Hamas and Fatah agreed to form a future unity government,US Pres. Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed a Gaza cease-fire,and Israel warned that recent comments from US Vice Pres. Kamala Harris could complicate a potential truce.Meanwhile, Israel ordered the evacuation of part of a humanitarian zone in Gaza,as its Knesset passed a set of bills to deem the UN's agency for Palestinian refugees a terrorist organization,a male from Oct. 7 recounted his assault at the hands of Hamas,and Lebanon's Hezbollah released drone footage of an Israeli military base.This comes as the man who attacked author Salman Rushdie in 2022 was charged with acting on behalf of Hezbollah,the UN warned that the threat of terrorism is "resurging" in Syria,Sudan's paramilitary chief agreed to attend US-mediated cease-fire talks,and gang violence in Papua New Guinea killed at least 26.Elsewhere, Hungary was blocked from hosting an upcoming EU meeting over its Ukraine peace mission,Ukraine's foreign minister said that China is committed to ending the war,and Kyiv struck several Russian military sites.In other news, the US Navy announced the first air-to-air victory for a female fighter pilot,as it settled a lawsuit with sailors who refused the COVID vaccine.

Netanyahu delivered remarks to the US Congress,the UK dropped its objection to the International Court of Justice's arrest warrant for Netanyahu,EU states called for a change of policy on Syria,and Canada's top court ruled that the Crown breached a treaty with First Nations.Meanwhile, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer suspended seven members of parliament,French Pres. Emmanuel Macron decided to keep the current caretaker government until after the Olympics,and France's National Rally was blocked from several key positions.

Democrats raised nearly $50M last Sunday alone following Joe Biden's withdrawal from the presidential race,and Obama endorsed Kamala Harris,as she reportedly garnered enough delegates' support for the Democratic nomination,and held her first campaign rally.This comes as a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed Harris leading Trump 44% to 42%,Trump's team challenged Harris' access to Biden's campaign funds,as the former president refused to debate her until she's formally nominated to the race,and the GOP filed an impeachment resolution against the vice president.Meanwhile, Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resignedafter admitting to security lapses leading up to the attempted Trump assassination,and FBI Director Christopher Wray testified about the Pennsylvania rally incident.In other news, Bob Menendez decided to give up his Senate seat,the Congressional Budget Office claimed that immigration could boost the economy,and California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the removal of homeless encampments.

An inquiry in New Zealand found that over 200K people were abused in state care,Russia jailed a Radio Free Europe journalist,Uganda detained dozens of anti-government protesters,and the United Arab Emirates sentenced 57 Bangladesh nationals to prison for protesting against their home government.

A series of arson attacks disrupted France's rail network ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony,the video of the police shooting of Illinois resident Sonya Massey on July 6 was released,a British officer was suspended over footage appearing to show him kicking a man's head,and a shooting at a care home in Croatia killed at least six people.Meanwhile, the FBI arrested El Chapo's son,GameStop short-seller Andrew Left was charged with fraud,and a watchdog warned that artificial intelligence is being used to spread child sexual abuse material.

The US Senate subpoenaed the CEO of Steward Health over its hospitals' bankruptcy,Boeing agreed to pay $244M over two fatal 737 Max crashes,and Fox News defeated a defamation suit brought by a former Department of Homeland employee.Meanwhile, OpenAI launched a new search engine,Lockheed Martin's Q2 results surpassed expectations,and cloud computing start-up Wiz reportedly walked away from a $23B deal with Google.

Tesla said it would launch humanoid robots by 2025,scientists genetically modified flies to consume more human waste,and a study found that Komodo dragons have iron-tipped teeth.

A Sam Altman-backed study found that people receiving basic income work less.

An affordable "vaccine-like" HIV drug showed promise,and the heads of Japanese drugmaker Kobayashi Pharmaceutical resigned over a potentially fatal dietary supplement.

Twin landslides in Ethiopia killed over 200 people,Canada's Jasper National Park faced its largest wildfire in 100 years,the Philippines raced to contain an oil spill,and the Biden administration approved $4.3B in climate funds.

The Olympic men's soccer opener was mired in chaos,and UK equestrian star Charlotte Dujardin withdrew from the Olympics after whipping her horse,as German show jumper Max Kuhner was accused of mistreating a horse.

A plane crash in Nepal killed 18 people.