US News
- A Georgia police officer killed his police dog by leaving him in a hot car. The officer was demoted. [Link]
- A US State Department-funded report faults the IAEA for not tracking small amounts of fissile material that could be used to make a low-yield nuclear weapon. [Link]
Great Power
- France is resisting a NATO plan that calls for more spending. [Link]
- The US informs Russia it will not rejoin the Open Skies Treaty. [Link]
- China tells the US to reduce military activity near China to ease tensions. [Link]
Afghanistan
- Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says the withdrawal from Afghanistan is slightly ahead of schedule. [Link]
- The Afghan Army has lost 26 outposts and four bases to Taliban offensives in May. [Link]
