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A celebration of Reverend Jesse Jackson's life in Chicago features gospel performances and tributes highlighting his historic presidential campaigns that united diverse coalitions, his personal loyalty to friends, and his foundation in the Black church tradition, attended by former presidents and dignitaries.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met in Tokyo to establish a comprehensive strategic partnership, announcing intensified defense cooperation, joint critical mineral security initiatives, and major expansions in LNG trade and investment.
President Trump hosted 2025 MLS Cup champions Inter Miami at the White House to celebrate Lionel Messi and the team's historic victories, while using the occasion to detail extensive U.S.-Israeli military operations against Iran and tout record economic achievements including the Dow hitting 50,000.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer detailed a defensive military response to Iran's regional attacks, confirming that while Britain declined to join initial US-Israeli offensive strikes, it pre-deployed air and naval assets in January to protect 140,000 British nationals and has begun a large-scale evacuation.
The WHO highlighted major advances in cervical cancer elimination through massive HPV vaccination campaigns in India and South Africa, the breakthrough approval of long-acting HIV prevention drug Lenacapavir, and new GLP-1 obesity treatment guidelines, while warning of severe health system disruptions from the escalating Middle East conflict.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte defends the US-led campaign against Iran's nuclear capabilities while emphasizing NATO's vigilance after an Iranian missile struck Turkey, and addresses concerns about alliance resources being split between Middle East air defense needs and Ukraine's ongoing war with Russia.
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva argues that Asia must navigate a new era of persistent uncertainty by harnessing AI (potentially boosting GDP by 0.8 percentage points), managing divergent demographic pressures, and deepening regional trade integration to sustain its role as the engine of global growth through 2050.
President Trump convened leaders from Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Amazon, Oracle, and XAI to sign the 'Rate Payer Protection Pledge,' committing tech giants to self-fund power generation for AI data centers to prevent consumer electricity price hikes, while also defending recent military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and touting streamlined energy permitting.
The House debates competing resolutions on Iran military action, with Republicans defending President Trump's Article II authority to conduct recent strikes while Democrats demand congressional authorization under the War Powers Resolution, exposing a constitutional clash over executive versus legislative war powers.
The White House announced Operation Epic Fury has destroyed over 20 Iranian ships including their top submarine using a WWII-style torpedo, eliminated 49 senior regime leaders including the Supreme Leader, and struck 2,000+ targets to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, while evacuating 17,500 Americans from the region.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz defended his administration's handling of the $200 million 'Feeding Our Future' fraud case against accusations of dishonesty and political motivation, while he and Reverend Mariah Tolgard testified that Operation Metro Surge immigration raids have caused widespread community terror and crippled federal fraud prosecution capacity.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and military leadership detailed Operation Epic Fury, claiming decisive American and Israeli air dominance over Iran within four days, the destruction of Iran's navy and air force, and an 86% reduction in Iranian missile attacks, while acknowledging six US service members killed and emphasizing a shift to precision stand-in munitions for sustained operations.