• Iran War Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Edge Closer to Wider War After U.S. Soldiers Killed — New York Times World - 18:47
• Increased Cooperation With U.S. Has Put Jordan in Iran’s Cross Hairs — New York Times World - 18:47
• Canada Wildfires: What to Know — New York Times World - 18:40
• Burnham to say UK must be honest about its challenges as he prepares to become PM — The Guardian - 18:32
• Russia Batters Kyiv in One of the Largest Missile Assaults of the War — New York Times World - 18:26
• Russia launches major ballistic missile attack on Ukrainian cities — BBC World - 18:25
• Earthquake in Peru Kills 6 and Displaces Hundreds — New York Times World - 18:19
• Indian Activist on Hunger Strike Is Forcibly Removed by Police — New York Times World - 18:18
• Ferry carrying 133 passengers and crew sinks off Guyana coast — BBC World - 18:18
• Middle East crisis live: US launches new round of airstrikes to ‘swiftly punish’ Iran after American troops killed — The Guardian - 18:16

The increasing hostilities between the US and Iran, US retaliatory airstrikes following the killing of American service members in Jordan, and escalating tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are driving regional instability, while NYC's mayor explores legal avenues to arrest Israeli PM Netanyahu.

• Iran War Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Edge Closer to Wider War After U.S. Service Members Killed — New York Times World -
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World -
• ‘He’s a war criminal’: Mamdani exploring whether he can arrest Netanyahu if he visits New York — The Guardian -

• US and Iran trade fire after two US soldiers killed in Jordan — BBC World -
• Middle East crisis live: US launches new round of airstrikes to ‘swiftly punish’ Iran after American troops killed — The Guardian -
• Increased Cooperation With U.S. Has Put Jordan in Iran’s Cross Hairs — New York Times World -
• U.S. Launches Strikes After Iranian Attack Kills 2 American Soldiers — New York Times World -
• Deaths of 2 U.S. Troops in Jordan Brings American Toll in the War With Iran to 16 — New York Times World -
• A Modest Proposal for the Strait Dispute: A Shared Pact Among Gulf States — New York Times World -
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World -
• Two US troops killed and one missing in Jordan after Iranian attacks — The Guardian -
• Two US troops killed and one missing after Iranian attack in Jordan — BBC World -

Russia's major ballistic missile attacks on Ukrainian cities, particularly Kyiv, are causing casualties and widespread damage, even as Ukraine's top general faces public anger amid protests.

• Russia launches major ballistic missile attack on Ukrainian cities — BBC World -
• Russia Batters Kyiv in One of the Largest Missile Assaults of the War — New York Times World -
• Russia pounds Kyiv for five hours in one of its biggest ballistic missile attacks — The Guardian -

• Ukraine’s Top General Becomes a Target of Protesters’ Anger — New York Times World -

The US is grappling with an identified source for a major diarrhoea outbreak, debates over connecting extreme weather to the climate crisis, and criticism of the Trump administration's handling of multiple national crises, including a deadly immigration crackdown and challenges with a high-profile airport rebranding project.

• Health officials identify source of US explosive diarrhoea outbreak — BBC World -
• Trump’s rebranding of Palm Beach airport hasn’t taken off as he planned — The Guardian -
• Majority of US voters link extreme weather to climate crisis, study finds — The Guardian -

• How Trump and his administration have mired the US in multiple crises — The Guardian -
• One week, two killings: Trump’s immigration crackdown turns deadly – again — The Guardian -

Andy Burnham's ascension to No 10 Downing Street and his efforts to reconnect with Labour's traditional base, Nigel Farage's financial disclosures, widespread water supply disruptions in Kent, proposals to boost GDP by improving national health, ongoing issues with carers' allowance overpayments, and the Bank of England's new policy on coal-linked bonds are key domestic stories.

• As Andy Burnham enters No 10, what of his ‘bezzie mate’ Steve Rotheram? — The Guardian -
• From leftwing voters to unions: can Burnham win back Labour bases lost by Starmer? – visualised — The Guardian -
• Nigel Farage admits George Cottrell paid for filming and let him use his home — The Guardian -

• South East Water supply disruption hits thousands of properties in Kent — The Guardian -
• Restoring Britain’s health to 2014 levels could add 2% to GDP, thinktank says — The Guardian -
• Many carers hit with demands to repay more than £20,000 despite reforms — The Guardian -
• Bank of England to stop accepting bonds linked to coal for key loans — The Guardian -

The arrests and extradition requests for Andrew and Tristan Tate on UK sex trafficking charges, growing concerns over stateless babies due to overseas surrogacy, the exile of Cuban dissident Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara to the US, and challenges with the EU's new border system causing travel delays highlight critical global legal and social issues.

• Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in US on UK rape and sex trafficking charges — The Guardian -
• Rise in overseas surrogates ‘increases risk of stateless babies’ — The Guardian -
• Tate brothers arrested in US as further UK charges take total to 59 — BBC World -

• Cuban dissident Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara goes into exile in US — BBC World -
• Cuban dissident Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara goes into exile in US — BBC World -
• New EU border system tripling time at passport control, airport boss says — BBC World -

Australia is facing doubled levels of life dissatisfaction and rising 'wellbeing poverty', concerns over unverified safety assurances for asbestos-contaminated play sand, new rules to curb government use of automated AI decision-making, Victoria's proposed social media 'demasking' powers, and a police pursuit ending in a fatality in NSW.

• Australia’s life dissatisfaction levels double as ‘wellbeing poverty’ reaches new highs — The Guardian -
• Australian and NZ safety assurances about asbestos in play sand were based on supplier’s own assessment — The Guardian -
• Government use of automated AI decision-making to be curbed under new Australian rules — The Guardian -

• Victoria announces new social media ‘demasking’ powers for accounts accused of vilification — The Guardian -
• Man dies after cross-border police pursuit ends in NSW northern rivers — The Guardian -

Tragic events include the death of US boxer Hannah Rapp after being struck by a car, a ferry sinking off the coast of Guyana leaving 116 passengers unaccounted for, and an ongoing investigation into the mysterious death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells in Mississippi.

• US boxer Hannah Rapp killed after being struck by car while cycling in Texas — The Guardian -
• Ferry carrying 116 passengers sinks off Guyana coast, authorities say — BBC World -
• What happened to Nolan Wells? Family seeks answers two weeks after 18-year-old’s death — The Guardian -

The World Cup final sees Argentina and Lionel Messi on the brink of history, the US's unexpected embrace of the tournament, and debate over the spectacle of the half-time show are major sports stories, alongside a North Pole marathon on sea ice, Bad Bunny's concert cancellation due to a hailstorm, Matty Healy's marriage, the passing of actor Terence Donovan, and Tokyo's new shorts policy sparking cultural debate.

• The 1975's Matty Healy marries model Gabbriette Bechtel in Los Angeles — BBC World -
• North Pole hosts 'world's coolest marathon' on drifting sea ice — BBC World -
• Marathon runners compete on drifting sea ice at North Pole — BBC World -

• The U.S. Braced For the World Cup. It Fell in Love Instead. — New York Times World -
• Bad Bunny concert in Milan abandoned because of hailstorm — The Guardian -
• Messi on the brink of history - will it be his last World Cup game? — BBC World -
• Argentines, Already ‘Losing Their Minds,’ Brace for World Cup Final — New York Times World -
• Terence Donovan, ‘larger-than-life’ actor and father of Jason, dies aged 90 – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Why Tokyo’s New Shorts Policy is Sparking Debate in Japan — New York Times World -
• Why the World Cup half-time show may be a taste of things to come — BBC World -

Innovations in clean energy storage are explored through new battery technologies utilizing molten salt and human sweat.

• Molten salt and human sweat: the weird batteries that could store renewable energy — The Guardian -

São Tomé and Príncipe is heading to the polls for a tense presidential election, with the incumbent hoping to secure a second term.

• São Tomé and Príncipe heads to polls in tense presidential election — The Guardian -