The UK announced new sanctions related to Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. The measures matter because settlement expansion remains a major obstacle in Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts.

Zelenskyy said international reaction was insufficient after Russian strikes across Ukraine killed two people, injured seven and prompted 16 evacuations. Strikes hit a border crossing, a Kyiv apartment building and several regions, while Russia reported targeting a cargo vessel and drone warehouse.

Hurricane Lowell brought strong winds, torrential rain, and power outages to western Hawaii on Monday and Tuesday. The storm increased flash flooding and mudslide risks across affected areas.

Three Anthropic researchers warned advanced AI could destroy humanity within a decade, with Evan Hubinger estimating the chance above 10 percent. Their concerns reflect reported private fears among executives and similar warnings from OpenAI leaders as AI development accelerates.

South Korea is weighing a military role in the Strait of Hormuz amid US pressure and sent a fact-finding team. The decision risks escalation with Iran, while observers favor a multilateral coalition and officials frame the review as independent.

Google will invest $15 billion in AI infrastructure and purchase nuclear power in Finland. The move links expanded computing capacity with a major electricity purchase.

West Bank residents responded to new sanctions targeting Israeli settlements, according to The New York Times and BBC. The measures bring added pressure on settlements and concern communities living amid the West Bank conflict.

Green New Deal calls gained prominence in 2018, with Sunrise activists staging a Pelosi office sit-in before Ocasio-Cortez and Markey pushed the framework. The movement recast climate policy as a jobs-focused clean energy plan after the IPCC urged nearly halving emissions by 2030.

Iran accused the US and Israel of using the IAEA to justify strikes on Iranian facilities, Bloomberg reported. The accusation links international nuclear oversight to Iran’s concerns about attacks on its facilities.