World News Briefs: Strikes, Satellites, and Marine Conservation
This briefing covers Pope Leo's call for peace after a strike on Gaza's Catholic church, Iran's satellite test ambitions, Greece's marine park initiatives, potential Putin-Trump talks in Beijing, Russia's port access restrictions, EU's trade tensions with the US, Harvard's court battle with Trump's administration, an Italian concert cancellation, Japan's far-right political rise, Tunisia's civil society struggles, and French environmental law controversy.
Pope Leo condemned the recent Israeli strike on Gaza's sole Catholic church, advocating for an end to the 'barbarity of war' amid damage and casualties at the Holy Family Church. Similarly, Iran pushes forward in space developments with a successful suborbital test of its Qased satellite launch vehicle.
Meanwhile, Greece sets its sights on marine conservation, unveiling plans for two extensive parks aimed at protecting marine life in the Ionian and Aegean Seas. In another corner of the world, the Kremlin hinted at a possible September meeting between leaders Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Beijing.
Issues intensify within EU-US relations, as the European Union prepares measures against the US amid waning hopes for a trade agreement. Concurrently, legal tensions rise as Harvard challenges Trump administration's funding cuts in court. Several countries, from Japan to Tunisia and France, face political and social trials, as the world looks on.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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