Commemoration and confrontation shaped world headlines today. In Normandy, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth turned a D-Day anniversary ceremony into a warning about modern Europe, casting immigration as an “invasion” of “dangerous ideologies” and urging allies to shoulder more of their own defense — remarks likely to deepen debate over how wartime memory is used in today’s politics. In a very different register, Pope Leo XIV struck a self-aware note ahead of his Spain visit, joking that Bad Bunny and even the Real Madrid-Barcelona rivalry may outdraw him in Madrid. In Asia, Kim Jong Un showcased a repaired 5,000-ton destroyer and called for a stronger nuclear-capable navy just before Xi Jinping’s expected visit, underscoring Pyongyang’s military signaling. And in Australia, a suspected shark attack off Western Australia’s south coast left a man dead despite prolonged efforts by paramedics.