1. Palestinians prepared for Ramadan in a somber mood with heightened security measures by Israeli police and the specter of war and hunger in Gaza.

2. Russia said Pope Francis's call for talks with Moscow to end the war in Ukraine was a request to Kyiv's Western allies to abandon their ambition to defeat Russia and to recognize the West's mistake in the Ukraine war.

3. The US military said it has carried out an operation in Haiti to airlift non-essential embassy personnel from the country and added US forces to bolster embassy security.

4. Biden's re-election campaign said it raised $10 million in the 24 hours.

5. Millions of Nigerians are grappling with the worst cost of living crisis in decades.

6. Portugal's center-right Democratic Alliance won Sunday's general election by a slim margin.