An Air India plane crashed in Ahmedabad shortly after takeoff, prompting immediate updates and coverage from various news outlets.

• Air India Plane Crashes in Ahmedabad — New York Times World - 09:37
• Air India flight to UK crashes in Ahmedabad in India shortly after takeoff – latest updates — The Guardian - 09:28

Tensions and trade deals between the US and China are prominent, including a review of the Aukus submarine deal and a new trade agreement.

• Trump says rare earths deal 'done' with China — BBC World - 01:38
• US reviewing Aukus submarine pact as part of 'America First' agenda — BBC World - 01:43
• New China Trade ‘Deal’ Takes U.S. Back to Where It Started — New York Times World - 06:55

• U.S. Reviewing Aukus Submarine Deal With Australia, Britain — New York Times World - 06:29

Los Angeles is under curfew due to ongoing protests, with potential deployment of marines, while immigration officials conduct raids.

• LA protests: Los Angeles under curfew for second night with marines expected to be deployed – latest updates — The Guardian - 09:27
• Downtown LA under curfew for second night after hundreds arrested — BBC World - 07:09
• Riot police disperse protesters in downtown LA – as it happened — The Guardian - 05:11

• US immigration officials raid California farms as Trump ramps up conflict — The Guardian - 02:02

The UN nuclear watchdog is reporting Iran is not complying with its nuclear obligations, leading to heightened tensions in the Middle East.

• Middle East crisis: UN nuclear watchdog declares Iran not complying with its obligations – live — The Guardian - 09:24
• U.N. Watchdog Rules That Iran Is Not Complying With Nuclear Obligations — New York Times World - 09:08
• Watchdog finds Iran failing to meet nuclear obligations for first time in 20 years — BBC World - 08:59

• Israel Appears Ready to Attack Iran — New York Times World - 03:48
• US to partially evacuate embassy in Iraq as Iran tensions rise — BBC World - 06:30

The UK economy is shrinking amidst a Trump trade war, and there are political debates over spending plans and disability benefit cuts.

• Reeves says chancellor job not a ‘popularity contest’, as Badenoch accuses her of waging ‘war on private sector’ – UK politics live — The Guardian - 09:15
• Reeves rules out disability benefit cuts U-turn but says rules may be tweaked — The Guardian - 08:40
• Poorest to benefit from Reeves’s spending but tax rises likely, says thinktank — The Guardian - 08:23

• UK economy shrinks by 0.3% as as exports hit by Trump trade war — The Guardian - 06:53
• NHS, houses, nuclear submarines: Labour sets out its spending plans - podcast — The Guardian - 02:00

Australian politics is focused on Aukus submarine review, fallout from a settlement involving Brittany Higgins, and scrutiny of poker machine strategies.

• Linda Reynolds alleges Mark Dreyfus had conflict of interest when he signed off on Brittany Higgins’ $2.4m settlement — The Guardian - 08:31
• Keating says US Aukus review could ‘save Australia from itself’ as Morrison urges against overinterpreting move — The Guardian - 07:58
• Secret examination of agency running Aukus submarine program handed to government – as it happened — The Guardian - 07:58

• Unions NSW attacks Labor for ‘woefully inadequate’ poker machine strategy after damning audit — The Guardian - 06:46
• Victorian Liberal party could reap $1m in interest from loan that would see John Pesutto repay $10,000 a month — The Guardian - 06:18
• Australian government downplays ‘natural’ decision by Pentagon to review Aukus defence pact — The Guardian - 03:31
• Federal watchdog finds ‘no corruption’ in $2.4m settlement to Brittany Higgins after alleged rape — The Guardian - 02:14

Racially charged violence has sparked unrest in Northern Ireland, leading to police injuries and property damage.

• Thursday briefing: What ​sparked ​days of racially ​charged ​violence in Northern Ireland — The Guardian - 05:42
• Fire breaks out at Larne leisure centre as Antrim unrest enters third night — The Guardian - 00:23

Poundland was sold for a nominal sum with store closures expected, and there's an inquiry into the funding of a Telegraph deal.

• Poundland sold for £1, with dozens of store closures expected — The Guardian - 09:27
• MPs call for inquiry into how RedBird Capital is funding £500m Telegraph deal — The Guardian - 05:00

Tributes are being paid to Brian Wilson, while award shows are gaining popularity, and a Monash conference is stirring controversy.

• ‘He taught the world how to smile’: Brian Wilson bandmates pay tribute along with Bob Dylan, Elton John and more — The Guardian - 09:19
• Everyone’s a winner: how awards shows became popular again — The Guardian - 09:19
• Beach Boys lead tributes to 'genius' Brian Wilson — BBC World - 07:36

• Douglas McCarthy, frontman with industrial group Nitzer Ebb, dies aged 58 — The Guardian - 07:16
• Brian Wilson: iconic images of a Beach Boy's life — BBC World - 03:38
• Monash staff say Woodside-backed climate conference highlights concerns about energy giant partnership — The Guardian - 00:00

Several global issues including sugar cane workers in India forced into hysterectomies, refugee aid cuts, and human rights concerns are highlighted.

• Outrage as sugar cane workers in India still being ‘pushed’ into having hysterectomies — The Guardian - 05:00
• Starvation alert as children fill Kenya refugee ward after US aid cuts — BBC World - 04:53
• The idea was to crush his spirit’: family of jailed British-Egyptian man describe awful prison conditions — The Guardian - 04:00

Various international affairs are reported, including European ministers discussing defence, tensions rising in the Pacific with a near miss between Chinese and Japanese jets, and South Korea turning off K-Pop speakers.

• Chinese fighter jet in near miss with Japan military plane as Pacific tensions rise — The Guardian - 05:01
• European foreign ministers meet in Rome to discuss defence as Zelenskyy calls for more sanctions on Russia – Europe live — The Guardian - 09:04
• South Korea Turns Off Speakers Blasting K-Pop Into North Korea — New York Times World - 01:37

The Erin Patterson mushroom trial evidence has concluded, and there are various other legal proceedings and controversies.

• Erin Patterson says she didn’t deliberately source death caps and serve to guests as murder trial evidence concludes — The Guardian - 04:41
• Erin Patterson mushroom trial day 31 – as it happened — The Guardian - 04:19
• CIA analyst who leaked Israel strike plan sentenced to three years — BBC World - 01:12

This section contains news articles on varied topics, including a new dinosaur species, Monash IVF chief's resignation after a transplant bungle, and David Hogg's exit from the DNC.

• Monash IVF chief executive resigns after company’s second embryo transplant bungle — The Guardian - 07:28
• New species of dinosaur discovered that 'rewrites' T.rex family tree — BBC World - 00:31
• New species of dinosaur discovered that 'rewrites' T.rex family tree — BBC World - 00:31

• David Hogg to exit Democratic National Committee after months of turmoil — The Guardian - 00:11