U.S. President Donald Trump said Israel had agreed to a 60-day Gaza ceasefire,as Hamas said that negotiations for a truce had yet to be scheduled,and the Associated Press alleged that U.S. contractors have been shooting Palestinian aid seekers.Elsewhere, the U.S. halted some weapons shipments to Ukraine —a decision that NBC News reported was at the direction of U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth —the U.S. special envoy to Ukraine accused the Kremlin's spokesman of making "Orwellian" comments about the status of Russia-Ukraine peace talks,and Russia launched a record drone attack on Kyiv.Meanwhile, Germany announced plans to deploy naval ships to the Arctic,the U.K. High Court backed the exportation of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel,and the U.N. warned that gangs have "near-total control" of Haiti's Port-au-Prince.

Trump held a phone call with Vladimir Putin,as the Russian president also spoke with France's Emmanuel Macron in their first call since 2022,Israel and Syria engaged in talks about potentially ending hostilities,the U.S. hosted foreign ministers from Australia, India, and Japan,and Trump signed a memorandum to tighten Washington's policy toward Cuba.This comes as Trump announced a U.S. trade deal with Vietnam,as he warned of higher tariffs on Japanese exports,European Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič traveled to Washington,and the EU and Ukraine reached a new trade agreement.In other news, the U.N.'s Financing for Development summit opened in Spain,Russia became the first nation to recognize the Taliban's government,Iran-linked hackers allegedly threatened to release stolen emails from Trump associates,as the U.S. warned of potential Iranian cyber threats,and Washington imposed new sanctions on Iranas it lifted sanctions on Syria.Elsewhere, Denmark assumed the presidency of the European Union Council,the EU Parliament prepared to vote on a no-confidence motion against European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen,South Korea revised its martial law rules,Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said he would not seek reelection,and Mali's interim president's rule was extended to 2030.Meanwhile, Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was suspended,a Costa Rican court sought to strip President Rodrigo Chaves of his immunity,the U.S. disrupted alleged North Korean IT worker schemes across the nation,Poland reinstated border controls with Germany and Lithuania,Italy approved nearly 500,000 work visas,and Mali adopted a new law to protect stateless people.In the U.K., a new investigation was ordered into MI5 for providing false evidence to multiple courts,a welfare reform bill passed after concessions from the government,and Zarah Sultana announced her resignation from the Labor Party.

After passing the Senate,Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" was approved by the Houseand signed into law,which saw clashes between Elon Musk and the president,Trump announced plans to hold a UFC fight at the White House next year for America's 250th birthday,the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) agreed to hear a challenge of campaign finance limits,and the CIA released a new report on the 2016 Trump-Russia probe.Meanwhile, a Jan. 6 rioter was sentenced to life for plotting to assassinate FBI agents,Trump refiled a lawsuit against Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer in state court,Paramount Global settled Trump's 60 Minutes lawsuit for $16 million,and the White House asked SCOTUS to allow the firing of three Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.This comes as a study projected that cuts to the Agency for International Development could cause 14 million deaths by 2030,the Trump administration withheld $6 billion in school funding across dozens of states,as it concluded that Harvard University violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,the White House removed the U.S. website on climate change,and The New York Times reported that New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani identified as "Asian" and "Black or African American" on his college application.In other news, a federal judge suspended an asylum ban at the U.S.-Mexico border,a court blocked Trump's effort to end temporary protected status for Haitian migrants,the Trump administration threatened to prosecute CNN over an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tracking app,and the Justice Department sued Los Angeles over its sanctuary city immigration policies.This coincided with a Trump visit to the new "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center in Florida,as ICE arrested Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr.,and Kilmar Abrego Garcia alleged he was tortured at the Salvadoran prison he was deported to.

SCOTUS agreed to review state laws banning transgender athletes from girls' sports,The University of Pennsylvania banned transgender athletes from women's sports,and the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down an 1849 abortion ban.Meanwhile, Turkey arrested four cartoonists over a satirical drawing,Australia canceled Kanye West's visa over his Hitler song,an Australian inquiry concluded that the British committed genocide against Indigenous peoples,a Canadian judge ordered the release of documents related to the freezing of the bank account of Freedom Convoy protester Evan Blackman,and Singaporean police were given the authority to freeze potential scam victims' bank accounts.

American rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs was acquitted in his sex trafficking trial,a man who murdered four students in Idaho changed his plea to avoid a death sentence,three former U.K. hospital bosses were arrested in connection with the Lucy Letby case,and Colombia said that the rebel group Armando Ríos Front was behind the recent killing of eight religious leaders.Meanwhile, the International Criminal Court was hit by a cyberattack,the FBI warned airlines of cyber threats from the cybercriminal group Scattered Spider,Australian airline Qantas confirmed it was hacked,and the U.S. charged 324 in a record $14.6 billion healthcare fraud takedown.

OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever became CEO at Safe Superintelligence,Microsoft cut 9,000 jobs across the world,Del Monte Foods filed for bankruptcy,and a court approved the sale of genetic testing company 23andMe.Meanwhile, Tesla's stock plunged amid a feud between Trump and Musk,nearly 10,000 Philadelphia city workers went on strike,the new Nike Kobe V Protro sneakers sold out within minutes,and an Indian engineer admitted to secretly working at multiple U.S. startups at the same time.

The U.S. economy exceeded expectations with the addition of 147,000 jobs in June,the U.S. dollar suffered its worst first half of the year since 1973,the British pound fell after Chancellor Rachel Reeves was seen crying during Prime Minister's Questions,the Eurozone's inflation reached its 2% target,and a study predicted that South Korea's population could drop 85% by 2125.

Moderna announced positive results for its Phase 3 mRNA flu vaccine,and the U.K. published its 10-year National Health Service plan.

The EU proposed a target to cut emissions by 90% by 2040,as Europe faced a record-breaking heatwave,deadly storms killed dozens across Texas,flash floods left dozens dead in Pakistan,and a wildfire on the Greek island of Crete forced over 1,500 to evacuate.Meanwhile, a study warned that Antarctica's sea ice has hit record lows,scientists planted crossbred corals in Miami's waters,and Japan's tourism industry was disrupted following a manga's prediction of a catastrophic earthquake.

Meta launched its new Superintelligence Labs,OpenAI signed a $30 billion deal with Oracle to lease data centers,as it reportedly started using Google's AI chips to power ChatGPT,and Apple allegedly considered using third-party AI models to power Siri.Meanwhile, Amazon deployed its one-millionth robot,Microsoft's AI system outperformed doctors in making complex diagnoses,and the band Velvet Sundown was revealed to be an AI "art hoax..

Scientists sequenced the complete genome of a 4,500-year-old Egyptian man.

A ferry sinking killed at least six near Bali.

Liverpool star Diogo Jota died in a car crash in Spain,and Clayton Kershaw became the 20th pitcher in Major League Baseball history to reach 3,000 career strikeouts.

SpaceX launched Europe's first geostationary sounder satellite,and NASA partnered with Netflix to live-stream its rocket launches.

Pope Leo XIV appointed French Archbishop Thibault Verny to lead the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.

Angélique Kidjo became the first Black African awarded a Hollywood Walk of Fame star,and actor Michael Madsen passed away.