Brazilian President Lula said a recent meeting with US President Trump left him believing relations are improving and that he was surprised by a tariff proposal.

Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel's national security minister, criticised the US-brokered Israel-Lebanon agreement as a 'serious mistake', saying it amounts to advisers dragging the prime minister into error and effectively accepting Hezbollah's presence. He warned Hezbollah will only grow stronger unless Israel learns to tell the US president 'no'. Ben-Gvir also claimed Hezbollah has not withdrawn south of the Litani River and questioned the Lebanese army's ability to implement the accord.

Summer is a key foreign-exchange season for Southeast Asian tourism, but operators warn the peak may be weaker after a sharp fuel-price jump linked to Middle East tensions and other factors. Thailand tourism ministry: inbound arrivals in April fell 7% YoY; European arrivals down about 16% and Middle Eastern arrivals down 57% YoY. Cambodia (Siem Reap) tourism department: combined international and domestic visitors fell 37.5% YoY in the first four months of the year.