The Trump administration is deferring more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota while it seeks documentation for claims it says are high-risk. Officials said the money is not being cut and can be released if the states show the payments meet federal standards.
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Local medics said at least 12 Palestinians were killed in three Israeli strikes in Gaza, including a family of six in Gaza City’s Sabra neighbourhood. The Israeli military said it targeted a Hamas operative in the family’s home strike and was reviewing the results.
The Pentagon identified Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, as the soldier killed during a controlled detonation of a downed drone at Erbil Air Base in Iraq. A second service member was treated for a minor injury, and the incident remains under investigation.
Novo Nordisk sued Eli Lilly in New Jersey, alleging Lilly’s ads falsely portray Mounjaro and Zepbound as superior to Ozempic and Wegovy by relying on outdated dose comparisons. Lilly said its advertising is truthful, transparent and based on direct scientific evidence.
India’s youth-led Cockroach movement resumed its New Delhi sit-in after police used tear gas and batons against protesters marching toward Parliament. Demonstrators are demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resign over alleged exam system failures.
India’s Cockroach Janta Party says it will stop marching through New Delhi after violent clashes with police, but will continue demanding education reforms and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. Police and protesters gave sharply different accounts of the violence that injured scores of people.
Trump imposed 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, citing unfair treatment of U.S. autos, alcohol and dairy products. Canada condemned the move but said it is ready to intensify trade talks during the 30-day window before the duties take effect.
Lebanese troops entered Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh under a US-brokered pilot plan for Israeli withdrawal and Lebanese army deployment in the south. Some residents and local officials say villages named in the plan were never occupied by Israeli forces.