52-19: With 52 votes in favor and 19 against, Australia's Senate approved holding a national referendum on reforming the constitution to recognize Indigenous people. The plebiscite, to be scheduled within six months, will ask Australians if they want to establish a committee to advise parliament on anything affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people.
6: Six Palestinians were killed when Israeli forces raided a refugee camp in the West Bank city of Jenin on Monday. Palestinian militants responded with roadside bombs, while Israel deployed a helicopter gunship in the area for the first time since the second Intifada some 20 years ago.
10: On his trip with fellow African leaders to Kyiv and Moscow, President Cyril Ramaphosa unveiled South Africa's 10-point peace plan for Ukraine. The proposal seems to favor Ukraine, but Vladimir Putin said he'd consider it, and what South Africa really wants is unimpeded exports of Ukrainian grain and Russian fertilizer.
96: The US Coast Guard is searching for a private sub that vanished Sunday off the coast of southeastern Canada while en route to explore the wreck of the Titanic. The five passengers — one of whom is believed to be British billionaire Hamish Hardin — reportedly had 96 hours of oxygen left when they went missing.
666: Poland's infamous No. 666 bus route, which goes to the resort town of Hel, will turn its last number upside down on June 24. The bus company agreed to the change under pressure from religious conservatives worried about “spreading Satanism.” We can understand exactly what the Hel they were thinking, but note that the Polish word for the infernal underworld is is actually pieklo!We’ve put together a cheat sheet of 11 races to watch, based on the Cook Political Report’s ratings: contests that lean Republican, contests that lean Democratic, and toss-ups.
With the US no longer providing financial support for Ukraine, Europe is footing the bill. Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski says that gives Europe a right to be included in negotiations for how the war ends.
Daylight Saving Time ends as Americans turn clocks back, renewing debate over the seasonal time change and its origins in World War I.
Russia is testing NATO’s red lines with escalating drone attacks and airspace violations. Can Europe defend Ukraine and itself without help from the US? Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski joins Ian Bremmer on GZERO World.