Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel must maintain control over Gaza after the war,Hamas vowed to keep fighting until the establishment of a Palestinian state,and Slovenia became the first EU nation to ban all weapons trade with Israel.This comes as two leading Israeli rights groups accused Tel Aviv of genocide,a conflict monitoring group claimed that 88% of Israel's war crime cases have either stalled or been closed without finding fault,and a contributor to the Oscar-winning "No Other Land" documentary was killed in the West Bank.Elsewhere, Russia claimed the capture of Chasiv Yar after a 16-month battle,as it launched strikes across 73 Ukrainian cities,and U.S. President Donald Trump ordered two nuclear submarines to be movedfollowing clashes with former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.Meanwhile, Niger and Russia signed a nuclear deal,Thailand and Cambodia agreed on a plan to de-escalate tensions,India killed three alleged militants involved in April's Kashmir tourist attack,and a report suggested that China is expanding its South China sea military network.

Trump imposed new tariffs on dozens of countries,as he delayed the start of tariffs on Mexico for 90 days,the U.S. prepared a Qatari-gifted jet to be refitted as a future Air Force One aircraft,Washington and South Korea reached a trade deal,China said it was "ready to work with Brazil" on global trade,as tariff talks between China and the U.S. concluded without a clear agreement,and Trump signed an order to increase tariffs on Brazil to 50%,as he announced plans to impose a 25% tariff on India.This comes as U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff announced plans to visit Russia,as he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuduring a trip to Israel that also saw him visit a U.S. and Israeli-backed aid distribution site,the U.K.and Canada announced plans to recognize the State of Palestine,a senior French intelligence officer was accused of holding secret talks with Hamas in 2020,The Spectator alleged that BBC News instructed its staff to blame Israel for the food crisis in Gaza,and the European Commission considered partially suspending Israel's access to the research fund Horizon Europe.Elsewhere, Taiwan denied reports that President Lai Ching-te was denied a stopover in New York City,Trump met with the U.K.'s Keir Starmer in Scotland,the U.S. and Pakistan reached an oil deal,Australia reported that foreign espionage cost the nation AU$12.5 billion ($8 billion) in the Fiscal Year 2023-24,the FBI opened its first standalone office in New Zealand,and New Zealand's attorney general warned that recent electoral reforms may breach the nation's Bill of Rights.In other news, the U.S. sanctioned Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes,former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was sentenced to 12 years of house arrestafter being found guilty of witness tampering,Nicaragua arrested an economic advisor to President Daniel Ortega,fuel protests in Angola left at least 22 dead and over 1,200 arrested,and police and protesters clashed in Serbia.Meanwhile, El Salvador abolished presidential term limits,Alberta's chief electoral officer approved a petition proposing a referendum question on whether the province should remain part of Canada,Canada terminated an $872 million hotel program for asylum seekers,U.K. Channel crossings hit 25,000 in record time this year,and the U.K.'s tech secretary accused Reform UK leader Nigel Farage of siding with predators.

Senate Democrats invoked a rare law to force the release of materials related to the Jeffrey Epstein case,Trump said he fell out with Epstein in the early 2000s after the convicted sex offender "stole" women who worked at the Mar-a-Lago spa,and a House panel rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's request for immunity in exchange for her testimony,as the Epstein associate filed an appeal to the Supreme Court to overturn her sex trafficking conviction.In other news, the FBI found thousands of classified documents related to the Trump-Russia probe in burn bags,12 House Democrats sued the Trump administration for allegedly blocking them from accessing migrant detention facilities,a Senate panel advanced a Congressional stock trading ban,Brown University reached a settlement with the Trump administration to restore $510 million in frozen funding,the White House reportedly reversed a directive pausing $15 billion in National Institutes of Health funding,and a judge blocked the Trump administration from cutting Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood.Meanwhile, Trump fired Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Erika McEntarfer,Federal Reserve Gov. Adriana Kugler resigned,Kamala Harris ruled out a run for California governor,the Senate confirmed Emil Bove's federal judgeshipdespite whistleblower allegations of misconduct,and the Justice Department filed a misconduct complaint against Federal Judge James E. Boasberg.This comes as former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper entered the state's Senate race,Project 2025 chief architect Paul Dans announced plans to challenge Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina's GOP primary,and Texas Republicans unveiled a proposed congressional redistricting map.

World Athletics mandated gene testing for female athletes,a U.S. House committee launched a probe into claims of foreign censorship on Spotify,and the U.K. announced plans to create a police unit to monitor social media unrest.Meanwhile, Airlines for America opposed a Senate bill restricting the Transportation Security Administration's use of facial recognition,a new poll found a decline in Americans' perception of racial discrimination,the Royal Bank of Canada terminated its banking relationship with a lawyer for "Freedom Convoy" protesters,and Australia included YouTube in its social media ban for users under 16.

Five people were charged following a brawl in Cincinnati,several people were killed in a mass shooting at a Manhattan office tower,and two Iraqis were acquitted of attempted murder in an alleged "honor killing" case in Washington.Meanwhile, a shooting at a Bangkok food market left at least six dead,British police were accused of abusing victims exploited by gangs in Rotherham,and the U.K. began using tasers to combat record violence in its prisons.

Microsoft hit a $4 trillion market cap,Ford reported a net loss of $36 million for the second quarter of 2025,Novo Nordisk cut its full-year sales growth forecast to 8%-14%,the U.S. Federal Communications Commission opened a probe into Comcast's relationships with local TV affiliates,and a U.S. judge certified a class action against Anthropic.Meanwhile, Tesla was ordered to pay $243 million over a fatal autopilot crash,JPMorgan analysts predicted Apple would release its first foldable iPhone next September,Starbucks tested a healthier beverage menu amid a decline in sales,and High Noon recalled vodka seltzers that were mislabeled as Celsius Energy drinks.

The U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates steady,Australia's inflation dropped to 2.1%,the Eurozone's growth slowed to 0.1%,and Germany's Cabinet approved a 520 billion ($602.71 billion) budget for 2026.Meanwhile, New Zealand repealed an offshore oil and gas ban,Australia cut all students' debt by 20%,and China offered parents $500 in a bid to boost its birth rate.

Trump announced a voluntary health data sharing initiative,as he asked 17 drug makers to drop their prices,the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's top vaccine official Dr. Vinay Prasad resigned,and the U.S. Senate confirmed Susan Monarez as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Meanwhile, scientists developed a dental floss-based vaccine delivery method,a new drug showed promise in treating Alzheimer’s,a Japanese study found that lecanemab is effective for early-stage Alzheimer's treatment,a study warned that humans may inhale 68,000 microplastics daily from indoor air,and researchers found that a third of U.K. vapers are likely to smoke in the future.

A magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula saw temporary Pacific-wide tsunami alerts,Japan recorded its highest temperature ever of 106°F,heat waves affected around 200 million Americans,flash floods in the U.S.' Northeast region saw several emergency declarations,and heavy floods killed dozens in Beijing.In other news, the U.N. climate bureau met over concerns about accommodation prices for the COP30 climate summit,global natural disasters were estimated to have caused $131 billion in economic losses in the first half of 2025,and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed revoking a 2009 climate endangerment finding.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that AI superintelligence is "now in sight,"Google launched a new AI Mode search in the U.K.,as it introduced Deep Think AI for its Ultra subscribers,Samsung and Tesla inked a $16.5 billion AI chip deal,and a study linked AI chatbots to mental health crises.

Harvard researchers created a single chip to replace complex quantum components,a study found that leopard seal songs are similar to nursery rhymes,and scientists discovered that the potato evolved from an ancient hybrid tomato.

The National Transportation Safety Board opened hearings into January's collision between an American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter,and 25 were hospitalized following turbulence on a Delta Air Lines flight.

The first Australian-made rocket crashed 14 seconds into its flight,and SpaceX launched a four-person crew to the International Space Station.

Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase was placed on paid leave amid a Major League Baseball sports betting probe,thousands gathered in London to celebrate the Lionesses' Euro 2025 win,and Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier died in a mountaineering accident.

Ancient gems linked to Buddha's remains were returned to India,and a German zoo culled 12 baboons.