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US President Donald Trump has nominated EJ Antoni, an economist at the conservative think tank Heritage Foundation, to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics, following the dismissal of Commissioner Erika McEntarfer earlier this month, according to BBC.

Trump accused McEntarfer of manipulating jobs data to harm his administration, a claim widely rejected by economists. Her removal came after weaker-than-expected July figures and unusually large downward revisions for previous months.

Antoni, a vocal critic of the BLS’s methodology, will require Senate confirmation. The bureau is currently led by Acting Commissioner William Watrowski. The move has sparked concerns over politicising economic data, BBC reported.

UN has condemned an Israeli airstrike that killed six journalists in Gaza, calling it a serious breach of international law and urging protection for reporters.

Five Al Jazeera staff, including prominent correspondent Anas al-Sharif, and a freelance journalist died when a missile hit their tent in Gaza City. Israel accused Sharif of being linked to Hamas but gave little evidence, a claim rejected by media rights groups. The BBC says it has seen no proof.

Press groups say Israel is repeatedly targeting Palestinian journalists. At least 186 have been killed since the Gaza war began in October 2023 — the deadliest period for reporters in decades.

Gaza’s health ministry also reported five more malnutrition deaths, bringing the total to 222, including 101 children. The UN warns famine is unfolding, while Israel denies there is starvation, according to BBC.

The war began after Hamas’s 7 October attack on Israel, which killed about 1,200 people. Gaza’s health ministry says 61,430 have since been killed.

President Donald Trump has signed a 90-day extension to the US–China trade truce, averting a tariff hike set for Tuesday. The move keeps in place a May deal that paused some duties after a tit-for-tat tariff war nearly froze trade between the two nations, BBC reported.

Disputes remain over technology exports, access to rare earths, China’s purchases of Russian oil, and US demands for TikTok’s separation from ByteDance. Tariffs are still far higher than at the start of the year.

In the first half of 2025, US imports from China fell 15 percent and exports to China dropped about 20 percent year-on-year, according to BBC.

President Donald Trump says he will push Russia to return some Ukrainian territory during his meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. Calling it a “feel-out meeting,” he vowed to consult Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky before any deal, while hinting at possible land swaps, BBC reported.

EU leaders insist no agreement will be valid without Ukraine’s consent. Zelensky has dismissed any deal made without Kyiv as “dead,” noting there is no sign Russia plans to end the war. The talks follow Trump’s ceasefire deadline to Moscow and precede a virtual meeting with Zelensky, US and EU leaders to coordinate strategy.