Russian drone and missile attack, one of the biggest in the war, kills 2 and wounds 13 in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia sent waves of drones and missiles in an attack on two Ukrainian cities early Tuesday that killed two people and wounded at least thirteen others, Ukrainian officials said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an online statement called the attack 'one of the biggest' in the war that has raged for over three years, saying Moscow's forces fired over 315 drones, mostly Shaheds, and seven missiles at Ukraine overnight.
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Army restores the names of seven bases that lost their Confederate-linked names under Biden
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Winnipeg Free Press
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Takeaways from New Jersey's primaries: GOP nominee's win is also a victory for Trump
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Schimel went on to lose by a whopping 10 points, even after billionaire Elon Musk and groups he backed poured $21 million into the race. This time, Trump's chosen candidate, Republican front-runner Jack Ciattarelli, easily won the nomination. 'Jack Ciattarelli is a WINNER, and has my Complete and Total Endorsement – HE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN,' Trump wrote in a social media post announcing his endorsement last month. 'MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, ELECT JACK CIATTARELLI!' After losing in 2021 to term-limited Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy by the slimmest of margins, Ciattarelli is hoping his third try for the office will be the charm. The endorsement was a blow, in particular, to Ciattarelli rival Bill Spadea, a conservative radio host who ran by vowing to enthusiastically back the president's agenda. Ciattarelli, he complained in one ad, 'did more than disagree with the president. He disrespected him. Me? I've been a supporter of President Trump since he came down the escalator.' He said voters should feel free to flout Trump's advice: 'I've disagreed with him in the past. It's ok for you to disagree with him now.' Trump alluded to the name dropping during a tele-rally he held on Ciattarelli's behalf. 'Other people are going around saying I endorsed them. That's not true,' he said. Another primary all about Trump Candidates on both sides of the aisle vowed to tackle pocketbook issues, from high property taxes to grocery prices, to housing and health care costs. But Trump loomed large. On the GOP side, most of the candidates professed their allegiances to the president. Ciattarelli said in ads that he would work with Trump and end New Jersey's status as a sanctuary state 'on Day One.' (Currently, the state's attorney general has directed local law enforcement not to assist federal agents in civil immigration matters.) He also pledged to direct his attorney general to end lawsuits filed against the Trump administration, including one challenging Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship. Democrats featured him heavily, too. In one ad, Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill — who won the Democratic primary for New Jersey governor on Tuesday — featured an armada of pickup trucks waving giant Trump flags and warned that, 'Trump's coming for New Jersey with Trump-endorsed Republican Jack Ciattarelli.' 'We've gotta stop them,' it said. In another, she tells viewers, 'I know the world feels like it is on fire right now,' and vows to 'stand up to Trump and Musk with all I've got.' Past insults forgotten Back in 2015, Ciattarelli labeled then-candidate Trump a 'charlatan' who was unfit for the office of the presidency and an embarrassment to the nation. 'Instead of providing the kind of leadership that appeals to the better angels of our nature in calling us to meaningful and just action, Mr. Trump preys upon our worst instincts and fears,' he wrote. When Ciattarelli ran in 2021, he distanced himself from Trump, without the outward insults. Trump nonetheless complained about the treatment on Spadea's radio show last year, saying Ciattarelli 'made some very big mistakes' and would have won had he sought Trump's support. But like Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and so many others, past insults gave way to alliance. Trump offered his enthusiastic backing in a tele-rally, and in his endorsement, said that, 'after getting to know and understand MAGA,' Ciattarelli 'has gone ALL IN, and is now 100% (PLUS!).' A changing state November's presidential election offered warning signs for Democrats in the state. While Trump lost to Democrat Kamala Harris, he did so by only 6 points — a significantly smaller margin than in 2020, when President Joe Biden won by 16 points. 'New Jersey's ready to pop out of that blue horror show,' Trump said in the tele-rally held for Ciattarelli last week. Trump also made stunning gains in several longtime Democratic strongholds, including New Jersey's heavily Latino Passaic County. He carried the city of Passaic and significantly increased his support in Paterson, which is majority Latino and also has a large Muslim community. Indeed, 43% of Latino voters in the state supported Trump, up from 28% in 2020, according to AP VoteCast. November's election will serve as a crucial test for Democrats and whether they can regain Latino support — both in the state and nationally. Strategists, unions, organizers and politicians so far were pivoting away from immigration and focusing on pocketbook concerns in their appeals. 'At the end of the day, if you're worried about paying your bills and being safe at night, everything else is secondary,' Rep. Josh Gottheimer, one of the Democratic candidates, told the AP. 'I think that is front and center in the Latino community.' One exception was Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who was arrested while trying to join an oversight tour of a 1,000-bed immigrant detention center. A trespass charge was later dropped, but he sued interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba over the dropped prosecution. In one of his final campaign ads in Spanish, he used footage from the arrest to cast himself as a reluctant warrior, with text saying he is 'El Único,' Spanish for 'the only one,' who confronts Trump.
Toronto Star
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- Toronto Star
U.S. condemns Canada, four other nations over Israeli sanctions
OTTAWA - The United States condemned Canada and four other countries on Tuesday for imposing sanctions on two Israeli cabinet ministers. Canada joined the U.K., Norway, Australia and New Zealand on Tuesday in sanctioning Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, accusing them of pushing 'extremist rhetoric' by calling for the displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank and the expansion of Israeli settlements in the territory. 'Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich have incited extremist violence and serious abuses of Palestinian human rights,' reads a joint statement issued by the five countries. 'Extremist rhetoric advocating the forced displacement of Palestinians and the creation of new Israeli settlements is appalling and dangerous. These actions are not acceptable.' ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway have imposed sanctions on two far-right Israeli government ministers for allegedly 'inciting extremist violence' against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. (AP Video / June 10, 2025) In a statement released Tuesday afternoon by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the United States condemned the sanctions aurged the countries to reverse. He said the sanctions do not advance the United States' efforts to achieve a ceasefire in the region, bring home hostages and end the war. The statement goes on to blame Hamas for disturbing the peace of Gaza civilians. 'We remind our partners not to forget who the real enemy is. The United States urges the reversal of the sanctions and stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Israel,' the statement read. Israel's Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Sa'ar said Tuesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is calling a meeting early next week to decide on a response to the sanctions. 'It is outrageous that elected representatives and members of the government are subjected to these kind of measures,' Sa'ar said at a press conference. The Canadian Press reached out to Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand for comment on Rubio's remarks but has not received a response. Before Rubio's statement on Tuesday, Anand said that 'extremist settler violence' threatens the long-term safety of both Israelis and Palestinians. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW 'It prolongs the existing conflict and it erodes the path to a two-state solution, which we see as the only path to sustainable peace and security, including for Israel,' Anand said following the weekly Liberal cabinet meeting. Asked about the prospect of further sanctions on Israeli government officials, Anand maintained that Canada's focus is on Ben-Gvir and Smotrich. 'These two individuals promoted extremist settler violence and it has to stop. I will add, they are members of Netanyahu's government. They are not members of his party, but rather coalition partners from far-right parties,' Anand said. NDP foreign affairs critic Heather McPherson said Canada should be sanctioning all senior members of Netanyahu's government. 'Canada should respect international law and sanction Netanyahu and his cabinet immediately for their role in the genocide of Gaza. All Israeli officials who incite or are responsible for genocide should be sanctioned,' McPherson said in a media statement. McPherson said the NDP has been calling for sanctions on Ben-Gvir and Smotrich for 19 months. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The joint statement says that the countries tried to work with the Israeli government on the issue of forced Palestinian displacement but 'violent perpetrators' continue to act with 'encouragement and impunity.' The statement says that while the countries imposing sanctions still support Israel's right to defend itself, the actions of the 'targeted individuals' undermine 'Israel's own security and standing in the world.' 'Today's measures focus on the West Bank, but of course this cannot be seen in isolation from the catastrophe in Gaza,' the statement says. 'We continue to be appalled by the immense suffering of civilians, including the denial of essential aid.' The sanctioned individuals are inadmissible to Canada and Canadian individuals and organizations are barred from doing business with them. Last month, Prime Minister Mark Carney joined British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron in writing an open letter condemning Israeli military operations in Gaza. The three leaders called the level of suffering in the territory 'intolerable.' The letter called on the Israeli government to allow more food aid into Gaza and to end military operations there, and for Hamas to release its remaining hostages. The three leaders said they would take 'concrete actions' if Israel did not comply. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Carney, Starmer and Macron also threatened to impose sanctions on people and groups linked to the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The U.K. imposed sanctions on what it called a 'West Bank violence network' shortly after the letter was released publicly. Canada has imposed three previous rounds of sanctions on people and groups associated with expanding Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The last round of sanctions was announced in February. — With files from Craig Lord and The Associated Press. This report was first published by The Canadian Press on June 10, 2025. Politics Headlines Newsletter Get the latest news and unmatched insights in your inbox every evening Error! 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