high seas treaty to protect 30% of the Earth's land and sea by 2030.
• 📈 Global carbon dioxide levels exceeded 430 parts per million last month, the highest in an estimated 30 million years, according to NOAA.