News Wrap: Bolsonaro Ordered to Wear Ankle Monitor, Trump Signs Crypto Bill, Global Conflicts & More

Brazil: Bolsonaro Under Judicial Scrutiny

• 🇧🇷 Brazil's Supreme Court has ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to wear an electronic ankle monitor as part of his trial.
• 🔍 Federal police searched his home and party headquarters, and he is accused of attempting a coup to overturn his 2022 election loss.
• 🗣️ Bolsonaro called the measures a "supreme humiliation" and believes they are linked to criticism from President Trump.

US Crypto Regulation and International Deals

• 🇺🇸 President Trump signed the GENIUS Act, the first major legislation regulating cryptocurrencies, focusing on consumer protections for stablecoins.
• 🤝 Venezuela released jailed Americans as part of a three-nation deal involving El Salvador, which saw migrants returned to Venezuela.

Global Conflict and Humanitarian Crises

• 🇸🇾 Violence has resurfaced between Druze militias and Bedouin clans in Syria's Suwayda province, with hundreds killed and thousands displaced.
• 🇵🇰 Intense floods in Pakistan have killed at least 57 people in 48 hours due to relentless monsoon rains, bringing the total death toll to 180.
• 🇵🇸 Israeli airstrikes in Gaza killed at least 18 people, including children, and an Israeli apology was issued for shelling a Catholic Church that resulted in casualties.

Notable Deaths

• 🪂 Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to break the sound barrier, died in a paraglider crash at age 56.
• 🎶 Oscar-winning lyricist Alan Bergman, known for co-writing "The Way We Were," died at age 99 after a career spanning over six decades.