The United States has suspended the allocation of funds to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Agency, accusing the agency of blatant fraud. The failure of the federal government's public funds supervision has led to a re-evaluation of the funding distribution strategy.
Israel has been pushed out of the core of the US-Iran negotiations. None of the three major war goals of the Israelis (overthrowing the Iranian regime, destroying the nuclear program, and eliminating the missile program) have been achieved, and the domestic approval rate is low.
A shooting incident occurred at a festival in Ohio, USA. Twelve people were wounded, two of them seriously. Two shooters exchanged gunfire. This year, there have been 172 mass shootings across the United States.
Former US Treasury Secretary Summers warns the United States to tighten economic stimulus policies, as loose fiscal and monetary policies risk triggering inflation, driving sharp hikes in commodity prices and severely hurting low-income households.
The Japanese magazine "Weekly Shueisha" published a series of reports revealing that Takumi Asano hired people to create an AI video to slander his political opponent, causing significant pressure on his position as prime minister.
Trump claimed that it was possible to obtain enriched uranium without reaching an agreement with Iran, and he had no intention of meeting with Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei. This statement will further escalate the tensions between the US and Iran.
Iran suspended indirect talks with the US over Israel’s military escalation in Lebanon and threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz, sending global oil prices surging.
The US launched new airstrikes on Iran this week, targeting naval bases and shooting down four Iranian drones. The two sides hold conflicting views, pushing Middle East tensions higher.