🌎 Americas: The United States faces mounting backlash after Alex Pretti was fatally shot by ICE agents in Minneapolis, the second such killing within weeks, as video evidence contradicts federal officials' self-defense claims. Former presidents Obama and Clinton called the shooting a "wake-up call" for American values. Meanwhile, Venezuela released 104 political prisoners under pressure from Washington following the US seizure of Nicolás Maduro, though rights groups criticize the slow pace with 66 forcibly disappeared still missing.

🌍 Europe: The European Union and India are finalizing a landmark free trade agreement and defense pact dubbed "the mother of all deals," with India slashing car tariffs to 40% as both sides seek alternatives to US and Chinese dependence. The UK government unveiled plans for a new "British FBI" bringing counterterrorism and organized crime investigations under one umbrella in what officials call the biggest policing overhaul in two centuries. France detained the Indian captain of a suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker in the Mediterranean, demonstrating tightening enforcement against sanctions evasion.

🌏 Asia-Pacific: China placed its top general Zhang Youxia under investigation for alleged bribery and reportedly giving nuclear secrets to the US, marking what analysts call "total annihilation of the high command" in Xi Jinping's military purge. The removal of Xi's closest military ally raises questions about the PLA's readiness amid Taiwan tensions. Japan returned its last two pandas to China, leaving the country panda-less for the first time since 1972 as bilateral ties deteriorate. A Philippine ferry with 350 passengers sank, killing at least 15 with 28 missing, while in Indonesia a landslide killed 10 with 72 still missing in West Java.

🌍 Middle East & Africa: Ukraine's Zelenskyy announced a US security guarantee document is "100% ready" to be signed, pending Washington's confirmation on timing, though Ukraine and Russia maintain "fundamentally different" positions on territorial concessions. Iran unveiled an anti-US mural warning of retaliation as an American carrier strike group approaches, while the president's son urged authorities to restore internet access after the brutal crackdown on protests. Russia leaked documents expose systematic abuse of Interpol to target critics abroad. Myanmar's junta-backed party claimed landslide victory in elections dismissed as illegitimate, with voting impossible in half the country gripped by civil war.

🤖 Tech: Samsung will start producing HBM4 chips next month for Nvidia supply as the AI chip race accelerates. Gold surged past $5,000 per ounce to an all-time high on safe-haven demand amid geopolitical tensions. ICE is using a Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data for surveillance, while the FAA instituted nationwide drone no-fly zones around immigration operations. The White House posted digitally altered photos of an arrested protester, adding tears with AI.