Marine Le Pen has been banned from running for public office for five years and fined €100,000 after being found guilty of embezzling EU funds. She was sentenced to four years in prison, with two suspended. The ruling means she will likely not be able to run in the 2027 presidential election unless her sentence is overturned before then. Le Pen plans to appeal against the verdict and has criticized the court's decision as a "political" one.

Three Labour district councillors, Chris Kane, Emma Stevenson, and Sandra Peake, have resigned from the party due to concerns over Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership. They are now listed as independents on the Bolsover District Council website. The main reasons for their resignation include changes to welfare, lack of support for WASPI women and victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal, and feelings that the Labour Party is not the same organization they joined 30 years ago.

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting the Smithsonian Institution, aiming to eliminate "improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology" from its museums, centers, and National Zoo. The order directs Vice-President JD Vance to lead a purge of exhibits and programs that "divide Americans by race" and singles out specific museums, including the American Women's History Museum and the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

A barefoot pro-Palestine protester climbed Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower at 7:24am, waving a Palestinian flag and chanting "Free, free Palestine." The incident caused an emergency response, shutting down Westminster Bridge and canceling Parliament tours. The protester live-streamed the event, showing his bloodied feet as he continued to climb.