While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, July 6, 2026

Israeli Cabinet members on July 5 voted to defy a Supreme Court decision regarding the country's broadcast regulator raising concerns of a constitutional crisis.

This is the first time Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government has flouted a Supreme Court ruling, although it has clashed with the judiciary in the past.

In 2022, it sought to limit the court's powers, drawing global criticism and mass protests in Israel, but ultimately dropped the plan after the Oct 7, 2023, Hamas attacks.

Israeli law requires the Second Authority for Television and Radio to have a minimum number of members to make decisions. The government argues that because the council no longer meets that requirement, it has no authority to approve appointments or take other actions.

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US President Donald Trump will meet his Ukrainian and Syrian counterparts on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Turkey, the White House said July 5, as he seeks to make headway in addressing two key conflicts.

“On Wednesday afternoon, President Trump will participate in bilateral meetings with President Zelensky of Ukraine and President al-Sharaa of the Syrian Arab Republic,” Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly said in a call with reporters.

Trump’s meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky in Ankara comes amid growing efforts to end the grinding, nearly stalemated invasion of Ukraine that Russia launched nearly four-and-a-half years ago.

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Jewelry worth millions of euros was stolen in a burglary at the museum of French luxury glassmaker Lalique on July 5, the company and an investigation source said.

The thief or thieves broke in to the museum in Wingen-sur-Moder in north-eastern France around 5.30am local time and headed straight for the jewelry room, the source close to the investigation told AFP.

“Around twenty pieces of jewelry were stolen. The loss is currently being assessed but could amount to several million euros, likely close to four million,” the source said.

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British budget airline easyJet has agreed in principle to a sweetened takeover bid from US investment firm Castlelake that values the carrier at up to £5.5 billion ($9.45 billion), it said on July 5, a potential shakeup for Europe’s aviation sector.

The new offer at £6.90 a share represents a 73 per cent premium to easyJet’s closing price on May 29, when the private equity fund manager disclosed its interest in the airline to British regulators, driving the shares up steeply since then.

The deal, which would see the US investor take 31-year-old easyJet private, coincides with operating challenges for airlines globally as they grapple with sharply higher fuel prices and profit pressure due to the Iran conflict.

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FIFA cleared US star striker Folarin Balogun to play in the World Cup co-hosts’ showdown with Belgium despite his red-card ban after a personal phone call from President Donald Trump, it emerged July 5, igniting a furious row that has rocked the tournament.

Balogun had been set to miss the match on July 6 after being shown a straight red card following a VAR review for stepping on the foot of a Bosnian defender in a last-32 clash that the US won 2-0.

Under FIFA rules, a straight red card automatically triggers a one-game ban, which cannot be appealed by the player’s team.

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