- “I don’t think he helped”: Law professor says Trump witness may have badly backfired on defense (salon.com)
- Iran President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, other officials dead in helicopter crash, state media says (washingtonpost.com)Hard-line Shiite cleric Raisi was seen as a possible successor to Iran’s supreme leader (nytimes.com)
- Pentagon says Gaza pier anchored, but U.N. casts doubt on distribution (washingtonpost.com)
- Israel lacks ‘credible plan’ to safeguard Rafah civilians, says US (theguardian.com)
- 1 Dead, Others Injured After London-Singapore Flight Hit Severe Turbulence, Airline Says (huffpost.com)
- Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter in ‘hard landing’ as minister says weather hampering rescue (theguardian.com)
- Israel Says It Will Send More Troops to Rafah, Defying International Pressure (nytimes.com)
- General says he warned that Afghanistan would get ‘very bad, very fast’ (washingtonpost.com)
- Slovak PM Robert Fico out of immediate danger four days after shooting, says deputy (theguardian.com)
- Ukraine says Russia attacking border in northern Kharkiv region and replaces commander on frontline (theguardian.com)Putin Replaces Defense Minister in Rare Cabinet Shake-up (static01.nyt.com)
