US Reevaluates Arms Exports; Israel Agrees to Gaza Ceasefire; Haiti Gangs Take Control of Capital

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The Pentagon announced that it will review its weapons distribution policies amid ongoing international crises. The Trump administration has paused some weapons shipments to Ukraine, including air defense missiles, as part of a broader review of military aid to foreign countries, while diplomatic efforts to resolve the Israel-Hamas conflict continue with mixed results. Israel has accepted a new U.S. ceasefire proposal that would involve exchanging Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, though Hamas has pushed back on the latest proposal. Meanwhile, humanitarian crises unfold across multiple regions: a deadly African Union helicopter crash in Somalia has claimed at least three lives, a maritime disaster near Bali has left 61 people missing after a boat sank, and Haiti faces escalating violence as gangs maintain near-total control of the capital according to UN reports.

Top Stories

• Pentagon Is Reviewing Which Countries Receive U.S. Weapons - New York Times

• An African Union military helicopter crashes in Somalia's capital, killing at least 3 - ABC

• Israel confirms it has agreed to the U.S. proposal for ceasefire with Hamas - NBC

• 61 missing after boat sinks near Indonesia's Bali: Local rescue agency - CNA

• As US weapons for Ukraine dry up, Kyiv changes tactics - Politico

• Haiti’s gangs have ‘near-total control’ of the capital as violence escalates, UN says - Associated Press

United States

• Pentagon Is Reviewing Which Countries Receive U.S. Weapons - New York Times

• Trump announces US-Vietnam trade deal - BBC

• Federal court blocks Trump’s effort to deny asylum at border - DW

• Measles tracker: More than 1,200 cases have been confirmed in the U.S. so far this year - NBC

• How U.S.-Japan Tariff Talks Got Stuck on Cars and Rice - New York Times

Africa

• Trump to host five African leaders next week to discuss 'commercial opportunities' - Reuters

• An African Union military helicopter crashes in Somalia's capital, killing at least 3 - ABC/

• Mali attacks: Jihadist fighters launch coordinated raids on military posts - BBC

• Algeria upholds five-year jail sentence for writer Boualem Sansal - France24

• Egypt asks US to pressure Libya's Haftar not to back Turkey maritime deal - Middle East Eye

Middle East

• After US and Israeli strikes, some nuclear experts say Iran could be more dangerous - ABC

• Iranian nuclear program degraded by up to two years, Pentagon says - Reuters

• The U.S. military can't quit the Middle East - Axios

• Gulf diplomacy with Iran helped limit conflict with Israel, Middle East experts say - Arab News

• Israel confirms it has agreed to the U.S. proposal for ceasefire with Hamas - NBC

Indo-Pacific

• 61 missing after boat sinks near Indonesia's Bali: Local rescue agency - CNA

• Quad ministers condemn April attack in Indian Kashmir without naming Pakistan - Reuters

• Korean population could drop by 85% in next 100 years: study - Korea Herald

• US intelligence indicates Iran prepared naval mines for Strait of Hormuz - First Post

• Death toll rises to 36 after India pharmaceutical factory blast, fire - Al Jazeera

Europe

• Europe’s heatwave moves east as row erupts in France over air conditioning - The Guardian

• A bare-bones deal is Europe's best hope in trade talks with the U.S., sources say - CNBC

• As US weapons for Ukraine dry up, Kyiv changes tactics - Politico

• How could the US-China trade rearrangement affect Europe? - Euro News

• Abuse at French Bétharram school went on for years with 'absence of action' from PM Bayrou - France24

Latin America

• Hurricane Flossie weakens to Category 2 off Mexico’s Pacific coast - Sun Chronicle

• Federal court blocks Trump’s effort to deny asylum at border - DW

• 2 arrests made after 383 bodies found piled up at Ciudad Juárez crematorium - Mexico News Daily

• Venezuelan lawmakers declare UN human rights official Turk persona non grata - Reuters

• Haiti’s gangs have ‘near-total control’ of the capital as violence escalates, UN says - Associated Press

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