The U.N.'s agency for Palestinian refugees estimated that one in 10 Gazan children is malnourished,Israel allegedly sought help from the U.S. in relocating Palestinians from Gaza,the U.S. set an August deadline for reaching a nuclear deal with Iran,and Israel and Syria agreed to a ceasefirefollowing clashes stemming from sectarian violencethat reportedly killed over 600.Elsewhere, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a NATO-funded Ukraine arms deal,Ukraine launched drone strikes on Moscow,German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius met with U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth,and French President Emmanuel Macron revealed a 6.5 billion ($7.5 billion) defense boost.Meanwhile, France handed over its last two military bases in Senegal,and the U.K. unveiled a secret £850 million ($1.1 billion) Afghan relocation scheme following a 2022 data breachthat also reportedly affected U.K. special forces and spies.

Yulia Svyrydenko was confirmed as Ukraine's new prime ministerfollowing a nomination by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy,Israel's ultra-orthodox United Torah Judaismand Shas parties quit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government,and former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was buried in his hometown.Meanwhile, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese concluded a six-day state visit to China,where he met with Chinese steelmakers to discuss green steel cooperation,the U.K. and Germany signed their first friendship treaty since World War II,Buckingham Palace announced plans to receive Trump in September,and Germany deported 81 Afghan nationals.This comes as the U.S. imposed a 17% tariff on fresh Mexican tomatoes,as it launched a probe into Brazil’s trade practicesand revoked the visas of several Brazilian Supreme Court justices,the EU delayed its retaliatory tariffs on $24.5 billion worth of U.S. goods,Indonesia and Washington announced a trade agreement,and NATO warned of 100% tariffs on China, India and Brazil.In other news, a U.S. citizen received Russian citizenship after spying for Moscow,the U.K.and EU approved new sanctions on Russia,Trump promised to resolve a dam dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia,former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was ordered to wear an ankle monitor,Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was jailed for threatening a prosecutor,and a Lesotho lawmaker was charged for allegedly accusing King Letsie III of ceding national sovereignty.In the U.K., the voting age for the next general election was lowered to 16,Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer suspended four Labour MPs over alleged discipline breaches,and the government resumed processing Syrian asylum claims.

Trump criticized some of his supporters who called for transparency regarding the Jeffrey Epstein files,as he called on Attorney General Pam Bondi to release any "credible" information on the case,including grand jury testimony,House Republicans blocked a Democratic amendment to release all Epstein files,and Ghislaine Maxwell signaled her willingness to testify about her role in the Epstein case.This comes as Epstein prosecutor Maurene Comey was fired,the chief of staff and deputy chief of staff of the Health and Human Services were dismissed,the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nomination of Emil Bove to a federal judgeship,Mike Waltz faced a Senate hearing for his U.N. ambassador nomination,Adelita Grijalva won Arizona's 7th U.S. Congressional District,and Andrew Cuomo entered the New York City mayor race as an independent.Meanwhile, over 1,500 protests were held across all 50 states to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the death of civil rights leader John Lewis,Immigration and Customs Enforcement was granted access to 79 million Medicaid records,third-nation deportations resumed,the Pentagon withdrew half of the National Guard troops from Los Angeles,and a judge blocked Trump's travel ban from affecting refugees.In other news, Trump was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency,Tulsi Gabbard accused the Obama administration of a "treasonous conspiracy" regarding alleged Russian interference,the Senate advanced Trump's $9 billion spending cuts,the Supreme Court allowed layoffs at the Education Department to proceed,Trump cut $4 billion in funding for California's high-speed rail project,and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declined to release email communications with Elon Musk.

Puerto Rico banned transgender treatments for under-21-year-olds.

Trump signed the HALT Fentanyl Act,Australia identified four childcare centers where accused pedophile Joshua Dale Brown worked,Indonesia arrested 13 suspects in an alleged baby trafficking ring,and Italy considered releasing 10,000 prisoners to ease overcrowding issues.

Meta settled an $8 billion privacy lawsuit over the Cambridge Analytica scandal,Apple and MP Materials signed a $500 million rare earth magnet deal,and Tesla opened its first Indian showroom.Meanwhile, CBS canceled Stephen Colbert's "Late Night Show,"Astronomer CEO Andy Byron resigned after a video of him embracing an employee at a Coldplay concert went viral,a BBC salary report showed Gary Lineker as its top earner,and the U.K.'s communications regulator criticized the BBC for its handling of recent controversies.

The U.S. House advanced three major crypto bills,Bitcoin hit a record $120,000,and U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell asked the inspector general to review a $2.5 billion headquarters renovation project.Meanwhile, French Prime Minister François Bayrou announced plans to cut 44 billion from the nation's budget,the European Commission proposed a 1.7 trillion budget for 2028-2034,U.K. inflation rose to 3.6%,Argentina's inflation dropped to 39.4%,and China's second-quarter gross domestic product growth beat forecasts at 5.2%.

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that around 14 million children did not receive vaccines in 2024,the U.S. rejected amendments to the WHO's International Health Regulations,Coca-Cola agreed to use cane sugar in its U.S. products,and Australian teen vaping rates dropped to 14.6%.

A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck southern Spain,a study claimed that China's air quality policies have accelerated global warming,and China reported $7.55 billion in losses from natural disasters in the first half of this year.Meanwhile, a report warned that a decline in global wetlands could result in $39 trillion in economic losses by 2050,heavy rains killed several in South Korea,and Brazil's lower house of Congress approved a bill to ease environmental licensing rules.

Researchers from several leading tech companies urged the industry to monitor AI's "thoughts,"two studies warned that the top AI companies have an "unacceptable-risk" threshold,and Meta announced plans to invest "hundreds of billions of dollars" in AI computing infrastructure.Meanwhile, the U.S. Pentagon awarded $200 million in AI contracts to four tech giants,OpenAI reportedly began building ChatGPT support for Excel and PowerPoint files,Netflix used generative AI for the first time in an original production,and Nvidia resumed sales of its AI chips to China.

Eight healthy babies were born in the U.K. using three people's DNA,and Denmark invested 80 million to help build the world's most powerful quantum computer.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration declared Boeing fuel switches safe following last month's Air India crash,as an Air India inspection found no issues with the fuel switches in its Boeing fleet,a car crashed into a Hollywood nightclub crowd,a fire at an Iraqi mall killed dozens,and South Korea opened a new probe into the deadly 2022 Halloween crowd crush.

The world's oldest-known marathon runner died at 114,and Austrian extreme sports pioneer Felix Baumgartner died in a paragliding crash.

Four astronauts from the Axiom-4 mission returned to Earth,scientists witnessed the first moments of a young star in the constellation Orion,and the largest known piece of Mars on Earth was auctioned for a record $5.3 million.

This year's Emmy nominations were announced.