EU Trade Ministers have gathered in Brussels to discuss a response to President Trump’s threat of 30% tariffs[1].
Buckingham Palace has confirmed that President Trump will spend two nights at Windsor during his second state visit to the UK[1].
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced €6.5 billion in extra military spending over the next two years, in response to what he described as “New World War” threats. President Macron was also seen marking Bastille Day in Paris, commemorating the storming of the Bastille in 1789, which sparked the French Revolution[1].
A BBC undercover investigation at one of the UK’s largest estate agents is probing claims that the agency is not acting in the best interest of customers[1].
Israeli forces continue to pound Gaza, with the local health ministry reporting 139 deaths on Sunday, including children killed while waiting to fill water containers. Last week, an aid distribution point where mothers and children waited for baby food was also targeted. The Israel Defense Forces stated the casualties were not intentional, attributing them to a technical error. The Gaza health ministry claims the death toll in 21 months of war has exceeded 58,000, most of them civilians. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains firm in rejecting calls to end the war, even as recent Israeli polls have shown growing public demand for a resolution[3].