Israel hits Iranian nuclear research facility as war continues into second week

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s military says it struck an Iranian nuclear research facility and killed three senior Iranian commanders in targeted attacks as the war between the two nations continued into a second week. Early Saturday, smoke could be seen rising from an area near a mountain in Isfahan, where a local official said Israel had attacked the nuclear research facility in two waves. Iran continued to launch drones and missiles at Israel but there were no immediate reports of significant damage. Israel says its military has been targeting Iran's missile launchers, and estimates it has now taken out more than 50% of them.

The Latest: Israel and Iran trade strikes as European diplomacy yields no breakthrough

A week into their war, Israel and Iran have exchanged more strikes while diplomatic efforts led by the Europeans took place in Geneva. Iran’s foreign minister held hours of meetings Friday with the European Union’s top diplomat and counterparts from the United Kingdom, France and Germany. Earlier, thousands protested in Iran’s capital over the ongoing Israeli strikes. One hard-line demonstrator told The Associated Press: “How can we compromise with an enemy that breaches deals?” A week of Israeli strikes on Iran have killed at least 657 people and wounded 2,037 others, the Washington-based group Human Rights Activists said Friday.

Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from immigration detention

JENA, La. (AP) — Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil has been released from federal immigration detention. The former Columbia University graduate student left a federal facility in Louisiana on Friday after 104 days in custody. He said justice prevailed but was very long overdue. Khalil was released after a federal judge said it would be “highly unusual” for the government to keep detaining a legal U.S. resident who was unlikely to flee and hadn’t been accused of any violence. The Trump administration has filed notice it plans to appeal Khalil's release. The government says Khalil must be expelled from the country because his presence could harm American foreign policy. His lawyers say the Trump administration is cracking down on free speech.

Federal judge blocks Trump effort to keep Harvard from hosting foreign students

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration’s efforts to keep Harvard University from hosting international students. The order from U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs preserves the ability of Harvard to host foreign students while the case is decided. It marks another victory for the Ivy League school as it challenges multiple government sanctions amid a battle with the White House. Harvard sued the Department of Homeland Security in May after the agency withdrew the school’s certification to host foreign students and issue paperwork for their visas.

10 years after Europe's migration crisis, the fallout reverberates in Greece and beyond

LESBOS, Greece (AP) — Amena Namjoyan arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos as part of a migration crisis that would rock the European Union. She spent months in an overcrowded camp. She struggled with illness and depression. She moved to Germany but eventually returned to Lesbos. She works at a restaurant, preparing Iranian dishes that locals devour. Islanders say this is part of Lesbos' legacy, helping outsiders in need. The migration crisis peaked from 2015 to 2016, and 10 years later the fallout still reverberates on the island and beyond. Migration policy in Europe has shifted toward deterrence. Far fewer people are arriving illegally. Officials and politicians maintain that strong borders are needed. Critics say enforcement has gone too far and violates fundamental EU values.

Judge asks if troops in Los Angeles are violating the Posse Comitatus Act

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge held a brief hearing over whether the Trump administration should continue its deployment of troops to Los Angeles. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer Breyer on Friday put off issuing any additional rulings after an appellate court on Thursday gave President Donald Trump a key procedural victory, saying he can keep control of the National Guard during California’s legal challenge. Breyer instead asked for briefings from both sides by noon on Monday on whether the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits troops from conducting civilian law enforcement on U.S. soil, is being violated in Los Angeles.

Food rations are halved in one of Africa's largest refugee camps after US aid cuts

KAKUMA, Kenya (AP) — More than 300,000 refugees in the Kakuma camp in remote Kenya have had their food rations cut in half. And now the monthly cash transfers to buy proteins and vegetables to supplement them are gone. Funding for the U.N. World Food Program has dropped after the Trump administration paused support in March. It's part of the widespread dismantling of foreign aid by the United States, once the world’s biggest donor. Some refugees are surviving on one meal a day. Some malnourished babies arrive too late at a local hospital and die within hours. Workers fear they will see more.

UK lawmakers back a bill to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives

LONDON (AP) — U.K. lawmakers have backed a bill to allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives in a historic vote in Parliament that takes it a step nearer to becoming law. Members of Parliament voted 314-291 on Friday to back the bill following an impassioned debate. It now goes to the unelected House of Lords. That body can amend or delay policy but it can’t overrule the lower chamber. The bill would allow terminally ill adults over age 18 in England and Wales who are deemed to have less than six months to live to apply for an assisted death.

Trump is silent about Juneteenth on a day he previously honored as president

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, before it became a federal holiday. He even claimed once to have made Juneteenth “very famous.” But on this year's Juneteenth holiday on Thursday, Trump kept silent about a day important to Black Americans for marking the end of slavery in the country he leads again. The president had been expected to issue a proclamation about Juneteenth but White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters she wasn't tracking that. She declined to say whether Trump would recognize the occasion another way or on another day.

Mexico assesses damage from Hurricane Erick as rising rivers leave at least 1 dead

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Authorities in southern Mexico were still assessing damage and watching rising rivers as rain from the remnants of Hurricane Erick doused the region. Authorities reported landslides, blocked highways, downed power lines and some flooding. At least one death was confirmed late Thursday, a 1-year-old boy who drowned in a swollen river. Acapulco residents and remaining tourists emerged to walk outside or visit the few open businesses as the remnants of Hurricane Erick scraped by just inland of the resort.