Iran struck Kuwait, 9 killed in Gaza City, Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, Ukraine struck St. Petersburg, Mexico City protests, Germany naturalized 332,500 people, Kim Jong Un to increase nuclear arsenal

On Wednesday, June 3, 2026, a barrage of Iranian missiles and drones struck Kuwait International Airport, heavily damaging a passenger terminal, killing one person (an Indian national), and injuring at least 63 others. Israel and Lebanon have agreed to implement a ceasefire following negotiations in Washington. On June 3, 2026, The US House of Representatives voted 215 to 208 to pass a war powers resolution directing President Donald Trump to halt unauthorized military action against Iran, marking a significant bipartisan rebuke. At least nine Palestinians, including four children, have been killed and 20 others injured following simultaneous Israeli airstrikes targeting residential apartments across Gaza City. Ukrainian long-range drones struck a major oil export terminal and a nearby naval base in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, just hours before the city's flagship St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) opened. Massive labor protests, severe traffic gridlock, and frantic, unfinished infrastructure projects are causing chaotic disruptions in Mexico City. Germany naturalized a record 332,500 people in 2025, representing a 14% increase from the previous year and the highest total since standardized tracking began in 2000. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a newly unveiled, secretive facility for producing weapons-grade nuclear material and vowed to increase the country's nuclear arsenal "at an exponential rate". A devastating fire tore through a multi-story budget hotel in South Delhi's Malviya Nagar area on the morning of Wednesday, killing at least 21 people. Tesla has expanded its fully driverless commercial ride-hailing operation by officially deploying unsupervised robotaxis across the entire Austin Metropolitan area. TSMC Chief Executive C.C. Wei expressed strong confidence in the company's long-term growth driven by a historic artificial intelligence boom. SpaceX has officially set its IPO price at $135 per share, targeting a historic $1.77 trillion valuation that will make it the largest initial public offering in stock market history. Shell has faced severe, multi-decade accusations of ignoring widespread oil pollution caused by its infrastructure in Nigeria's Niger Delta. Japan is facing a severe supply crunch of essential plastic items like bags, food trays, and medical gloves due to a major shortage of naphtha caused by the US-Israel-Iran war.