Police arrested the man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers. Vance Boelter was found in the woods near his home and surrendered to the police late Sunday. Authorities say he posed as a police officer and fatally shot Democratic state lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband in their suburban Minneapolis home Saturday, also wounding Sen. John Hoffman and his wife at their residence. “This cannot be the norm,” said Gov. Tim Walz at a press conference. “It cannot be the way that we deal with our political differences.” – The Associated Press

Israel and Iran traded more missile attacks. Iran launched a new wave of attacks on Israel Monday morning, triggering air raid sirens across the country as emergency services reported at least five killed and dozens wounded on the fourth day of open warfare between the regional foes. Iran had vowed further retaliation for Israel’s surprise attack on its nuclear program and military leadership, which has killed at least 224 in the country since last Friday. The Israeli military says it now controls the skies from western Iran to Tehran. – AP
Our coverage: We looked at why Israel attacked Iran now.

The United Nations voted for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution passed in a vote of 149 to 12, with 19 abstentions, including the United States. The resolution “strongly condemns any use of starvation of civilians as a method of warfare,” demanding unrestricted access for food delivery and the release of hostages held by Hamas. Israel’s U.N. Ambassador denied the accusation. – AP
Our coverage: Today we hear from Gaza residents risking their lives to reach food. 

A judge blocked President Trump’s executive order on elections. The order directed officials to require proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and accept mailed ballots only if received by Election Day. U.S. District Judge Denise Casper sided with Democratic state attorneys general who called it overreach. The White House defended Mr. Trump’s order as “standing up for free, fair and honest elections.” – AP

California launched a probe into State Farm over LA wildfires. The investigation comes after survivors of the Palisades and Eaton fires in January said the insurance company delayed or mishandled claims. State Farm, which has about 1 million home insurance customers in California, said it will cooperate and that it has received roughly 13,000 claims related to the fires and paid out $4 billion to customers. – AP

A British spy agency will be led by a woman for the first time. Blaise Metreweli, a career intelligence officer, was appointed on Sunday to run the Secret Intelligence Service, better known as MI6, come this fall. She will take on one of most powerful positions in Western intelligence at a time when the work has “never been more vital,” said Prime Minister Keir Starmer. – Staff

As host of the meeting of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations that began Sunday evening, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney finds himself in a position of global leadership on the issues of the day. Overshadowing the three-day summit will be debate over how the world should react to the war that broke out Friday between Israel and Iran. Canada no longer regards Washington as a trustworthy partner in international affairs. So this meeting of world powers is a stage on which Mr. Carney can chart a new path with like-minded allies. It’s an opportunity to rebuild Canada’s influence on the world stage.

The organizers of Saturday’s coast-to-coast “No Kings” demonstrations had sought to counter President Donald Trump’s military parade in Washington, D.C., and serve up a split screen moment: On one side a spectacle of military might, on the other a display of peaceful mass protest against government overreach. But what began as a split screen became more of a kaleidoscope, a window into a fractured nation that’s been beset by political unrest, feuding, and even violence. Historians say this moment has the hallmarks of past cycles of U.S. political conflict. There are also some key differences.

Palestinians in Gaza say they are risking their lives, facing stampedes and gunfire from Israeli soldiers and drones, for the possibility of finding food. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a controversial U.S.- and Israel-backed venture, organizes packages it says contain enough food for a family for between three and five days. But Gaza residents say they must scramble instead for individual food items as crowds rip open boxes and compete for their spilled contents. After several hours, some are left with a package of biscuits, a bag of flour, cooking oil, or a single can of beans. Many go home empty-handed.

A decade ago, when Kelik Suparno heard the Javan blue flycatcher’s melodic whistle, he perked up. A single bird could earn him two months’ salary at one of Indonesia’s bustling bird markets. Now, when he hears its distinct call, he perks up for a different reason. It means he gets to introduce a group of outsides to his favorite species. Mr. Suparno made the switch from bird hunter to nature guide shortly after his village banned poaching. And now, as increasingly popular birdsong competitions across Asia threaten the country’s wildlife, the village could set an example for other communities.

What do you take when war knocks on your door? For Nema Musa of Sudan, the answer was obvious: Besides the clothes on her back, she took her pink-and-blue notebook, two student identification cards, and two receipts proving that she had paid her university tuition. “I studied journalism because I wanted to help people,” says Ms. Musa, whose life as a refugee is captured poignantly in our photo essay today. “If I can ever return to Sudan, I want to continue studying.”

One big question coming out of Israel’s attacks on Iran is whether they will bring the Middle East any closer to a structure of peace based on religious tolerance and state sovereignty. One clue may lie in Israel’s decision to make sure its military operations – dubbed Rising Lion – were “precise.”

Claiming an imminent threat from Iran’s nuclear program, Israel launched a “preemptive” attack on June 13 to knock out Iranian nuclear sites, missile bases, and three senior military leaders as well as six nuclear scientists. Israel’s pre-attack penetration of Iranian defenses startled many observers.

But note this: Israel did not assassinate the commander in chief. Under Iran’s Constitution, that is the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

One reason for not targeting him may be that Israel prefers the Iranian people bring down the Islamic Republic, not a foreign power. In fact, many Iranians writing on social media welcomed the killing of the top military brass, some of whom have suppressed pro-democracy protests. And Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu all but invited a domestic revolt in a video to Iranians on Friday: “I have no doubt that your day of liberation from this tyranny is closer than ever.”

Another reason that Mr. Khamenei was not killed might be that Israel believes he is the only person who can permanently dismantle Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. Eliminating him could unleash a power struggle resulting in an even more defiant ayatollah.

Since the Oct. 7, 2023, attack, Israel has assassinated the top leaders of Hamas in Gaza as well as of Hezbollah in Lebanon. But these militant groups are just proxies of Iran. Only Iran and Israel, as two big state powers, can decide to bring peace to the Middle East.

“This moment, perilous as it is,” wrote Paul Salem of the Middle East Institute, “also offers a narrow opening to revive diplomacy toward a quick and satisfactory deal that takes the specter of an Iranian nuclear weapons program off the table.”

As a democracy, Israel depends on its voters to shape the government’s strategy. The question now is whether the Iranian people will be allowed to do the same.