Iran launched retaliatory missiles at Israelfollowing Israeli strikes on its nuclear sites that killed several high-ranking officers,the International Atomic Energy Agency declared Iran in breach of nuclear safeguards,Iran rejected Washington's nuclear proposal,and reports warned that the Islamic State is attempting a comeback in the Middle East.This comes as Israel launched strikes on Yemen's Hodeidah port,Israel arrested seven alleged Hamas members in Syria,the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation alleged that Hamas killed eight of its Palestinian staffers,and Gazan health officials said that Israel fired on Palestinian aid seekers.Meanwhile, Israel deported several activists — including Greta Thunberg —aboard a Gaza-bound aid ship that it intercepted,Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced progress in Gaza ceasefire talks,and Hamas reportedly named a new commander.In other news, the U.S. envoy to Ukraine outlined his vision for an "end state" to the Russia-Ukraine conflict,Moscow and Kyiv exchanged strikesas they completed more prisoner swaps,NATO called for a 400% increase in air and missile defense spending,and Canada pledged to meet NATO's 2% defense spending target by March 2026.Elsewhere, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suggested that the Pentagon has contingency plans to invade Greenland and Panama,Denmark gave the U.S. permission to establish military bases in its territory,the Pentagon launched a review of the AUKUS submarine pact,an explosion at a storage installation in Japan killed at least four soldiers,and North Korea relaunched a repaired 5,000-ton destroyer.

Poland opened a probe into claims of vote counting irregularities in its recent presidential election,as Prime Minister Donald Tusk survived a confidence vote,the Netherlands set snap elections for Oct. 29,and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's approval rating slipped to 29%.Meanwhile, the U.S. pulled nonessential personnel from its embassies in the Middle East,the White House indicated that U.S. President Donald Trump is open to talks with North Korea,the U.S. and China announced a framework agreement on export restrictionsfollowing talks in London,and Argentina announced plans to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.In other news, Colombian presidential hopeful Sen. Miguel Uribe remained in critical condition after being shot at a rally,Colombian President Gustavo Petro denounced an alleged "U.S.-backed" coup plot,former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro denied allegations that he plotted a coup in testimony before the Supreme Court,and Argentina's top court upheld the conviction of former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in a corruption case.This comes as anti-government protests in Bolivia killed several,Kenya faced protests after the death of a government critic while in police custody,riots over an alleged sexual assault continued in Northern Ireland,right-wing leaders held a "Patriots for Europe" rally in France,and Greece's highest court stripped three Spartans Party lawmakers of their parliamentary seats over alleged electoral fraud.Elsewhere, Kosovo agreed to temporarily host up to 50 U.S. deportees for one year,the U.K., EU, Spain, and Gibraltar reached a post-Brexit border deal,Italian referendums on labor protection and citizenship requirements failed,and a French court freed a New Caledonia independence leader.

Millions reportedly joined the "No Kings" anti-Trump protests across the U.S.as Trump marked the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary with a military parade, anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protests spread to over 25 cities,as Los Angeles grappled with demonstrationsthat saw Trump deploy 2,000 national guard troops and 700 Marinesand an appeals court temporarily blocked an order requiring Trump to give control of California's national guard to Gov. Gavin Newsom.This comes as the White House ordered 500,000 foreign nationals to self-deport,a judge ruled that Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can't be deported,a detained Russian Harvard researcher was released on bail after allegedly smuggling frog embryos into the country,as he launched a website for his $5 million "Gold Card" granting U.S. residency.Meanwhile, a federal judge blocked part of Trump's order requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration,Rep. LaMonica McIver was indicted for her role during an incident at an ICE facility,Sen. Alex Padilla was forcibly removed and handcuffed from a Department of Homeland Security press conference in L.A.,and Elon Musk expressed regret over some of his posts about Trump during their recent online confrontation.In other news, the House passed a measure to claw back $9.4 billion in federal funding for foreign aid and public media,a judge blocked Trump's executive orders on DEI and transgender funding,and the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) defended a proposed $18 billion budget cut,as over 300 NIH staffers signed a letter challenging the White House's policies,the Smithsonian Institution's Board of Regents challenged Trump's firing of National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet,and the CIA released an additional 1,450 pages related to the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.

A whistleblower alleged that Lockheed Martin awarded bonuses based on race,Italy terminated its contract with Israeli spyware firm Paragon Solutions,as reports alleged the company targeted at least three prominent European journalists,France announced plans to ban social media for those under the age of 15,Hong Kong banned the Taiwanese video game "Reversed Front: Bonfire,"and Iran expanded a ban on public dog walking.

A Minnesota lawmaker was killed in a "politically motivated" attack,a New York judge declared a mistrial on a rape charge against Harvey Weinstein,as the convicted sex offender was convicted of a first-degree criminal sexual act,Oklahoma decided to retry Richard Glossip for the 1997 murder of motel owner Barry Van Treese,and police found a non-functional homemade pipe bomb during an investigation intoa school shooting in Austria that killed 11.

A Brazilian court ruled that social media firms are liable for their users' content,Russia's lower parliament backed a bill to create an alternative to WhatsApp and Telegram,and dozens of U.S. states sought to block the sale of genetic testing company 23andMe.Meanwhile, a U.S. judge dismissed American actor and director Justin Baldoni's $400 million lawsuit against Blake Lively,Warner Bros. Discovery moved to split into two public companies,and a report alleged that Credit Suisse received warnings about its partnership with Greensill Capital before its collapse.

The World Bank downgraded its global growth forecast to 2.3% for 2025,the U.N. warned that socioeconomic barriers are behind a global "fertility crisis,"and two U.S. House committees advanced a bill to regulate the crypto market.Meanwhile, data showed that the average price for an Australian home crossed the $1 million mark for the first time,Argentina's monthly inflation fell to 1.5%,the U.K. economy shrunk by 0.3% in April,and U.K. Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a government spending review.

U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. named eight new Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices members,and researchers successfully grew human hearts inside pig embryos.

In the U.S., Trump revoked California's permission to phase out gasoline-powered cars,as he announced plans to phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency,and withdrew from the Biden administration's River Basin agreement,the Environmental Protection Agency moved to repeal power plants' emissions standards,a wildfire in Oregon forced hundreds to evacuate,and flash flooding in San Antonio killed nearly a dozen.Elsewhere, a study found that Ocean acidification crossed its planetary boundary approximately five years ago,60 world leaders met in Nice for the U.N. Ocean Conference,several lawyers sued New Zealand over its climate emissions plan,and scientists found that emperor penguin populations dropped 22% in Antarctica between 2009 and 2024.

Meta invested $15 billion in Scale AI to pursue "superintelligence,"Tesla set June 22 as a tentative launch date for its robotaxi in Austin,ChatGPT lost a chess game to a 1977 Atari program,and Apple exposed limitations in AI models' reasoning abilities.

Global displacement was found to have hit a record 123.2 million at the end of last year,UNICEF warned that child labor affects 138 million across the world,and the U.N. reported that a record 1.3 million have been displaced in Haiti.

The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football rejected Greenland's membership application,and South Africa won the ICC World Test Championship.

The black boxes of a London-bound Air India flight that crashed and killed hundredswere found.

Images of the sun's South Pole were revealed for the first time.

A study found that Islam is the fastest-growing religion globally.

The Beach Boys' Brian Wilsonand bestselling British author Frederick Forsyth passed away.