Trump sent the National Guard to Los Angeles
Following clashes over immigration raids, President Trump ordered at least 2,000 National Guard troops to be deployed on the streets of Los Angeles. About 300 troops arrived in the city yesterday, and hundreds more were on the way.
Law enforcement officers faced off with hundreds of demonstrators on Saturday; in some cases the officers used rubber bullets, tear gas and flash bang grenades. Protesters took to the streets after immigration agents began raiding workplaces in search of undocumented workers.
The authorities clashed again yesterday with hundreds in downtown Los Angeles. Follow our live updates.
Trump made rare use of federal powers to deploy the Guard without the consent of Gov. Gavin Newson of California. The president said that any demonstration that got in the way of immigration officials would be considered “a form of rebellion.” Newsom called Trump’s decision “purposefully inflammatory.”
A secret document revealed Russian worries about China
President Vladimir Putin of Russia has described his country’s friendship with China as unshakable. But a unit in Russia’s domestic security agency, the F.S.B., calls China “the enemy.”
An internal F.S.B. document obtained by The Times showed that Russian intelligence is deeply suspicious of China and views it as a security threat. Intelligence officers warned that Beijing was trying to recruit Russian spies and get its hands on sensitive military technology.
According to the document, Russian intelligence believes China is spying on Russia’s operations in Ukraine to learn about Western weapons and warfare. Officers warned that Chinese agents were using mining firms and research centers as cover for spying in the Arctic. Here’s how The Times got the document.
WeChat: Russian agents are collecting data from the Chinese messaging app to track people who might be in contact with Chinese spies, the document showed.
Israel vowed to stop an aid ship headed to Gaza
Israel’s defense minister said yesterday that the military would use “any means necessary” to prevent a ship carrying pro-Palestinian activists and some aid from reaching Gaza.
The ship, called the Madleen and operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, a grass-roots campaign that opposes Israel’s blockade of Gaza, set sail from Italy on June 1 and was off the coast of Egypt yesterday. The passengers include the Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and Rima Hassan, a member of the European Parliament.
Background: Israel has used force to block past attempts to bring aid to Gaza by sea, including in 2010, when an Israeli commando raid killed nine passengers aboard a boat carrying aid from Turkey.
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After decades of work and billions in investment, India on Friday officially inaugurated a train link connecting the Himalayan region of Kashmir to the rest of the country. Indian officials say the railway line will help Kashmir share in India’s economic growth, but many Kashmiris view the project with distrust.
“They are building this for outsiders, not for us,” a student said.
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Stunning finals at the French Open
It was a tennis psychodrama between two new stars of the sport: Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz battled for five and a half hours yesterday at the French Open — the longest men’s final in the tournament’s history.
In the end, Alcaraz came back from two sets down, saving three match points and winning the fifth set in a tiebreaker. He collapsed into the clay, a champion again. The classic culminated in Alcaraz’s fifth Grand Slam title and his second at the French Open.
On Saturday, Coco Gauff captured her second Grand Slam title by coming back to beat world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in three sets, keeping her cool even as Sabalenka came unglued and screamed at her coaches.
“There were some worries not long ago about what might happen to tennis after Federer, Nadal, Murray, Serena and Djokovic headed for the exits,” Matthew Futterman, The Athletic’s senior tennis writer, told me. “But this wild weekend at Roland Garros showed that tennis is going to be just fine.”
