Diplomacy and political power were on display across several fronts today. France took the unusual step of banning Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after a video showed him mocking activists detained during a Gaza aid flotilla incident, signaling a tougher European response to conduct Paris called threatening and intolerable. In Washington, Donald Trump claimed a U.S.-Iran agreement is “largely negotiated,” tying the still-undisclosed deal to reopening the Strait of Hormuz, though key terms remain unclear. In Asia, Secretary of State Marco Rubio began a high-stakes India visit focused on trade, defense, energy security and Quad coordination, underscoring how Indo-Pacific strategy and global fuel markets are increasingly intertwined. In Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu strengthened his grip on the ruling APC with sweeping primary wins across multiple states. And in Cambodia, politics gave way to tragedy as two transport accidents killed 14 garment workers, exposing the human cost of unsafe labor systems.