• Iran’s Long World Cup Journey Defined by War and Political Tension — New York Times World - 16:09
• Carney announces contest to revamp uninhabitable Canadian PM residence — The Guardian - 16:09
• New York City will freeze rent for 1m apartments in big victory for Mamdani — The Guardian - 16:08
• Survivors tell of ‘brutal and fast’ Venezuela quake as hunt for survivors goes on — The Guardian - 16:02
• Great Britain’s grid operator warns again over power supplies in heatwave — The Guardian - 16:02
• Canada’s 24 Sussex Drive Is a Dump. Mark Carney Is Going to Fix It Up. — New York Times World - 16:01
• UK June heat record broken again, France postpones Pride and Poland warns of wildfires as heatwave grips Europe – live — The Guardian - 15:56
• Venezuela Live Updates: Rescuers Search for Quake Survivors as Leader Calls to ‘Militarize’ Area — New York Times World - 15:56
• UK June heat record broken for third day in a row as ministers urged to act — The Guardian - 15:56
• Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty in classified information case – US politics live — The Guardian - 15:52

International rescue teams are joining the urgent search for survivors in Venezuela following two powerful earthquakes, with the death toll rising to 235 and thousands injured, prompting desperate searches for loved ones amid widespread destruction.

• Venezuela Live Updates: More Rescuers Join Urgent Search for Quake Survivors — New York Times World -
• Venezuela earthquakes: international rescue teams arrive, as 235 confirmed dead so far – latest updates — The Guardian -
• The Aftermath of Venezuela’s Earthquakes — New York Times World -

• Moment woman pulled from rubble alive after Venezuela earthquake — BBC World -
• Venezuelans Search Desperately for Loved Ones Missing After Quakes — New York Times World -
• Photos: Venezuela Earthquakes Cause Death and Destruction in Caracas, La Guaira and Beyond — New York Times World -
• Search for Venezuela Quake Survivors Grows More Urgent — New York Times World -
• Aerial footage reveals destruction in coastal Venezuela — BBC World -
• Rescuers search rubble for survivors as Venezuela earthquakes kill at least 235 — BBC World -
• Hoping for Miracles as Venezuela Digs Out From Massive Quakes — New York Times World -
• Two Earthquakes Hit Venezuela: What to Know About Death Toll, Damage and Rescue Response — New York Times World -
• Earthquake is devastating blow to Venezuela at time of uncertainty — BBC World -
• Devastating Earthquakes Will Test Venezuela’s Newfound Alliance With U.S. — New York Times World -
• Rescues and prayers a day after Venezuelan earthquakes — BBC World -
• Rescue teams race to Venezuela amid fears thousands killed in earthquakes — The Guardian -
• Experts say three recent powerful earthquakes are not related — The Guardian -

Millions across Europe are experiencing a red-alert heatwave, deemed impossible without the climate crisis, leading to event cancellations in France and Belgium, warnings over power supplies in Great Britain, and political discussions on climate action versus air-conditioning solutions.

• Europe heatwave live: red warning issued for millions in England; France and Belgium cancel events — The Guardian -
• As Europe Sweats, Some Politicians Talk of Air-Conditioning, Not Climate Action — New York Times World -
• Europe’s Scorching Heat Is Gradually Moving East — New York Times World -

• Great Britain’s grid operator warns again over power supplies in heatwave — The Guardian -
• Heat Wave Prompts Paris to Suspend Sports Events and Public Drinking — New York Times World -
• Weather tracker: Heatwave expected to bring Germany and Poland to 40C — The Guardian -
• ‘Slough is like an experiment’: Europe’s largest datacentre hub leaves town sweltering — The Guardian -
• Too hot for work: why extreme heat is a threat to Europe’s productivity — The Guardian -
• European heatwave is worst ever and impossible without climate crisis, scientists say — The Guardian -
• ‘Kind of miracle solution’: How Paris is harnessing the Seine to replace air-con — The Guardian -
• Paris restricts alcohol consumption and sales as Europe's heatwave shifts east — BBC World -

Key US political and legal stories include former Trump adviser John Bolton's expected guilty plea in a classified information case, Supreme Court rulings bolstering Trump's immigration stance, ongoing scrutiny of the National Institutes of Health over mpox smuggling, and a proposed California billionaire tax heading to the ballot.

• Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton expected to plead guilty in classified information case – US politics live — The Guardian -
• FDA to discuss easing restrictions on peptides despite safety concerns — The Guardian -
• Mpox smuggling case prompts congressional scrutiny of National Institutes of Health — The Guardian -

• Billionaire Leon Black to appear before House panel over ties to Jeffrey Epstein — The Guardian -
• Trump finds partner in supreme court in his war against immigration — The Guardian -
• Supreme Court allows Trump to end protected status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants — BBC World -
• Supreme court hands Trump administration big win with rulings on key immigration cases – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Former Las Vegas youth pastor dies days after being charged in wife’s fatal fall — The Guardian -
• California billionaire tax will appear on ballot after deadline for deal passes — The Guardian -
• JD Vance says Nixon’s Watergate scandal would be ‘12-hour news story’ today — The Guardian -

UK politics is grappling with calls to remove Home Secretary Mahmood over asylum plans and a public row between ministers, while legal cases involve Andrew Tate's unsuccessful claim against prosecutors, rising hate crime levels against Muslims, and a major cyberattack impacting the UK economy.

• Remove home secretary Mahmood and rip up her asylum plans, says Alf Dubs — The Guardian -
• Andrew Tate’s legal claim against prosecutors’ refusal to name alleged victims thrown out — The Guardian -
• Vandalism, taunts and hijabs torn off: Muslim leaders in UK say hate crime hitting new levels — The Guardian -

• Court lifts anonymity order on 13 men charged alongside man accused of drugging and raping wife — The Guardian -
• Minister says he ‘won’t be intimidated’ by home secretary as public row escalates — The Guardian -
• MoJ to examine case of British woman strangled by US fighter pilot, justice minister says — The Guardian -
• Cambridge hospital staff investigated over accessing records of boy hurt in crocodile pit — The Guardian -
• A $2.5 Billion Whodunit: The Hack That Dented the U.K. Economy — New York Times World -
• Boy, 14, charged with murder over death of teenager Lilly in Wales — The Guardian -
• A British woman was strangled in the UK – why did the US military try her case? – podcast — The Guardian -

Geopolitical hotspots are active, with Russia potentially preparing provocations in Baltic states or Poland, Iran asserting authority over the Strait of Hormuz after a cargo ship attack, Ukraine's Zelensky escalating threats against Belarus, and Heathrow Airport anticipating reduced profits due to the Iran war.

• Russia preparing possible ‘provocation’ in Baltic states or Poland, sources say — The Guardian -
• UN pauses Strait of Hormuz evacuation plan after cargo ship attacked — BBC World -
• After Attacking Cargo Ship, Iran Presses Its Claim to Authority Over Strait — New York Times World -

• How a Jet Fuel Refinery Is Scrambling After the Iran War Oil Shock — New York Times World -
• Iraq’s New Leader Faces Resistance Trying to Bring Militias Under State Control — New York Times World -
• How Three Months of War Changed the Gulf Forever — New York Times World -
• Heathrow expects fall in passengers and profits this year because of Iran war — The Guardian -
• Zelensky Steps Up Threats Against Belarus for Aiding Drone Attacks — New York Times World -
• Less Islamism, More Nationalism — New York Times World -
• UN agency pauses ship evacuations through strait of Hormuz after vessel struck — The Guardian -
• Xi Jinping has hosted more than a dozen leaders this year, as ‘middle powers’ look beyond the US — The Guardian -

Major environmental stories include the discovery of 31 new marine species off Brazil, California's controversial anti-plastics law, the approval of new hydropower projects in Great Britain, and Australia's carbon credit deal to create a koala national park, alongside AI-driven price hikes for Apple products and concerns over AI training data for musicians.

• ‘Chock full of incredible animals’: marine expedition uncovers 31 new species in two weeks — The Guardian -
• California’s landmark anti-plastics law sparks anger as 17 states moves to sue — The Guardian -
• The abundant but expensive energy source that's under your feet — BBC World -

• First hydropower projects in Great Britain in 40 years given go-ahead — The Guardian -
• Park to protect 12,000 koalas to go ahead via contentious carbon credit deal by Albanese government — The Guardian -
• South Korea to train half a million military personnel to become ‘drone warriors’ — The Guardian -
• Australians to pay at least 20% more for iPads and Macbooks after Apple hikes prices citing AI — The Guardian -
• Migrating swifts loyally return every year to nests in buildings, study finds — The Guardian -
• Australian musicians sound warning note after Nick Cave, Kylie and many more slurped into AI training tool — The Guardian -

Significant business and economic news includes Revolut's shift from remote-first policy, Volkswagen's reported plans to cut up to 100,000 jobs, Ryanair stopping charges for parents to sit with children, and Asia stock markets sliding amid tech share slumps.

• Revolut pushes new recruits into office in shift from ‘remote-first’ policy — The Guardian -
• VW plans to cut up to 10,000 jobs and shut plants, report says — The Guardian -
• Ryanair Stops Charging for Parents to Sit With Their Children — New York Times World -

• Housing board votes to freeze New York rents in victory for Mamdani — BBC World -
• Asia stock markets slide as tech shares slump — BBC World -
• Porsche magnate puts historic Salzburg villa up for sale after row over private ‘tunnel for one’ — The Guardian -

Global social and humanitarian news highlights Cape Verde's inspiring World Cup performance, alarming child malnutrition in Nepal, new health damage findings from the Ohio toxic train spill, an Ebola outbreak in DR Congo with nearly 300 people unaccounted for, and a woman jailed in Somalia for criticizing the government.

• ‘Everyone is talking about Cape Verde’: World Cup run delights diaspora community in UK — The Guardian -
• New study suggests health damage from exposure to Ohio toxic train spill — The Guardian -
• Whereabouts of nearly 300 people with Ebola unknown in DR Congo — The Guardian -

• Christmas market attacker jailed for life for murdering six in Germany — BBC World -
• Outrage as woman jailed for three years after criticising Somali government online — The Guardian -
• Iran’s Long World Cup Journey Defined by War and Political Tension — New York Times World -
• Mexico’s new UK ambassador from ‘party of poor’ has 10 houses and £1m of jewellery — The Guardian -
• Socceroos fans celebrate at city sites – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Child malnutrition in Nepal has reached ‘alarming’ levels since aid cuts, survey finds — The Guardian -
• Vital Blue Mountains highway to be closed for another year as NSW reveals bridge plans — The Guardian -
• In London, You Can Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday From the British Side — New York Times World -
• World Cups Fans in Myanmar Boycott Junta-Linked Broadcasts — New York Times World -
• Woman arrested after her 84-year-old mother found dead in Sydney aged care home — The Guardian -
• Wayne Swan likens Hanson to Trump and says Labor must stop One Nation’s ‘dark, dystopic picture of the future’ — The Guardian -
• Row over alleged theft of donations from India's landmark Ram temple — BBC World -
• Officials Shut Down Kenya’s Capital to Block Protest — New York Times World -