Israel prepared to roll out its post-war governance plan for Gaza,as Israeli forces entered Gaza's Shakoush and Shujaiya neighborhoods,the UN warned that 96% of Gaza is facing a food crisis,a report claimed that Israel is funding US operations to influence Americans on the Gaza war,and the US reportedly prepared to evacuate its citizens from Lebanon.Meanwhile, the Netherlands' Mark Rutte was confirmed as the next chief of NATO,the US and Russia's defense secretaries held their first call,the EU and Ukraine signed a security deal,and Russia blamed the US for a Ukrainian attack on Crimea.Elsewhere, the UK was accused of trying to suppress criticism of the United Arab Emirates' alleged role in supplying weapons to Sudan's militia,Kenya deployed security personnel to Haiti,and an army general in Bolivia was arrested after leading an alleged attempted coup.

Maldives' foreign minister traveled to Washington,the Japanese emperor and empress visited the UK,and Iran and Bahrain agreed to resume diplomatic ties.This comes as Ursula von der Leyen was nominated for a second term as head of the European Commission,Iran's presidential election headed to a runoff,Azerbaijan decided to hold early parliamentary elections,and leaders of the UK's Conservative Party called for a ban on political gambling,as a Tory cabinet minister admitted to betting on the election date.Meanwhile, Russia banned 81 European media outlets,detained US journalist Evan Gershkovich's espionage trial began in Russia,and a US diplomat was found dead at a hotel in Ukraine's capital.Elsewhere, Taiwan warned its citizens not to travel to China,Germany passed legislation requiring citizenship applicants to support Israel,and Kenyan Pres. William Ruto withdrew planned tax reforms following deadly protests.

Donald Trump and Joe Biden faced off in their first presidential debate,as Biden vowed to stay in the race,former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger endorsed the incumbent president,and Trump said he had decided on his running mate.This comes as Rep. Jamaal Bowman lost his Democratic primary in New York,Trump's gag order in the hush money case was partially lifted,and the judge overseeing the former president's classified documents case questioned the investigation's funding.Meanwhile, SCOTUS ruled that the US Dept. of Justice wrongly used a law to prosecute Jan. 6 rioters,as it backed the White House's efforts to combat misinformation on social media,and overturned a 1984 precedent to limit federal agencies' authority,and the Department of Homeland Security reported that an Islamic State affiliated network brought 400 people into the US.

Detained Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was freed,Biden granted clemency to dishonorably discharged LGBTQ+ veterans,and SCOTUS temporarily allowed emergency abortions in Idaho,as it agreed to hear a challenge to a Tennessee law banning gender-reassignment procedures for minorsand upheld a ban on sleeping outdoors.Meanwhile, UK Labour leader Keir Starmer said he opposes teaching gender ideology in schools,Afghanistan's Taliban was accused of sexually assaulting detained women,a report alleged that North Korea executed a man for disseminating K-pop music,and a prominent critic of former Philippine Pres. Rodrigo Duterte was acquitted.

Former Police Chief Pete Arredondo was charged in the 2022 Uvalde school shooting,five individuals were charged with bribing a juror in a US COVID fraud trial,and the FBI opened an investigation into New Mexico's wildfires.Meanwhile, attacks on a synagogue and a church in Russia's Dagestan region left 20 dead,and UK activist Tommy Robinson was arrested in Canada for an alleged immigration offense.

Apple was accused of violating the EU's digital competition law,the Center for Investigative Reporting sued OpenAI and Microsoft over alleged copyright infringement,and several top music labels filed a lawsuit against two artificial intelligence (AI) song creators for suspected copyright violations.Meanwhile, SCOTUS rejected the Purdue Pharma opioid settlement,a former Boeing employee claimed he was fired after making safety-related complaints,and Walgreens announced plans to close a "significant" number of stores.

US inflation fell to a three-year low,Biden's student loan relief plan was partially blocked,the US announced a $100M housing initiative,and a Brazilian-commissioned study proposed a global tax on the ultra-wealthy.

NBC announced plans to use AI to replicate Al Michaels' voice for its Olympics recaps,and Lebron James was joined by his son Bronny on the Los Angeles Lakers.

The US surgeon general declared gun violence a public health crisis,the World Health Organization warned of a new mpox strain in Africa,and a deep brain neurostimulator showed promise in treating a teenage boy's seizures in the UK.Meanwhile, the US Food and Drug Administration announced a recall of over 300 canned coffee brands,the US National Institutes of Health found no evidence that multivitamins reduce mortality,and a Brazilian scientist warned that "ultra-processed foods" need tobacco-style warning labels.

A factory fire in South Korea killed at least 22.

The UN reported that 4M children are malnourished in Sudan.

A Florida family sued NASA after space debris struck their home,and a disintegrating Russian satellite forced nine astronauts living at the International Space Station to take shelter.

Oklahoma issued a directive requiring schools to teach the Bible,and nine families challenged a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments in all public classrooms.

The UN recommended putting Stonehenge on its World Heritage "in danger" list.