Politics & World Affairs — June 13, 2026

F-35 readiness falls to 25%. A new GAO report found only one in four F-35s is fully mission capable through fiscal 2025, continuing a years-long decline for the Pentagon’s most expensive weapons program.

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EU opens membership talks with Ukraine. Ambassadors from all 27 EU member states agreed Friday to advance accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, The first phase of talks is set to begin Monday.

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Judge orders national park exhibits restored. A federal judge in Massachusetts ordered the Trump administration to reinstall exhibits on slavery and climate change removed from national parks under its rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

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China detains U.S. scholar on espionage charges. Chinese authorities arrested Min Zin, a U.S. academic who studies Myanmar and Chinese foreign policy, at a conference in China, one month after President Trump’s visit to Beijing.

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