Jared Kushner met Hamas leaders in Egypt in a rare effort to advance Trump’s Gaza plan, which calls for Hamas disarmament, Israeli withdrawal and civilian Palestinian administration. Israel has rejected the plan, saying no withdrawal will occur until Hamas is disarmed.
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Belgium’s largest wildfire in recent history has burned through the Hautes Fagnes nature reserve near the German border, prompting evacuations and an international firefighting response. Officials said no homes had been affected as of Sunday, but difficult terrain, heat and smoke continued to hamper crews.
Four Renaissance paintings attributed to Antonello da Messina were stolen from the Regional Interdisciplinary Museum of Messina in Sicily. Italian officials called the theft a major loss, and police are investigating how thieves entered without triggering alarms.
Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia on Sunday, killing at least six people, Russian officials said. Russia also struck Ukrainian cities, with Zelenskyy reporting deaths in Kryvyi Rih and Sumy and injuries in Kyiv.
A Polish tourist bus overturned on Hungary’s M3 motorway near Mezokeresztes, killing 12 people and injuring dozens more. Police said preliminary information suggests the driver likely fell asleep and has been taken into custody.
A Spanish F-18 on a NATO mission shot down a drone that entered Romanian airspace near Ukraine and Moldova. The interception came as Russian strikes killed one person in Ukraine and Moscow reported downing more than 100 drones headed toward the Russian capital.
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella said he asked President Donald Trump to temporarily suspend tariffs after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake killed hundreds and damaged communities across western Colombia. Reconstruction is expected to cost about $6.4 billion.
Hurricane Lala strengthened into a Category 1 storm as it approached Hawaii’s Big Island, prompting hurricane and tropical storm warnings across the state. Officials warned of damaging winds, flash flooding, mudslides, dangerous surf and up to 25 inches of rain in higher elevations.