This comprehensive report provides an overview of the international landscape, focusing on escalating trade tensions and significant diplomatic and security challenges. In the Americas, the US administration faces a domestic security crisis following a fatal National Guard shooting in Washington D.C., while intensifying its foreign policy by threatening a dramatic 100% tariff on China. Simultaneously, Pope Leo XIV embarked on a historic peace mission to Turkey and Lebanon, a journey coinciding with controversy surrounding his efforts to promote Christian unity through theological changes. Global conflicts remain volatile, marked by a rapidly deteriorating Israel-Gaza ceasefire and a political deadlock in Sudan, where the Army rejected a unilateral truce proposed by the RSF. Furthermore, Europe delayed a key environmental regulation amid debates over corporate influence, while the international cultural scene celebrated winners of major literary prizes, including the Booker and Prix Goncourt.