Meta faces landmark trial on child privacy

Meta faces a landmark legal challenge from dozens of U.S. states seeking significant damages and structural changes to Instagram and Facebook over allegations of psychologically manipulative features targeting children. In the Middle East, diplomatic efforts to secure a Gaza peace plan remain stalled as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demands total Hamas disarmament, defying U.S. pressure. Ukraine continues deep-range drone strikes against Russian defense infrastructure to disrupt Moscow's war efforts, while Russia suppresses internal dissent by barring the anti-war Yabloko party from parliamentary elections. Elsewhere, a Las Vegas trial finally addresses the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, and German authorities are utilizing new legislation to dismantle human trafficking networks supplying small boats for illegal crossings to the UK. Finally, Italian political tensions intensify as far-right figures clash with the government over the national identity of successful athletes of color.