Politics & World Affairs — June 9, 2026
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**Israel strikes Lebanese city.** Israeli air strikes hit Tyre despite Iran’s Monday warning to halt attacks on Hezbollah or face resumed hostilities.
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**UK sanctions settler networks.** Britain and allies imposed sanctions on groups supporting West Bank settler violence, with France barring Israeli Minister Bezalel Smotrich from entry.
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**Protester killed in Kenya.** Police shot dead a demonstrator during protests against a proposed US Ebola quarantine facility in Nanyuki, 120 miles from Nairobi.
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**Obama honors late chef.** The Obama Presidential Center launched Tafari’s Kitchen, a comfort-food restaurant honoring personal chef Tafari Campbell who drowned in 2023.
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