- Associated Press
Biden is to meet with Ukraine's Zelenskyy in Paris as Russia leans into its battlefield offensive
U.S. President Joe Biden was due to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris on Friday as Kyiv’s army endures its hardest days of fighting since the early weeks of the war with Russia and prepares for what officials say could be a tough summer ahead. The United States is by far Kyiv’s biggest supplier of wartime support, and Ukraine is trying to fend off an intense Russian offensive in eastern areas of the country. The push is focused on the Ukrainian border regions of Kharkiv and Donetsk but Ukrainian officials say it could spread wider as Russia's bigger army seeks to make its advantage tell.
- Reuters
Israeli forces step up bombing of Rafah as tanks try to push west
With no sign of progress in mediators' efforts to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza war, Israeli forces pounded Rafah from the air and ground overnight as tanks tried to advance further west, residents said. Fierce gun battles between Israeli troops and Hamas-led Palestinian fighters were also taking place. "I think the occupation forces are trying to reach the beach area of Rafah, the raids and the bombing overnight were tactical, they entered under heavy fire before they retreated," said one Palestinian man.
- Yahoo Sports
NBA Finals Game 1 Reaction: Boston Celtics take game 1 at home against Dallas Mavericks | No Cap Room
Jake Fischer and Dan Devine get together after the Boston Celtics won game 1 of the NBA Finals over the Dallas Mavericks to talk about how it all went down.
