Daily brief
The UK government has barred American commentators Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker from entering the country, citing public order concerns over their past remarks about Israel. The Home Office said the bans were based on comments critics have labeled antisemitic, while Uygur and Piker said they were denied entry for criticizing Israeli policy. Free speech activists condemned the move as a restriction on legitimate political expression. The UK has previously blocked other foreign figures on similar grounds.
Hundreds of Kenyans protested outside an airbase over plans to quarantine US citizens with Ebola in their country.
New York Mayor Mamdani stayed away from the city's Israel Day parade.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon criticized California's trans athlete 'compromise' and told Governor Newsom to 'pick a side'.
A meteor over Massachusetts prompted reports of booms across the US and Canada.