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Here’s a rundown of all the news that you need to start your Thursday with, including the Israeli army opening fire to intimidate a foreign diplomatic delegation upon its arrival at an entrance to the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying that “breakthrough achievements” may be imminent to end the war in the Gaza Strip and secure the release of hostages, the fatal shooting of a former Ukrainian politician outside a school in Madrid, and Russia saying that a US plan to build a "Golden Dome" missile defense system is a "sovereign matter.”

TOP STORIES

• Israeli army opens fire to intimidate foreign diplomatic delegation in West Bank: Palestinian official

Israeli forces opened fire to intimidate a foreign diplomatic delegation upon its arrival at an entrance to the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian official told Anadolu.

The Israeli military, in a breach of diplomatic norms, opened fire as the delegation of 35 ambassadors, consuls and diplomats approached the camp, which has been under siege since Jan. 21, said Ahmed al-Deek, an assistant to the Palestinian foreign minister.

Deek, accompanying the group, said the shooting aimed to frighten the delegation and prevent their entry into the camp.

• Rubio signals possible ‘breakthrough achievements’ to end Gaza war ‘pretty quickly’

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that “breakthrough achievements” may be imminent to end the war in the Gaza Strip and secure the release of hostages.

“I have some level of optimism that we may have breakthrough achievements here pretty quickly -- hopefully on an end to this and the release of all the hostages,” Rubio told lawmakers during a hearing on the State Department’s 2026 budget request before the House Appropriations Subcommittee.

He cautioned that past efforts had raised similar hopes but failed to materialize.

• Former Ukrainian politician shot dead outside Madrid school: Local reports

A 52-year-old man identified by Spanish media as former Ukrainian politician Andriy Portnov was shot dead outside the American School in a wealthy suburb of Madrid.

Portnov, a former adviser to ex-Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, who had been sanctioned by the EU, was reportedly gunned down by two or three assailants as he arrived by car around 9.15 am local time (0715GMT).

Emergency services told the Spanish daily El Pais that he died at the scene from gunshot wounds, including a fatal shot to the head and at least two others to the torso.

• Russia says US plan to build 'Golden Dome' missile defense system is a ‘sovereign matter’

Russia defined Washington’s plan to build a “Golden Dome” missile defense system as a “sovereign matter” of the US.

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced that he had selected the "architecture" for his long-promised "Golden Dome" missile defense program, which he estimated will cost $175 billion during the next three years to create.

“​​This is a sovereign matter for the United States,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in Moscow.

NEWS IN BRIEF

• South African President Cyril Ramaphosa apologized, apparently jokingly, to US President Donald Trump that he does not have an aircraft to present as a tribute to the American leader.
• The US sanctioned two high-ranking members of the Mexican drug trafficking group Cartel del Noreste (CDN), formerly known as Los Zetas, the Treasury Department said.
• The US State Department approved the possible sale of GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs and related elements to Poland, the Pentagon said.
• At least 10 people have been killed in a flash flood and landslide in Indonesia's West Papua province, with another 10 missing as rescue efforts in the affected areas were halted due to heavy rains.
• The US has accepted a 747 jetliner as a gift from Qatar, local media outlets reported, citing a defense department spokesman.
• Egypt called on Israel to provide a formal explanation after its forces fired warning shots near diplomats visiting the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. The delegation also included Egypt’s ambassador to Ramallah.
• The Israeli army killed at least 65 Palestinians in attacks on homes across the Gaza Strip.
• UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres denounced Israeli gunfire near a diplomatic delegation visiting the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
• The fifth round of Iran-US talks over Tehran's nuclear program will take place in Rome on Friday, Oman's Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi announced in a brief statement.
• Ireland issued a sharp condemnation following reports that Israeli forces opened fire near a diplomatic delegation visiting the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
• The French foreign minister announced that the Israeli ambassador in Paris would be summoned after Israeli soldiers opened fire near a diplomatic delegation in the Jenin refugee camp.
• Slovenian President Natasa Pirc Musar condemned what she called a "genocide" in Gaza during her address to the European Parliament, urging the EU to take stronger and more united action to stop the violence.
• Zambian Foreign Minister Mulambo Haimbe invited the EU to observe the country’s general elections in 2026.
• Somali security forces killed 45 al-Shabaab terrorists, including the group's foreman responsible for mortar attacks in Mogadishu since 2023, during counterterrorism operations in the Hiran and Lower Shabelle regions.
• Israel's threatening gunfire around foreign diplomats at the entrance to a West Bank refugee camp was “unacceptable,” the EU foreign policy chief said.
• Japan's exports to the US fell in April for the first time in four months amid tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.
• China warned that the United States’ proposed “Golden Dome” missile defense system would violate the principle of the peaceful use of outer space and pose a threat to global strategic stability, according to the Beijing-based Global Times.
• Pope Leo XIV renewed his appeal for an immediate end to the war in Gaza and the entrance of humanitarian aid to the besieged Palestinian enclave.
• At least seven miners were killed and another two injured in a coal mine explosion in northern Afghanistan, police said.
• German authorities arrested five suspected members of a far-right terrorist group called the “Last Wave of Defense” in coordinated raids across several cities.

SPORTS

• Barcelona extends contract with manager Hansi Flick until 2027

Barcelona and head coach Hansi Flick agreed to renew his contract until June 30, 2027.

"The German coach has signed a new contract at the Club offices in the presence of FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta, first vice president Rafa Yuste, and the Club's sporting director, Anderson Luis de Souza “Deco,” amongst others," Barcelona said in a statement.

Flick won 43 of the 54 games he has been in charge of, a win rate of 73%, the best in a first season since Luis Enrique recorded 83%.

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

• Nvidia CEO criticizes US chip restrictions as 'a failure': Report

Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, criticized the US's artificial intelligence chip restrictions on China as "a failure" which drove Chinese firms to develop their own.

“Four years ago, Nvidia had a 95% market share in China. Today, it is only 50%,” Huang said at a tech conference in Taiwan. “The rest is Chinese technology. They have a lot of local technology they would use if they didn’t have Nvidia."

“Chinese AI (artificial intelligence) researchers will use their own chips. They will use the second best. Local companies are very determined, and export controls gave them the spirit, and government support accelerated their development. Our competition is intense in China," he added.

• China slams EU sanctions against Russia as ‘unjust,’ illegal

China expressed “strong dissatisfaction” and “firm opposition” to the EU’s latest sanctions against Russia as “unjust” and lacking legal basis, according to the Global Times newspaper.

The statement came after the EU approved its 17th package of sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, targeting energy, military and financial sectors in response to the war in Ukraine.

“China has consistently opposed unilateral sanctions that lack a basis in international law and are not authorized by the UN Security Council,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said at a news conference in Beijing.