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Celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States
FBI chief: Stopped plans to attack Trump's celebration

Several people have been arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on the UFC gala at Donald Trump's 80th birthday celebration. This is stated by FBI chief Kash Patel on X.

According to Patel, the FBI and their partners were informed of the plans on June 10, four days before the celebration outside the White House. He states that they have identified 23 people who may have been part of the plans.

Sources tell the channel that the plan was to attack buildings near the event with explosive drones. The purpose was to force people to leave the area and direct them towards snipers. A "second wave" of the attack was also planned, which reportedly involved storming the White House.

NBC News has contacted the FBI and the White House.

G7 meeting in France
Trump: Russia should reach a deal with Ukraine

Russia should reach a deal with Ukraine, says US President Donald Trump when the leaders of the G7 countries met with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyj in France.

- I will do everything I can, he says.

Earlier in the day, Zelenskyj and the other European leaders tried to convince Trump that the situation in Ukraine has improved in order to strengthen the country's position for future peace negotiations. After talks with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Zelenskyj, Trump said:

- Russia should make a deal.

On social media, Zelenskyj thanked the leaders for today's talks and the "strong ideas on how to force Russia to peace".

Security around the Baltic Sea
Russian fighter jets headed for Stockholm and Karlskrona

Two Russian fighter jets headed for the Stockholm archipelago and Karlskrona on Friday and turned back just a few hundred meters from Sweden's territorial border. This is what the Swedish Armed Forces' Chief of Operations Ewa Skoog Haslum told SVT Nyheter.

The two Russian flights were made just a few minutes apart. In both cases, the Air Force's incident preparedness responded by sending up Gripen planes that also read out warnings to the Russian pilots. According to the defense, there is much to suggest that Russia is trying to test Sweden's preparedness capabilities.

- The fact that this is being done so spectacularly by the Russian side is remarkable and serious, says Skoog Haslum.

Security in Europe
US military tests Daniel Ek's drone

The US military is practicing with drones from former Spotify boss Daniel Ek's drone company Helsing, DI and Axios report.

In a video published by the US Department of Defense, American forces are seen firing Helsing drones of the HX-2 model during a NATO exercise in Lithuania.

Of the 17 drones fired, 15 hit their targets, and two came close, according to Axios. 

South Korea's Starbucks to close - employees given lecture

On Monday, June 22, all Starbucks cafes in South Korea will be closed for half a day. Instead, employees will attend a mandatory lecture on the country's history, reports AP, among others.

The decision is based on the extensive criticism the company received after a campaign earlier this spring, which was perceived as a mockery of the victims of the 1980 Gwangju massacre. The coffee chain offered discounts on thermoses on May 18, the anniversary of the massacre, when then-President Chun Doo-hwan's regime violently suppressed popular protests.

The company is estimated to lose the equivalent of $1.4 billion in revenue during the closure, writes The Guardian.

Putin-Critical Artist Shot Dead in Poland

Russian artist Semyon Skrepetsky, who is critical of Putin, has been shot dead in Poland, international media reports. The murder took place in a parking lot in the small town of Biala Podlaska on Monday.

The 44-year-old was first shot twice from a distance.

“When the victim fell to the ground, the perpetrator approached and fired three more shots and then quickly fled the scene,” said prosecutor Marcin Kozak.

Skrepetsky, whose real name was Robert Kuzovov, participated in an installation in Berlin just three days before the murder. He displayed one of his most famous works, which depicts a caricature of Joseph Stalin holding Vladimir Putin like the baby Jesus.

Two Belarusian citizens have been arrested but have not yet been formally charged with a crime.