Court Gives Trump More Power Over Regulators, But Not Everything

JOHANNESBURG - Thousands marched across South Africa on Tuesday as anti-migrant groups pressed an unofficial June 30 deadline for undocumented foreigners to leave, while police fanned out in major cities to keep the protests from tipping into violence. President Cyril Ramaphosa warned against “intimidation, threats or ultimatums.” Several thousand migrants have already left, and some businesses stayed shut.

LA GUAIRA - Six days after Venezuela's twin earthquakes, rescuers are still pulling survivors from the rubble, including a three-year-old boy found alive in La Guaira state. The death toll has climbed past 1,900, and tens of thousands remain missing. In Catia la Mar and La Guaira, teams keep stopping to listen for voices under the concrete. Sometimes, they hear one. Most times, they don't.

KYIV - Vladimir Putin has finally said the quiet part out loud: Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy sites are causing fuel shortages, and the queues at petrol stations are real.

In unusually frank remarks over the weekend, the Russian president said the attacks were creating “problems” for drivers and businesses, though he insisted the shortage was “not critical.” Ukraine has kept hammering refineries and other infrastructure, and the pressure is showing. Fuel rationing is spreading, export bans are in place, and Crimea has already halted civilian fuel sales.

MONACO - Police in Monaco and France are hunting a suspect after a blast outside a residential building near the French border injured three people, including a Ukrainian-born businessman and his family. Prosecutors said Tuesday they have ruled out terrorism and are treating it as attempted murder. The suspect, seen on CCTV leaving a package, is still at large. The motive is still unclear.

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump's bid to strip citizenship from babies born in the United States to undocumented immigrants and some temporary visitors.

The 6-3 ruling keeps intact a right enshrined in the 14th Amendment since 1868. Trump called the decision “too bad” and urged Congress to pass a law banning birthright citizenship instead. The court, for now, said no.

WASHINGTON - Rep. Tom Kean Jr. returned to the House on Tuesday and said his nearly four-month absence was due to depression treatment in the hospital. The New Jersey Republican last voted on March 5 and missed more than 140 votes while he was away. Kean said doctors told him staying in the hospital was the fastest path to recovery. He did not take questions after his floor remarks.

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down federal limits on coordinated campaign spending, clearing the way for parties and candidates to work more closely before the 2026 midterms. The ruling unwinds a long-standing campaign finance cap and hands both parties a fresh fundraising edge. The timing is not subtle. The money race just got louder.

TOKYO - The yen fell to ¥161.96 per dollar, its weakest level since 1986, and traders are now watching for Japan’s next move.

Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said the government will respond to foreign exchange developments appropriately at any time. Strategists are already eyeing ¥163 as the next line in the sand. Japanese stocks were set to rise, because markets rarely let one problem stay lonely for long.

BOSTON - Progress Software beat earnings estimates and raised its forecast for the next quarter after CEO Yogesh Gupta said AI is becoming a bigger driver for the company.

Gupta said Progress can aggregate data for AI in a way that cuts the number of tokens needed to run agents, which he says saves customers money. That is the pitch, anyway. Investors seemed fine with it.

NEW YORK - LeBron James is leaving the Los Angeles Lakers and will play for another team in 2026-27, his agent Rich Paul told ESPN. The 41-year-old will enter free agency for the fourth time, ending an eight-year run in Los Angeles that included the 2020 title and his climb to the NBA's all-time scoring mark. The Warriors, Cavaliers and Heat are already circling. James is not rushing this one.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Kylian Mbappé scored twice and France beat Sweden 3-0 at MetLife Stadium to reach the World Cup last 16.

His first goal, just before halftime, gave him the most knockout-stage goals in tournament history. The second moved him to 18 for his World Cup career, one behind Lionel Messi. Bradley Barcola added the other goal, and France will face Paraguay next. Didier Deschamps got the kind of night he needed.

LONDON - Serena Williams lost her first Wimbledon singles match in nearly four years on Tuesday, falling 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-3 to 20-year-old Maya Joint.

The 44-year-old, back in singles after retiring in 2022, had moments of the old power on Centre Court but could not finish the job. Joint handled the pace, stayed calm in the big points and spoiled the comeback. Williams will still play doubles later this week with her sister Venus. Some returns are tidy. This one was not.

LOS ANGELES - Blake Lively is asking a judge to make Justin Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios pay more than $8 million in legal fees and costs from their fight over *It Ends With Us*.

Her lawyers say the money covers the cost of defending against Baldoni’s $400 million defamation suit, which was later dismissed. They also argue the case was meant to punish Lively after she accused Baldoni of sexual harassment on set. A federal judge has already said she is entitled to fees under California law. Now she wants the bill paid.

MELBOURNE - Aamir Khan will open the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne with a special screening of *Lagaan* on July 9, marking the film's 25th anniversary.

The curtain raiser at ACMI comes a month before IFFM's main run, Aug. 13 to 23. Khan will launch the festival celebrations in person, and the film still carries real weight: it was only the third Indian title ever nominated for an Academy Award in the foreign-language category. For Melbourne's Indian film crowd, that's a nice way to start the season.

LONDON - The British government said Tuesday it is minded to intervene in Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery over media plurality concerns. Culture secretary Lisa Nandy said her department had written to the companies after independent research on the deal’s impact on U.K. audiences and channels including Channel 5, Nickelodeon and CNN International. The move could delay, or stop, the takeover. Paramount still has other regulators to clear, but London is now in the way.