Israeli forces advanced in Khan Younis,as they shot at a group of European diplomats in the West Bank,and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed approvalof Israel's decision to allow limited aid into Gaza,while the U.K. halted trade talks with Israel over the humanitarian situation in the enclave.This comes as Israel intensified strikes in Lebanon,Iran warned against possible Israeli strikes on its nuclear facilities,and the U.S. and Iran held a fifth round of nuclear talks.Elsewhere, Volodymyr Zelenskyy ruled out withdrawing Ukrainian troops from its own territory,Moscow and Kyiv exchanged hundreds of prisoners,G7 nations called on Russia to end the war with Ukraine,as U.S. President Donald Trump discussed potential peace negotiations with Russia's Vladimir Putin,and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni indicated that the pope may be open to hosting Russia-Ukraine talks.In other news, Trump unveiled a "Golden Dome" missile defense program —which Canada expressed interest in joining —as he moved to accelerate the approval of nuclear reactors,the U.S. sanctioned Sudan over its alleged use of chemical weapons,North Korea's new destroyer was damaged in a failed launch,India denied Washington's role in mediating a ceasefire with Pakistan,and a suicide bomber killed several in Pakistan's Balochistan.

Australia's National Party ended its coalition agreement with the Liberal Party,polls placed South Korea's Lee Jae-myung in the lead for June's presidential election,former Bolivian President Evo Morales was barred from running in the upcoming presidential race,and former U.N. official Kamil Idris was named Sudan's new prime minister.This comes as Romania's constitutional court rejected a challengeto Nicușor Dan's presidential win,Reform UK continued to lead in the polls,former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's coup trial began,Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa was arrested on terror charges,and the Democratic Republic of Congo stripped former President Joseph Kabila of his immunity.In other news, Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa over allegations of a genocide against white farmers,the U.K. signed a deal to give sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius,and the EU lifted economic sanctions on Syria,as it committed to lifting sanctions on Kosovo,and announced new embargoes on Russia.Meanwhile, G7 nations convened in Canada's Banff,the International Court of Justice ruled in favor of Equatorial Guinea in a dispute over three islands,the U.S. Senate confirmed Trump's son-in-law Charles Kushner as ambassador to France and Monaco,and the U.K's net migration halved to 431,000 in 2024.Elsewhere, Trump considered imposing 50% tariffs on the EU and 25% tariffs on Apple,South Korea announced support measures for key export industries,the U.S. Pentagon formally accepted a $400 million Qatari jet,and Venezuela suspended flights from Colombia.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio testified before the Senate,Trump visited Capitol Hill to rally support for his sweeping tax and spending bill,which was passed by the House,and the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) backed Trump's decision to fire two Biden-era officials,as a judge ordered the White House to temporarily reinstate Education Department staff members.Meanwhile, SCOTUS allowed the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for 350,000 Venezuelan migrants,a judge ruled that the White House violated an order requiring that migrants be given the chance to challenge their deportations to third countries,the Cato Institute alleged that 50 legal Venezuelan migrants were deported to El Salvador,and multiple reports suggested that an aide to Tulsi Gabbard urged analysts to redo an intelligence assessment on Venezuela's connection to the Tren de Aragua gang.This comes as a judge blocked the Trump administration from terminating the visas of students with pending court cases,the White House's effort to revoke Harvard's foreign student programwas stalled,and Rep. LaMonica McIver faced charges following a confrontation with immigration agents.In other news, SCOTUS reached a deadlock on whether to allow the establishment of the nation's first religious charter school,the Trump administration settled a wrongful death suit related to the Jan. 6 riots,the Justice Department dismissed Biden-era lawsuits against several police departments,and Trump hosted a crypto dinner,as he called for an investigation into Kamala Harris' 2024 election campaign.Elsewhere, Democratic Representative Gerald Connolly passed away,and GOP Rep. Nancy Mace moved to expel Rep. LaMonica McIver from Congress.

Italy's Constitutional Court backed same-sex parental registration on birth certificates,Microsoft Teams was accused of collecting Australian students' biometric data,and Irish rapper Liam Young O'Hannah was charged with terror offenses for allegedly displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah.

Two Israeli embassy staff members were fatally shot outside a D.C. Jewish museum,a former Ukrainian politician was shot dead outside a school in Spain,a Georgian man was extradited to the U.S. for allegedly soliciting hate crimes,and the U.S. criminalized the nonconsensual sharing of sexually explicit content.Meanwhile, the FBI suggested that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's death was a suicide,American singer Dawn Richardsand rapper Kid Cudi testified at Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial,and a draft $15.1M settlement was reached in the case of a Canadian doctor convicted of sexually assaulting his patients.This comes as France arrested 55 men in connection to a suspected pedophile ring,a suspected arson attack left southeastern France without power,seven suspects were detained in the killing of two top Mexico City officials,five teenagers were charged in Germany for allegedly plotting attacks on migrants and politicians,and Costa Rican authorities seized five capybaras following a vehicle chase.

OpenAI bought iPhone designer Johnny Ive’s startup in a $6.5B deal,Netflix secured the rights to air Sesame Street's 56th season,Regeneron Pharmaceuticals acquired genetic testing company 23andMe for $256 million,and Fortnite returned to Apple's U.S. app store.Meanwhile, Boeing reached a tentative $1.1 billion deal with the U.S. Justice Department over two fatal crashes,Nike announced plans to increase its prices,Canada Post workers issued a strike notice,and Spain ordered Airbnb to remove over 65,000 rental listings over rule violations.

Moody's Ratings downgraded the U.S.' credit rating,the U.S. decided to phase out the penny,and Bitcoin hit a record high of $111,886.Meanwhile, U.K. inflation jumped to 3.5%,and Denmark raised the retirement age to 70.

China committed $500 million to the World Health Organization (WHO),as the WHO adopted a pandemic treaty,COVID-19 cases surged across Asia,and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration limited its COVID-19 shots to high-risk groups.This comes as England launched the world's first gonorrhea vaccine program,research warned that the U.K.'s mortality rates have worsened compared to its peer nations,and American singer Billy Joel was diagnosed with a rare brain disorder.Meanwhile, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. extended the deadline for his autism research,the White House published a report on childhood chronic diseases,and California surgeons performed the world's first human bladder transplant.

Australia began cleaning upfollowing record floods,Bengaluru experienced heavy rains,and Tokyo waived basic water fees for residents amid its ongoing heatwave.Meanwhile, a study warned that current global climate targets are insufficient,researchers reported that global forest loss hit a record high in 2024,and a study found that Antarctica penguin droppings may mitigate the regional impacts of climate change.In other news, the U.S. Senate blocked California's 2035 electric vehicle mandate,and the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency rescinded its 2022-2026 strategic plan.

Anthropic warned that its new AI model Claude has engaged in blackmail,researchers cautioned that chatbots can be manipulated to generate dangerous content,a study found that OpenAI's GPT-4 is more persuasive than humans in online debates,Google unveiled its new chatbot Mode,and OpenAI launched its coding agent Codex.

A report found that half of young people in the U.K. would prefer life without the Internet,and scientists created contact lenses that allow wearers to see infrared light.

Multiple people died after a private plane crashed in a San Diego neighborhood.

World chess champion Magnus Carlsen tied against 143,000 online players,and Las Vegas agreed to host the pro-doping Enhanced Games in 2026.

Astronomers identified a potential dwarf planet.