Trump and Putin discuss Iran and Ukraine on a phone call, the U.S. House passes Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill,” the CIA releases a new report on the 2016 Trump-Russia probe, Germany announces plans to deploy naval ships to the Arctic, the EU proposes cutting emissions by 90% by 2040, a study predicts that South Korea's population could drop 85% by 2125, Mali adopts a new law to protect stateless people, Microsoft moves to cut 9,000 jobs worldwide, Liverpool star Diogo Jota dies in a car crash in Spain, and the Velvet Sundown band is revealed to be an AI “art hoax.”

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Emmanuel Macron and Vladamir Putin discuss Iran and Ukraine in their first call since 2022, Donald Trump says Israel agrees to 60-day Gaza ceasefire terms, An Australian inquiry finds that the British committed genocide against the Indigenous population, Paramount settles Trump's $20 billion lawsuit for $16 million over a CBS edit, A judge blocks Trump's early end to Haitian immigration status, Sean 'Diddy' Combs is found not guilty of sex trafficking, The Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down its 1849 abortion ban, A new study suggests that the waters around Antarctica are getting saltier, Apple is reportedly considering third-party AI models to power its Siri upgrade, and the Dalai Lama makes a major announcement regarding his reincarnation.

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SCOTUS limits courts’ powers to block Trump’s orders, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo sign a peace deal in Washington, the U.S. and China sign a rare earth trade deal, the EU proposes an Asian trade alliance as a potential alternative to the World Trade Organization, Trump allegedly considers offering Iran $30 billion to develop a civilian nuclear energy program, Argentina moves to try the suspects in a 1994 Jewish center bombing in absentia, a school explosion and ensuing stampede kill at least 29 students in the Central African Republic, SCOTUS allows parents to opt their kids out of lessons with LGBTQ+ books, Canada’s Senate adopts a bill to fast-track projects, and Jeff Bezos’ wedding draws celebrities and protesters in Venice.

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Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei makes his first address since the ceasefire, Israel halts aid deliveries to northern Gaza, Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez announces plans to seek re-election, Ukraine and the Council of Europe agree to establish a Russia war tribunal, the Trump administration sues all federal judges in Maryland over a paused deportation order, Kari Lake defends Voice of America Cuts in a U.S. House hearing, INTERPOL seizes $65M worth of counterfeit medicines in a record global bust, the Trump administration rules that California violated civil rights by allowing trans athletes in girls sports, nearly one-third of Tuvalu citizens seek Australia climate visas, and an artificial human DNA project in the U.K. secures $13 million in funding.

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A report claims that Trump's strikes on Iran didn’t destroy its nuclear program, The Israel-Iran ceasefire appears to hold, The U.S. House rejects an effort to impeach Trump, Anti-government protests in Kenya kill at least 16, France’s Bayrou faces a no-confidence vote, Zohran Mamdani wins New York City's Democratic mayoral primary, Argentina's GDP grows 5.8% in Q1, The U.S. halts funding to the global vaccine alliance Gavi, Meta’s oversight board finds inconsistent labelling of AI content, and SpaceX launches private astronauts to the International Space Station.

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Trump announces an Iran-Israel ceasefire, which sees him nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, this year’s NATO Summit begins at The Hague, Canada signs a security and defense pact with the EU, Germany’s cabinet approves a record €503B budget, the U.S. Supreme Court allows third-country deportations to resume, Australia considers including YouTube in its under-16s social media ban, over 20% of Europeans are found to be exposed to harmful noise levels, the U.S. Senate parliamentarian blocks some provisions of the GOP’s megabill, and Kirsty Coventry becomes the first female and African International Olympic Committee president.

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