French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France will officially recognize Palestine as a state at the UN in September, becoming the first G-7 nation to take this significant diplomatic step.
Over 100 NGOs have raised alarm over mass starvation in Gaza, urging an immediate ceasefire and unrestricted aid access as famine-related deaths, especially among children, rapidly escalate across the region.
Hamas has confirmed submitting its response to the latest Gaza ceasefire proposal via Qatari and Egyptian mediators, raising cautious hopes for progress toward a potential truce in the long-running conflict.
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces mounting pressure to resign after his party’s election defeat, but says he’ll decide only after reviewing the new U.S.–Japan tariff agreement.
