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Overnight News Digest June 24, 2025 [1]

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Date: 2025-06-24

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CNN: Exclusive: Early US intel assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites, sources say by Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis, and Zachary Cohen

The US military strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities last weekend did not destroy the core components of the country’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, according to an early US intelligence assessment that was described by seven people briefed on it. The assessment, which has not been previously reported, was produced by the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Pentagon’s intelligence arm. It is based on a battle damage assessment conducted by US Central Command in the aftermath of the US strikes, one of the sources said. The analysis of the damage to the sites and the impact of the strikes on Iran’s nuclear ambitions is ongoing, and could change as more intelligence becomes available. But the early findings are at odds with President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that the strikes “completely and totally obliterated” Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth also said on Sunday that Iran’s nuclear ambitions “have been obliterated.” Two of the people familiar with the assessment said Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium was not destroyed. One of the people said the centrifuges are largely “intact.” Another source said that the intelligence assessed enriched uranium was moved out of the sites prior to the US strikes.

The New York Times:Live Updates: Mamdani Stuns Cuomo in N.Y.C. Mayoral Primary, as Ex-Governor Concedes by Claire Fahy (scroll down to catch this report on the live blog)

The election results watch party for former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo got off to a fairly subdued start on Tuesday evening. Guests mingled as music played at a low volume over muted televisions displaying the results, and only a few “Cuomo for Mayor” signs decorated the event space. As the night progressed and results rolled in, the crowd found no reason to become more energized. Mr. Cuomo took the stage around 10:20 p.m. and told his supporters that “tonight was Assemblyman Mamdani’s night.” One dismayed supporter shouted that the race was not over yet, a seemingly last-ditch effort to dissuade the former governor from conceding to Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani. The Cuomo backers had gathered in a cavernous space on the fourth floor of the Carpenters Union Hall in downtown Manhattan. The night’s proceedings were confined to a corner of the hall, with a handful of orange “Carpenters for Cuomo” signs leaning against a white wall. One only prominent supporter made the rounds among the crowd.

NBC News: FBI returning agents to counterterrorism work after diverting them to immigration by Ken Dilanian

The FBI is returning counterterrorism agents who were ordered to focus on immigration cases back to their old jobs because of concern about potential threats from Iran, four people with direct knowledge of the matter told NBC News. Don Holstead, the assistant director for counter terrorism, issued guidance over the weekend reassigning agents who work on counterterrorism, counterintelligence and cyber issues but had been sidetracked by immigration duties, two of the people said. All four people said the move was related to the possibility of Iran’s retaliating against the United States for its recent military strikes against Iranian nuclear sites. NBC News has reported that Iranian officials threatened U.S. officials that they would unleash so-called sleeper cells inside the United States if it were attacked. The FBI said it does not confirm or deny operational changes.

BBC News: Russian missile strikes kill 17 in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region by Joel Gunter

At least 17 people were killed in Russian air strikes on southeastern Ukraine on Tuesday, damaging schools, hospitals and a passenger train, according to Ukranian officials. The strikes, in the Dnipropetrovsk region, wounded more than 100 others, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Three more people, including a toddler, were reported killed in separate strikes on the northeastern city of Sumy. The rare daytime attack came as Zelensky arrived at the Nato summit in the Netherlands for meetings with European leaders. Zelensky is also expected to meet US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the summit to discuss defence arrangements and further sanctions on Russia.

Guardian: Fears of unrest as Kenyans mark first anniversary of storming of parliament by Carlos Mureithi

Kenyans plan to march countrywide on Wednesday, the first anniversary of the historic storming of parliament by protesters, to honour those killed during last year’s anti-government protests, but there are fears that the march could escalate into unrest. Rights activists, family members of killed and missing protesters, and young Kenyans, who were the main drivers of last year’s protests, have mobilised online and offline, with opposition leaders terming the day a “people’s public holiday” and the government warning against attempts to disrupt public order. Last year’s demonstrations, in which 60 people died and many more disappeared, were prompted by proposed tax increases. They started peacefully on 18 June but later turned chaotic after a violent police response, and people accused of being involved in the protests disappeared and were killed. The demands of the protests then widened to calls for reform and the resignation of the president, William Ruto.

DW: Bezos' Venice wedding party venue moved following protests by Rana Taha

Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has changed the venue of the party celebrating his wedding with former TV presenter Lauren Sanchez, following protests against the event scheduled for the weekend in the Italian city of Venice. The wedding party, which was rumored to be held this Saturday in a popular and central nightlife area, in Cannaregio's Scuola Grande di Santa Maria della Misericordia, was moved to an isolated, less accessible part of the lagoon city for security reasons. The highly anticipated event, dubbed "the wedding of the century," is set to draw a bevy of celebrities, including US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner, both of whom have already arrived in Venice. The wedding party, which will include some 250 guests, will now be held in the Arsenale, an exhibition space for the Venice Biennale art fair. The venue, which lies further from the center, was originally a shipyard serving the Venetian Republic's maritime empire during its heyday in the 15th century.

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