Current Events: Nation-Building, Weather-Related Challenges, and Emerging Health Threats

The Israeli military says it has begun first phase of the attack on Gaza City. 

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants specifics on security guarantees before any meeting with Russia president Vladimir Putin.

German prosecutors say police have arrested a Ukrainian citizen suspected of damaging the Nord Stream underwater pipelines. 

Venezuela mobilizes its military, as US President Donald Trump's administration sends more warships to the southern Caribbean. 

Uganda agrees to take deported migrants from the United States, as long as they don't have criminal records. 

Ontario's education minister questions whether school board trustees should exist. 

Independent commission says federal judges in Canada deserve a raise, but Ottawa argues now is not the time. 

Erik and Lyle Menendez face California parole board today, but there is no guarantee they will be freed if parole is approved.