International

UK Conservatives propose a £1.6bn “Removals Force” to deport 150,000 people a year, modeled on U.S. ICE—prompting sharp legal, logistical and political questions.

In response to a shooting incident during ICE enforcement, Trump has authorized 300 National Guard troops in Chicago. Illinois Governor Pritzker rejects the move as unconstitutional overreach.

Iran executes six men in Khuzestan, accusing them of Israeli ties. Human rights monitors say the charges were politically motivated and the trials deeply flawed.

In Deir Al Balah, displaced Gazans say exhaustion drives hope for a ceasefire — but years of broken promises make others doubt whether this moment will deliver real peace.

An Oxford study has tied 1,700 deaths in Zurich since 1969 to extreme heat, warning of rising fatalities unless emissions fall sharply.