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A 30-year-old motorcycle rider died in a road accident on Highway 1 near Maaleh Adumim after paramedics performed extended resuscitation at the scene. The death brings the toll on Israeli roads since the start of 2026 to 303.Uber Technologies is laying off 3,300 employees, or 10% of its workforce, in its biggest reduction since COVID-19. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the cuts will flatten management layers and reduce organisational complexity that accumulated during rapid growth, enabling faster decision-making and allowing the company to reinvest savings in growth and innovation.Iran reported 18 dead in the latest U.S. strikes, with a wedding party among the casualties: four dead and dozens injured. Trump said the United States can hit Iran "anytime we want," while Tehran characterized the strikes as a war crime.Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a temporary prohibition on AI tools for students in grades K-8 across the nation's largest school system. The restriction takes effect in the upcoming academic year.The Lebanese army has avoided searching homes and terrorist infrastructure while disputes over a monitoring mechanism delay Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon. Hezbollah has shifted toward smaller units, ambushes and explosive drones rather than large-scale operations, with the Ali al-Taher ridge emerging as one of the war's most contested areas.A Spanish police report found that Moroccan security forces displayed "total permissiveness" as large numbers of migrants entered the Spanish territory of Ceuta last month. A French news agency reviewed the report on Wednesday.In a Wednesday filing before a US judge, the ousted Venezuelan president contended that his status as a former head of state shields him from criminal drug trafficking charges. Maduro, detained in Brooklyn since his January 3 capture by American forces in Caracas, faces trial on June 1, 2027, unless the motion succeeds.A U.S. District Judge in Maryland on Wednesday granted a preliminary injunction against an executive order the Trump administration said would target birth tourism. The ruling follows a Supreme Court decision in June that struck down an earlier Trump effort to restrict birthright citizenship.Bu Yunchaokete, a Chinese player who entered the U.S. Open as a lucky loser after Thanasi Kokkinakis withdrew, defeated Spanish 12th seed Rafael Jodar 6-2 6-1 6-1 in the first round on Wednesday. The match was delayed a day by rain and included another hour-long rain delay during play, with Jodar struggling to find rhythm and committing numerous unforced errors.On Wednesday, Trump proposed calling the Strait of Hormuz "Trump Strait" and claimed US control of the waterway. The White House posted a map marking it "Trump Strait" and said "It's got a nice ring to it." Trump previously proposed renaming Lake Ontario "Lake America" and the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America," which neither Canada nor Mexico accepted.A 30-year-old motorcycle rider died in a road accident on Highway 1 near Maaleh Adumim after paramedics performed extended resuscitation at the scene. The death brings the toll on Israeli roads since the start of 2026 to 303.Uber Technologies is laying off 3,300 employees, or 10% of its workforce, in its biggest reduction since COVID-19. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the cuts will flatten management layers and reduce organisational complexity that accumulated during rapid growth, enabling faster decision-making and allowing the company to reinvest savings in growth and innovation.Iran reported 18 dead in the latest U.S. strikes, with a wedding party among the casualties: four dead and dozens injured. Trump said the United States can hit Iran "anytime we want," while Tehran characterized the strikes as a war crime.Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a temporary prohibition on AI tools for students in grades K-8 across the nation's largest school system. The restriction takes effect in the upcoming academic year.The Lebanese army has avoided searching homes and terrorist infrastructure while disputes over a monitoring mechanism delay Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon. Hezbollah has shifted toward smaller units, ambushes and explosive drones rather than large-scale operations, with the Ali al-Taher ridge emerging as one of the war's most contested areas.A Spanish police report found that Moroccan security forces displayed "total permissiveness" as large numbers of migrants entered the Spanish territory of Ceuta last month. A French news agency reviewed the report on Wednesday.In a Wednesday filing before a US judge, the ousted Venezuelan president contended that his status as a former head of state shields him from criminal drug trafficking charges. Maduro, detained in Brooklyn since his January 3 capture by American forces in Caracas, faces trial on June 1, 2027, unless the motion succeeds.A U.S. District Judge in Maryland on Wednesday granted a preliminary injunction against an executive order the Trump administration said would target birth tourism. The ruling follows a Supreme Court decision in June that struck down an earlier Trump effort to restrict birthright citizenship.Bu Yunchaokete, a Chinese player who entered the U.S. Open as a lucky loser after Thanasi Kokkinakis withdrew, defeated Spanish 12th seed Rafael Jodar 6-2 6-1 6-1 in the first round on Wednesday. The match was delayed a day by rain and included another hour-long rain delay during play, with Jodar struggling to find rhythm and committing numerous unforced errors.On Wednesday, Trump proposed calling the Strait of Hormuz "Trump Strait" and claimed US control of the waterway. The White House posted a map marking it "Trump Strait" and said "It's got a nice ring to it." Trump previously proposed renaming Lake Ontario "Lake America" and the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America," which neither Canada nor Mexico accepted.
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