SUMMARY: At least 40 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza as international mediators worked to finalize a U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal to pause the 21-month conflict, free hostages, and send aid into Gaza. Many Palestinians, displaced and struggling for food and water amid summer heat, express desperate hope for a lasting ceasefire. Israeli strikes targeted militants and weapons across Gaza, while Israel accuses Hamas of hiding among civilians. Israeli PM Netanyahu and U.S. President Trump met to discuss destroying Hamas and regional peace efforts, with negotiations ongoing in Doha. Casualties exceed 57,000 Palestinians since October 2023.

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SUMMARY: During a Cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump expressed pride in personally redecorating the White House’s Cabinet Room, focusing on selecting portraits and frames of past presidents. He revealed a particular fondness for frames, sometimes more than the pictures themselves, and shared opinions on several predecessors. Trump praised Andrew Jackson, William McKinley, and Dwight D. Eisenhower for their toughness and achievements, and acknowledged Franklin D. Roosevelt’s legacy despite party differences. He recounted choosing a portrait of James K. Polk partly due to the frame size. Trump also noted historical details, sometimes inaccurately, and emphasized the symbolic importance of the portraits in the room.

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SUMMARY: The Bayeux Tapestry, an 11th-century artwork depicting the Norman conquest of England, will be displayed in the U.K. for the first time in nearly 1,000 years. Loaned from France, it will be exhibited at the British Museum from September 2026 to July 2027. The 70-meter cloth, believed commissioned by Bishop Odo of Bayeux, has been housed mostly in Normandy. This cultural exchange, announced during French President Emmanuel Macron’s U.K. visit, includes the British Museum loaning Sutton Hoo artifacts and the Lewis Chessmen to French museums, symbolizing a deep, shared history between the two nations.

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