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Arab leaders will meet in Cairo to reject Palestinian displacement from Gaza. NPR looks at Egypt’s reconstruction plans for Gaza that counter President Trump’s ideas of expulsion. (Image credit: Anas Baba/NPR)

An adventurer who was just days from completing a solo row from the US to Australia has been rescued by a warship after getting caught in a tropical cyclone.

The only ‘winner’ here is Putin: Ukraine unites in response to Trump-Zelenskyy spat and resigns itself to new reality  The Conversation Trump and Zelensky’s fiery exchange underlines US pivot to Russia  CNN East Europe Ka Ranveer Allahbadia … and other memes go

Keir Starmer says Europe ‘at crossroads in history’ and must support Ukraine  The Guardian Zelensky-Starmer latest: Zelensky tells BBC Ukraine ‘ready to sign’ minerals deal with US  BBC.com Order for 5,000 missiles for Ukraine hugely significant for Belfast – Robinson  The Independent UK’s

US suspends offensive cyber operations against Russia, senior US official says  CNN Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia  The New York Times Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats | US national security  The Guardian US Pentagon Deploys

Evacuations ordered as 175 wildfires erupt across South and North Carolina  ABC7 Los Angeles Carolina fires updates: Emergency declared in North and South Carolina as wildfires force evacuations  The Independent Red Flag warning in effect in parts of Lowcountry with heightened fire

Defiant but tactful Zelenskyy seeks to move on from White House fiasco  The Guardian

Europe wants to broker peace in Ukraine — and between Trump and Kyiv after the White House fiasco  CNBC

Keir Starmer announces £1.6bn missile deal for Ukraine  BBC.com Who Will Join Europe’s ‘Coalition of the Willing’ to Help Ukraine?  The New York Times UK prime minister lays out Ukraine peace deal framework as Zelenskyy responds to resignation calls  Fox News UK’s Starmer

Keir Starmer announces £1.6bn missile deal for Ukraine  BBC.com UK’s Starmer says Europe is at ‘crossroads in history’ as leaders agree to steps to Ukraine peace  The Associated Press Europe wants to broker peace in Ukraine — and between Trump and Kyiv