Netanyahu at the White House. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Trump in Washington yesterday to discuss a newly proposed sixty-day ceasefire in Gaza and recent operations in Iran. The latest proposal mediators sent to Hamas includes a hostage and prisoner exchange plus ramped-up aid distributed by the United Nations, according to AP; today, the Red Cross warned that casualties at aid sites have virtually engulfed the health system. Meanwhile, the latest round of ceasefire talks in Qatar ended without a breakthrough, though indirect talks continued.
Protests in Kenya. At least eleven people died and hundreds were arrested by police during antigovernment protests across the country on Monday, the thirty-five-year anniversary of a major pro-democracy rally. A wave of demonstrations over alleged corruption, police brutality, and high cost-of-living has been ongoing since last year. Authorities shut down roads to Nairobi and blocked non-essential pedestrians from entering the city center.
Death of former Russian minister. Roman Starovoit, the country’s former transport minister, was found dead in what officials said was a suicide by gunshot wound on Monday after being fired from his post by Russian President Vladimir Putin only hours before. Some Russian media outlets reported that Starovoit could have died as early as Friday, days before the order to dismiss him was made public; the exact timeline hasn’t been confirmed.
U.S.-China trade talks. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that he plans to meet with his Chinese counterpart in the coming weeks to discuss trade and other issues. Last month, Bessent spoke with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in London, a conversation that saw both sides ease restrictions set earlier this year. Issues yet to be resolved include Trump’s demand that China address fentanyl trafficking, and aims for the divestiture of TikTok from its Chinese parent company.
Libyan migrants detained. Greek authorities said that more than 1,200 migrants from Libya have been detained in the past several days. They are being held in Crete and Gavdos. The surge of arrivals comes as Greece’s foreign minister is in Libya to discuss the migration crisis. Later this week, European Commissioner Magnus Brunner is also expected in Libya to encourage stronger action on migrant departures.
TPS revoked for Hondurans and Nicaraguans. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced it will end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) migrants from both countries. The move takes effect in about sixty days and will affect tens of thousands of migrants. Honduras and Nicaragua received TPS status in 1999 following a hurricane; Trump revoked it in his first term, and the Joe Biden administration later reinstated it.
Red Sea vessel attacks. Three crew members are reportedly dead after a drone and boat attack on a Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned cargo ship on Monday evening, according to a EU naval force. The EU force and Yemen’s exiled government said the Houthis were responsible, though the group did not immediately claim the attack. The rebels did claim an attack on a different bulk cargo ship hours earlier, which they said sank.
U.S. weapons to Ukraine. Trump said on Monday that the United States would send additional weapons to Ukraine, just days after Washington stopped shipments of some supplies. The pause caught Kyiv by surprise and comes as Russia has, in recent weeks, intensified air strikes. Ukrainian officials on Monday reported that at least eleven civilians were killed and more than eighty injured in recent attacks.
