Germany: Hunt for gunman who killed 2 in Espelkamp (BBC)
"German police are searching for a gunman who shot and killed a man and a woman in Espelkamp, a small northern town near the city of Bielefeld. Police have not hinted at any motive for the shooting, but they say there is no threat to the public."
Hong Kong: Sends 500 officers in pro-democracy paper raid (BBC)
"Police also arrested the editor-in-chief and four other executives at their homes. It also froze HK$18m ($2.3m; £1.64m) of assets owned by three companies linked to Apple Daily. The paper is owned by Jimmy Lai, who is in jail on a string of charges. Apple Daily is known to be critical of the mainland Chinese leadership. In a press briefing, police said that since 2019, Apple Daily had published more than 30 articles calling on countries to impose sanctions on Hong Kong and mainland China."
North Korea: Kim Jong-un admits 'tense' food shortage (BBC)
"Addressing a meeting of senior leaders, Mr Kim said: 'The people's food situation is now getting tense'. He said the agricultural sector had failed to meet its grain targets due to typhoons last year, which caused flooding. There are reports that food prices have spiked, with NK News reporting that a kilogram of bananas costs $45 (£32)."
Obamacare: Supreme Court dismisses big challenge (AP)
"The Supreme Court, though increasingly conservative in makeup, rejected the latest major Republican-led effort to kill the national health care law known as 'Obamacare' on Thursday, preserving insurance coverage for millions of Americans. The justices, by a 7-2 vote, left the entire Affordable Care Act intact in ruling that Texas, other GOP-led states and two individuals had no right to bring their lawsuit in federal court. The Biden administration says 31 million people have health insurance because of the law, which also survived two earlier challenges in the Supreme Court."
Geneva Summit: Putin praises summit result, calls Biden a tough negotiator (AP)
"Putin, who hailed Biden as a highly experienced and constructive interlocutor at a news conference in Geneva, offered more praise of the U.S. leader on Thursday in a video call with graduates of a government management school."
Arizona: Multiple shootings and victims reported in Phoenix (CNN)
"'We have two people confirmed shot in random acts,' Surprise Police Sgt. Greg Welch told CNN. He said there were multiple shooting locations but could not provide an exact number. Police in the community of Peoria, Arizona, to the northeast of Surprise, also reported responding to 'several shootings' Thursday but did not have further details."