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- French authorities ordered Xenia Fedorova to leave France, placed her under house arrest and required her to report daily to police, the interior ministry said.
- The ministry alleged that Fedorova’s media activities spread disinformation, harmed state interests and posed a serious, current threat to public order.
- Fedorova formerly headed RT France and now contributes to CNews, Europe 1 and Le Journal du Dimanche; her employer condemned the expulsion order.
- The magnitude 7.1 earthquake killed at least 13 people and caused extensive damage across southern Japan.
- A Uki hospital lost electricity and stopped operating; another halted new admissions after treating 86 injured people.
- Three of eight people rescued from the damaged Aeon mall later died, while four employees remained unaccounted for.
- U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Washington on Tuesday, their first meeting since the latest U.S.-Iran hostilities.
- The 90-minute talks were described as positive by the White House, while a Netanyahu delegation source said both leaders reaffirmed opposition to Iran obtaining nuclear weapons.
- The leaders were expected to address implementation of a U.S.-backed Israel-Lebanon agreement and stalled efforts to rebuild Gaza.
- Zinédine Zidane has been officially appointed manager of France’s men’s national team under a four-year contract.
- His stated objectives include leading France at Euro 2028 and the 2030 World Cup.
- Zidane is scheduled to start Aug. 1, succeeding Didier Deschamps after his 14-year tenure, according to the existing draft.
- Two women in their 20s were confirmed dead after an explosion caused a mall in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, to collapse.
- Eight people have been found in the mall’s wreckage, while a third person was feared dead, NHK reported.
- Five other people were injured, but their injuries were not life-threatening, NHK reported.
- Hundreds of mourners gathered to honor Lindsey Graham, the Republican senator from South Carolina who died unexpectedly on July 11.
- Benjamin Netanyahu, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other world leaders attended Graham’s funeral Tuesday at Washington National Cathedral.
- Donald Trump spoke at the service, describing Graham as a close friend and a major figure in American politics.
- FIGC president Giovanni Malagò announced Roberto Mancini as Italy’s new coach, nearly three years after his previous resignation.
- Claudio Ranieri will become technical director after Paolo Maldini left the role 16 days after his appointment, Malagò said.
- Italy missed the World Cup for a third consecutive time, followed by Gennaro Gattuso’s and Gabriele Gravina’s resignations in April.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House to discuss military cooperation and air defense.
- Russian authorities reported that an overnight Ukrainian drone attack involved more than 390 drones and damaged residential buildings around Moscow.
- Zelenskyy said the talks included possible licenses for Patriot interceptor production and efforts to revive diplomatic engagement.
- Spain’s prime minister said firefighters were beginning to see signs of progress in battling the forest fires.
- More than 50,000 hectares have burned in Ávila, near Madrid.
- The fires are among the most severe recorded in Spanish history, according to the report.
- Berliners gathered at Tiergarten two days after a deadly attack near the site of a Pride event.
- Flowers, candles, messages, rainbow flags and Pride symbols were left beside the tree where the vehicle crashed.
- A 65-year-old Polish woman died and 29 people were injured after a rented minivan entered a crowd and a machete was used.