Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for talks at the White House next Monday, according to two U.S. administration officials. The visit comes as the U.S. leader has begun stepping up his push on the Israeli government to broker a ceasefire.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Germany aims to help Ukraine manufacture more weapons more quickly as Kyiv looks to strengthen its negotiating position in peace talks with Russia about ending their more than three-year war, the top German diplomat said Monday.

LONDON (AP) – Wimbledon was preparing for the possibility of record-breaking Day 1. The temperature shortly before play was scheduled to begin was 82 degrees Fahrenheit (28 Celsius) – not yet quite reaching the 85 F (29.3 C) measured during the first day of the 2001 fortnight.

LONDON (AP) – U.K. police announced Monday that the weekend performances by rap punk duo Bob Vylan and Irish-language band Kneecap at the Glastonbury Festival are subject to a criminal investigation after they led crowds in chants calling for “death” to the Israeli military and chants of “Free Palestine.”

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) – Nearly a week of heavy monsoon rains and flash floods across Pakistan have killed at least 46 people and injured dozens, officials said Monday. The fatalities were caused by abnormally strong downpours and forecasters cannot rule out a repeat of extreme weather like the devastating floods in 2022.

MEXICO CITY (AP) – Four decapitated bodies were found hanging from a bridge in the capital of western Mexico’s Sinaloa state on Monday, part of a surge of cartel violence that killed nearly 20 people in less than a day, authorities said.

NEW DELHI (AP) – An explosion and fire at a pharmaceutical factory in India’s southern state of Telangana killed at least 12 people and injured several others, authorities said Monday. The fire department recovered the charred bodies of 10 workers.