A US official
said Israel has "basically accepted" a Gaza cease-fire framework,the US
blocked an UNSC statement blaming Israel for a deadly Gaza stampedethat
killed over 100 people, and a UN expert
accused Israel of deliberately starving Palestinians.Meanwhile, the US reportedly
sought Israeli assurances on arms aid,Benjamin Netanyahu
vowed to enter Rafah,and Joe Biden
said he's hopeful for a Gaza cease-fire soon.Elsewhere, Germany's Olaf Scholz
claimed Britain and France are helping Ukraine fire missiles,while US and NATO allies
ruled out deploying troops to Ukraineafter Slovakia's prime minister
said NATO was considering doing so.This comes as US forces were
alleged to be increasing their use of AI on the battlefield,space experts
said North Korea's first spy satellite is alive,US-led international military exercises
began in Kenya,Greece
agreed to join the EU's Red Sea mission,and satellite images
revealed a floating barrier at the mouth of a disputed South China Sea shoal.Meanwhile, raiders
killed at least a dozen worshippers in a Burkina Faso church,Denmark's Nord Stream probe
found sabotage but no grounds for criminal charges, and Hungary
approved Sweden's NATO bid.