This Thursday, Iran shoots down a US drone, escalating tensions; a House panel held an historic hearing on reparations on Juneteenth; Serbia uses Chinese facial recognition tech, confirming Western fears about Huawei; Xi Jinping visits North Korea on rare trip; and Hong Kong government ignores protesters’ demands, raising fears that tactics could turn violent.
Iran shoots down a U.S. drone, escalating tensions (NY Times)
At historic hearing, House panel explores reparations (NY Times)
Big Brother Comes to Belgrade – Chinese facial recognition software has arrived in Serbia. It confirms the West’s worst fears about Huawei. (Foreign Policy)
More: Romania readies $474 million 5G auction, with no Huawei ban (Bloomberg)
Xi visit raises prospect of 'concrete cooperation' with North Korea (Reuters)
Fears Hong Kong protests could turn violent amid calls to 'escalate action’ (The Guardian)
German-French rift likely to impede EU jobs deal this week (Reuters)
Canada's Trudeau to meet Trump for talks on trade pact, detained Canadians (Reuters)
Tired of treading softly, Turkey's Erdogan back on election warpath (Reuters)
The coming farm animal boom (Axios)
Want a single-family home? Prepare for a bidding war with investors (NY Times)
With more storms and rising seas, which U.S. cities should be saved first? (NY Times)
Rising temperatures ravage the Himalayas, rapidly shrinking its glaciers (NY Times)
To take down Big Tech, they first need to reinvent the law (NY Times)