Israel’s Culture Minister says he will cut funding for the country’s film academy and its Ophir Awards, known as the “Israeli Oscars,” after The Sea, a film about a Palestinian boy’s dream of reaching the ocean, won Best Picture and four other awards.

He called the awards a “spit in the face of Israeli citizens,” accusing the film of portraying Israel and its soldiers negatively.

Source: CNN

Trump's special envoy Richard Grenell:

I believe that we can still have a deal with Venezuela and Maduro.

Starmer will announce the UK’s formal recognition of Palestine as a state after Trump concludes his state visit, delaying the move to avoid a public clash at Thursday’s press conference.

Source: The Times

📸 Trump and Melania with the British Royal Family.

King Charles: Today; as tyranny once again threatens Europe, we and our allies stand together in support of Ukraine to deter aggression.

Trump: (Nods)

Trump:

Together (US and UK), we have done more good for humanity than any two countries in all of history.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa:

Security talks with Israel could lead to results in the coming days.

If the security pact succeeds, other agreements could be reached but peace and normalization are not currently on table.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa:

The United States is not pressuring Damascus to reach an agreement with Israel.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa:

The security agreement with Israel is necessary and must respect Syria's airspace and territorial integrity.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan:

What’s happening in Gaza is a genocide.

Haredi protesters in Israel threw stones and sprayed tear gas at a military vehicle carrying draft evaders under arrest on their way to a military prison.

Two IDF soldiers were lightly injured from the tear gas spray, and one of the detainees escaped.

The Pentagon finished the blueprint for Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense network but isn’t sharing details or costs yet.

Source: Bloomberg

British actor Benedict Cumberbatch recites Mahmoud Darwish’s On This Land at the “Together for Palestine” event.

The UK announced £150B in US investments as King Charles hosted Trump.

Deals include Blackstone’s £90B, Palantir’s £1.5B, and Prologis’s £3.9B, creating 7,600 UK jobs across defense, AI, data centers, and infrastructure.

Boeing will build US Air Force planes in the UK for the first time in 50+ years.

Source: Bloomberg

📸 A 12-foot golden Trump statue holding Bitcoin was installed outside the US Capitol ahead of the Fed’s rate cut.

Piers Morgan:

You’ve got at least 60,000 people killed, including over 20,000 children. At what point does this stop being defense and start being ethnic cleansing?

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman:

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan..
Standing side by side against the aggressor..
Always and forever.

Piers Morgan:

To say I’m anti-Semitic because I criticize Netanyahu’s government is as absurd as saying I was anti-British for opposing the Iraq War.

Piers Morgan to Netanyahu:

If your aim is ethnic cleansing, own it. Tell the world that’s your plan — stop hiding.

Pope Leo:

I express my deep closeness to the Palestinian people in Gaza, who continue to live in fear and survive in unacceptable conditions, forced once again to leave their land.

Nexstar Media, one of the largest US TV station owners, will stop airing ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live after the host’s comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk.

Source: WSJ