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AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - U.S. push for Lebanon ceasefire stalls as Israel eyes Beirut strikes

The latest U.S. push for a ceasefire in Lebanon has fizzled just as Israel is expanding its ground invasion and seeking a U.S. green light to conduct massive strikes on Hezbollah targets in Beirut, sources tell Axios. Why it matters: The U.S. has urged Israel against striking Beirut for several weeks as part of a broader deescalation push, but a U.S. official hinted that position could soften. "The U.S. does not expect Israel to absorb ongoing attacks on its civilians by a terrorist organization," the official told Axios. The big picture: The Trump administration's deescalation effort in Lebanon has been partially motivated by its desire to reach a deal with Iran. - The memorandum of understanding the U.S. and Iran are negotiating …

AXIOS (Ina Fried) - Nvidia's new world model helps robots navigate the world

Nvidia unveiled Cosmos 3, an open AI world model designed to help robots, autonomous vehicles and other physical systems better understand and predict real-world environments. Why it matters: Nvidia is continuing its move beyond chips into AI models and software, positioning itself to become a foundational platform for physical AI development. Driving the news: Nvidia says it trained Cosmos 3 on 20 trillion tokens of multimodal data, including nearly a billion images, 400 million real and synthetic videos, ambient audio, text and action data from humans and robots. - That action data is what makes Cosmos different from a regular video generator. It's meant to model how machines move, not just how scenes look, Ming-Yu Liu, VP of Nvidia's…

NPR (The Associated Press) - U.S. bombs Iranian military sites and Kuwait is hit by drone and missile fire

The U.S. military says it bombed Iranian radar and drone control sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American MQ-1 Predator drone this weekend. Kuwait said its air defenses opened fire on Monday.

NPR (The Associated Press) - Right-wing candidate pulls ahead in first round of Colombia's presidential vote

Tough-on-crime outsider Aberaldo de la Espriella took the lead in Colombia's presidential race on Sunday night, setting up a runoff with Iván Cepeda, an ally of outgoing President Gustavo Petro.

NPR (The Associated Press) - Violent clashes give way to peaceful PSG parade after Champions League win

A huge crowd of supporters gathered peacefully near the Eiffel Tower on Sunday to celebrate Paris Saint-Germain's victory, which was marred by violent clashes overnight that led police to detain hundreds of people.