Joe Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis briefly dominated early headlines before being eclipsed by Netanyahu's announcement that Israel would take "control of all territory" in Gaza. Throughout the morning, WHO reports indicated two million Gazans are "starving" while Netanyahu acknowledged the need to prevent famine "for diplomatic reasons."

Midday brought revelations from a Senate investigation exposing how the state deliberately concealed Nestlé water contamination issues at the company's request, with the rapporteur stating "I don't know any company with such dysfunction."

The afternoon was dominated by Trump's two-hour call with Putin, after which Trump declared Ukraine and Russia would "immediately begin negotiations toward a ceasefire," suggesting the Vatican could host peace talks. Putin described the conversation as "useful" and indicated readiness to work on a peace memorandum, continuing the diplomatic momentum that began with failed Istanbul talks on May 16.