As the week barrels toward a high-stakes summit in Alaska, flashpoints from Gaza to the South China Sea are keeping tensions high. Here’s what you need to know tonight: Trump and Putin meet Friday on a Cold War-era base to discuss Ukraine, D.C. comes under 24/7 federal and National Guard patrols after Trump’s police takeover, and the UN Security Council condemns Sudan’s RSF for forming a rival government amid famine. Israeli fire kills 25 near Gaza aid sites as Netanyahu pushes his relocation plan, Haiti reels from another deadly gang attack on police, and Peru grants amnesty to security forces over past rights abuses. The E3 threatens Iran with UN sanctions over stalled nuclear talks, while US warships move near Scarborough Shoal after a Chinese vessel collision with a Philippine ship.

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