Trump used the NATO summit in Ankara to renew his push for US control of Greenland, threaten Spain on trade and warn that American troops could leave Europe. European officials rejected his Greenland demand and sought to highlight new defence spending plans.
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Oil prices rose more than 6% and stock futures fell after President Trump said the Iran ceasefire was “over” following tanker attacks near the Strait of Hormuz and U.S. strikes. The Treasury also revoked a waiver that had allowed Iranian oil sales.
The United States and Iran exchanged strikes around the Strait of Hormuz after Washington accused Tehran of attacking three commercial vessels. Both sides say the other violated a June memorandum meant to guide ceasefire talks and reopen the waterway.
Police records say an 18-month-old boy in Gilbert, Arizona, was declared dead after a pool accident but was found breathing about five hours later in a hospital room used as a morgue. Police are recommending negligence charges against the parents, while the hospital says it has reviewed the care provided.
President Trump said at the NATO summit in Ankara that he believes the ceasefire with Iran is over after new U.S. and Iranian attacks. The summit also exposed tensions over NATO defense spending, Greenland, Turkey and Ukraine.
The World Cup quarterfinal lineup is complete, with France, Morocco, Norway, England, Spain, Belgium, Argentina and Switzerland advancing. Egypt has filed a FIFA complaint over its loss to Argentina, while lawmakers seek scrutiny of FIFA’s decision to lift Folarin Balogun’s suspension.
Pakistani authorities are searching the Arabian Sea after a K2 Airways Boeing 737 cargo plane vanished off Karachi with five crew members aboard. The aircraft had reported a navigation fault before a steep descent, and no wreckage or survivors have been found so far.
A federal appeals court upheld an injunction blocking Florida from enforcing higher education provisions of the Stop WOKE Act. The 2-1 ruling found the restrictions on public university professors’ classroom speech violated First Amendment protections.