World
Rescue workers in Venezuela pulled a three-year-old child alive from rubble six days after a series of devastating earthquakes struck the country's northern coast, as the official death toll surpassed 1,900. The quakes flattened dozens of buildings including the Ritasol Palace apartment complex in La Guaira, where families continue to search for loved ones by hand after official search efforts were halted. The United Nations has procured 10,000 body bags as tens of thousands remain missing and the final toll is expected to be far higher.
BBC News, Reuters
Politics
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld birthright citizenship, ruling 6-3 that children born in the United States are automatically citizens regardless of their parents' immigration status. The decision struck down President Donald Trump's executive order that sought to end the long-standing constitutional principle for children born to undocumented or temporary immigrants. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that children born in the U.S. to parents unlawfully or temporarily present are citizens under the 14th Amendment's Citizenship Clause.
AP News, CNBC, BBC
Business
The Trump administration has declined to renew the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement for a 16-year term, a senior U.S. official confirmed, triggering annual reviews and a ten-year countdown toward the pact's potential expiration by 2036. The decision creates fresh economic uncertainty for the $2 trillion trilateral trade deal. Washington is pushing for changes to automotive rules of origin, dairy market access, and restrictions preventing China from exploiting the regional pact. Business groups had called for renewal, while U.S. steel manufacturers welcomed the shift.
BBC News, Reuters, Al Jazeera
Technology
OpenAI released GPT-5.6 on Friday in three versions — Sol, Terra, and Luna — but limited access to roughly 20 government-approved companies at the behest of the Trump administration. The move follows similar U.S. restrictions on Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, marking a new era of government review for advanced AI. OpenAI said it is cooperating but does not believe the approach should become the long-term default, as it keeps powerful tools from developers and enterprises who need them.
Axios, TechCrunch
Science
The James Webb Space Telescope has resolved approximately 16.5 million stars in the Cigar Galaxy (Messier 82), offering astronomers an unprecedented look inside a galaxy undergoing an intense burst of star formation. The edge-on spiral galaxy, located 12 million light-years away, is producing new stars at a rate ten times faster than the Milky Way. Webb's infrared capabilities allowed it to peer through dust clouds that had obscured previous observations, revealing individual stars in the galaxy's turbulent core.
Sci.News, NASA, ESA
Sports
France swept Sweden aside 3-0 with a display of attacking brilliance to book their place in the World Cup last 16, as Kylian Mbappe delivered a man-of-the-match performance. The victory extended France's unbeaten run and confirmed their status as tournament favorites. In other World Cup action, Mexico ended a 40-year knockout-stage drought by defeating Ecuador 2-0, while Norway edged Ivory Coast with Erling Haaland scoring the winner. Four people died in Mexico City during mass celebrations after Mexico's victory.
Reuters, BBC Sport
Health
Researchers at Guangzhou Medical University tracked nearly 88,000 people for over eight years and found a significant link between higher levels of daytime light exposure and reduced dementia rates. The study, published in GPS Journal, suggests that getting enough bright light during the day may help protect against the neurodegenerative disease. Participants with consistently high daytime light exposure had a substantially lower risk of developing dementia compared to those with low exposure, even after adjusting for age, sex, lifestyle, and medical factors.
Sci.News, Guangzhou Medical University
Environment
Floods in Ivory Coast have killed 59 people, government spokesman Amadou Coulibaly announced after a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, as torrential rains continued to batter the West African nation. The flooding, which has been occurring since the rainy season began in May, has submerged entire neighborhoods in the economic capital Abidjan and other regions. Neighboring Ghana has also been severely affected, with at least 12 confirmed dead in Accra and Tema, where emergency workers continue pulling stranded residents from submerged buildings.
Reuters, Washington Post, DW