UNITED STATES: Character and parade performers at Disneyland in California are officially unionised.

Federal labour officials said on Wednesday that they’ve certified the results of a three-day election that took place earlier this month in Anaheim.

Actors’ Equity Association will represent roughly 1,700 performers and assistants. The union already represents performers at Disney’s Florida parks.

SYRIA: The main insurgent group in rebel-held north-west Syria blasted the United States today over its criticism of a crackdown on protesters. 

The group said Washington should instead respect protesters at US universities who have demonstrated against the war in Gaza.

The criticism from the US embassy in Damascus came after months of protests against Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province by people opposed to the jihadist terror group’s rule.

TURKEY: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today that his country will not hesitate to carry out a new offensive in northern Syria if Kurdish-led groups hold local elections in the region.

A Kurdish-led autonomous administration that controls northern and eastern parts of Syria has announced plans to hold municipal elections on June 11. The vote to choose mayors will be held in the provinces of Hassakeh, Raqqa, Deir el-Zour and eastern part of Aleppo province.

INDIA: Parts of northern and central India were hit by record temperatures today. The capital, New Delhi has recorded temperatures of 52.3°C, the highest ever recorded in India.

Indian authorities have reported at least three heat-related deaths so far.