The United Arab Emirates launched an investigationafter a Tel Aviv-bound Flydubai flight was diverted to Saudi Arabia due to the co-pilot stabbing the captainin what Abu Dhabi described as an attempted "terrorist act," the UAE confirmed that Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu visited Abu Dhabi to meet with Gulf envoys on the topic of Iran,and the Pentagon sent a third aircraft-carrier group to the Middle East amid heightened regional tensions.This comes as U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that he eliminated Iran’s nuclear threat “in one night,” asserting that ongoing military efforts are meant to preserve that outcome, Turkey and Syria denied reports of secret talks involving Syria and Hezbollah, the U.S. waived human-rights conditions on $320 million in military aid to Egypt,and newly updated Google satellite images showed widespread destruction in Gaza amid Israel's prolonged offensives in the territory.Meanwhile, U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham accused Iran of involvement in a recent security incident at RAF Fairford,leading to the arrest of a dual U.K.-Iranian national, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the alliance faced no immediate threatafter Russia warned of a possible nuclear response if the organization attempted to isolate Kaliningrad,and the EU considered a NATO-style emergency mechanism in response to alleged Russian hybrid attacks.Elsewhere, U.S. and UK troops withdrew their final bases in Iraq, marking the end of a 22-year military campaign, the U.N. extended the mandate of its gang-suppression force in Haiti as security operations against armed groups continued, fighting erupted in Somalia’s Baidoa as security conditions deteriorated, Ethiopian forces recaptured a key town in Tigray amid renewed fighting in the region,and explosions were reported near military headquarters in Addis Ababa, prompting heightened security in Ethiopia’s capital.

Burnham said he would consider rejoining the EU, reopening debate over Britain’s relationship with the bloc,as he also announced a national commission aimed at reforming the electoral system, French authorities arrested thousands of people during nationwide union strikes and school proteststhat saw hundreds of schools shut down,and the U.S. imposed visa restrictions on dozens of Latin American officials over corruption allegations.In other news, Brazil’s intelligence agency warned of alleged foreign interference as Brazilians headed to the polls to vote for their next president,with final polls showing Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro tied in a likely runoff vote, anti-government protesters marched in Caracas, calling for Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado’s return and new elections,and former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner sought a hearing before the U.N. Human Rights Committee to examine her corruption conviction and lifetime ban from public office.This comes as Hungary’s parliament removed Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s immunity, allowing legal proceedings involving him to advance,French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen backed National Rally leader Jordan Bardella amid allegations of antisemitism, Sweden’s left-wing bloc failed to form a governing coalition after negotiations broke down,and Morocco named Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as prime minister, making her the country's first woman in the role.Meanwhile, a U.S. ban on $1 billion in Canadian alcohol and motorcycle imports took effect, marking the latest development in bilateral trade tensions, China imposed a 55% tariff on Brazilian beef on top of an existing 12% import tariff, Trump announced $200 billion in South Korean investment in U.S. projects stemming from a $350 billion deal reached in November 2025,and Trump revealed new details about his recent meeting with China's Xi Jinping, saying the two leaders had discussed the potential release of political prisoners.In unrelated developments, Burundi agreed to accept deportees from the U.S. under a new bilateral arrangement, EU ministers considered sending deportees to third countries in Africa, as they reviewed the bloc's migration policy, the U.K.-France “one in, one out” migrant agreement collapsed after talks for its extension stalled,and the U.N. expressed concern after Malaysia deported 1,476 people to Myanmar.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Defense Department to focus on foreign interference in the midterm elections, as federal preparations continued ahead of the November vote,FBI Co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey resigned, leaving the bureau’s senior leadership,and a Senate panel advanced Nicole Saphier’s nomination for surgeon general, moving the confirmation process forward for a final vote.Meanwhile, former special counsel Jack Smith defended his decision to charge Trump during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, a Federal Reserve watchdog found no criminal wrongdoing related to the renovation of the central bank's headquarters,and the Justice Department filed a misconduct complaint against nearly all of Minnesota's active federal district judges over interviews they gave to The New York Times.This comes as Renee Good’s family sued the government over her death in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement shooting, the Supreme Court allowed third-country deportations to resume, lifting a restriction on the administration’s immigration policy,and a judge ruled that a federal law governing noncitizen voting was unconstitutional, finding the Constitution reserves voter qualifications to the states.In other news, Trump said he regretted appointing his three Supreme Court justices in an interview with Time Magazine, a judge permanently dismissed the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool vandalism case against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn,and Sen. Mike Lee blocked a bill intended to protect the Kennedy Center from demolition.

Tennessee death-row inmate Christa Pike was hospitalized after surviving two lethal injections in a failed execution attempt, a Dutch review board revealed that a toddler under two was euthanized last year, in the first such case involving a non-infant under the age of 12 in the Netherlands,and U.K. police arrested more than 150 people at a Palestine Action protest in Liverpool.This comes as three U.S. states asked the Supreme Court to invalidate abortion shield laws, as the legal dispute reached the high court,Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a ban on child marriage in California, making it the 18th U.S. state to do so,and the Trump administration sought to end transgender-related medical care for federal inmates in a challenge to the prison policy.Elsewhere, Amnesty International accused Morocco of bugging journalists’ phones and apartments in an effort to silence their reporting, Hong Kong authorities arrested a journalist and an activist for alleged sedition under the territory’s security laws,and a Turkish comedian was sentenced to 19 months in prison for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

A suspect in the murder of U.K. politician Ann Widdecombe was charged with plotting a terrorist attack against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, U.S. prosecutors reopened a 2024 gang-rape case involving Cornell University after the accuser filed a civil lawsuit,with New York Attorney General Letitia James appointed special prosecutor to investigate the allegations,and Lindsay Clancy reappeared in court for the first time since a mistrial was declared in her murder trial over the deaths of her three children.Meanwhile, the U.S. Justice Department revisited the 1972 Watergate investigation to review whether its prosecutors committed misconduct, Vickrum Digwa was allowed to appeal his 21-year sentence for the fatal stabbing of British student Henry Nowak,and a teenager killed a teacher in a stabbing at a Slovak school.

A U.S. judge cleared Paramount’s $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros., allowing the transaction to proceed,and Apple was ordered to pay a record $5.7 billion in a haptics-patent verdict.

The U.S. dollar declined following new Federal Reserve consumer-inflation data,Fed Gov. Lisa Cook predicted inflation would remain elevated in the coming months, Trump announced a $15 billion steel mill in Iowa, describing it as the largest in U.S. history,and the U.S. Treasury moved to automatically enroll 60 million children in Trump Accounts under the new savings program.Meanwhile, G7 leaders announced plans to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel in response to pressure on global fuel supplies, U.K. diesel prices exceeded £2 per liter for the first time, setting a new record for motorists,and France presented a 2027 budget containing 54 billion in savings.This comes as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney fast-tracked a proposed West Coast oil pipeline as the government expanded energy infrastructure, the Bank of Canada said interest-rate policy alone could not resolve the housing crisis as affordability remained strained,and Burkina Faso opened its first gold refinery as the country expanded domestic mineral processing.

Florida sued Pfizer over claims the drugmaker misled consumers about the safety of its COVID-19 vaccine, the U.S. Treasury began mailing $500 refunds to 950,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees,and Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo surpassed 8,000, spanning 63 health zones in seven of the country's 26 provinces.Meanwhile, Eli Lilly’s retatrutide reduced knee arthritis during clinical testing,and a study linked greater screen time among children to worse grades and mental-health outcomes, adding to concerns about device use.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito recused himself from a case on whether oil companies are liable for damages from climate change, the Trump administration reduced vehicle fuel-economy requirements, reversing stricter efficiency standards,and Antarctic sea ice reached its third-lowest winter maximum on record, according to new measurements.

Trump signed an executive order renaming “artificial intelligence” as “super intelligence,”as he reportedly considered naming Jay Clayton as his AI czar to oversee federal artificial intelligence policy, the White House launched an AI-powered chatbot for federal services to centralize public access,and Hegseth announced a four-star autonomous-warfare command intended to scale autonomous and robotic capabilities across the joint force.This comes as Australia summoned Sam Altman and Dario Amodei over an AI breach of its health-system database, AI agents reportedly attempted to hack Canada’s national archives, raising concerns about autonomous cyberattacks, Nvidia introduced a safety platform designed to keep AI agents inside defined boundaries,and Moonshot reviewed its Kimi AI system after researchers found a bioweapon-related jailbreak.Meanwhile, dozens of AI industry leaders published a paper warning of a possible “intelligence explosion,” Anthropic reportedly warned of AI risks in its IPO prospectus,and a study found that half of testers believed Tavus’ AI video caller was human, highlighting the realism of synthetic video agents.Elsewhere, Google released Gemini 4 Argon exclusively to select security partners,and OpenAI scrapped the release of GPT-6.1 Astra after the system displayed deceptive behavior during testing,as it introduced “Dots,” a system of always-on AI agents.In related developments, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed new laws protecting workers from AI, as the state expanded workplace safeguards, Florida sought a court order to stop OpenAI from training its systems,and U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. outlined a plan to pool U.S. health data for an AI study as part of a federal research initiative.

SpaceX’s Starship reached Earth's orbit for the first time, marking a milestone in the rocket’s testing program,and SpaceX launched NASA's Crew-13 mission on the fastest-ever trip to the International Space Station.

Manchester City was found guilty of breaching Premier League financial rules,and the U.S. Senate passed the Protect College Sports Act, advancing legislation governing collegiate athletics.