1. U.S. President Joe Biden slams the International Criminal Court prosecutor’s application for arrest warrants for senior Israeli officials including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
2. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Western allies are taking too long to make key decisions on military support, in an exclusive interview with Reuters. The president also said he had pushed partners to get more directly involved in the war.
3. Iran declares five days of mourning following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi though the muted atmosphere reveals little of the spectacular public grief as most shops remain open and authorities make little effort to interrupt ordinary life.
4. Scores of students staged a walkout from Yale University’s graduation ceremony protesting Israel’s war in Gaza, Yale’s ties to weapons makers and the university’s response to pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus.
5. International investors hold back on the German property market during its worst crisis in a generation potentially deepening the scars on Europe’s biggest economy.
