🇺🇸🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- BREAKING: Following today's talks between officials from Beirut and Tel Aviv in Washington, the State Department has announced a ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel.

🇺🇸🇱🇧🇮🇱 - Joint US, Lebanese, and Israeli statement:

"The United States convened the fourth high-level trilateral meeting between Israeli and Lebanese representatives on June 2 and 3, 2026. 

As a result of the U.S. led negotiations, Israel and Lebanon agreed to the implementation of a ceasefire. The ceasefire is contingent on a complete cessation of Hezbollah fire and the evacuation of all Hezbollah operatives from the South Litani Sector.

The two sides agreed with the guidance of the United States to swiftly advance the creation of pilot zones in which the Lebanese Armed Forces will take exclusive control of the territory to the exclusion of all non-state actors. 

These steps will enable progress towards a comprehensive peace and security agreement.

All countries reaffirmed that the future of the relationship between Israel and Lebanon must be decided by the two sovereign governments. They rejected any attempt, by any state or non-state actor, to hold Lebanon’s future hostage.  

The delegations discussed a security framework, aimed at sustainably ensuring the sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of Lebanon and Israel. This includes the dismantlement of non-state armed groups, and the prevention of their re-emergence. 

All parties condemned Iran’s attacks on countries in the region, and ongoing activities that undermine stability throughout the Middle East, whether through support for proxies and all other acts of aggression. 

Israel reaffirmed that its security and respect for its territorial integrity can only be achieved through the disarmament of Hezbollah and the dismantlement of its infrastructure throughout Lebanon. 

Lebanon reaffirmed the necessity for mutual respect of internationally recognized borders, the urgent need for full implementation of the cessation of hostilities, underscoring the principles of territorial integrity and full state sovereignty.

The two parties agreed to reconvene the political and security tracks the week of June 22, with a view toward reaching a comprehensive agreement."

🇺🇸⚡️- Fox News poll shows Democrat Amy Acton with a 1 point lead over Vivek Ramaswamy in the Ohio Governors race.

🇺🇸⚡️- “Potential jurors in the Karmelo Anthony trial said they couldn’t imagine giving him life in prison or “putting a brother in jail” — despite the heinous murder he is charged with.” - NYP.

🇺🇸⚡️- The jury in the Karmelo Anthony murder trial is reportedly all White.

🇸🇴⚡️- Ongoing firefights in Mogadishu, with reports of columns of smoke and loud detonations in the Somalian capital.

🇸🇴⚡️- The first reports of gunfire surfaced online around 14 hours ago.

Continuous reports have been made since, with several mortars being active.

🇸🇴⚡️- "We are under attack.

For the second time in less than 24 hours, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has directed armed forces against our peaceful gatherings. This evening, as we convened in reconciliation dialogue with traditional elders, including Ugaas Maxamud Cali Ugaas, we came under attack.

Tonight, the residence of former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed in Mogadishu was repeatedly targeted by forces acting under HSM orders. [...]

These are not isolated incidents. They are coordinated strikes directed by a man whose presidential mandate constitutionally expired on 15 May 2026 — now mobilizing state forces to silence those who oppose his unconstitutional hold on power. [...]

Most alarmingly, the forces carrying out these attacks were trained and equipped by our international partners to fight Al-Shabaab — not to be turned against Somalia’s own political leaders.

I call upon Somalia’s international partners to stand firmly in defense of Somalia’s Constitution and constitutional order." - Former Somalian PM Hassan Ali Khaire on X.

🇺🇸⚡️- Dr. Amy Acton has promised to create a bipartisan cabinet if elected governor of Ohio, as a response to Vivek Ramaswamy saying he’ll refuse to work with Democrats or put them in his cabinet.

🇸🇴⚡- Somalian President Hassan Mohamud has dispatched a diplomatic team to Hassan Khaire's house for talks, after American and British officials demanded an end to the violence in Mogadishu.

The fighting erupted after Hassan Mohamud accused Khaire of siding with the Puntland-led opposition against his presidential term. The opposition claim Mohamud's term expired on May 15. In retaliation, Khaire deployed loyal military personnel just 2km from Villa Somalia, the official presidential residency of Hassan Mohamud.

🇺🇸⚡️- "On June 3, at the direction of SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. Two male narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were harmed." - US Southern Command.

🇺🇸🇻🇪 - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine visited Caracas, Venezuela, as well as the US Embassy. General Caine made his first trip to the country for bilateral discussions with the interim Government of Venezuela.

🇺🇸🇨🇺⚡️- Visa and Mastercard have begun to limit transactions for Cuba's central bank due to US sanctions, leading Cuba to suspend its services in the country.

🇺🇸🇨🇳 - "June 4th marks the 37th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party's order to it's army to attack thousands of peaceful demonstrators in and around Tiananmen Square. The world remembers this day. Chinese students, workers, and other civilians who gather there were murdered for exercising their inherent rights and demanding democratic reforms and accountability for corruption. We remember their lives and pay tribute to their deeds. No amount of censorship can erase history. Those who sacrificed themselves to defend the inalienable rights of freedom of expression and peaceful assembly will one day be vindicated." - Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- "President Trump has told aides privately that he would consider ending the ceasefire with Iran if Tehran kills American troops, U.S. officials said, insisting that the weekslong pause in airstrikes remains intact despite a steady stream of violent skirmishes.

The president’s reluctance to reignite the war suggests he might be willing to withstand smaller flare-ups for weeks—or even months—to avoid a broader conflict in the Middle East." - The Wall Street Journal.