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A case of the flesh-eating New World screwworm parasite was detected in a person in Maryland who returned to the U.S. after traveling to El Salvador, the Department of Health and Human Services said Sunday evening.

Why it matters: "This is the first human case of travel-associated New World screwworm myiasis (parasitic infestation of fly larvae) from an outbreak-affected country identified in the United States," said HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon in an emailed statement that noted the risk to public health in the U.S. from this case "is very low."

President Trump called his comments questioning South Korea's political stability a "misunderstanding" on Monday after President Lee Jae Myung explained that a special prosecutor investigating the recent coup attempt in the country conducted a raid confined to the Korean side of a base operated jointly with the U.S.

Why it matters: The president's initial comments shocked South Korean officials ahead of the two presidents meeting and came less than a month after the countries agreed on a massive trade deal.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia now faces potential deportation to Uganda, despite the Trump administration calling reports of his deportation to a third country "fake news" earlier this year.

The big picture: The Maryland man, originally from El Salvador, has been a flashpoint in President Trump's immigration agenda. The Trump administration has repeatedly claimed that Abrego Garcia is a criminal and a known member of MS-13, and the Department of Justice has charged him with human smuggling.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia now faces potential deportation to Uganda, despite the Trump administration calling reports of his deportation to a third country "fake news" earlier this year.

The big picture: Abrego Garcia's case could prove to be a litmus test in how far President Trump is willing to take his immigration policies.

At least 20 Palestinians were killed on Monday in an IDF strike on the Nasser Hospital compound in the southern Gaza Strip, according to the hospital director Atef al-Hout and the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health.

Why it matters: The Nasser hospital is the only hospital currently operating in the southern Gaza Strip.

While the Trump administration has failed so far to end the war in Gaza, it has found slow but steady success in two other war-ravaged Middle Eastern countries.

Why it matters: The administration's diplomatic efforts in Syria and Lebanon have generated scant attention in Washington and in the news cycle. But they hold the potential for truly historic developments.

France's foreign ministry announced it will summon on Monday the U.S. ambassador to Paris Charles Kushner over an open letter to President Emmanuel Macron claiming the French government isn't doing enough to fight antisemitism in the country.

Why it matters: It is highly unusual for France to summon a U.S. ambassador. Kushner's case is even more remarkable because he is the father of Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law.

President Trump praised the "courageous people of Ukraine" and their "unbreakable spirit" in a letter that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shared on X Sunday, as the country marked Independence Day.

The big picture: Trump, who's been pushing for a summit between Zelensky and Russia's leader, Vladimir Putin, emphasized in the letter his support for "a negotiated settlement" that leads to "lasting peace." Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told NBC in an interview broadcast Sunday "there is no meeting planned" with Zelensky.

Go deeper: Russia "made significant concessions" to Trump on Ukraine talks, Vance says

President Trump has "a lot of cards left to play to apply pressure" to end the Russia-Ukraine war, Vice President JD Vance said in an interview broadcast Sunday.

The big picture: Vance said on NBC News' "Meet the Press" that he didn't think Moscow was stringing Trump along after Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in a separate interview on the same show that no leaders' meeting had been planned between Russia's Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky, which the U.S. president has been pressing for.