June 29 0400 UTC Brief

In the UK The Metropolitan Police says it has identified more than 4,000 historic child sexual exploitation cases that may need to be reviewed after looking back at investigations dating to 2010. Cases once marked closed could now be reopened. In Surrey, police say Kevin Kerjean, who is charged with murdering a two-year-old girl and also faces child rape and sexual assault charges, entered the UK legally and had leave to remain until 2031. Officers also pushed back against speculation about the case location, saying it happened within a family setting. A major police presence remains in Chertsey while the investigation continues. In Europe and the war in Ukraine A skydiving plane crashed in northeastern France, killing all 11 people on board. Vladimir Putin has admitted Russia is facing problems in its war in Ukraine, citing fuel shortages, queues at petrol stations, and damage from Ukrainian strikes, which is an awkward summary for a campaign that was supposed to be going better by now. Ukraine also hit oil refineries in Krasnodar and Yaroslavl, while Russia said it intercepted 213 drones. Officials in Krasnodar said one person was killed and another injured, and power and gas infrastructure was damaged. Putin also said Ukraine has proposed a mutual halt to long-range strikes. In South Asia and the wider region Pakistan says it carried out overnight airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan, targeting militants after the Karachi attack. Afghanistan’s government says the strikes killed and wounded dozens of civilians. In business and technology A new report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation says China has overtaken the U.S. in several key space and military satellite sectors, including positioning, navigation, remote sensing and counterspace capabilities. U.S. firms still lead in low Earth orbit broadband, but the report says China’s state-backed space industry is moving fast enough to threaten broader U.S. leadership in space. Separately, Yash Raj Films has invested in Rusk Media to expand into vertical entertainment, part of a wider push into short-form digital content. In the U.S. Sen. John Fetterman and Sen. Dave McCormick stepped in to organize Pennsylvania’s booth at the “Great American State Fair” in Washington after Gov. Josh Shapiro said state officials could not find a business sponsor. A rare bipartisan assignment, in a town where that usually needs a miracle and a donor list. Philadelphia has issued an Extreme Heat Watch through the Fourth of July, with temperatures expected to reach near 100 degrees.