SpaceX moves to expand into global mobile service by acquiring EchoStar spectrum further entrenching Musk’s power over communications networks. Washington targets transnational scam networks in Myanmar and Cambodia. Israeli operations in Gaza escalate as Hamas rejects U.S. proposal and Israel orders the evacuation of Gaza City. In Europe, France’s Bayrou government falls after a no-confidence vote and Norway’s Labour-led left gains a narrow edge. In the U.S., the Supreme Court permits immigration sweeps during an appeal, President Donald Trump asks the Court to freeze foreign aid, and Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily pauses the reinstatement of an FTC commissioner.

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