US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping attended a military review at the White House Rose Garden in Washington, DC, during Xi’s state visit to the United States.

First ladies Melania Trump and Peng Liyuan also attended the event.

'Israeli' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces growing tensions with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani ahead of his planned visit to the United Nations.

Mamdani has said he would honor the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Netanyahu, while Netanyahu has criticized Mamdani and vowed to defend Israel during his UN appearance.

The confrontation has drawn attention to the ICC warrant, Netanyahu’s planned UN speech and the political tensions surrounding his visit to New York.

Iranian Americans rally outside the United Nations headquarters in New York against the current Iranian government as Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses the 81st UN General Assembly.

Taiwan’s army conducted a live-fire exercise at a military base in Tainan, showcasing domestically developed 105mm wheeled armoured vehicles during a media tour.

The exercise highlighted military equipment used by Taiwan as part of efforts to strengthen the island’s defence capabilities.

Jordan’s King Abdullah II warned that the situation in the West Bank represents a fundamental shift, accusing 'Israel' of expanding settlements, seizing land and driving Palestinians from their homes.

King Abdullah said settler violence against Palestinians is widespread and accused 'Israeli' forces of standing by, enabling or sometimes participating in attacks.

He argued that demolishing Palestinian homes, appropriating occupied land and expanding settlements should not be described in sanitized terms, saying the developments amount to forced displacement and constitute a war crime.

Yemeni refugees lined up to receive donated items at the Markazi camp in Obock, Djibouti, after fleeing renewed fighting in Yemen.

The United Nations warns that continued violence could push the number of refugees crossing the Red Sea to Djibouti to 10,000, while internal displacement in Yemen could rise to more than 230,000.

Firefighters worked to extinguish fires in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia after a large-scale overnight Russian attack.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the strike damaged two residential buildings, a university building and a shopping centre.

Emergency services reported that five people were injured.

'Israeli' forces raided the West Bank town of Biddu, the hometown of a Palestinian man suspected of fatally shooting an Israeli settler the previous day.

Footage showed soldiers arresting Palestinians who were blindfolded and handcuffed.

The Jerusalem Governorate said Israeli forces carried out a large-scale arrest campaign at dawn, targeting dozens of young men.

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across France to protest a proposed law that would introduce a presumption that police and gendarmes act lawfully when using their firearms.

The proposal, approved by French lawmakers on July 7, would mean officers are presumed to have acted within the law when using their weapons, though that presumption could be challenged with evidence to the contrary.

Protesters have described the measure as a potential “license to kill” and are calling for the bill to be blocked before it is debated in the French Senate. 

The demonstrations were backed by civil rights organizations, including Amnesty International and the Human Rights League, as well as left-wing groups and a judges’ union.

In Paris, police estimated that around 21,000 people joined the march. Left-wing leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who is running in the 2027 presidential election, joined protesters as crowds chanted slogans opposing the law and police conduct.

'Israeli' forces raided a hospital in Ramallah following a shooting attack north of the West Bank city, where a suspected gunman was arrested.

The forces later withdrew from the area. 'Israel’s' army chief Eyal Zamir said authorities would impose a closure on the suspect’s village and investigate anyone accused of assisting him.