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

Trump:

I am pleased to inform our many U.S.A. Patriots that I am designating ANTIFA, A SICK, DANGEROUS, RADICAL LEFT DISASTER, AS A MAJOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.

At the 12th Beijing Xiangshan Forum, Yan Xuetong, dean of Tsinghua University's Institute of International Relations, debated Israeli officer Elad Shoshan.

Yan said on Israel's civilian protection claims:

"You killed more than 70,000 civilians!... The fact is not decided by you... It is not decided by your government. Your government has no legitimacy or the right to decide or defend what is fact."

On the war ending with Hamas releasing hostages, he added:

"No, this kind of propaganda have too many. No one believe it! Too many! Too much! No one believe it, except a few Israelis."