- India and EU Broker Landmark “Mother of All Trade Deals”: After 20 years of negotiations, India and the European Union have announced a massive trade agreement creating a $27 trillion market, aimed at navigating economic pressures from the U.S.
- Trump’s “Board of Peace” Sparks International Concern: A new international body established by President Trump to oversee Gaza’s reconstruction is being criticized as a threat to the United Nations and a move to replace international law with a system based on power and money.
- Ukraine War Casualties Approach Two Million: A recent study indicates that the total number of deaths, injuries, and missing persons in the Ukraine conflict is nearing the grim milestone of two million after almost four years of fighting.
- Spain to Grant Legal Status to 500,000 Migrants: In a major policy shift, Spain plans to provide legal status to half a million undocumented migrants who can prove they have lived in the country for five months without a criminal record.
- Investigations Detail Iran’s Brutal Crackdown: Visual investigations and witness accounts have revealed the ferocity of the Iranian regime’s lethal force used to crush recent citizen uprisings and protests across the country.
- Albania’s “A.I. Minister” Developers Accused of Graft: Diella, an AI-powered government minister created specifically to curb corruption in Albania, has been hit by scandal after its own developers were accused of graft.
- France Moves to Ban Social Media for Under-15s: French MPs have voted in favor of a landmark bill that would prohibit social media use for children under the age of 15, with the law potentially taking effect by September.
- Lawsuit Filed Against U.S. Over Deadly Boat Strike: Families of Trinidadian men killed in a boat strike off the coast of Venezuela are suing the U.S. government, challenging the legality of extrajudicial military operations at sea.
- China Purges Top Military General: The ousting of Zhang Youxia, China’s highest-ranked military general and a former close ally of Xi Jinping, has sparked intense speculation regarding a wider purge within the Chinese military.
- WhatsApp Rolls Out “Lockdown” Security Mode: Meta has introduced a new high-security feature for WhatsApp designed to protect journalists and public figures from sophisticated spyware by hardening account settings against advanced cyberattacks.