US Military Strikes Alleged Drug-Smuggling Vessel in Eastern Pacific, Killing 2 No American service members were injured in the operation, the U.S. Southern Command said. View article →

Australia Backs New Zealand after China Sanctions Four MPs Over Taiwan Visit China has banned four New Zealand MPs from entering China and its territories for a year after they travelled to Taiwan. View article →

Labor’s Tax Overhaul Clears Lower House Amid Flurry of Proposed Amendments The Coalition, Teals and independent MPs moved several amendments to try change the bill. View article →

Never-Before-Seen 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre Photos The Epoch Times obtained thousands of photos depicting the 1989 pro-democracy student protest movement in China's Tiananmen Square. View article →

France Fines Shein $26.1 Million Over Consumer Law Breaches French regulators fined two Shein-linked companies for failing to respect consumer rights on returns, product information, and order confirmations. View article →

Meta Warns Labor’s New Media Tax Could Trigger US Trade Action Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, argues news outlets are being protected from real market pressures. View article →

Vancouver City Council Votes Against Sanctioning Mayor After Investigation Finding He Harassed Councillor Vancouver city council voted not to sanction Mayor Ken Sim after an independent investigation found he had misused the influence of his office to harass Councillor Sean Orr. Council voted 6–4 on June 2 against implementing any of the measures recommended by Integrity Commissioner investigator Jamie Pytel, whose report concluded that Sim had harassed Orr during a press conference held in April of last year. All six members of Sim’s ABC party voted against sanctioning the mayor, while the other four voted to take action against him in response to Pytel’s findings. Sim recused himself from the vote after declaring a conflict of interest. View article →

Hanson Expresses No Confidence in Labor’s Ability to Defend Australia Hanson alleged that Labor has failed to invest sufficiently in defence to provide the level of protection Australia requires amid rising threats from the CCP. View article →

‘Taking on Water’: Fair Work Commission Struggles With AI-Driven Surge in Claims The Fair Work Commission says its caseload has surged and is forecast to rise up by 70 percent. View article →

Ottawa Police Arrest 11 People Seeking Underage Sex Workers Ottawa police have arrested 11 individuals accused of attempting to arrange sexual services from people they believed were underage during a joint sting operation aimed at reducing child exploitation and trafficking. The joint operation, which involved members of the Ottawa Police Service, the Internet Child Exploitation Unit, and the Computer Forensic Unit, focused on identifying and apprehending individuals seeking to exploit minors, a June 3 news release says. The “john sting” operation involved officers posing as minors and engaging with suspects attempting to arrange sexual services. Police did not release details about the 11 suspects they arrested, but said that charges laid included obtaining sexual services for consideration from a person under 18, telecommunication with a person under or believed to be under 18 years for specific criminal offences, and telecommunication with a person under or believed to be under 16 years for specific criminal offences. View article →

Vice-Admiral Expects Used AUKUS Submarines to Have 20-year Lifespan The Australian Submarine Agency has revealed that discussions about changes to the AUKUS programme began 18 months ago. View article →

Israel, Lebanon Agree to Ceasefire A U.S.-guided agreement requires a Hezbollah pullout from the south. View article →

Australian PM Rejects Trump’s 12.5 Percent Tariff Against Forced Labour-Made Goods Anti-Slavery Commissioner Chris Evans previously pointed out that Chinese online retailers, like Temu, are not subject to local laws against slavery. View article →

Day in Photos: Demonstration in Chile, Military Helicopter Crash, and Fire in India A glimpse into the world through the lens of photography. View article →

USDA Detects First Case of New World Screwworm in South Texas This is the first known case of the flesh-eating parasite in the United States since 2017. View article →

China Continues to Acquire Advanced AI Chips via Other Countries Despite New US Restrictions: Insiders The Chinese regime not only smuggles AI chips and materials through other countries, but is also recruiting U.S. AI engineers, insiders said. View article →

BC Extends Pause on Mineral Claims in the North Amid First Nations Negotiations The B.C. government has opted to extend a moratorium on new mineral claims across large areas of the north of the province amid ongoing land-use discussions and negotiations with First Nations. The temporary suspension applies to new mineral and placer claims across northwestern and north-central B.C. stretching from the interior toward the Alaska border, and will stay in effect until Jan. 31 of next year instead of expiring on June 3 as previously planned. View article →

Quebec and Alberta Push for Stronger Ties on Trade, Energy The leaders of Quebec and Alberta say they want closer economic ties between their two provinces. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette met June 3 in Quebec City as debates over provincial rights and separatism are on the rise in both provinces. Alberta is set to hold a referendum Oct. 19 that includes a question on whether the province should stay in Canada or begin the legal process to hold a referendum on separation. The referendum also includes various questions regarding provincial authority on immigration, as well as judicial reform and more rights for Alberta in delegating matters where federal and provincial authority overlap. View article →

Rubio Says US Not Withholding $14 Billion Taiwan Arms Package The secretary of state told lawmakers that U.S. policy on Taiwan has not changed and that a pending arms package remains under review. View article →

Carney, Poilievre Spar in Heated Commons Exchange on Canada’s ‘Technical’ Recession Prime Minister Mark Carney defended his government’s economic track record in the House of Commons as Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre pressed for an answer on whether Canada is in a real or “technical” recession. In his response, Carney argued his government is laying the groundwork for an economy that will be “stronger, more resilient, more […] View article →