• Israel Says It Has Trapped Hezbollah Fighters Underground in Southern Lebanon — New York Times World - 15:46
• France Identifies First Case of Ebola — New York Times World - 15:42
• AI helps read papyrus scroll burnt to crisp during Vesuvius eruption — The Guardian - 15:37
• Trump accused of showing ‘complete indifference’ to Americans’ living costs after cancelling housing bill signing – US politics live — The Guardian - 15:37
• U.N. Report Says Israeli Killings of Gaza Children Post-Truce Amount to Genocide — New York Times World - 15:35
• Great Britain’s grid operator pays £10m for extra power to avoid supply crunch tonight — The Guardian - 15:33
• Senators alarmed at Trump administration website Moms.gov promoting anti-abortion facilities — The Guardian - 15:23
• Trump says he’s ordered investigation into oil companies over alleged price gouging — The Guardian - 15:21
• Extreme Heat Across Europe Creates Divide Over Leaving Schools Open — New York Times World - 15:20
• Myanmar’s Civil War Has Become an Apocalypse — New York Times World - 15:17

Europe is grappling with an extreme heatwave, as the UK braces for record-breaking temperatures expected to hit 40C, and Italy issues red alerts for 16 cities, stressing the urgent need for better climate planning to protect landscapes and infrastructure.

• Europe heatwave live: UK braces for record-breaking temperatures; Italy issues red alert for 16 cities — The Guardian -
• Wednesday briefing: How can the UK protect its landscape in an increasingly hot world? — The Guardian -
• Failure to plan for rising temperatures has left UK’s schools sweltering — The Guardian -

Australia faces diverse domestic challenges, including a shark attack victim waking from a coma, ongoing political debates on fuel rebates and multiculturalism, rising inflation concerns possibly leading to interest rate hikes, and a hate crime inquiry revealing extortion of gay students.

• Woman attacked by shark at Coogee beach wakes briefly from coma to say three words — The Guardian -
• Australia politics live: Paul Hogan and Norman Gunston are ‘essential features of Australian monoculture’, Hanson says — The Guardian -
• One Nation angers miners after rookie MP sides with Greens on fuel rebates — The Guardian -

• Gay students extorted with threat of being ‘outed’ in home countries, Victorian hate crime inquiry hears — The Guardian -
• Bird flu confirmed in South Australia as infected petrel brings deadly H5N1 cases to three — The Guardian -
• Interest rate hikes remain on cards as Australia’s underlying inflation climbs, economists warn — The Guardian -
• Liberals dumbfounded by Angus Taylor’s multiculturalism comments: ‘Embrace the reality of modern Australia’ — The Guardian -
• Bondi Beach shooting hero pleads not guilty to alleged assault on his father — BBC World -
• Artist accused of winning prize with ‘imitation’ won Australian award with piece ‘influenced’ by Basquiat — The Guardian -
• Is the Australian Prime Minister’s Pragmatism Enough in Uncertain Times? — New York Times World -
• Sydney woman wakes from induced coma more than a week after shark attack — BBC World -

US politics sees Mamdani-backed candidates sweeping Democratic primaries in New York, a bipartisan housing bill receiving final approval, and a federal judge blocking a Trump immigration policy, while Congress passes a war powers measure breaking with Trump over Iran.

• U.S. and Iran Offer Conflicting Accounts of Nuclear Discussions — New York Times World -
• Clean sweep for Mamdani-backed candidates in New York's Democratic primary — BBC World -
• Mamdani-backed candidates sweep Democratic primaries in New York City — The Guardian -

• Congress passes war powers measure for first time, breaking with Trump over Iran — BBC World -
• Admiral fired in Hegseth purge wins Democratic primary in South Carolina — The Guardian -
• Trump’s Colombia Prize — New York Times World -
• Federal judge blocks Trump policy that allows immigration court arrests — The Guardian -
• House gives final approval to bipartisan housing bill aimed at lowering costs — The Guardian -
• Eight sentenced to 450 years in prison over anti-ICE riot where officer was shot — BBC World -

Myanmar's civil war intensifies to apocalyptic levels, overshadowing other global conflicts, while China detains two Japanese citizens on smuggling suspicions, adding to tensions between the two nations.

• China Detained 2 Japanese on Suspicion of Smuggling — New York Times World -
• Myanmar’s Civil War Has Become an Apocalypse — New York Times World -
• What to Know About Myanmar’s Chaotic War — New York Times World -

• On the Front Lines of Myanmar’s Forgotten War — New York Times World -

Social and cultural issues span the globe, from Dettol apologizing for an advert backlash in China and the Philippines blocking a gaming app after a school shooting, to a Kenyan play highlighting gender-based violence and Istanbul emerging as a tango capital.

• Dettol apologises after ‘toxic men’ advert sparks backlash in China — The Guardian -
• Philippines blocks GoreBox gaming app after school shooting kills three, injures 20 — The Guardian -
• ‘The soul’s been ripped out of it’: Birmingham community housing scheme on brink over costs dispute — The Guardian -

• With a Turkish ‘Abrazo,’ Istanbul Ascends as a Tango Capital — New York Times World -
• Trafalgar Square’s St Martin-in-the-Fields gives up secrets of its stones — The Guardian -
• Play puts spotlight on Kenya’s crisis of gender-based violence — The Guardian -

UK politics sees Darren Jones stepping back from challenging Andy Burnham for Labour leadership, while progressive economists reject Unite leader's criticism of Ed Miliband, and former WH Smith suppliers face losing debts in a rescue plan.

• Darren Jones says he will not challenge Andy Burnham for Labour leadership — The Guardian -
• Former WH Smith’s small suppliers to lose at least half of debts in rescue plan — The Guardian -
• Progressive economists reject Unite leader’s criticism of Ed Miliband — The Guardian -

**New research reveals distinct sperm whale ‘dialects’ on separate sides of the Mediterranean, providing insights into their complex social structures and communication**.

• Different sperm whale ‘dialects’ detected on separate sides of the Mediterranean — The Guardian -

China's LineShine supercomputer has dethroned US machines to become the world's fastest, signaling a shift in global technological prowess.

• Chinese supercomputer leapfrogs best US machines to be ranked world’s fastest — The Guardian -