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Senate Republican leaders have shelved a vote on the health care reform because GOP senators are at odds regarding the repeal of Obamacare. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell announced the delay after it became clear the GOP leadership did not have enough votes to advance the legislation. “We are going to continue the discussions within our conference on the differences that we have that we’ll continue to try to litigate,” he told reporters. Republicans will continue negotiations after the July 4 recess, but they are deeply divided over the repeal of Obamacare. Conservative Republicans want the reform to be more stringent, while moderates think the bill’s limits on Medicaid – which has covered millions of low-income, disabled and mentally ill people – are too strong. – AP

A helicopter has attacked Venezuela’s Supreme Court in what embattled President Nicolas Maduro called “a terrorist attack” aimed at overthrowing him. The helicopter shot at the courthouse and threw a grenade that failed to explode, said Maduro, who has faced three months of opposition protests that have left at least 75 people dead and hundreds injured. "Sooner rather than later we are going to capture the helicopter and those behind this armed terrorist attack against the institutions of the country," the 54-year-old leftist leader said. The Supreme Court has been criticized by opposition politicians who say its judges are in cahoots with the government and repeatedly rule in favor of Maduro. Critics of Maduro have questioned the veracity of the helicopter attack saying it may be an elaborate ruse by the government to justify a crackdown against the opposition. – WAPO

The International Monetary Fund has cut its growth forecast for the United States citing uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s tax reforms. The IMF reduced its forecast for US growth in 2017 to 2.1 percent, from 2.3 percent previously, and cut its projection for next year to 2.1 percent, from 2.5 percent. The previous forecasts issued in April assumed that there would be a stimulus from Trump’s planned tax cuts and an increase in state spending. But, this time around, the IMF said details of the Trump administration’s economic policies appear undecided. The government will struggle to achieve its 3 percent annual growth target due to the country’s aging population, low productivity growth, and because the labor market is back at full employment, the IMF said. – BBG

Leftist rebels in Colombia handed in a stash of weapons as part of a peace deal to put an end to their five-decade war against the government. Members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or Farc, handed in some 7,000 weapons in a ceremony attended by their leaders and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos. "I can say from the bottom of my heart that to live this day, to achieve this day, has made worthwhile being president of Colombia," said Santos, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016. The Farc have pledged to continue their struggle as a political movement. "Today doesn’t end the existence of the Farc, it ends our armed struggle," said Rodrigo Londono, the Farc’s top commander. A peace agreement was signed in November 2016, after four years of negotiations. – REUTERS

A virulent cyber attack that first targeted companies in Russia and Ukraine, later became global, striking companies in the US and Europe. The “Petya” malware caused disruption at large firms including the food giant Mondelev, the drug maker Merck and Russian steel and oil firms Evraz and Rosneft. The attack first hit government, banks, a state power utility and an airport in Ukraine. According to some cyber researchers, the virus is linked to a malware called Petrwrap or Petya, which used an “exploit” developed by the National Security Agency that was later leaked onto the Internet. – GUARDIAN

China has launched a new warship as it seeks to expand its navy amid a territorial dispute with other countries in the South China Sea. The destroyer is equipped with new air defense, anti-missile, anti-ship and anti-submarine weapons, state-run news agency Xinhua said. In 2016, the navy commissioned 18 ships, including destroyers, corvettes and guided-missile frigates, according to state media. In April, China launched its first domestically built aircraft carrier, although it is unlikely to enter service until 2020. China has been building up military facilities on the islands it controls in the South China Sea. Malaysia, Taiwan, the Philippines and Vietnam have also made island and maritime claims in the area. – REUTERS

Three Chicago police officers have been accused of lying about the killing of Laquan McDonald, a black teenager who was shot 16 times in 2014. Detective David March and officers Joseph Walsh and Thomas Gaffney have each been charged with conspiracy, official misconduct and obstruction of justice. Jason Van Dyke, the Chicago police officer accused of killing McDonald, was charged in March with 16 counts of aggravated battery. The three officers allegedly lied in order to protect Van Dyke from prosecution, special prosecutor Patricia Brown Holmes said in a statement. – REUTERS

Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has filed a defamation lawsuit against the New York Times saying the newspaper published a statement about her that “it knew to be false”. The suit stems from a NYT editorial published in June 14 that linked one of Palin's political action committees to the mass shooting in January 2011 that severely wounded then-Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords. The opinion piece entitled "America’s lethal politics" was corrected the next day, but the suit argues that the correction was "devoid of any reference to Mrs. Palin" and was "woefully insufficient." Palin is seeking more than $75,000 in damages, according to the lawsuit. – NPR

Actor Michael Nyqvist, the star of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" trilogy has died of lung cancer. He was 56. Nyqvist became well known for his role in the original Swedish adaptation of the Millennium novels, starring in the first film of the trilogy as the investigative reporter who teams up with a feisty computer hacker to solve the decades-old mystery. In the US version of the film, his role was performed by James Bond actor Daniel Craig. Nyqvist later played the villain alongside Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol and starred as Viggo Tarasov in John Wick with Keanu Reeves. – GUARDIAN

China has released three activists who had been detained for 30 days after investigating labor conditions at a factory that manufactured shoes for Ivanka Trump and other brands. China Labor Watch said the three men were released on bail pending trial. The activists were preparing to publish a report alleging low pay, excessive overtime, crude verbal abuse and possible misuse of student labor. The company has denied the allegations and says it stopped producing Ivanka Trump shoes months ago. – AP

A flight in Shanghai was delayed after an elderly woman threw coins into an airplane engine for good luck. The 80-year-old woman threw her change at the China Southern Airlines flight as she crossed the tarmac to board. Only one of the nine coins she threw hit the engine, but that was enough to force the evacuation of 150 passengers for several hours. "After an investigation, the involved passenger said she threw the coins to pray for safety. According to her neighbor, she believes in Buddhism," the police was quoted as saying. – BBC