| Back to school | The U.S. reversed a new policy on student visas after a high-profile confrontation with Harvard University, MIT and hundreds of other colleges, ending a standoff that could have sent thousands of students back to their home countries and left schools scrambling to plan for the fall. But questions remain about whether the government actually has abandoned its position or is just regrouping to fight another day. - Trump said he'll soon sign a merit-based immigration measure and would address "in a very Republican way" a program he has sought to end that shields 670,000 young undocumented immigrants from deportation.
Peachy keen | Trump is pushing to keep Georgia in his column with a trip today to the reliably Republican state, where Democrat Joe Biden has yet to push hard for votes that some Democrats believe are ripe for the taking. The visit comes after Trump used the White House as the backdrop for a lengthy attack on Biden's record. Apple victory | Apple won a battle over a record $14.9 billion Irish tax bill — a blow to European Union antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager's crackdown on preferential deals to selected companies — with a court ruling that the arrangement wasn't illegal state aid. The decision, which comes as the EU seeks to bolster oversight of Silicon Valley tech giants, can be appealed at the bloc's highest court. Election challenge | Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko is facing unusually vocal opposition to his bid for a sixth presidential term in Aug. 9 elections. Police detained at least 230 people during clashes with protesters yesterday, a rights group said. Opposition challenger Viktor Babariko's team is urging supporters to gather at the central election commission today after its rejection of his candidacy, even though his campaign collected more than four times the required number of signatures. Atomic damage | An explosion at one of Iran's critical nuclear sites won't significantly set back its uranium enrichment program, but could collapse the remaining pillar of the 2015 accord meant to contain it — international monitoring. That's the assessment of past and present arms-control analysts, who've been tracking the fallout from the July 2 blast that destroyed a centrifuge workshop at the Natanz installation, Jonathan Tirone reports.
 Damage caused by a fire at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility. Photo source: Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Bean counter | Behind the arguing over the EU's economic recovery plan is a key question: How much is it really going to cost to keep Italy in the euro? The answer, to a large extent, depends on a 53-year-old former communist who is fast becoming Italy's most powerful politician. Alessandra Migliaccio profiles Finance Minister Roberto Gualtieri, who has leeway over almost 700 billion euros and yet likes to check the numbers himself, line by line, on the calculator on his phone. What to Watch - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be hospitalized for a few days after being admitted to treat a possible infection, the U.S. Supreme Court said, in the latest health scare for the 87-year-old liberal.
- Voters in North Macedonia go to the polls today in an election that will decide whether Premier Zoran Zaev will get a chance to build on his success of bringing the Balkan country into NATO and setting out a path to EU integration.
- Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte's government set a course to nationalize controversial toll-road operator Autostrade per l'Italia SpA after all-night talks.
And finally ... A deadly day of hand-to-hand combat in a disputed area of the India-China border last month may accomplish what years of Pentagon and White House outreach has struggled to achieve: drawing the U.S. and India closer militarily. India has historically tried to balance its ties among global powers, but the clashes with China at 14,000 feet have exposed the potential longer-term risks of not having the U.S. more clearly behind it.  An Indian fighter jet flies over a mountain range in Ladakh on June 23. Photographer: Tauseef MustafaAFP via Getty Images | 
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