- Economic Collapse Looms in West Bank, Imperiling Hopes for Gaza’s Future (nytimes.com)
- Putin Threatens to Arm North Korea, Escalating Tension With West Over Ukraine (nytimes.com)
- Biden indirectly rebukes Trump at West Point commencement (washingtonpost.com)
- Under Putin, a militarized new Russia rises to challenge U.S. and the West (washingtonpost.com)Russia to Hold Drills on Tactical Nuclear Weapons in New Tensions With West (nytimes.com)Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘nuclear blackmail’ after Putin orders nuclear weapons drills (theguardian.com)
- ‘It’s Horrifying’: West Virginia Judge Revokes Bond of White Couple Who Reportedly Kept Their Black Adopted Children Locked In Shed In ‘Despicable’ Conditions with No Water, Lights and Little Food (atlantablackstar.com)
- In Former Soviet States, a Tug of War Between East and West (nytimes.com)
- Biden heading west on fundraising swing; Trump back in court (washingtonpost.com)