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1. U.S. says it intercepted Iranian attacks on 3 navy ships in Strait of Hormuz

   

   The U.S. military said it intercepted Iranian attacks on three navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz Thursday and "targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U.S. forces." The U.S. military said no ships were hit. Iranian state media said the country's armed forces exchanged fire with "the enemy" on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.

2. Why disarming Hezbollah is about much more than guns and rockets

   

   Facing an existential breaking point, Lebanon’s government is attempting to disarm Hezbollah and assert state sovereignty following a fragile, often-violated April ceasefire with Israel. The path forward remains a dangerous gamble.

3. U.S. trade court rules in favour of plaintiffs who challenged Trump's global tariffs

   

   A U.S. trade court dealt another blow to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff strategy, ruling that his latest 10 per cent temporary global duties are unjustified under ‌a 1970s trade law, but blocked the levies for only two private importers and the state of Washington.

4. Man who sprayed U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar from syringe during town hall pleads guilty to assault

   

   A man who sprayed vinegar at Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall meeting in Minneapolis earlier this year pleaded guilty to assault Thursday in federal court after reaching a deal with prosecutors.

5. Toronto-based Sherritt pulls back from mining joint venture in Cuba amid expansion of U.S. sanctions

   

   The United States on Thursday imposed ‌financial sanctions on a sprawling business conglomerate run by Cuba's military and a Cuban-Canadian mining joint venture, as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on the island's communist leaders by targeting sources of foreign investment.