Hezbollah declared the start of a new phase in the war with Israelfollowing an airstrike on Beirut that left one of its top commanders dead,Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran,and the US moved warships to the Middle East.Elsewhere, the US agreed to send an additional $1.7B in aid to Ukraine,as analysts warned that Russia had launched a summer offensive,dozens of Wagner fighters in Mali were killed in an ambush claimed by Ukraine intelligence,and South Korea alleged that Russia aided North Korea's failed satellite launch in May.Meanwhile, a terror attack in Somalia killed dozens,and a US Army officer convicted in Vietnam's 1968 My Lai massacre died at age 80.

The US recognized opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as the winner of Venezuela's presidential election,which saw at least 17 people die amid widespread protests againstNicolas Maduro's win,protests over the deaths and detainments of student demonstrators turned violent in Bangladesh -- killing at least 80 on Sunday alone --and Turkey passed a contentious law to keep stray dogs off the streets.Meanwhile, US intelligence warned that foreign actors are seeking to influence this year's presidential election,as the FBI prepared to resume talks with social media companies over potential foreign threats,a senior North Korean diplomat who defected to the South claimed Pyongyang would resume nuclear talks with the US if Donald Trump becomes president,and American citizens Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan were freed in a prisoner swap with Russia.

Kamala Harris was officially chosen to be the Democratic presidential nominee,as a Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll placed her one point ahead of Donald Trump in the race to the White House,and North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer dropped off Harris' list of potential running mates,with her vice presidential candidate expected to be announced next week.This comes as a YouGov survey found that most Republicans would prefer a president under 75,prison reform advocates urged Harris to drop her "tough on crime" rhetoric,and X suspended and then reinstated a pro-Harris account.Meanwhile, Trump defended prior comments made by his running mate, JD Vance,the former president agreed to sit for an interview with the FBI to discuss the recent attempt on his life,and the director of the Heritage Foundation's 2025 Presidential Transition Project stepped down.In other news, Pres. Joe Biden called for sweeping reforms to the Supreme Court,Senate leader Chuck Schumer challenged SCOTUS' recent immunity ruling,illegal border crossings dropped to their lowest since 2020,and Jeff Zink won the GOP House primary for Arizona's 3rd Congressional District.

The US reported that over 900 Native children died in its boarding schools,the US Senate passed two online child safety bills,a UK court upheld a ban on puberty blockers,and a boxing match between Italy's Angela Carini and Algeria's Imane Khelif ignited a gender debate.

The US offered and then revoked a plea deal to the alleged mastermind behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks,a stabbing at a dance studio in the UK's Southport left three children dead,a former BBC News anchor pleaded guilty to child pornography charges,and British Muslim preacher Anjem Choudary was jailed for life on terrorism offenses.

McDonald's global sales fell for the first time since 2020,Intel announced plans to lay off 15K employees,and Boeing named a new CEO after posting $1.4B in losses.Meanwhile, Meta agreed to pay a record $1.4B to settle a facial recognition lawsuit with Texas,former CNN host Don Lemon sued Elon Musk,and Apple decided to delay the launch of its new artificial intelligence features.

Global stocks slumped following the release of US economic data,the US national debt reached $35T for the first time ever,and the Bank of England cut its interest rates.

High cholesterol and vision loss were identified as two new dementia risk factors,and Australia launched an immunotherapy trial for babies with peanut allergies.

Wind and solar power consumption in the EU surpassed fossil fuels for the first time ever,landslides in India killed over 120 people,and the men's Olympic triathlon was postponed due to pollution in the Seine River.

A global food monitor declared a famine in Sudan's Darfur,as Human Rights Watch warned of widespread acts of sexual violence across the conflict-stricken nation.