- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Hungary on Thursday, the Hungarian defense minister said, in defiance of the International Criminal Court (ICC)'s arrest warrant against him over alleged war crimes in Gaza
- Hamas decided not to respond or engage with Israel's counter-proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, an official told Reuters on Wednesday, affirming it is committed to the mediators' plan instead.
- Myanmar's ostracized leader Min Aung Hlaing will leave the country on Thursday for a rare trip to a regional summit, as aid groups called for restrictions to be eased to reach quake survivors.
- The operation targeted the KidFlix platform and was supported by authorities in 38 countries. KidFlix is "one of the largest pedophile platforms in the world" with some 1.8 million users.
- The search and rescue operations continue in Bangkok, Thailand after a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck neighboring Myanmar. Among those helping out are trained K-9 units.
- China's military held long-range live-fire drills in the East China Sea in an escalation of ongoing drills around Taiwan, saying it was practicing precision strikes on port and energy facilities.
- United Nations officials who surveyed earthquake damage in Myanmar urged the global community on Tuesday to ramp up aid before the looming monsoon season worsens already catastrophic conditions, with the death toll at 2,719 and expected to surpass 3,000.
- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has deployed additional warplanes to reinforce the Pentagon's naval assets in the Middle East, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, amid a bombing campaign in Yemen and heightened tensions with Iran.
- Movie theater owners are making a new push to keep films in cinemas for a longer period before they are available for audiences to watch at home.
- President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk are undertaking a sweeping campaign to cut the size of the 2.3 million-strong civilian U.S. government workforce. Nearly 200,000 employees have been fired or earmarked for termination or have accepted buyouts.