1. Israeli strike on a school in Gaza kills at least 27 people, Palestinian health officials say  AP News
2. Israeli Strike Kills Dozens at Gaza City Shelter, Officials Say  The New York Times
3. At least 27 killed as Israeli strike hits a school in Gaza, say medical officials  The Independent
4. LIVE: Israel kills 112 Palestinians in Gaza including many women, children  Al Jazeera
5. At least 27 killed in Israeli bombing of shelter in Gaza City, rescuers say  The Guardian

1. US tourist arrested after visit to restricted North Sentinel island  BBC
2. American arrested after leaving can of Coke for world’s most isolated tribe  Yahoo
3. ‘Idiotic’ US tourist who left Diet Coke for remote Andaman Islands tribe that killed last visitor is YouTube daredevil who visited Taliban  New York Post
4. US tourist arrested for landing on forbidden Indian tribal island  The Guardian
5. US Man Arrested For Entering Restricted North Sentinel Island In Andamans: Cops  NDTV

Dan Rather's Post About Donald Trump Is Going Mega Viral  BuzzFeed

CEO accused of choking man and threatening to kill him on cruise ship over barefoot dancing incident  NBC NewsView Full Coverage on Google News

1. What Is ‘Qatargate,’ the Latest Furor Embroiling Israel?  The New York Times
2. Netanyahu is rocked by a new scandal linking his close advisers to Qatar  AP News
3. Israel’s Threats from Within  The Free Press
4. Two arrested as investigation into ‘QatarGate’ in Israel deepens  CNN
5. Netanyahu says Qatar not an enemy state, denies aide has access to classified intel  The Times of Israel

1. More Penguins Than People: Trump Imposes Tariffs on Remote Islands  The New York Times
2. Penguin memes take flight after Trump tariffs remote island  France 24
3. Ben Jennings on Donald Trump’s international trade tariffs – cartoon  The Guardian
4. Trump's tariffs on tiny island economies raise a lot of questions  MSNBC News
5. Trump's tariffs are so far-reaching they include several remote, uninhabited islands  NPR

1. Netanyahu says Israel is now dividing up Gaza. What does that mean on the ground?  CNN
2. Gazans flee expanding strikes in north, south as IDF says fighting entering ‘new stage’  The Times of Israel
3. Israeli military will expand its operations and seize 'large areas' of Gaza, defense minister says  NBC News
4. Hundreds of thousands flee as Israel seizes Rafah in new Gaza 'security zone'  Reuters
5. Israel Shifts Goal Posts in Gaza War  The New York Times

1. Mineral-rich, war-torn DRC first stop for Trump's new Africa czar  NPR
2. After tariffs, US dangles billions of dollars in Congo mineral investment  Reuters
3. Trump Envoy Says US-Congo Mining and Security Deal Moving Ahead  Bloomberg.com
4. Trump’s daughter’s father-in-law named senior adviser for Africa  Semafor
5. Trump tasks first time envoy with the most complex Africa conflict  Responsible Statecraft

1. Hungary withdraws from International Criminal Court during Netanyahu visit  BBC
2. Trump speaks to Orbán and Netanyahu on Hungary's withdrawal from ICC  Axios
3. Hungary announces plan to quit International Criminal Court as Netanyahu arrives in Budapest  AP News
4. Hungary says it will withdraw from ICC as Israel’s Netanyahu visits  Al Jazeera
5. Netanyahu defies international arrest warrant on visit to Hungary  NBC News

1. Rubio: US is committed to NATO, but Europe must spend more on defence  Reuters
2. Rubio tries to reassure wary allies of US commitment to NATO as Trump sends mixed signals  AP News
3. In NATO talks, Trump team puts onus on Europe to defend itself  The Washington Post
4. Secretary Rubio Meets with NATO Secretary General Rutte in Brussels  C-SPAN
5. Rubio Visits NATO Amid European Alarm Over Trump’s Agenda  The New York Times

1. Hegseth expected to skip key meeting with allies on Ukraine support  CNN
2. US Defense Boss Hegseth to Boycott Ukraine Military Support Summit for First Time Ever  Kyiv Post
3. Defence ministers of coalition of the willing to meet at NATO headquarters  Українська правда
4. In first, Hegseth to skip multinational meeting on Ukraine support  Defense News
5. Defense Ministry hails progress in medical commissions reform after corruption scandals.  The Kyiv Independent

1. Trump’s Bizarre Plan Would Deport People With Michael Jordan Tattoos  The Daily Beast
2. ‘He is not a gang member’: outrage as US deports makeup artist to El Salvador prison for crown tattoos | US immigration  The Guardian
3. U.S. immigration scorecard for deportations relied on tattoos, social posts, court filings show  NBC News
4. The Makeup Artist Donald Trump Deported Under the Alien Enemies Act  The New Yorker
5. Trump deported 238 Venezuelans to El Salvador. Dozens have active asylum cases  Reuters

1. Trump imposes 50% tariff on Africa’s Lesotho, the highest among nations  Al Jazeera
2. Trump's highest tariff will kill tiny African kingdom of Lesotho, economist says  NBC News
3. How Lesotho, South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya are hit by Donald Trump's tariffs  BBC
4. Trump Hits African Kingdom With Highest Tariff in the World  Bloomberg.com
5. Guess What Country Trump Left Off His List of Tariffs  The Daily Beast

1. South Africa budget crisis: Is Government of National Unity (GNU) between ANC and DA about to fall apart?  BBC
2. South African budget passes first test but path ahead still unclear  Reuters
3. South Africa’s coalition in peril after ANC passes budget without partner  Financial Times
4. Take VAT — GNU comes unstuck during fiscal fracas in National Assembly  Daily Maverick
5. South Africa’s unity government risks collapse as parties clash over national budget  AP News

1. South Korea ‘at breaking point’ ahead of ruling on President Yoon’s impeachment  The Guardian
2. South Korea's acting president urges calm, tighter security ahead of impeachment ruling  Reuters
3. A look at the events leading up to Constitutional Court’s ruling on South Korean President Yoon  ABC News
4. Keep calm and respect the ruling: Han calls for stability as rumors, tensions intensify  The Korea Herald
5. South Korea’s President Will Learn His Fate on Friday  The New York Times