Trump calls Gaza deal a “great breakthrough” but won’t say what comes first
A Hamas disarmament claim collides with unanswered sequencing, dampening Gaza mood and leaving allies’ support in question.

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A Hamas disarmament claim collides with unanswered sequencing, dampening Gaza mood and leaving allies’ support in question.
A House report says Seoul’s aggressive pursuit of Coupang risks undermining the U.S.-South Korea alliance principles.
A strike involving an Iranian ship raises the risk that the Ukraine war and the Iran conflict converge.
Exclusive details why the bereaved daughter says the warning reached her family after the window to flee had closed.
A proposed share of income tax for mayors becomes a tug-of-war over whether the money returns to residents or goes back to communities.
In her first key pledge, the new chancellor links the October budget to distributing money and power across Britain.
The PM says his “instinct” is to unwind a prior plan limiting jury trials, reshaping how justice is delivered and perceived.
The continent is being pushed to build a model that is truly its own, not borrowed from old playbooks.
In Sudan's besieged el-Obeid, children fear school as drones hit civilian infrastructure, amplifying a humanitarian emergency.
A last-ditch bill by Al Muratsuchi collapses, leaving districts stuck with gaps during misconduct investigations.
The attorney general nominee’s timeline just got a political strategy behind it, and Senate dynamics are the lever.
A fast tour of the week’s sharpest ink, and what it signals about the political mood regulators and executives should watch.