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Trump orders overhaul of customs import rules.

Today's events

• Customs overhaul.

  Executive Order 14411 directs Homeland Security to tighten importer-of-record rules — minimum domestic assets, higher bonds, beneficial-ownership disclosure — and bars foreign importers from low-value informal entry.¹Jun 10 · Fed. Reg.
• Nuclear deterrence talks.

  At two-day talks in Tokyo, the U.S. reaffirmed its commitment to defend Japan with the full range of its capabilities, including nuclear; both governments cited China’s “dramatic and opaque” nuclear buildup.²Jun 10 · State
• Border funding.

  The White House pressed the House to pass the Secure America Act, a $70 billion package funding ICE and Border Patrol through the end of the term; the Senate passed it last week with every Democrat opposed.³Jun 9 · WH
• Fusion roadmap.

  The Energy Department finalized a national fusion strategy — built with more than 800 scientists, 15 companies, and 10 national labs — targeting pilot plants and commercial fusion power in the mid-2030s.⁴Jun 9 · DOE
• Artemis III crew.

  NASA named Randy Bresnik, Luca Parmitano, Andre Douglas, and Frank Rubio to the 2027 Earth-orbit flight testing docking with commercial lunar landers — Parmitano is the first European astronaut assigned to Artemis — ahead of a 2028 Moon landing.⁵Jun 9 · NASA
• China bills.

  The House passed four China-focused bills June 8 — allied critical-minerals investment networks, U.S.–Japan–South Korea trilateral cooperation, countering illegal fishing, and countering Chinese influence in the Caucasus.⁶Jun 10 · GovInfo
• Taliban commander sentenced.

  Haji Najibullah, who led fighters that killed three U.S. soldiers and orchestrated the 2008 hostage-taking of an American journalist, received 42 years from a New York federal court.⁷Jun 9 · DOJ
• Sudan political track.

  The U.S., seven European governments, and four international bodies endorsed a Sudanese civilian-led dialogue to begin within weeks and conclude within six months, warning of measures against those who undermine it.⁸Jun 8 · State
• Chrome exploit.

  CISA added three actively exploited flaws to its catalog — in Google’s Chromium V8 engine, Arista’s network operating system, and Cisco’s SD-WAN manager — with remediation deadlines for federal agencies.⁹Jun 9 · CISA

Allied Governments

• Iran–Israel escalation.

  The UK called the weekend’s direct Iran–Israel missile exchanges and renewed Hezbollah fire “one of the most dangerous moments” since the ceasefire; the Foreign Secretary pressed Iran’s foreign minister directly for de-escalation.^aJun 9 · UK FCDO
• Iran nuclear file.

  At the UN Security Council, the UK said Iran has accumulated over 400 kg of highly enriched uranium, urged full enforcement of reinstated UN sanctions, and said Russia and China continue to impede them.^bJun 9 · UK FCDO
• Gaza aid access.

  Australia and 21 partners, including Japan and most of Europe, urged Israel not to implement its INGO registration law, warning it would “severely limit” aid operations in Gaza and the West Bank.^cJun 8 · DFAT

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