California ballot deadlines, an Iranian plot warning and a CIA offer to Cubans
California counties get a 48-hour federal deadline on flagged ballots, and the appeals court tells the state to answer. An intelligence memo warns of Iranian plots as US embassies cut staff. Kyiv says its Starlink service is restored. Rubio offers Cubans a CIA partnership. China opposes Treasury's proposed investment curbs. A contractor is charged with leaking defense information.
Today's facts
- Federal deadline on flagged ballots and appeals court order (California)
- Intelligence memo on Iranian plots and staff cuts at US embassies (Middle East)
- Starlink speed restored for Ukraine's military, Kyiv says (Ukraine)
- CIA partnership offered to Cubans after a rally vow on Cuba (United States)
- China opposes Treasury's proposed wider limits on outbound tech investment (Beijing, Washington)
- Contractor charged with leaking defense information to a Substack newsletter (Washington)
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