US military actions against Iranian nuclear sites dominate the news, triggering immediate international reactions and intense debate over the potential for further escalation in the Middle East, with officials assessing damage and leaders weighing future responses.

• Live Updates: Fate of Iran’s Uranium Stockpile Unclear After U.S. Strikes — New York Times World -
• News live: ‘no way’ Australia would send troops into Iran, former ambassador to US says; Tasmanians reject stadium deal — The Guardian -
• Is the U.S. at War With Iran? What to Know About Trump, Congress and War Powers — New York Times World -

• Here are the latest developments. — New York Times World -
• Israel-Iran war live: Trump floats regime change to ‘make Iran great again’; Iran parliament votes to shut Hormuz strait — The Guardian -
• 'Necessary' or 'unfounded'? Americans in Texas respond to US strikes — BBC World -
• Decoy flights and seven B-2 stealth bombers - how US says it hit Iran's nuclear sites — BBC World -
• An unprecedented moment - but what the US and Iran do next could be even more momentous — BBC World -
• NYC Increases Police Presence at Vulnerable Sites After U.S. Bombings in Iran — New York Times World -
• Monday Briefing: The U.S. Struck Iran — New York Times World -
• Iran’s Fordo Nuclear Site Said to Look Severely Damaged, Not Destroyed — New York Times World -
• Keir Starmer backs US strike on Iran but warns of wider escalation risk — The Guardian -
• Pentagon details how attack was carried out — New York Times World -
• After U.S. Strikes, Iranian Officials Try to Project a Sense of Normalcy — New York Times World -
• Watch: How successful have the US strikes on Iran been? — BBC World -
• Watch: How successful have the US strikes on Iran been? — BBC World -
• What we know about US strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites — BBC World -
• What we know about US strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites — BBC World -
• Why Trump bombed Iran – podcast — The Guardian -
• After U.S. Strikes, Iranian Officials Try to Project a Sense of Normalcy — New York Times World -
• Gulf Countries Voice Concern After U.S. Attack on Iran Nuclear Sites — New York Times World -
• US bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities is Trump’s biggest gamble yet as president — The Guardian -
• ‘We’re All in Shock’: Iranians React to U.S. Attack on Nuclear Sites — New York Times World -
• Iran says US ‘must receive a response’ after Trump’s strikes on nuclear sites — The Guardian -
• Satellite Images Show What U.S. May Have Targeted at Iran’s Fordo Nuclear Site — New York Times World -
• JD Vance claims US is at war with Iran’s nuclear program, not Iran — The Guardian -
• Will Iran Decide to Retaliate Against the U.S.? — New York Times World -
• Russia, ‘a Friend’ of Iran, Seems Unlikely to Offer Much Help — New York Times World -
• Satellite images and decoy planes: Behind the US attacks on Iran — BBC World -
• Some Israelis Expect New Era After U.S. Strikes on Iran. Others Are Skeptical. — New York Times World -
• Alarm in Middle East over US strikes on Iran amid fears of widening conflict — The Guardian -
• ‘We weren’t expecting it yet’: US attack met with panic in Iran — The Guardian -
• US request to UK over Iran would have raised legal questions, ex-adviser says — The Guardian -
• Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Planning for His Possible Assassination, Picks Successors — New York Times World -
• As U.S. Enters War Against Iran, the Mideast Fears What’s Next — New York Times World -
• Republican Lawmakers Cheer Strike on Iran as Top Democrats Condemn It — New York Times World -
• No U.S. Decision on Joining War Yet, Though It Could Come in Days, Israeli Officials Say — New York Times World -
• Trump’s Strike on Iran Cements Netanyahu’s Political Comeback — New York Times World -
• Iran Had Vowed to Retaliate. Now, It Faces Grim Choices. — New York Times World -
• After U.S. Strikes on Iran, Prospects for Diplomacy Look Dim — New York Times World -
• 'Paralysed and constantly caught by surprise': Voices from Iran after US strikes — BBC World -
• Iran’s proxy militias may not want to help if Tehran opts to hit back at US — The Guardian -
• How effective was the US attack on Iran’s nuclear sites? A visual guide — The Guardian -
• Trump’s military attack on Iran reveals split among Maga diehards — The Guardian -
• Retaliate now, later or never: What Iran's next move could be — BBC World -
• Pentagon Details Multipronged Attack on Iranian Nuclear Sites — New York Times World -
• RAF base vandalism not enough to justify Palestine Action ban, says ex-minister — The Guardian -
• Does Iran have another secret enrichment site, as it claims? — New York Times World -
• Democrats say they were left in dark about plans for US strikes on Iran — The Guardian -
• Watch: The US has joined the Iran-Israel war. What happens now? — BBC World -
• Hegseth claims US ‘obliterated’ Iranian nuclear sites despite lack of assessment — The Guardian -
• Vance says Iran’s nuclear program has been ‘substantially delayed.’ — New York Times World -
• ‘We have to respond,’ Iran’s foreign minister warns. — New York Times World -
• Iran’s Allies Are Not Offering Support in Its Conflict With Israel — New York Times World -
• Donald Trump says US has attacked three Iranian nuclear sites and ‘totally obliterated’ them — The Guardian -
• World Leaders React to the U.S. Strikes on Iran — New York Times World -
• U.S. troops may be vulnerable to potential Iranian strikes. — New York Times World -
• Iran fires more missiles at Israel, hours after the U.S. strikes on Iran. — New York Times World -
• Here’s What to Know About Fordo, Iran’s Best-Protected Nuclear Site — New York Times World -
• What a difference a week makes: Trump falls into the Netanyahu trap — The Guardian -
• Here are the latest developments. — New York Times World -
• Israel-Iran Conflict: Live Updates: Trump Claims Success After Bombing Key Iran Nuclear Sites — New York Times World -
• Greens demand Labor reveal whether Pine Gap used in Iran strikes – as it happened — The Guardian -
• From shipping, to proxies, to targeting US bases, Iran’s options to strike back are limited — The Guardian -
• Albanese government criticised for ‘weak’ response to US attacks on Iran as experts decry ‘flagrant breach’ of law — The Guardian -
• With Decision to Bomb Iran, Trump Injects U.S. Into Middle East Conflict — New York Times World -
• Cheering support and instant condemnation: US lawmakers respond to attack on Iran — The Guardian -
• U.S. strikes key nuclear sites in Iran. — New York Times World -
• Trump raises specter of further attacks against Iran after US military operation — The Guardian -
• Trump takes huge gamble putting US at heart of Iran-Israel conflict — BBC World -
• Trump’s inner circle shifted view to support limited, one-off strike on Iran nuclear sites — The Guardian -
• Watch: Trump says strikes on Iran a 'spectacular military success' in address — BBC World -
• Watch: Trump says strikes on Iran a 'spectacular military success' in address — BBC World -
• There are about 40,000 U.S. troops in the Middle East. — New York Times World -
• Four scenarios of how American involvement in the war could play out. — New York Times World -
• Four scenarios of how American involvement in the war could play out. — New York Times World -
• Iran built Fordo deep inside a mountain to withstand aerial attacks. — New York Times World -
• Iran built Fordo deep inside a mountain to withstand aerial attacks. — New York Times World -
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World -
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World -

Persistent regional conflicts and humanitarian crises are reported, from Cape Town's ongoing gang warfare and the impact of April killings on Kashmir's tourism to a deadly church bombing in Damascus, lethal chaos surrounding food distribution in Gaza, and Ukraine's continued hold on ground in Russia's Kursk.

• Caught in the crossfire - the victims of Cape Town's gang warfare — BBC World -
• 'Tourists are our lifeline': Picking up the pieces in Kashmir after April killings — BBC World -
• Syria Church Bombing Kills at Least 20 in Damascus — New York Times World -

• Gaza slides into lethal chaos as desperate Palestinians fight to survive — The Guardian -
• Suicide bombing at Damascus church kills 22, Syrian authorities say — BBC World -
• Islamic State suicide bombing in Damascus church leaves many dead and dozens injured — The Guardian -
• Israel recovers bodies of three hostages held in Gaza — The Guardian -
• Ukraine still holds ground inside Russia's Kursk, commander says — BBC World -

US domestic affairs feature Mahmoud Khalil's rally for Palestinian freedom, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D., a Republican's ectopic pregnancy challenge to Florida abortion law, a deadly church shooting in Detroit, the impact of a rare June heatwave, and discussions on racial gerrymandering and political violence.

• Mahmoud Khalil renews devotion to Palestinian freedom at New York rally — The Guardian -
• Missteps, Confusion and ‘Viral Waste’: The 14 Days That Doomed U.S.A.I.D. — New York Times World -
• Republican representative’s ectopic pregnancy clashes with Florida abortion law — The Guardian -

• Gun-wielding attacker killed at church in suburban Detroit — The Guardian -
• Tens of millions in US face dangerously hot weather in rare June heatwave — The Guardian -
• Florida Republicans racially gerrymandered two state senate districts, court hears — The Guardian -
• ‘Our era of violent populism’: the US has entered a new phase of political violence — The Guardian -
• Players and umpire fall ill during MLB games as heatwave grips US — The Guardian -
• ‘Ticking time bomb’: Ice detainee dies in transit as experts say more deaths likely — The Guardian -
• US senator Alex Padilla criticizes ‘petty’ JD Vance for calling him ‘Jose’ — The Guardian -
• Oil Companies Fight Climate Lawsuits by Citing Free Speech — New York Times World -

UK domestic affairs highlight the mass rollout of weight-loss jabs by the NHS, discussions on children's screen time, domestic abuse being declared a public health emergency, a fatal stabbing in north London, calls to save the Black British Bridge Park site, questions on NHS assisted dying service affordability, and challenges facing Thames Water.

• NHS begins mass rollout of weight-loss jabs to patients in England — The Guardian -
• Ashley Walters says he limits son’s screen time since Adolescence role — The Guardian -
• Domestic abuse is ‘public health emergency’, experts say after critical NHS report — The Guardian -

• Family pay tribute to charity co-founder fatally stabbed in north London — The Guardian -
• Campaigners look to Historic England to save Black British site Bridge Park in London — The Guardian -
• Wes Streeting questions affordability of setting up NHS assisted dying service — The Guardian -
• Thames Water lenders demand government blocks campaigners from legal action — The Guardian -
• Thousands of UK government laptops, phones and tablets have been lost or stolen — The Guardian -
• ‘We’re here to spot predatory men’: the new force patrolling Dua Lipa’s Wembley show — The Guardian -
• Police arrested autistic activist in supported housing as part of Quaker raid operation — The Guardian -
• Campaigner calls for judge-led public inquiry into Windrush scandal — The Guardian -

Global economic and technological trends include China's pivotal role in mainstreaming electric vehicles, Reform UK's new tax plan for wealthy newcomers, concerns over customers missing bonus savings rates in Australia, the perceived failure of Australia's 'war on nicotine', Labour's decision to scrap an EV charging fund, and the anticipated launch of Tesla's self-driving car service amid debates on AI regulation.

• How China made electric vehicles mainstream — BBC World -
• Reform unveils plan to top up poorest workers from £250,000 fee on rich UK newcomers — The Guardian -
• Customers are missing out on bonus savings rates — and banks don’t have to actively warn you — The Guardian -

• Australia risks losing ‘war on nicotine’ in same way as war on drugs as illegal tobacco sales explode — The Guardian -
• Labour scraps £950m EV rapid charging fund first announced by Conservatives — The Guardian -
• Tesla set to unveil self-driving car service in Austin — The Guardian -
• Trump’s plan to ban US states from AI regulation will ‘hold us back’, says Microsoft science chief — The Guardian -

Recent accidents, disasters, and environmental events include the transfer of Mike Lynch's recovered superyacht and a fatal boat capsizing on Lake Tahoe to a deadly rockslide in Canada's Banff National Park, three fans dying in an Algeria football stadium fall, Canadian farmers battling wildfires, and the alarming impact of drought on global food supplies.

• Recovered Mike Lynch superyacht transferred to Sicilian town — The Guardian -
• Six people dead and two missing after boat capsizes on California’s Lake Tahoe — The Guardian -
• Rockslide in Canada’s Banff National Park Leaves 2 Dead, 3 Injured — New York Times World -

• Three fans die in Algeria football stadium fall — BBC World -
• Inside the Race to Save a Family Farm From Canada’s Wildfires — New York Times World -
• Drought Is Hurting Global Food Supplies — New York Times World -
• $40 Million Yacht That Mysteriously Sank Is Raised From Bottom of Sea — New York Times World -

International social and cultural events feature the release of the Belarus opposition leader's husband, the freedom of South African engineers from detention, a Disneyland Paris investigation into an alleged fake wedding, a Charles Dickens exhibition highlighting his theatrical past, the expansion efforts of Germany's far-right party, and a look at a Zimbabwean tycoon's controversial generosity.

• Belarus opposition leader's husband urges Trump to help other prisoners — BBC World -
• South African engineers freed after two years in Equatorial Guinea jail — BBC World -
• Disneyland Paris calls in police over alleged fake wedding with child ‘bride’ — The Guardian -

• Charles Dickens’s ‘sliding doors’ moment: how a cold turned an aspiring thespian into a writer — The Guardian -
• Far-Right Party Tries to Expand Its Appeal in Germany’s West — New York Times World -
• How a self-styled knight giving away cars and wads of cash got people talking — BBC World -