Globe at a glance: From Iran's strike on a vessel to Venezuela rescue ops

Iran strikes a ship: Iran's Revolutionary Guards struck a Singapore-flagged commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, posing a major challenge to the recent peace deal signed between Washington DC and Tehran. The ship's bridge was damaged after it was struck on its starboard side by an "unknown projectile" off the coast of Dahit, Oman.

IMO pauses ship evacuation: The International Maritime Organisation announced on Thursday that it is pausing its efforts to evacuate stranded ships through the Strait of Hormuz after an Iranian projectile hit a vessel off the coast of Oman.

US Supreme Court on Trump immigration crackdown: The American Supreme Court has given the Trump administration a green light to block asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border, in a decision that fundamentally reshapes the US asylum system. The move would allow the Trump government to revive its so-called turn-back or “metering” policy, allowing federal agents at the US border to stop migrants from physically setting foot on US soil.

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Heat wave in Europe: The United Kingdom and Switzerland both recorded the hottest-ever June temperatures on Thursday, while brutally hot conditions supercharged by the climate crisis were linked to the death of a third toddler in France, along with a sharp rise in medical emergencies across Europe.

Bye Bye Buckingham: King Charles III and Queen Camilla will never live at Buckingham Palace, confirming the first change to the British monarch's official residence in almost 200 years. The palace said that Clarence House will serve as the King and Queen’s official London residence, while the Palace, currently undergoing a £369m refurbishment, will remain the administrative headquarters of the British Royal family.

New Meta lawsuit: The Meta whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams is suing the tech company over its efforts to “silence” her. In a 57-page complaint filed with a US district court in California on Thursday, she argued that an interim arbitration ruling sought by Meta preventing Wynn-Williams from publicising her memoir, Careless People, was “improper and unlawful” and a “blatant violation of the First Amendment”.

More on Russia-Ukraine war: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia is moving a significant part of its air defences to protect a handful of prime targets, including Moscow, as Ukraine's long-range drones hammered sites deep inside the country.

The big number: The government of acting President Delcy Rodriguez in Venezuela has confirmed that at least 200 people have been killed and over 1,520 were left injured in a devastating earthquake in Venezuela. Rescue teams are racing to Venezuela’s shattered northern coast after almost simultaneous earthquakes reduced dozens of buildings to rubble, with thousands of people feared dead.

Quote of the day: "America falsely claims our unfrozen assets will buy their agriculture. Interesting. The only crop we're harvesting is what you planted: decades of mistrust. It's organic, abundant, and homegrown. But apparently the US only exports GMO soybeans, broken promises and trash talks."

- Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf trashed US President Donald Trump's claim on how Iran will use its unfrozen funds.

Today in History: On June 26, 1945, the United Nations Charter was signed by 50 nations in San Francisco, officially establishing the international organisation.