The U.N. reported that parts of Gaza are experiencing famine,Israel began mobilizing for its Gaza City invasion,a report alleged that 83% of Palestinians killed in Gaza were civilians,and Hamas reportedly agreed to a Gaza deal.Meanwhile, the Kremlin suggested that Russia and China should be involved in Ukraine's security guarantees,U.S. President Donald Trump promised to help assure Ukraine's security,but ruled out sending U.S. troops to Kyiv,and the European Parliament decided to take legal action over a 150 billion defense loan.Elsewhere, journalist Ken Klippenstein reported that the U.S. is planning to strike Mexican drug cartels,Washington deployed warships off the coast of Venezuela,the U.S. and South Korea held joint military drills,and the March 23 Movement paused peace talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo.In other news, a Chinese national was jailed for smuggling weapons from California to North Korea,and a U.S. Navy sailor was convicted of spying for China.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian traveled to Armenia to discuss the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity corridor,Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia,the U.S. sanctioned International Criminal Court officials,and Israel revoked the visas of several Australian diplomats to the Palestinian Authority.Meanwhile, a report claimed that the U.S. reached deportation deals with Honduras and Uganda,Mexico denied that it had reached an agreement with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration,and a U.K. court ordered asylum seekers to be removed from The Bell Hotel,as total asylum applications to the country reached a record high of 111,084 over the past year.In other news, Canada's Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre won an Alberta by-election,Myanmar's military government set an election for Dec. 28,Brazilian police claimed that former President Jair Bolsonaro drafted an asylum request to Argentina,and Colombia freed former President Álvaro Uribe from house arrest.This comes as Peru paused investigations into President Dina Boluarte,Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's wife was charged with embezzlement,former Malian Prime Minister Kokalla Maiga was arrested for allegedly misusing public funds,and a Tanzanian court banned the live streaming of treason proceedings against opposition leader Tundu Lissu.

The White House launched a TikTok account,Trump's approval rating held at a second-term low of 40%,an appeals court dismissed Trump's $500 million civil fraud penalty,and Trump planned an executive order to ban mail-in ballots.Meanwhile, the Texas House passed a new congressional map to create five more GOP-leaning seats,after Texas Democrats ended a walkout over the redistricting effort,and California approved three bills authorizing a special election to vote on whether to adopt new congressional maps,as four GOP lawmakers filed a challenge to the redistricting plan.In other news, Trump ordered the U.S.-Mexico border wall to be painted black to deter climbers,a judge ordered the dismantling of Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center,the White House announced plans to review over 55 million visa holders,and data indicated that the State Department has revoked over 6,000 student visas this year.This comes as the FBI raided the home of former national security adviser John Bolton,Trump revoked the security clearances of 37 intelligence officials,the Office of the Director of National Intelligence faced a 50% reduction in its staff,six foundations committed $37 million to provide relief to public media stations affected by cuts,and the FBI named Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey as co-deputy director.

The U.K. dropped a rule requiring Apple to allow access to the encrypted data of American citizens,the U.S. Department of Education placed five Northern Virginia schools on high-risk status over their transgender policies,Oklahoma implemented a new requirement for teachers from California and New York to pass a PragerU test,and a Hong Kong court heard final arguments in the national security trial of media mogul Jimmy Lai.

A U.S. judge rejected the White House's bid to unseal Jeffrey Epstein grand jury files,the lawyer for Lucy Letby claimed new evidence would prove the former U.K. nurse's innocence,and a French streamer died during a live broadcast after suffering apparent abuse.Meanwhile, a Ukrainian man was arrested in Italy for his suspected role in the Nord Stream pipeline attack,gunmen killed dozens during an attack on a Nigerian mosque,and a suspected car bombing and drone attack left at least 20 dead in Colombia.

The U.S. confirmed its interest in Intel,as Japan's Softbank invested $2 billion in the American chip manufacturer,Newsmax paid $67 million to settle a Dominion Voting Systems' defamation suit,Target's CEO stepped down,and an Australian court fined Qantas Airways A$90 million for its pandemic layoffs.

S&P Global Ratings affirmed the U.S.' AA+ credit standing,U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell signaled a possible rate cut in September,Fed Gov. Lisa Cook said she wouldn't be "bullied" into resigning,and U.K. inflation hit a 19-month high of 3.8% in July.

Texas declared an end to its measles outbreak,the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning over radioactive shrimp sold at Walmart,and a study suggested that ketamine has no clear benefit for treating chronic pain.

Hurricane Erin brought dangerous conditions along the U.S. East Coast,and the death toll from floods in Pakistan surpassed 700.

Microsoft's head of AI warned of a rise in "AI psychosis" cases,Meta signed a more than $10 billion cloud deal with Google to support its AI needs,and China's Kaiwa Technology planned the world's first pregnancy robot.

Scientists created a honeybee "superfood..

SpaceX launched a U.S. military space plane,NASA's Webb telescope discovered the 29th known moon orbiting Uranus,and researchers estimated that space-based solar power could cut Europe's energy costs by 15%.

The U.S. Women's National Basketball Association broke its single-season attendance record,and a Copa Sudamericana soccer match was abandoned in Argentina following violence between fans.

A bus crash killed dozens of Afghan deportees returning from Iran.

A study found that the percentage of Americans who read for pleasure has dropped over 40% in the past two decades.