US stocks and the dollar plummeted as President Donald Trump intensified his attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, calling him "a major loser" for not lowering interest rates. The S&P 500 fell roughly 2.4%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 2.4% and the Nasdaq fell more than 2.5%. The US dollar index hit its lowest level since 2022, and interest rates on government debt continued to rise.

Analisa Carr, daughter of the late Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos, and her husband Jimmy Corr were removed from a Jetstar flight after allegedly creating a mid-air disturbance. They initially denied wrongdoing but later admitted to drinking alcohol smuggled onto the plane. The couple was intoxicated when they were caught, with Analisa also grabbing and shaking another passenger while leaving a toilet during the journey.

Michael Baird, a Highland councillor, has been suspended for two months after breaching the councillors' code of conduct. The Standards Commission found that Baird was "disrespectful" towards the chair and committee of a local community group over plans to transform Carbisdale Castle. Baird had sent an email stating he would not support future funding for the village hall unless they backed a land purchase, which was deemed as "effectively threatening to use his position and influence". He has accepted that his correspondence may have been interpreted as "discourteous" and apologised "unequivocally".

At a recent town hall appearance in Iowa, 91-year-old Republican Senator Chuck Grassley was sharply criticized by an angry voter for not doing his job. The constituent, referencing a case involving a deported migrant, shouted at Grassley to explain why the government is ignoring due process. Despite growing louder and more intense, Grassley remained silent as the crowd cheered on the questioner's criticism, eventually asking "Why won't you do your job, senator?"