Israel and Iran Approach the Brink; EU and UK Agree on Gibraltar; US and China Extend Trade War Truce

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Israel reportedly prepares potential strikes against Iran while the US repositions personnel across the Middle East amid rising regional hostilities. The humanitarian crisis in Haiti reached new depths with gang violence displacing a record 1.3 million people, according to UN findings. In diplomatic developments, the EU and UK achieved a breakthrough political agreement on Gibraltar's status, while the US and China reached a framework deal to extend their trade war truce. Meanwhile, Japan announced plans to strengthen surveillance around contested islands with mobile radar deployments, and thousands of activists launched a large-scale convoy from Tunisia toward Gaza in an attempt to establish a humanitarian corridor to Rafah.

Top Stories

• Gang violence displaced a record 1.3 million people in Haiti, UN report finds - Associated Press

• US to pull some personnel from the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran - Reuters

• Israel Appears Ready to Attack Iran, Officials in U.S. and Europe Say - New York Times

• Japan to boost air and sea surveillance around remote islands with mobile radar units - SCMP

• 'Historic milestone': EU and UK strike political agreement on Gibraltar - Euro News

• 7,000 activists begin 300-vehicle convoy from Tunisia to Rafah, aim to open corridor - Jerusalem Post

• US and China agree framework deal to extend trade war truce - The Guardian

United States

• US lawmakers to attend Paris Airshow amid tariff, national security concerns - Reuters

• US and China agree framework deal to extend trade war truce - The Guardian

• Troops Begin Detaining Immigrants in National Defense Zone at Border in Escalation of Military Role - U.S. News & World Report

• Dozens of LA-area mayors demand the Trump administration stop intensified immigration raids - Associated Press

• Trump 'gold card' website opens. Here's how to join the $5 million waitlist - USA Today

Africa

• Egypt's crackdown drives Sudanese refugees on new route to Libya and beyond - Reuters

• Ethiopia set to adopt digital voting in 2026 general elections - The Peninsula Qatar

• 7,000 activists begin 300-vehicle convoy from Tunisia to Rafah, aim to open corridor - Jerusalem Post

• Nigeria’s inflation and banditry crisis ignite food security emergency - Condia

• Egypt FM, Somalia's National Security Adviser review bilateral ties - Egypt Today

Middle East

• US to pull some personnel from the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran - Reuters

• Iran tests advanced 2-tonne ballistic missile warhead - Tehran Times

• Anger as Syria frees officers accused of Assad-era war crimes - The New Arab

• Netanyahu's government faces possible collapse as the opposition seeks to dissolve parliament - Associated Press

• Israel Appears Ready to Attack Iran, Officials in U.S. and Europe Say - New York Times

Indo-Pacific

• Rare earth magnet crisis creates Australian opportunity out of US-China trade war - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

• US and China agree framework deal to extend trade war truce - The Guardian

• Indonesia Inks $2B Defense and Military Hospital Deals - Jakarta Globe

• Japan to boost air and sea surveillance around remote islands with mobile radar units - SCMP

• Indian coast guard battles massive fire on container ship listing off Kerala - CNN

Europe

• UK's Reeves sets out over 2 trillion pounds of spending to revive government - Reuters

• Tusk’s government survives vote of confidence in Poland as he bids to reassert control - Associated Press

• France makes arrests over kidnapping of crypto entrepreneur's father - France24

• 'Historic milestone': EU and UK strike political agreement on Gibraltar - Euro News

• Europe Delivers 'Final Nail' Into Putin Gas Empire's Coffin - Newsweek

Latin America

• US pushes Mexico to prosecute, extradite politicians with cartel ties - Reuters

• Gang violence displaced a record 1.3 million people in Haiti, UN report finds - Associated Press

• LAPD Chief Says National Guard Is Not Helping Quash Protests But To Help ICE 'On The Immigration Front' - Latin Times

• Argentina top court draws curtain on Cristina Kirchner’s political era - CNN

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