US Launches Fresh Strikes As Iran Threatens More Seaways

KYIV - Ukraine’s defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, resigned on Wednesday as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pushed through a wider cabinet reshuffle. Parliament had already accepted Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko’s resignation a day earlier, and Zelenskyy has not said who will replace either of them. The outgoing team is being credited with steering Ukraine through the war’s hardest months. The reset is not subtle.

PARIS - France's National Assembly voted 291 to 241 Wednesday to create a right to assisted dying for terminally ill adults under strict conditions. The bill covers French citizens and legal residents with a serious, incurable illness in an advanced or terminal stage, and it requires a doctor’s review, a waiting period, and a final check on the day.

The patient would normally have to take the lethal medication themselves. If they cannot, a doctor or nurse could do it. The law still needs review by France's Constitutional Council before it can take effect, so the fight over end-of-life care is not over yet.

HONG KONG - Police raided two independent bookshops and arrested five people they say sold and displayed books with “seditious intent,” a charge that can bring seven years in prison. Authorities said the titles incited hatred against the government, courts and police. One of the shops, Have A Nice Stay, was founded by former journalists and had already said it would close in August.

WASHINGTON - Immigration and Customs Enforcement has ordered agents to suspend most vehicle stops nationwide after fatal shootings in Texas and Maine, multiple law enforcement sources told CBS News. The temporary pause includes an exception for serious criminal targets and will stay in place while officers get more training on stop tactics. DHS also said every ICE arrest team will now include at least one officer wearing a body camera.

WASHINGTON - The House passed a bill Tuesday that would make daylight saving time permanent, ending the twice-yearly ritual of changing the clocks. The measure now goes to the Senate, where it has stalled before, and then to the president. Supporters say the switch would mean more evening light. Critics say it would just move the problem around, which is fair enough.

WASHINGTON - President Trump reversed a decision to suspend most Immigration and Customs Enforcement traffic stops after two shootings involving the agency drew national attention. ICE had ordered officers Tuesday to halt most vehicle stops across the country, a rare pullback for an agency built around aggressive street enforcement. The reversal puts the stops back in play, and the politics around them right back on the table.

WASHINGTON - A federal judge awarded Hunter Biden $1.7 million Wednesday in his defamation suit against former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne over claims that Biden tried to broker a deal with Iran for a bribe. U.S. District Judge Stephen Wilson said Byrne knew the story was false but kept repeating it anyway. Wilson called that a coordinated strategy, not excusable neglect. Byrne can appeal, but the bill is already real.

SINGAPORE - Asian airlines are turning a chip rush into cargo revenue. Bloomberg reports that surging demand for AI servers and semiconductors is filling their freight holds, giving carriers a useful cushion as jet fuel costs climb. It is not a miracle fix. But for airlines that have spent years hunting for margin anywhere they can find it, a full cargo bay is a decent place to start.

NEW YORK - Csquare Inc. priced its initial public offering at $21 a share, according to people familiar with the matter, below the marketed range.

The data-center firm had been pitching investors on a higher number. Instead, it settled lower, which is usually the market's way of saying the story is interesting, but not that interesting. The deal is expected to test appetite for anything tied to AI infrastructure without the usual froth.

ATLANTA - Lionel Messi set up both late goals as Argentina came from behind to beat England 2-1 and reach the World Cup final.

England led through Anthony Gordon’s 55th-minute finish and looked set for a first final since 1966. Then Enzo Fernández equalized in the 85th minute, and Lautaro Martínez headed in the winner in stoppage time. Argentina will play Spain on Sunday at MetLife Stadium. Messi, 39, keeps finding the last word.

ATLANTA - England were five minutes from a first World Cup final since 1966 when Argentina flipped the semi-final on its head and won 2-1. Anthony Gordon had put Thomas Tuchel’s side ahead in the 55th minute, but Enzo Fernandez equalized in the 85th and Lautaro Martinez finished the comeback in stoppage time.

Tuchel said England became “too passive” after scoring. The Football Association is still backing him, but the questions about his defensive changes are not going away.

CHICAGO - Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers will face each other in the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game after Wednesday's draft split the league's top two fan vote-getters onto opposite rosters.

Cynthia Cooper and Teresa Weatherspoon served as honorary general managers and made the picks in Chicago. Cooper got Bueckers, then took Breanna Stewart and Angel Reese. Weatherspoon answered with Clark and A'ja Wilson. The game is July 25 at the United Center, and the league declined to trade anyone out of it.

LONDON - A batch of 1965 David Bowie recordings, made when he was still Davie Jones, will be released on 18 September. The Shel Talmy Recordings collects 22 tracks from his early London years, including ten never-before-heard songs and demos, some with Jimmy Page on guitar and Nicky Hopkins on piano. The first preview, I Want Your Love, is out now. It is Bowie before the myth got big, which is its own pleasure.

LOS ANGELES - Lana Del Rey says her long-delayed album Stove now has a companion record, and she expects to finish it in a month. In an Instagram post Tuesday, she called the pair “two of my most beautiful pieces of work” and said Stove was meant to be “a classic album.” She did not give a title or release date for the second record. Del Rey first announced the follow-up in 2024, then spent the next year adding songs and delays to the pile.

LONDON - Christopher Nolan says Quentin Tarantino should not stick to his plan to retire after 10 feature films. Speaking to The Telegraph, Nolan said it is “dangerous to look at it that specifically” and added that he hopes Tarantino does not “stay true” to the promise. Tarantino has said for years that he wants to leave behind a tightly curated body of work. Nolan’s view is simple: every film should feel like the last one.