- Jared Kushner flew to Jerusalem to press a U.S.-backed 15-point road map for the Gaza truce in a meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu that also involved mediators like Tony Blair.
- Hamas says it has accepted the plan, but Israel insists it will not withdraw until Hamas fully disarms — a key stalemate blocking progress.
- The road map affects about 2 million Gazans, reconstruction and international deployments; regional governments condemned Israel’s rejection, and Netanyahu’s upcoming election complicates decisions.
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- The U.S. is trying to expand from bombing suspected drug boats to joint ground operations in countries like Ecuador, Colombia and Honduras after a year of strikes that killed hundreds.
- Some regional governments have cooperated or signaled openness, while others push back — Guatemala denies agreeing to operations and Mexico resists U.S. troops on its soil.
- Critics warn the move could cause civilian casualties, spark sovereignty backlash and create political blowback even among U.S.-aligned leaders.
- An ancient oak in Manthorpe near Grantham is thought to date back to Sir Isaac Newton's era (at least 200–300 years old), sparking local interest because Newton was born nearby.
- South Kesteven Council has put up wooden fencing to limit access after soil compaction and ropes from its branches threatened the tree and public safety.
- The Woodland Trust notes native oaks can support up to 2,300 species (326 entirely dependent), so protecting the tree is a win for wildlife and future generations.
- Myanmar has verified nearly 309,000 displaced people in Bangladesh as former Rakhine residents, but hundreds of thousands on the submitted list remain unverified.
- Repatriation will only proceed once security in Rakhine improves amid ongoing fighting between Myanmar’s military and the Arakan Army.
- Past repatriation attempts in 2018–19 produced no returns, and regional neighbors (like Malaysia) say they will not send people back if their lives would be at risk.
- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is running in a newly redrawn Broward district that’s majority Black, and critics say her candidacy — as the only white contender — risks erasing long-standing Black representation.
- The scramble follows Republican-led redistricting in Florida (after the Supreme Court limited Voting Rights Act protections), which packed Democratic voters and cut Broward’s seats to weaken Democratic/Black influence.
- The primary is tense and crowded: Wasserman Schultz is the best-funded favorite, but several Black candidates (including former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus‑McCormick and organizer Elijah Manley) are pressing for a representative from the community.
- A multistate trial starts this week in California seeking as much as $1.4 trillion and structural changes to Facebook and Instagram — a figure that would be catastrophic for Meta, though experts say it’s unlikely to be imposed.
- States allege Meta deliberately designed features that addict kids and collected data on children under 13 without parental consent.
- A loss could force major product changes for teens (time limits, stricter age checks, parental controls) and comes as Meta faces rising legal costs and a recent profit dip.
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