Supreme Court Ruling Ends Race-Based Redistricting, Opens Door to Partisan Gerrymandering

• Iranian drones have launched attacks on Bahrain and a ship in the strait following recent U.S. airstrikes. • Separately, the U.S. is reflecting on the legacy of voting rights laws as the nation approaches its 250th anniversary.

• The Supreme Court struck down a Hawaii gun law in a 6-3 ruling in the case of Wolford v. Lopez. • Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson faced significant backlash from gun rights groups for her dissent, in which she suggested the Court should have examined if a "Black Code" law violated the Second Amendment.

• The United States is reflecting on the evolution of voting rights as the nation approaches its 250th anniversary. • Current political debates center on the implementation of voter identification and proof-of-citizenship requirements to prevent election fraud.

• The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration had the legal authority to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for certain migrants. • The decision follows a decade-long effort by immigration hard-liners to remove deportation protections, specifically targeting groups such as Venezuelans.

• The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Trump administration, allowing the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for individuals from Haiti and Syria. • This decision reverses lower court rulings which had previously found that the administration failed to follow proper procedures, such as conducting necessary inter-agency reviews.

• The German Federal Criminal Police recorded 486 offences against media and journalists in 2025, highlighting a persistent trend of violence against press freedom. • Right-wing offenders were responsible for 150 of these crimes, while those linked to "foreign ideology" accounted for the largest share of violent offences.

• OpenAI and Anthropic have restricted the release of new AI models to a select group of Trump-approved customers. • This limitation follows a request from President Donald Trump's administration to vet AI products for potential cybersecurity risks.

• Rival factions of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) have approached the Election Commission (EC) to stake their respective claims to the party's official name and symbol. • The EC must now formally acknowledge the split within the party to initiate legal proceedings under Para 15 of the Symbols Order.

• The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has experienced a rapid internal collapse and electoral decline, losing its status as an "invincible" political powerhouse within a single month. • The party originally rose to dominance in 2011 by ending the 34-year uninterrupted rule of the Left Front, the longest-running democratically elected Communist government globally.

• Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Ram Mohan Naidu inaugurated India's first hub-and-spoke flight, Air India flight 1111, operating from Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi. • The new service connects Varanasi to 17 international destinations, including Rome, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Phuket, by routing passengers through New Delhi.

• Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot criticized the BJP on Saturday, claiming that justice has not been served four years after the murder of Kanhaiya Lal. • Gehlot alleged that the BJP is utilizing the case for electoral advantages while failing to facilitate a speedy trial for the accused.

• The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has officially handed over the Final Operational Clearance (FOC) certificate for the indigenous ‘Netra’ Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) system to the Indian Air Force. • This milestone enhances India's aerial surveillance capabilities and marks a significant step in achieving self-reliance in defense technology.