The U.S. launched strikes on Iranian targets after a drone attack on a Singaporean-flagged cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz,despite Oman reopening a shipping corridor through the strait following the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding,and the U.S. waiving certain sanctions on Iranian oil following high-level talks in Switzerland.In related developments, U.S. President Donald Trump submitted an $87.6 billion military funding package, including $67 billion for operations related to the Iran conflict, the U.S. Senate passed an Iran War Powers Resolution, advancing legislation aimed at limiting presidential military authority in the region,and the Pentagon reportedly considered relocating its military bases in the Persian Gulf to Israel following Iranian attacks on U.S. military assets in the region.Meanwhile, the U.S. and Iran announced plans to establish a Lebanon deconfliction cell, replacing a monitoring mechanism established under the November 2024 ceasefire, Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement in Washington following five rounds of U.S.-mediated talks to end the conflict with Hezbollah,and anti-Hamas protests were held across Gaza in demonstrations organizers dubbed a “Day of Rage.”This comes as a U.N. inquiry accused Israel of genocide, claiming it deliberately targets children in Gaza,Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar planned to propose formally recognizing the 20th-century Armenian mass killings as a genocide, signaling a potential policy shift, the U.S. raised concerns of potential mass atrocities as Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces advanced toward El-Obeid,and at least 20 people were killed in an armed attack in Nigeria’s Plateau State.Elsewhere, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met with Trump ahead of the alliance’s July summit, Trump revealed that General Motors and Ford would shift part of their production toward missile manufacturing as part of expanded defense efforts, Washington successfully tested its Golden Dome missile defense system, marking a milestone in the program’s development,and North Korea launched the nuclear-armed destroyer Choe Hyon after 14 months of sea trials.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned after nearly two years in office, a poll found that 60% of Britons would vote to rejoin the EU ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum,and Ethiopia's ruling Prosperity Party won a landslide victory in recent elections, securing nearly 90% of contested seats.This comes as data showed Keiko Fujimori leading Roberto Sánchez to win the Peruvian presidency, Spain’s parliament passed a non-binding motion for Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to resign, increasing political pressure on his government,and King Charles III publicly revealed his tax bill, making him the first British monarch to do so.Meanwhile, Trump threatened to impose a 100% tariff on all goods from any country that implements a digital services tax on U.S. companies, Niger formally announced its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, becoming the third country to leave the organization, Burkina Faso cut diplomatic ties with France over accusations that it supports "subversive networks" and "terrorists,"and Kenyan authorities arrested hundreds of people during demonstrations marking the anniversary of the 2024 Gen Z protests.Elsewhere, broadcasters in the Czech Republic went on strike over plans for a state funding takeover,Taiwan's Legislative Yuan Speaker Han Kuo-yu met with U.S. lawmakers amid discussions of a proposed $14 billion arms deal,and the EU hosted Taliban officials to discuss the return of Afghan nationals without legal residency rights.In other news, China sanctioned 10 U.S. defense companies in response to Washington's decision to add dozens of firms to its blacklist of Chinese military-linked companies,including Alibaba, which filed a lawsuit to challenge the designation in court, U.K. lawmakers rejected a petition calling for an inquiry into alleged Israeli political influence,and Amnesty International accused the EU of complicity in alleged abuses of migrants in Libya amid renewed scrutiny of its migration policies.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's three endorsed congressional candidates won their Democratic primaries, strengthening his political influence within the party, a judge blocked the Trump administration’s Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database, halting implementation of the voter roll screening initiative, the U.S. Senate passed a housing affordability bill,which Trump declined to sign until Congress passes the SAVE America Act,and the American Civil Liberties Union pledged $50 million for the midterm elections, with half dedicated to ballot oversight efforts.Meanwhile, acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte began dismissing staff at the agency, signaling a major restructuring effort, Trump planned to nominate Adam Candeub to lead the Justice Department's (DOJ) antitrust division,and former national security adviser John Bolton pleaded guilty to retaining classified national defense information.In other news, the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) allowed the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Syrians and Haitians, overturning lower court orders that had blocked the terminations,and Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention facility was permanently closed, ending the temporary operation that processed 21,000 people.

Dutch Health Minister Sophie Hermans revealed that a child under 12 was euthanized for the first time since a 2024 law allowed the practice in children, Britain drafted legislation to ban LGBTQ+ conversion practices, advancing efforts to prohibit acts intended to change a person's sexual orientation or transgender identity, the U.K. considered requiring social media platforms to prioritize public broadcasters' content as part of efforts to combat alleged misinformation,and Australia moved to strengthen its social media ban for teenagers following concerns raised by eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant.Meanwhile, a judge temporarily blocked the DOJ from accessing the records of transgender patients in New York City, citing legal concerns over privacy and authority, SCOTUS struck down Hawaii’s concealed carry law requiring permit holders to obtain explicit permission from property owners before bringing firearms into businesses open to the public,and a New Jersey court ordered prosecutors to disclose the use of facial recognition technology in criminal cases, increasing transparency around digital evidence.This comes as the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a Rastafarian man's lawsuit over a forced haircut in prison, the Texas State Board of Education voted to add the Bible to a required reading list for more than 5 million public school students,and the Pentagon reinstated mandatory flu vaccinationsamid an influenza outbreak at a Texas Air Force base, reversing its earlier policy.

A shooting in Canada's Montreal left three people dead, including the suspect, two teenage students killed three people in a school shooting in the Philippines,and a group of students faced murder charges over a deadly school fire in Kenya.Meanwhile, New York prosecutors dropped the remaining rape charge against Harvey Weinstein after multiple hung juries, bringing the long-running prosecution to a close, the U.K.’s first gay dad and his partner faced 18 new sex charges, expanding the criminal case against the couple,and a British man pleaded guilty to 12 counts of spousal abuse, admitting to a pattern of domestic violence.In other news, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration came under investigation over fentanyl that allegedly went unseized in New Mexico,and Australian authorities seized 2.7 tonnes of cocaine in the largest bust in the country's history.

The U.S. House reached a bipartisan agreement on online safety legislation for children, advancing a long-debated effort to regulate digital platforms,and U.S. regulators opened an investigation into a fatal Tesla Autopilot crash in Texas, examining the role of the vehicle’s driver-assistance system.Meanwhile, the BBC sought access to Trump's Jan. 6 records as part of its defense in a $10 billion defamation lawsuit,South Korean chip manufacturer SK Hynix announced plans for a $29 billion Nasdaq American depositary receipt listing in one of the largest proposed technology listings,and German drone startup Stark Defence raised 500 million in new funding, strengthening its position in the European defense technology sector.

Trump ordered an investigation into major oil companies, directing the DOJ to examine whether they had engaged in anticompetitive practices,and oil prices fell back to levels seen before the Iran conflict as geopolitical tensions eased following the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding.Meanwhile, U.S. inflation reached 4.1%, the highest annual rate since April 2023, New York City froze rents for approximately 1 million rent-stabilized apartments,and the Trump administration offered $17.5 billion in loans to support the construction of 10 nuclear reactors.

The Africa CDC increased its Ebola funding appeal to $1.4 billion, seeking greater international support, Kenya halted plans for a U.S.-linked Ebola facility following public backlash and legal challenges,and France confirmed its first Ebola case in a doctor who had been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.In other news, an inquiry uncovered hundreds of "potentially avoidable" deaths and injuries at the U.K.'s Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust,and a report revealed that 180,000 Canadians endured emergency department waits longer than 48 hours in 2024-25, marking a 28% increase from 2018-19.Meanwhile, a study recommended taking five-minute walks every hour to improve mood and reduce fatigue at work, researchers found that the Stockholm3 blood test detected 90% of aggressive prostate cancers, suggesting a promising tool for earlier diagnosis,and an LSD-based pill outperformed existing treatments for depression, pointing to a potential new psychiatric therapy.

Over 1,400 people were killed after twin earthquakes struck Venezuela,and dozens of climate-vulnerable countries launched a new global financing framework seeking stronger support for adaptation and recovery.Meanwhile, a study attributed Europe's record-breaking heatwave to climate change, linking the extreme temperatures directly to global warming, dozens were killed in France amid the heat,prompting Paris to ban alcohol consumption in certain public areas to reduce health and public safety risks,and the U.K. grappled with 40°C temperatures — just shy of the country's all-time record of 40.3°C set in July 2022.

The Five Eyes alliance warned that AI could severely disrupt governments within months, raising concerns about national security and public administration, a viral doomsday scenario warned that Europe risked being marginalized by artificial intelligence, fueling debate over the continent’s technological competitiveness,and OpenAI limited the release of its GPT-5.6 Sol system at the request of the White House.Meanwhile, Meta paused its AI employee tracking program after employee data collected by the program was left accessible to all staff, OpenAI debuted its “Jalapeño” AI chip in partnership with Broadcom, Apple and Microsoft raised their prices amid surging memory chip costs driven by AI data center expansion,and Lloyds Banking Group announced plans to hire 300 AI specialists, expanding its investment in the technology.

Trump signed two executive orders to accelerate quantum computing development, China’s LineShine became the world’s highest-ranked supercomputer, taking the top spot in global performance rankings,and IBM unveiled what it described as the world’s first sub-1 nanometer chip technology, marking a major advance in semiconductor research.Meanwhile, scientists discovered a new spider species that catapults its prey into its web,and a study found that sperm whales in the Mediterranean have developed distinct regional dialects, providing new insight into whale communication.

One person was killed and eight were injured in a stampede at a World Cup event in Jordan.

Dozens were injured in an explosion at a Qatar gas terminal.

Former U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan died at the age of 100 from complications of Parkinson's disease,and American executive and record producer Clive Davis died at 94 from an age-related illness.