The U.S. vetoed a U.N. resolution calling for a Gaza ceasefire,reports claimed that Israel is arming a "jihadist gang" to oppose Hamas,Israel's Knesset faced dissolution over the conscription of ultra-orthodox students,and the Boston Consulting Group pulled out of the U.S. and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF),as the Chicago-based private equity firm McNally Capital was alleged to have an "economic interest" in GHF.This comes as Israel launched strikes on Beirutand Syria,the Islamic State claimed two attacks on Syria,and the U.S. decided to scale back its military presence in Syria,as it approved a plan to integrate foreign fighters into the Syrian Army.Elsewhere, Russia-Ukraine talks failed to result in a peace deal,U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin,Ukraine struck a bridge linking Russia to Crimea,Russia launched an attack on Kharkiv,and the U.K. threatened to sue businessman Roman Abramovich over a dispute about the distribution of funds to Russia-Ukraine war victims.Meanwhile, NATO approved its largest military buildup since the Cold War,as Germany's military chief claimed that Russia could attack the alliance by 2029,the EU moved to use COVID-19 recovery funds for defense projects,and Germany's Cologne evacuated thousands after finding three unexploded World War II bombs.In Africa, Russia's private military company Wagner pulled out of Mali,the U.N. found dozens of bodies at Libya detention sites,five U.N. aid workers were killed in Sudan,and a Nigerian airstrike in Zamfara state left at least 20 civilians dead.In other news, Taiwan and the Marshall Islands signed a security pact,North Korea successfully relaunched a capsized destroyer,Ecuadorian lawmakers approved a measure to allow foreign military bases,and India confirmed the loss of fighter jets during recent clashes with Pakistan.

The U.S. doubled steel and aluminum tariffs to 50%,China accused the U.S. of undermining their trade agreement,after which Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a phone call,and French President Emmanuel Macron rejected calls for a trade deal between the EU and South America's Mercosur bloc.This comes as Trump signed a travel ban on 19 countries,which saw Chad suspend visa issuance to U.S. citizens,Washington sanctioned four International Criminal Court judges,reports claimed that Iran is preparing to reject the U.S.' nuclear deal proposal,Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni held separate meetings with Macron and Slovakia's Robert Fico,and Canada's Mark Carney invited India's Narendra Modi to the upcoming G7 summit.Elsewhere, Lee Jae-myung was inaugurated as South Korea's new presidentafter winning the election,Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called a confidence voteafter Karol Nawrocki was elected president,Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof tended his cabinet's resignation,and Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene resigned.Meanwhile, Reform UK Chairman Zia Yusuf resigned,New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's deputy chief press secretary stepped down,New Zealand's parliament suspended three Māori MPs for performing a haka protest,the Democratic Republic of Congo banned media coverage of former President Joseph Kabila,and the world marked the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.In other news, Canada proposed a sweeping border security bill,France agreed to begin intercepting migrant boats by the summer,and a report predicted that white British people will become a minority in the U.K. by 2063.

Tensions between Trump and Elon Musk peaked with public clashes on social mediaafter the billionaire called the president's "One Big, Beautiful Bill Act" —which is estimated to add $2.4 trillion to the national debt — an "abomination,"the White House sought Congress' approval to codify cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE),and the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) allowed DOGE to access Social Security Administration records.Meanwhile, the Trump administration launched its largest immigration enforcement effort with "Operation At Large,"Los Angeles faced protests following Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids,deported Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the U.S. to face human trafficking charges,a second group of white South Africans arrived as refugees,a judge ordered the Trump administration to allow deported migrants to challenge their removals,and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was sued over its migrant DNA collection program.This comes as the DHS pulled its recently published list of "sanctuary" cities,Newark Mayor Ras Baraka sued the DHS following his arrest at an ICE detention facility,Trump banned new foreign students from Harvard University,and the Department of Education warned that Columbia's accreditor no longer meets accreditation standards.In other news, Trump ordered an inquiry into allegations that Joe Biden's aides concealed his cognitive decline,five Proud Boys leaders sued the Justice Department over alleged violations during their Jan. 6 trials,DHS announced the end of the Transportation Security Administration’s "Quiet Skies" surveillance program,and SCOTUS ruled in favor of a Catholic charity in a tax exemption case.Elsewhere, former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre became an independent,Iowa Democratic state Rep. J.D. Scholten launched a Senate campaign against Republican Sen. Joni Ernst,Virginia set a special election for the late Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly's congressional seat,and an appeals court allowed a ban on AP News from the Oval Office to continue.

A U.S. judge blocked a ban on transgender care for prison inmates,SCOTUS sided with a heterosexual woman in a "reverse discrimination" case,and Hungary police rejected a request to hold an LGBTQ+ march.Meanwhile, four states petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to lift restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone,the Trump administration rescinded Biden-era guidance on emergency abortions,and SCOTUS declined to hear two gun rights cases.In other news, pornographic conglomerate Aylo suspended access to its platforms in France,a euthanasia activist who sparked controversy on the use of the Sarco suicide pod died,and a report warned that 85% of the world's population lacks civil liberties.

A U.S. judge temporarily blocked the deportation of the family of a man charged in an attack on a pro-Israel rally in Colorado,two Chinese nationals were charged with smuggling toxic fungus into the U.S.,and an Australian woman accused of triple-murder took to the standand acknowledged that a meal she served to the deceased contained deadly mushrooms.Meanwhile, German and Portuguese investigators ended a three-day search operation in the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine McCann,an Australian bouncy castle operator was cleared of charges in an accident that killed six children,and researchers found that removing rhinoceros' horns protects them from poaching.

A lawyer for the families of deceased victims from a Boeing plane crash criticized a deal that would see the company avoid prosecution,the European Consumer Organization filed a complaint against fashion retailer Shein,the European Commission fined food delivery companies Delivery Hero and Glovo 329 million ($375 million) for operating a cartel,and U.K.-based startup Builder.ai filed for bankruptcy.

The U.S. added 139,000 jobs in May,Trump urged the U.S. Federal Reserve to cut rates,the European Central Bank cut rates to 2%,and the Reserve Bank of India reduced its policy repo rate to 5.5%.This comes as the EU approved Bulgaria's request to adopt the euro by January,Carney met with Canada's premiers to discuss energy projects,Japan's birth rate fell below 700,000 for the first time,and Vietnam scrapped its two-child policy.

A COVID-19 vaccine expert resigned from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention following a change to immunization recommendations,a premature baby with measles died in Canada,the U.K. issued a contraception warning over weight-loss jabs,and a report found that mental health sick days hit a record high in the U.K. last year.Meanwhile, a study warned that poor nations don't have sufficient access to antibiotics,a new discovery raised hopes of finding an HIV cure,a study linked coffee to healthier aging in women,and researchers found that a structured exercise program may improve colon cancer survival rates.

Hundreds of Guatemalans were evacuated as a precaution after a volcano spewed lava,Europe's largest active volcano erupted,and over 40% of Europe was found to be facing drought conditions.

Meta signed a 20-year deal with Constellation Energy to purchase nuclear power,as a report detailed the social media platform's goal to fully automate ads with AI by 2026,Musk's Neuralink raised $650 million in its latest funding round,Turing Award winner Yoshua Bengio launched a nonprofit to build "honest" AI systems,and the U.N. warned that AI has driven a 150% surge in Big Tech's carbon emissions.

UNICEF warned that nearly four million children in Afghanistan are currently out of school,and Bill Gates committed most of his $200 billion fortune to Africa.

A U.S. judge allowed colleges to pay athletes,and over 1,000 rugby players in the U.K. joined a concussion lawsuit against the sport's governing bodies.

A stampede outside a cricket stadium in India's Bengaluru killed at least 11.

A private Japanese moon lander carrying the first European-made lunar rover crashed,and Indian pilot Shubhanshu Shukla was selected for an International Space Station mission.

North Korea was hit by an internet outage that lasted for hours.