Donald Trump tells the BBC Israel did not defy him

Tensions in the Middle East remain volatile as Israel and Iran navigate a fragile pause in hostilities, with questions surfacing regarding whether recent Israeli strikes defied direct orders from President Trump. In the technology sector, OpenAI’s move toward a public stock listing signals a high-stakes gamble on the future of artificial intelligence, despite the company currently lacking profitability. Meanwhile, the long-term consequences of Sudan’s civil war manifest in the psychological trauma of children returning to school in Khartoum, where educators struggle to mitigate the effects of prolonged conflict. Additional developments include diplomatic friction between Poland and Ukraine over historical atrocities, the exclusion of top referees from the upcoming World Cup in the US, and an unprecedented surge in octopus populations off the English coast driven by rising sea temperatures.