NBA Mourns Stacey King: The basketball world lost Stacey King, a three-time NBA champion with the Chicago Bulls dynasty of the early 1990s, at the age of 59. King was the sixth overall pick in the 1989 draft and played alongside Michael Jordan during the Bulls’ first three-peat.
EU Warns Albania Over Kushner Resort: The European Commission issued a stern warning to Albania, stating that its handling of the controversial mega-resort project linked to Jared Kushner could jeopardize the country’s EU accession process. Brussels said it was “closely monitoring” the political turmoil surrounding the development.
OPEC+ Plans Modest Oil Increase: OPEC+ member states agreed to boost oil production by approximately 200,000 barrels per day starting in July — a minimal increase given current global supply disruptions.
CDU Defeats Far-Right in German Local Election: In Aue-Bad Schlema, Saxony, CDU candidate Marcus Hoffmann won the mayoral race against the far-right “Freie Sachsen” candidate by roughly 500 votes, in a closely watched contest in eastern Germany.
Iranian Director Jafar Panahi’s Prison Sentence Upheld: An Iranian court upheld the prison sentence of acclaimed filmmaker Jafar Panahi, the award-winning director who has long been a symbol of artistic resistance against the Islamic Republic’s censorship regime.
