US news

• SCOTUS rules Biden cannot end Trump’s ‘remain in Mexico’ policy. [Link]

China

• VP Kamala Harris visited Vietnam and offered the country more support to counter China and said the US would send more warships to Vietnam. [Link]
• Harris says China uses coercion and intimidation in the South China Sea. [Link]

Afghanistan

• The White House says Biden will stick by the August 31st withdrawal date. [Link]

Israel

• Israeli soldiers shot a 15-year-old Palestinian boy in the head. The murder happened during an Israeli raid on a refugee camp in the West Bank. Israel reported its soldiers killed the boy as it was shooting at Palestinians throwing stones. [Link]
• Israel is planning a more aggressive response against planned protests in Gaza. [Link]
• Israel says it will continue overt attacks against Iran. [Link]

Middle East

• Turkey bombed Iraqi Kurdistan. [Link]
• Ten members of Syria’s al-Qaeda affiliate, HTS, blew themselves up at a training center. [Link]
• A Russian brokered truce ended fighting in Daraa, Syria. [Link]