G7 leaders issued a joint statement endorsing the US-Iran peace framework agreement while Ukraine was reintroduced as a core summit topic marking a significant shift in diplomatic dynamics.
Israel launched new strikes on Lebanon while President Trump publicly criticized PM Netanyahu at the G7 summit urging greater responsibility marking a rare break in US diplomatic restraint.
Major U.S. gaming industry groups sent a letter to the Senate calling for an explicit ban on sports and casino-style prediction markets in the crypto market structure bill under consideration.
Argentina captain Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as the defending champions cruised past Algeria in their World Cup group match. Messi’s 16th World Cup goal ties Miroslav Klose’s all-time record.
Billionaire business leader Rick Jackson defeated Trump-endorsed Burt Jones in the Georgia Republican gubernatorial primary runoff, marking the second key primary where Trump’s preferred candidate lost.
Barry Moore, a Trump loyalist backed by $12 million from a crypto PAC, won the Alabama Republican Senate primary, marking the largest crypto political spending in this midterm cycle.
World Liberty Financial, backed by the Trump family, is nearing approval for a federal trust bank charter from the OCC, allowing it to issue and redeem its USD1 stablecoin under a single federal regulator.
International oil prices fell for a fifth consecutive session as optimism over a U.S.-Iran interim deal weighed on markets. Brent crude dropped below key support to hit a three-month low.
The U.S. Department of Justice has intervened in a pollution lawsuit against Elon Musk’s xAI, citing national security concerns to block the case from proceeding. The move has sparked fierce debate over the balance between security and public health.
Bipartisan US senators have written to the Treasury Department urging that state regulatory authority be preserved in the implementation of the GENIUS stablecoin legislation, preventing excessive federal centralization.