Wars easing in one place and escalating in another, a stock market debut that nearly quintupled overnight, and a dinosaur that just became the most expensive fossil in history. Today’s roundup has a bit of everything. Here are the 10 stories worth your time.

The 10 stories

1. Russia launches major ballistic missile attack on Ukrainian cities. Eight people died and dozens were hurt when missiles and drones hit several cities overnight. It is a stark reminder the war keeps grinding on even as diplomats talk about ending other conflicts nearby.
2. US and Iran announce an initial deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. It is a real breakthrough after a conflict that rattled the whole Middle East and the global economy. Plenty of hard issues got left for later talks, so treat this as a pause rather than a finish line.
3. Ferry carrying 133 passengers and crew sinks off Guyana coast. Rescuers pulled 67 people from the water, including 15 children, but dozens are still missing. Worth watching for updates over the next few days.
4. Hungary’s president agrees to stand down after parliament backs removal. Tamás Sulyok, widely seen as a loyalist to Prime Minister Orbán, ran out the clock on his deadline and gave in. It is a rare crack in Orbán’s usually tight grip on Hungarian politics.
5. California Gov. Gavin Newsom says DOJ is investigating him and his wife. Newsom claims the Trump administration is targeting him because he could run for president next. Whatever the truth turns out to be, it shows how personal the fights between governors and the White House have gotten.
6. Chinese chipmaker shares surge 470% in blockbuster stock market debut. The AI boom keeps minting new winners, and this one nearly quintupled in value the moment it started trading. A good gauge of just how hungry investors still are for anything chip related.
7. Paramount and Warner Bros pause $110bn merger amid legal challenge. A judge has put the brakes on one of Hollywood’s biggest deals in years, so the two studios stay separate and competing for now. Worth watching if you care where your streaming subscriptions are headed.
8. Shein swings to $99m loss as Trump tariffs hit sales. The fast fashion giant took a real hit right as it prepares for its Hong Kong stock market debut. Tariffs are starting to show up in company earnings, not just in headlines.
9. China evacuates nearly two million people as powerful typhoon makes landfall. Schools shut, flights got grounded, and outdoor work stopped across Zhejiang province ahead of the storm. A reminder of just how disruptive typhoon season has become.
10. Meet ‘Gus’, the world’s most expensive Tyrannosaurus rex. A 67 million year old T. rex skeleton just sold for more than any dinosaur fossil in history. A fun note to end on, though scientists worry these price tags are pushing fossils out of public museums and into private collections.