US forces launched strikes on Iranian military infrastructure and vessels in retaliation for attacks on commercial ships. The operation has halted diplomatic negotiations and impacted global energy markets.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that US military aid to Kyiv has not been stopped. Officials indicate the freeze impacts humanitarian and development aid.

Visiting the migrant-frontline island of Lampedusa, Pope Leo XIV used the 250th anniversary of American independence to appeal for a compassionate approach to migration.