• Trump's name removed from Kennedy Center after court order — BBC World - 16:23
• Iran War Live Updates: Mediator Says Peace Deal Could be Finalized Within 24 Hours — New York Times World - 16:23
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World - 16:23
• MPs call for end to real estate event over fear it pushes sale of Israeli settlements — The Guardian - 16:06
• Revealed: DWP still allowing unpaid carers to run up debts despite being told about overpayments — The Guardian - 16:00
• With a Deal Seemingly Close, the U.S. Faces an Iran More Willing to Withstand Pressure — New York Times World - 15:50
• What to Know About the Ebola Outbreak — New York Times World - 15:37
• Marjorie Taylor Greene criticizes Trump’s 80th birthday UFC event on White House lawn — The Guardian - 15:30
• Kidnapped Nigerian retired general dies in captivity — BBC World - 15:25
• Woman seriously injured in shark attack at Sydney beach — BBC World - 15:24

Apparent progress toward a peace deal between the US and Iran is imminent, even as Israel carries out air strikes on Lebanon and US military actions include downing Iranian attack drones, while the detention of a Palestinian American woman by Israeli forces raises human rights concerns.

• Iran War Live Updates: Mediator Says Peace Deal Could be Finalized Within 24 Hours — New York Times World -
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World -
• With a Deal Seemingly Close, the U.S. Faces an Iran More Willing to Withstand Pressure — New York Times World -

• Israel carries out air strikes on Lebanon, state media says, as Iran claims deal with US near — BBC World -
• Cease-Fire Deal Appears Within Reach, Officials Say — New York Times World -
• Palestinian American woman held without charge by Israeli military — The Guardian -
• US military says it downed Iranian attack drones – as it happened — The Guardian -

Prompted by US government security concerns, Anthropic suspends new AI tools and disables advanced AI models for foreign access, mirroring the regulatory landscape where a Dutch far-right party faced damages for AI-manipulated imagery.

• Anthropic suspends new AI tools over US government security concerns — BBC World -
• Anthropic to disable its most advanced AI models after US order limiting foreign access — The Guardian -
• Dutch far-right party pays damages to court artist after changing image with AI — The Guardian -

Intense World Cup fever grips Scotland and Brazilians revive national team rituals, with a scientific quest for the perfect pitch underway and a London football app building friendships, while the tournament faces questions on costs and environmental impact.

• The Scientific Quest for Perfect World Cup Pitch — New York Times World -
• ‘You make people a bit happier’: the football app building friendships in London — The Guardian -
• Pipers and dreams: World Cup fever grips Scotland again after 28 years — The Guardian -

• Brazilians Revive a World Cup Ritual to Cheer on Their National Team — New York Times World -
• The costs and challenges facing the 2026 World Cup — BBC World -
• How doing a wash while you watch the World Cup at 2am could cut energy bills — The Guardian -
• Niagara Falls: Is there a better spot to watch a World Cup game? — BBC World -
• Watch: Why is Trump not at the World Cup? — BBC World -

The severe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is claiming lives, particularly among **Congo’s most vulnerable children, as scientists race to test treatments** to contain the widening crisis.

• What to Know About the Ebola Outbreak — New York Times World -
• Ebola Comes for Congo’s Most Vulnerable Children — New York Times World -
• Scientists Race to Test Treatments as Ebola Outbreak Widens — New York Times World -

Switzerland is set to vote on a proposal to cap its population at 10 million, Albanians protest against luxury coastal developments, and UK social tensions are highlighted by riots and racism debates, alongside clashes outside an Australian One Nation fundraiser.

• Albanians protest against another luxury development on Adriatic coast — The Guardian -
• Should Switzerland Cap Its Population at 10 Million? Voters Will Decide. — New York Times World -
• Switzerland to vote on plan to cap population at 10 million — BBC World -

• Protesters clash outside One Nation fundraiser while Labor says opposition parties will ‘give us chaos’ — The Guardian -
• Swiss wait to hear result of ballot on capping population at 10 million — The Guardian -
• Riots and racism: why is the UK burning? — The Guardian -

The **US Justice Department approved a monumental $111bn media merger of Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery, while President Trump announced a joint strike killing a Venezuelan gang leader, and courts denied his appeal to keep his name on the Kennedy Center and ordered the restoration of national park plaques**.

• A Tren de Aragua Leader Is Killed in a Joint Strike, U.S. and Venezuela Say — New York Times World -
• US kills leader of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang in airstrike, Trump says — BBC World -
• Warner Bros $111bn sale to Paramount approved by US justice department — BBC World -

• Crowd gathers at Kennedy Center after court denies Trump’s emergency appeal to keep his name on building – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Trump says leader of Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang killed in US strike — The Guardian -
• Judge orders restoration of national park plaques removed under Trump directive — The Guardian -
• US justice department approves $111bn merger of Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery — The Guardian -
• Spencer Pratt concedes LA mayor race, but declares ‘war’ against advancing candidates — The Guardian -

Research suggests trees may store less planet-heating carbon than anticipated, campaigners warn of harmful chemicals from fast-track regulation, and Australia's next Cop president advocates for a switch from fossil fuel exports to renewables, while a tropical heron's first UK sighting hints at climate impacts.

• Tropical heron spotted in UK for first time as more exotic birds arrive to thrill birdwatchers — The Guardian -
• ‘Fast-track’ regulation could expose Britons to harmful chemicals, say campaigners — The Guardian -
• Trees may store less planet-heating carbon than hoped, study suggests — The Guardian -

• Australia can switch from fossil fuel exports to renewables, says next Cop president — The Guardian -

The **Canadian screen industry asserts itself outside Hollywood’s shadow, a longtime NYC TV anchor announces retirement due to Alzheimer’s, and the head of the Commons media committee denied writing an article accusing the BBC of bias, while Jessie J's return spotlights the lucrative Chinese market**.

• At the Canadian Screen Awards, the Industry Steps Outside Hollywood’s Shadow — New York Times World -
• Longtime New York City TV anchor announces retirement after revealing Alzheimer’s diagnosis — The Guardian -
• Head of Commons media committee denies writing article accusing BBC of bias — The Guardian -

• An Honored Canadian Journalist on the Importance of Investigative Reporting — New York Times World -
• Jessie J’s triumphant return puts lucrative Chinese market in spotlight — The Guardian -
• Married at First Sight Australia stars not told partners had drug and violence convictions — BBC World -
• David Hockney depicted a 'peaceful, gay paradise' when homosexuality was a crime — BBC World -
• Gene Shalit, longtime Today show movie critic, dies at 100 — The Guardian -

A New York man faces 25 years after a hate-crime conviction for killing a gay dancer, three teenagers have been arrested over a man's death in Essex, and a study reveals drug diversion schemes cut reoffending rates more effectively than prosecution.

• New York man who killed gay dancer faces 25 years after hate-crime conviction — The Guardian -
• Three teenagers arrested over death of man in Essex — The Guardian -
• Drug diversion schemes cut reoffending rates more than prosecution, study says — The Guardian -

**Mourners lined Bangkok streets to pay respects to Thailand’s Princess Bha, an unfinished business philosophical piece prompts reflection, a family in Myanmar is ravaged by land mines, and a woman is in critical condition after a shark attack** at Coogee beach.

• Mourners line Bangkok streets to pay respects to Thailand’s Princess Bha — The Guardian -
• Unfinished Business — New York Times World -
• A Family Ravaged by Land Mines in Myanmar — New York Times World -

• Woman in critical condition after shark attack at Coogee beach — The Guardian -