Rising Tensions: Sweden Shooting Update, Israeli Gaza Plans, and U.S. Birthright Citizenship Ruling

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Authorities confirmed that the gunman connected to an adult education center in Orebro, Sweden, which left 10 people dead and five others seriously wounded acted alone with no suspected ties to terrorism, Israel's defense minister ordered the army to prepare a plan for the "voluntary departure" of Gaza residents after US President Donald Trump proposed US control of the strip and the resettlement of its over 2 million Palestinians, and a federal judge issued a second nationwide pause on President Donald Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship.

Top Stories

● Swedish police say mass shooter was connected to school where he opened fire, had weapon licenses (AP)

● Israel orders army to prepare for 'voluntary departure' of Gazans after Trump unveils plan (Reuters)

● Trump’s birthright citizenship order is put on hold by a second federal judge (AP)

● Ukraine’s allies warn Europe against returning to Russian gas as part of a peace deal (CNBC)

● Guatemala agrees to increase number of US deportation flights it accepts (AJ)

United States and Canada

● Trump signs executive order intended to bar transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports (AP)

● Rubio, Trump’s top diplomat, to skip G20 over ‘anti-Americanism’ (AJ)

● Trump team considers demanding WHO reform, including American in charge (Reuters)

● American ally SDF: Not yet notified of US plan for Syria withdrawal (AJ)

● EPA's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights likely to close (CBS News)

● Justice Dept. Says It Will Not Bring Charges in Investigation of Project Veritas (NYT)

Latin America

● Panama Canal denies US claim of preferential crossing rights (Reuters)

● Mexico deploys the first of 10,000 National Guard troops to US border after Trump’s tariff threat (AP)

● Following Trump, Argentina withdraws from World Health Organization (AJ)

● Argentina to ban hormone therapy for trans children (Reuters)

Africa

● Amid DR Congo ceasefire, Goma residents race to bury 2,000 bodies (AJ)

● DRC Military Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Corneille Nangaa (AN)

● Congo calls rebels’ ceasefire declaration ‘false communication’ as reports of fighting continue (AP)

● At least 17 students die in fire in northern Nigeria (Reuters)

● Ceasefire in east Congo appears to crumble as rebels take another town (Reuters)

● Rome says it released Libyan officer due to mistakes in ICC warrant (AN)

Middle East

● Islamic State members held for years in a Syria prison say they know nothing of the world (AP)

● Spain rejects Israel's suggestion it should accept Palestinians from Gaza (Reuters)

● Iran's first drone carrier joins the Revolutionary Guards' fleet (Reuters)

● Rubio says people can ‘move back in’ to Gaza after reconstruction (AJ)

● Gaza is in ruins, and it’s unclear how it will be rebuilt (AP)

● Syria's president receives invitation from Macron to visit France in coming weeks, Syrian presidency says (Reuters)

Indo-Pacific

● US Postal Service will accept packages from China, Hong Kong after freeze (AJ)

● More than 100 Indian migrants deported by the US arrive home (AP)

● Philippines Senate head says cannot hear impeachment complaint against vice-president until June (Reuters)

● Indonesia orders halt to project linked to Trump over water issue, state media says (Reuters)

Europe

● UK’s Grenfell Tower, site of deadly 2017 blaze, to be demolished (AJ)

● Russia practises manoeuvres with Yars intercontinental ballistic missiles in Volga region (Reuters)

● Ukraine wants partner countries to join in postwar development worth billions (AP)

● French Prime Minister survives no-confidence votes on 2025 budget (Reuters)

● Hundreds of Syrians drop asylum bids in Cyprus since Assad's fall, minister says (Reuters)

● An EU fund to help troops move quickly is too small and poorly managed, auditors say (AP)

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