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Trump is making headlines with accusations against China, firing the National Portrait Gallery chief, and commenting on Elon Musk's White House departure, while also facing scrutiny for potential conflicts of interest.

• Trump says he fired National Portrait Gallery chief in latest conflict with arts — The Guardian - 23:37
• Trump praises Elon Musk for ‘colossal change’ as Doge adviser says farewell — The Guardian - 21:49
• Trump Accuses China of Violating Trade Agreement — New York Times World - 21:49

• In Oval Office farewell, Trump says Elon Musk is 'not really leaving' — BBC World - 20:25
• In Oval Office farewell, Trump says Elon Musk is 'not really leaving' — BBC World - 20:25

Tensions are escalating between North and South Korea, involving underground warfare, and geopolitical uncertainty is impacting defense reviews in the UK, with Israeli airstrikes targeting sites in Syria.

• Growing geopolitical uncertainty casts shadow over UK defence review — The Guardian - 23:01
• North and South Korea are in an underground war - Kim Jong Un might now be winning — BBC World - 23:42
• North and South Korea are in an underground war - Kim Jong Un might now be winning — BBC World - 23:42

• Israeli airstrikes target sites in western Syria, reportedly killing one — The Guardian - 21:59
• Last hospital in North Gaza governorate evacuated after Israeli order — BBC World - 22:33
• Last hospital in North Gaza governorate evacuated after Israeli order — BBC World - 22:33

A climate lawsuit in Charleston faces challenges, Diddy is accused of contacting an ex-employee after a lawsuit, a third arrest has been made in the death of a reporter, and an inquiry continues into how a mass killer in Bondi slipped through the cracks.

• Will Charleston’s Climate Lawsuit Survive the Week? — New York Times World - 23:56
• Diddy called ex-employee after Cassie lawsuit, court told — BBC World - 23:15
• Third arrest made in drugging death of Telemundo reporter near New Orleans — The Guardian - 21:07

• How Bondi mass killer slipped through the cracks in Australia — BBC World - 22:16

M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit and French scientist Étienne-Émile Baulieu, who invented the abortion pill, have passed away, both at the age of 87 and 98 respectively.

• M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit dies aged 87 — BBC World - 22:51
• M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit dies aged 87 — BBC World - 20:58
• Étienne-Émile Baulieu, French scientist who invented abortion pill, dies aged 98 — The Guardian - 19:50

• French scientist behind abortion pill dies aged 98 — BBC World - 20:25
• French scientist behind abortion pill dies aged 98 — BBC World - 20:25

Other news includes noise concerns at Real Madrid's stadium, Norway cracking down on rowdy school leavers, Harvard transferring photos of enslaved people, and a look at Elon Musk's black eye.

• The noise battle at the heart of Real Madrid's stadium — BBC World - 23:58
• School leavers party for weeks on midnight buses, and Norway says it's gone too far — BBC World - 23:30
• School leavers party for weeks on midnight buses, and Norway says it's gone too far — BBC World - 23:30

• Harvard agrees to transfer photos of enslaved people to black history museum — BBC World - 23:24
• Watch: Why's Elon Musk got a black eye? — BBC World - 19:52
• Anthony Weiner says female politicians ‘judged much more harshly than men’ — The Guardian - 19:51
• Energy Dept. Cancels $3.7 Billion for New Technologies to Lower Emissions — New York Times World - 20:02