Israel's military chief sanctioned plans for the "conquest of Gaza,"Israel approved a settlement expansion plan,and a U.S.-backed initiative allegedly pushed for a former Palestinian Authority official to govern Gaza after the war.Meanwhile, the U.N. warned Israel and Russia that it may place them on its conflict sex crimes list,as it reported a 25% surge in conflict sexual violence cases,the U.S. and Russia allegedly discussed a West Bank-style occupation of Ukraine,and a report claimed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy may be prepared to cede some territory.This comes as the EU urged Donald Trump to support Ukraineahead of talks between the U.S. president and his Russian counterpart in Alaska,Russia held its first defense talks with the Alliance of Sahel States,and Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a peace deal at the U.S. White House.In other news, Japan marked the 80th anniversary of its World War II surrender,dozens of Malian soldiers were reportedly arrested over an alleged coup,security firm Vectus Global signed a 10-year deal to deploy hundreds to Haiti,as the nation declared a state of emergency amid ongoing gang violence,and Sudan's Rapid Support Forces attacked a displacement camp.

The U.S. and China extended their trade truce by 90 days,the U.S. sanctioned several foreign officials over their ties to Cuba's medical missions,Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva spoke with China's Xi Jinping,and Russian State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin met with North Korean President Kim Jong Un.This comes as North Korea denied claims that it had removed loudspeakers along the inter-Korean border,Australia and Vanuatu signed a $326 million deal,and Canberra said it would recognize the State of Palestine.Meanwhile, South Korea arrested former First Lady Kim Keon Hee,the Brazilian Supreme Court announced that it would start delivering verdicts and sentences in the coup case against former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sept. 2,and Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay died after last month's shooting.In other news, President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged that France waged war against Cameroon's independence,the Alternative for Germany party polled ahead of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU/CSU bloc,and a Canadian court upheld a review of Alberta's separatist referendum question.

Polls showed that Trump's net job approval improved slightly,Trump placed the D.C. Metropolitan Police under federal controland deployed National Guard troops to the D.C. Armory —a decision that faced a legal challenge —and the White House reversedAttorney General Pam Bondi's naming of Drug Enforcement Administration head Terry Cole as the emergency police commissioner of Washington's Metropolitan Police Department.This comes as Trump nominated E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics,former Sen. Sherrod Brown planned a 2026 Senate comeback,and California Governor Gavin Newsom called a special election over Texas' redistricting plans.Meanwhile, an appeals court allowed Trump to continue withholding foreign aid,a judge blocked two of Trump's diversity, equity and inclusion memos,the White House ordered a review of the Smithsonian's museums and exhibitions,and Trump announced the 48th class of Kennedy Center Honorees.

A Minnesota teenager filed a gender discrimination case against Buffalo Wild Wings after a server allegedly requested proof of gender,Spain ordered a town to drop its ban on religious gatherings at sports facilities,and Russia limited voice calls on WhatsApp and Telegram.Meanwhile, Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai's national security trial was delayed,a Canadian nurse was suspended over posts she made about transgenderism,U.K. police received permission to disclose the ethnicity and nationality of suspects in high-profile cases,and the U.K. Home Office deployed 10 new facial recognition vans.

Three people were killed and eight injured in a New York City hookah lounge shooting,the Trump administration considered reclassifying marijuana,a man was charged for allegedly assaulting a U.S. agent with a sandwich,and state authorities alleged the man who attacked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta last week was motivated by his opposition to COVID-19 vaccines.Meanwhile, Melania Trump threatened to sue Hunter Biden over his Jeffrey Epstein claims,a report claimed that Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell will be allowed to leave prison on a work release,and a judge denied a request to unseal grand jury records from Maxwell's sex trafficking case.This comes as an El Salvador man was sentenced to life without parole for the murder of a Maryland mother,El Salvador extended gang members' pre-trial detention by two years,and Mexico extradited 26 cartel leaders to the U.S.In other news, South Korean entrepreneur Do Kwon pleaded guilty in a $40 billion crypto fraud case,five men were arraigned for a 2022 attack on a Nigerian church,and a baby died in The Gambia after a suspected female genital mutilation procedure.

Spirit Airlinesand Kodak cast doubt on their business survival,AI startup Perplexity made a $345 billion bid for Google's Chrome browser,and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) signed a $77 billion deal with Paramount.Meanwhile, Elon Musk threatened to sue Apple over its App Store's rankings,New York Attorney General Letitia James sued payment network Zelle over allegations that it enabled over $1 billion in fraud losses,Louisiana filed a lawsuit against gaming platform Roblox over child safety concerns,and Wikipedia lost its legal challenge against the U.K.'s Online Safety Act.

U.S. inflation held steady at 2.7%,Argentina's inflation cooled to 36.6%,the U.K.'s economy grew 0.3% in the second quarter,and China's economy slowed in July.

The U.S. re-established a task force on childhood vaccine safety,the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reinstated Dr. Vinay Prasad as director,U.S. alcohol consumption hit a record low,and Florida passed legislation to ban fluoride in public drinking water.Meanwhile, a novel vaccine showed promise against pancreatic and bowel cancers,and adult pacifiers began trending in China.

Flash floods killed nearly 200 in northern Pakistan,a cloudburst left dozens dead in Kashmir,and Typhoon Podul struck Taiwan.Meanwhile, Europe battled record wildfires,a study claimed that climate change made this year's Nordic heatwave 10 times more likely,and Australia's coral reefs recorded their worst bleaching event ever.

Meta's AI chatbots were reportedly allowed to engage in romantic conversations with children,MIT researchers used generative AI to design antibiotics against superbugs,a brain implant decoded inner speech with 74% accuracy,and the world's first Humanoid Robot Games opened in Beijing.

The remains of a British meteorologist were found in Antarctica after 66 years.

Trump signed an order to streamline environmental reviews for space launch licenses,and Niger investigated the $4.2 million auction of a Mars rock found in the Sahara Desert.

UFC CEO Dana White confirmed a White House fight to celebrate the U.S.’ 250th birthday,Japan Boxing adopted safety reformsfollowing the deaths of two boxers,and a 10-year-old British chess prodigy became the world's youngest female Grandmaster.

Two people were killed after an explosion at a steel plant in Pennsylvania.

Florida approved the first black bear hunt in a decade,and India's top court ordered Delhi to remove all stray dogs.