By Alexandra Banner, CNN

Happy 46th birthday, CNN. On June 1, 1980, the Cable News Network launched its first broadcast at 5 p.m. Our great founder, Ted Turner, marked the moment with a bold promise: “Barring satellite problems, we won’t be signing off until the world ends.”

Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day.

1⃣ ICE protests

Protests outside an ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey, have led to multiple arrests and prompted city officials to impose a nightly curfew until further notice. Demonstrators have gathered for days outside the privately owned, 1,000-bed facility, which has faced allegations of inhumane conditions for months. Read more.

PHOTOS: How ICE arrests changed three families’ lives in different ways

2⃣ ‘The Claw’

Construction crews are building a fight cage on the South Lawn of the White House, where a massive UFC lighting rig known as “The Claw” now towers over the building. More than 90,000 spectators are expected to descend on the grounds next week for the mixed martial arts fights intended to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary. Who’s fighting?

3⃣ Iran war

The US and Iran traded a new wave of strikes over the weekend as President Donald Trump sent back changes to a proposed peace deal. The exact revisions Trump requested weren’t immediately clear, but officials said he has insisted on tougher language surrounding Iran’s nuclear commitments and its pledge to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Read more.

4⃣ Cave rescue

Hope remains for two villagers still missing inside a flooded cave network in Laos after five men were recently rescued. More than a week into the search, local crews say they are investigating a possible “knocking response” deep inside a cave shaft where the men are believed to remain trapped. Read more.

5⃣ World Cup

The World Cup is nearly here, bringing millions of fans to 16 venues across Canada, Mexico and the US. In Mexico City, where the tournament opens on June 11, officials are bolstering security as part of a coordinated multinational effort. Read more.

PLAY ALONG: Make your 2026 World Cup predictions with CNN’s bracket

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By Alexandra Banner, CNN

Happy 46th birthday, CNN. On June 1, 1980, the Cable News Network launched its first broadcast at 5 p.m. Our great founder, Ted Turner, marked the moment with a bold promise: “Barring satellite problems, we won’t be signing off until the world ends.”

Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day.

1⃣ ICE protests

Protests outside an ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey, have led to multiple arrests and prompted city officials to impose a nightly curfew until further notice. Demonstrators have gathered for days outside the privately owned, 1,000-bed facility, which has faced allegations of inhumane conditions for months. Read more.

PHOTOS: How ICE arrests changed three families’ lives in different ways

2⃣ ‘The Claw’

Construction crews are building a fight cage on the South Lawn of the White House, where a massive UFC lighting rig known as “The Claw” now towers over the building. More than 90,000 spectators are expected to descend on the grounds next week for the mixed martial arts fights intended to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary. Who’s fighting?

3⃣ Iran war

The US and Iran traded a new wave of strikes over the weekend as President Donald Trump sent back changes to a proposed peace deal. The exact revisions Trump requested weren’t immediately clear, but officials said he has insisted on tougher language surrounding Iran’s nuclear commitments and its pledge to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Read more.

4⃣ Cave rescue

Hope remains for two villagers still missing inside a flooded cave network in Laos after five men were recently rescued. More than a week into the search, local crews say they are investigating a possible “knocking response” deep inside a cave shaft where the men are believed to remain trapped. Read more.

5⃣ World Cup

The World Cup is nearly here, bringing millions of fans to 16 venues across Canada, Mexico and the US. In Mexico City, where the tournament opens on June 11, officials are bolstering security as part of a coordinated multinational effort. Read more.

PLAY ALONG: Make your 2026 World Cup predictions with CNN’s bracket

Sign up for CNN’s daily 2026 FIFA World Cup newsletter
This summer, you can think of The Beautiful Game by CNN Sports as your trusty companion to help guide you through the action. Sign up here.

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By Lianne Kolirin, CNN

London (CNN) — Content creator KSI has left the Sidemen after more than a decade with the massively popular YouTubers.

In a video posted on his own YouTube channel, KSI, 32, told his 18.4 million subscribers about his departure. Describing it as the “hardest video I’ve ever had to make in my life,” he said: “I’ve gone back and forth on this decision for a very long time. I’ve spent months trying to figure out what the right thing to do is but after a lot of thought, I’ve decided that I will no longer be doing Sidemen videos.”

Olajide “KSI” Olatunji — or JJ as he is also known — is a British gamer, vlogger, rapper and boxer. He shared his message in a video lasting almost 13 minutes on Sunday, saying that would be the last day he would post with the hugely popular, seven-person collective, which he described as his “second family.”

He said: “We’ve traveled the world together. We built something that none of us ever thought was possible, especially back then when we were making random videos together playing GTA. I still remember those early days with no idea that tens of millions of people were going to be watching us on the channel, and somehow this turned into an incredible journey together.”

That journey has included appearing on stage in sold-out stadiums, making shows for Netflix and staging celebrity soccer matches, he said, adding: “We’ve been there for each other through some of the highest highs and the lowest lows of our lives.”

In 2023, Forbes estimated KSI to be worth $23.9 million and listed him as the second top content creator of that year, overtaken only by MrBeast.

Until now, the Sidemen have delighted their huge following with their regular videos on sports, gaming and other trending topics. According to their agent’s website, they have a combined audience of 47 million across their YouTube channels and social platforms.

KSI, which stands for “knowledge, strength, integrity,” said that “nothing bad has happened” and that the decision is “completely my own.” He said he felt like he’s been running at “100 miles an hour,” and added: “I spent so long trying to be everything for everyone, trying to be everywhere, trying to do it all, trying not to let anyone down, but somewhere along, somewhere along the way, I started losing the balance of my own life.”

“I found it hard to make enough time for myself … I definitely found it hard to find time for my family. I found it hard to make time for the people I love, and I realized that something has to change. The Sidemen deserve someone who can give 100% and right now I know I can’t do that. It just wouldn’t be fair on the boys, it wouldn’t be fair to you, and it wouldn’t be fair to myself.”

He said the decision has been “painful,” but he knows “it’s the right thing to do.”

It appears that KSI did not share the news with his fellow Sidemen in advance, as they said in an Instagram post that it “came as a surprise to us.”

Referring to KSI by his nickname JJ, they wrote: “We’re sad to share the news that JJ has decided not to continue as part of the Sidemen.”

“We had an amazing time on this journey with him and we wish him all the best with his future endeavours.”

They said that it “doesn’t change anything for the rest of us” and that they will continue to create “the best content, events and shows.”

They ended by saying: “This came as a surprise to us and we know it will be an adjustment for you, but we’ve got lots of exciting stuff planned

By Joseph Ataman, Tim Lister and Anna Chernova, CNN

(CNN) — The French navy has intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker that had sailed from a Russian port – the third known seizure in recent months.

The ship – the Tagor – was seized in the Atlantic “in international waters, with the support of several partners including the United Kingdom, in strict compliance with the law of the sea,” French President Emmanuel Macron posted on X Monday.

A crude oil tanker with that name registered in Madagascar was shown on ship tracking sites in the North Atlantic five days ago, having set out from the Russian port of Umba.

The Tagor has been sanctioned by the European Union, the UK and the United States.

“It is unacceptable for ships to circumvent international sanctions, violate the law of the sea, and fund the war that Russia has been waging against Ukraine for more than four years,” Macron said.

“These vessels, which fail to adhere to the most basic rules of maritime navigation, also pose a threat to the environment and to everyone’s safety.”

The Kremlin said France’s action on Sunday night was “illegal, bordering on international piracy.”

“We absolutely disagree that they are being carried out in full compliance with international law,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

The captain of the Tagor is believed to be a Russian citizen, the Russian embassy in Paris told state news agency TASS.

The embassy said it had requested information from French authorities regarding the presence of Russian citizens among the crew but was yet to receive a response.

France has urged a tougher Western approach towards intercepting ships carrying Russian oil in defiance of sanctions, saying they frequently fly under false flags, are uninsured or lack safety certification.

In March, the French navy seized an oil tanker in the Mediterranean that Macron said belonged ‌to Russia’s shadow fleet, which comprises several hundred tankers through which Russia evades sanctions.

These ships “seek to reap profits and finance Russia’s war effort,” Macron said then.

The United States has eased sanctions on Russian oil already at sea as the conflict in the Middle East war disrupts oil supplies. Europe has not followed suit.

The UK government said in March that “disrupting, deterring and degrading Russia’s shadow fleet – and starving Putin’s war machine of funds – ⁠is a priority for this government” and its allies.

In January, France stopped another oil tanker between the southern coast of Spain and the northern coast of Morocco on suspicion that it was part of the Russian shadow fleet.

Belgium intercepted another tanker suspected of sailing with a “false flag and false documents” in March, with French assistance.

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Gerardo Mérida Sánchez, exsecretario de Seguridad del estado mexicano de Sinaloa, tendrá este lunes una audiencia en una Corte federal de Nueva York derivada de la acusación por narcotráfico que el Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos presentó contra él y otros nueve funcionarios y exfuncionarios mexicanos.

Mérida Sánchez es el primero de los acusados que se enfrenta a la justicia de Estados Unidos por este caso, en el que la figura política de más alto perfil es el gobernador de Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha Moya, militante del oficialista partido Morena.

Tanto el exsecretario como el gobernador y el resto de los señalados rechazan las acusaciones de Estados Unidos. El Departamento de Justicia les atribuye haber conspirado para traficar grandes cantidades de drogas a territorio estadounidense y haber forjado una alianza con Los Chapitos, una facción del poderoso Cartel de Sinaloa.

En tanto, desde que la acusación se hizo pública, el caso ha intensificado las tensiones entre los gobiernos de Donald Trump y Claudia Sheinbaum. Estados Unidos pidió que los acusados fueran detenidos provisionalmente con fines de extradición, algo a lo que México se negó con el argumento de que no había pruebas suficientes para ello y que será la Fiscalía General de la República (FGR) la que investigue si los cargos tienen sustento o no.

En un discurso por el segundo aniversario de su triunfo electoral ante miles de simpatizantes que se reunieron en el Monumento a la Revolución de la Ciudad de México, Sheinbaum, calificó como “injerencia” la acusación de Estados Unidos contra Rocha Moya, y otros nueve funcionarios y exfuncionarios de Sinaloa.

Mérida Sánchez fue secretario de Seguridad de Sinaloa entre septiembre de 2023 y diciembre de 2024. Es un exfuncionario con formación militar. De acuerdo con su hoja de vida —aún disponible en la página web del Gobierno de Sinaloa—, ocupó diversos cargos en la Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional (Sedena), como comandante en zonas militares de los estados de Michoacán, Oaxaca y Puebla, agregado militar en la Embajada de México en Chile y director de la Escuela Militar de Inteligencia.

Quedó bajo custodia de autoridades de Estados Unidos a mediados del mes pasado, un par de semanas después de que el Departamento de Justicia publicara su acusación. Según informó entonces el Gabinete de Seguridad de México, ingresó a Estados Unidos el 11 de mayo a través de la frontera con Arizona. Después fue trasladado a Nueva York, donde el 15 de mayo tuvo su primera audiencia judicial y se fijó el 1 de junio como la fecha para la siguiente.

El especialista en seguridad y crimen organizado Samuel González Ruiz dijo a CNN que la cita de este lunes probablemente será breve. El experto estimó que Mérida Sánchez podría definir si quiere o no un juicio rápido, lo que a su vez podría abrir la puerta a que entre en negociaciones con los fiscales de Estados Unidos para eventualmente obtener algún beneficio legal a cambio de dar información.

La acusación del Departamento de Justicia atribuye a Mérida Sánchez haber recibido sobornos de Los Chapitos, con el presunto propósito de que él les proporcionara “notificaciones previas de las redadas de las autoridades del orden público en los laboratorios de drogas, para que Los Chapitos pudieran trasladar sus drogas y el equipo de laboratorio antes de las redadas”. Los Chapitos son una facción del Cartel de Sinaloa liderada por los hijos de Joaquín “el Chapo” Guzmá