Good morning. We’re covering Israel’s attack on an Iranian prison and Trump’s use of a wartime law for mass deportations. Plus, correcting Captain Nemo.
Israel’s attack on a notorious prison killed 71, Iran saidIranian state news media reported yesterday that 71 people were killed when Israel attacked Evin Prison in Tehran on June 23. Dissidents and political prisoners, including opposition politicians, activists, lawyers, journalists and students, are held at the facility. Detainees, visiting relatives and prison staff members were among the dead, according to a statement from Asghar Jahangir, a spokesman for Iran’s judiciary. He did not provide names of the dead, heightening the concerns of some detainees’ families, who said they had not heard from their loved ones since the strike. Israel’s Defense Ministry declined to comment, and the Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Jahangir’s claims could not be independently verified. Background: When the Israeli military struck Evin prison, the country’s defense minister said it was one of several places targeted, including the headquarters of the Basij, a volunteer force under the umbrella of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps that has brutally cracked down on protesters in Iran. Analysis: After the 12-day conflict with Israel and the U.S., Iran stands on a knife’s edge. What will a shaken country in dire economic straits do with what its president has called “a golden opportunity for change”?
A court is considering a major U.S. deportation caseA federal appeals court in New Orleans will consider today whether President Trump can use the Alien Enemies Act to further one of his central policy goals: the mass deportation of immigrants. The case is before one of the most conservative courts in the U.S., and is likely to reach the Supreme Court. There, the justices would weigh in on whether Trump had used the act unlawfully, a question that courts across the country have been struggling to answer for three months. Context: The Alien Enemies act was passed in 1798, when the U.S. was threatened by war with France. Before now, that law had been used only three times, all during periods of war, allowing the president to detain and expel members of a hostile foreign nation. Trump invoked the law to round up and deport scores of immigrants who he claimed were members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan street gang.
Russia hit Ukraine with its largest air assault yetRussia pounded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and missiles, the Ukrainian authorities said yesterday. Strikes on infrastructure were reported across the country, including in western Ukraine, which Russia hits less frequently. It was unclear if any civilians had been killed, but the Ukrainian air force reported that one pilot fatally crashed while trying to stop the assault. The air force said Russia launched 537 drones and missiles overnight — the highest number recorded in a single night since the war began.
Pride
While most of her teenage schoolmates spent their allowances on snacks and other small treats, Susan Namangale bought two chessboards for her school in Malawi. Now 49, she hasn’t lost her passion for the game, and is on a mission to show that it’s for everybody, not just the elite. She has introduced it to schools, prisons and city shelters. Read her story.
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‘Nautilus’ helps correct Nemo’s recordOver years of screen adaptations big and small, a fairly uniform picture of Captain Nemo from Jules Verne’s novel “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” has emerged: brooding, 50-ish, taciturn and almost always white. The hero of the AMC series “Nautilus,” out now on a few streaming platforms globally, is not that Nemo. Played by Shazad Latif, this Nemo is young and energetic, on his first voyage with the titular submarine. But perhaps the most notable change is that this Nemo is Indian, which hews much closer to Verne’s vision. Here are some other notable adaptations of Verne’s famous work of science fiction.
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