**The Senate opening debate on Trump’s sweeping bill and Thom Tillis’s decision not to seek re-election underscore major legislative and political dynamics in the US, alongside concerning domestic incidents such as firefighters ambushed in Idaho and a fatal Philadelphia explosion**.

• Firefighters ambushed by gunman in Idaho while responding to brush fire — The Guardian -
• G.O.P. Bill Adds Surprise Tax That Could Cripple Wind and Solar Power — New York Times World -
• Senate opens debate on Trump’s bill estimated to add $3.3tn to US debt — The Guardian -

• Thom Tillis won’t seek re-election after clash with Trump over ‘big beautiful bill’ — The Guardian -
• One dead and two injured after explosion damages Philadelphia homes — The Guardian -
• Trump sent ‘explicit’ threat to cut funds from University of Virginia, senator says — The Guardian -
• Trump threatens to cut off New York City funds if Mamdani ‘doesn’t behave’ — The Guardian -
• Trump considers forcing journalists to reveal sources who leaked Iran report — The Guardian -
• Senate Republicans scrambling to pass tax-and-spend bill by Trump deadline — The Guardian -
• Who is in charge at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention? — The Guardian -
• Senate Republicans advance Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' but final vote hangs in balance — BBC World -

Israeli military operations in Gaza City are escalating, prompting mass evacuations, while Iran reaffirms its nuclear enrichment program, amidst reports of an attack on Evin Prison and global reactions to pro-Palestine chants at Glastonbury.

• 'Mariupol is diseased': Residents deny Russia's stories about occupied city — BBC World -
• Monday Briefing: The Toll of an Attack on an Iranian Prison — New York Times World -
• Iran’s nuclear enrichment ‘will never stop’, nation’s UN ambassador says — The Guardian -

• Tens of thousands flee Gaza City after Israel warns of major offensive — The Guardian -
• Israel orders evacuations in northern Gaza as Trump pushes for ceasefire — BBC World -
• Israel’s Military Appears Poised to Expand Into Gaza City Amid Cease-Fire Calls — New York Times World -
• Glastonbury organisers ‘appalled’ by Bob Vylan’s anti-IDF remarks during performance — The Guardian -
• Israel’s Attack on Evin Prison Killed 71, Iranian State Media Report — New York Times World -
• Glastonbury ‘Appalled’ by Bob Vylan’s Chant Against Israel’s Military — New York Times World -
• Russia Pounds Ukraine With Drones and Missiles in One of War’s Largest Attacks — New York Times World -
• Iran says it has ‘serious doubts’ over Israel’s commitment to ceasefire – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Iran will probably be able to produce enriched uranium in ‘matter of months’, IAEA chief says — The Guardian -
• Palestine Action documentary makers fear being criminalised under anti-terror laws — The Guardian -
• Streeting condemns anti-IDF chants at Glastonbury but says ‘Israel should get its own house in order’ — The Guardian -
• After War With Israel and U.S., Iran Rests on a Knife Edge — New York Times World -
• Iran could start enriching uranium for bomb within months, UN nuclear chief says — BBC World -
• ‘Heads will roll’: BBC reckons with bias accusations over Israel and Palestine coverage — The Guardian -
• How Fox News helped champion Trump’s attacks on Iran: ‘I agree with the president’ — The Guardian -
• They Escaped War in Ukraine. It Found Them in Israel. — New York Times World -
• At least 81 people killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza, Hamas-run health ministry says — BBC World -

Labour's welfare reforms face rebellion over disability benefit concessions, while the NHS aims to use AI for safety warnings, and new nurseries are set to open in England, highlighting broad efforts to address health inequality and improve childcare access.

• Starmer’s disability benefit concessions are not enough, says rebel Labour whip — The Guardian -
• Lifetime Isas ‘could lead to savers making poor investment choices’, MPs say — The Guardian -
• NHS will use AI in warning system to catch potential safety scandals early — The Guardian -

• About 200 new nurseries to open at schools in England in September — The Guardian -
• Extra cost of being disabled in UK to rise by almost 12% in five years, says Scope report — The Guardian -
• Former Manchester United footballer Paul Ince charged with drink-driving — The Guardian -
• Britain in 2025: sick man of Europe battling untreated illness crisis — The Guardian -
• Britain’s ‘medieval’ health inequality is devastating NHS, experts say — The Guardian -
• Downing Street’s radical plan for the NHS: shifting it from treatment to prevention — The Guardian -
• Man arrested after pregnant woman found dead in County Down — The Guardian -
• Lotus reassures business secretary it has no plans to shut Norfolk factory — The Guardian -
• Starmer says he lost grip on Labour welfare revolt due to focus on foreign affairs — The Guardian -
• ‘They didn’t think we’d have the guts’: How Labour rebels forced the government’s welfare U-turn — The Guardian -
• Starmer’s promised ethics commission may repackage existing regulators — The Guardian -

Europe is experiencing record-breaking temperatures due to its first major heatwave of 2025, as Australia braces for wild weather, and an explosive increase of ticks linked to climate crisis is observed, prompting **calls to clean up England’s toxic air**.

• Australia news live: east coast braces for wild weather; former Greens candidate charged after she was injured during arrest — The Guardian -
• Europe on alert as first major heatwave of 2025 pushes temperatures to 42C — The Guardian -
• Europe Heat Wave Drives Record-High Temperatures, Prompting Health Alerts — New York Times World -

• Spain records temperature of 46C as Europe heatwave continues — BBC World -
• UK weather: heatwave could result in hottest ever start to Wimbledon — The Guardian -
• ‘Explosive increase’ of ticks that cause meat allergy in US due to climate crisis — The Guardian -
• Festivalgoers fight to keep cool as 30C heatwave hits Glastonbury — The Guardian -
• Calls to clean up England’s ‘toxic air’ as GP visits for asthma attacks rise 45% — The Guardian -

Global Pride celebrations are marked by both crowds in New York City and police arrests in Istanbul, while China cracks down on gay erotica, Beyoncé's shirt sparks backlash, and Manchester Museum debates displaying ancient human remains.

• China is cracking down on young women who write gay erotica — BBC World -
• Crowds celebrate Pride in New York City, India, Mexico and more — BBC World -
• Turkish police arrest more than 50 people before banned Istanbul Pride parade — The Guardian -

• Jamaica’s film industry gets boost from new funds and global collaborations — The Guardian -
• Beyoncé faces backlash after wearing shirt with anti-Indigenous language — The Guardian -
• Manchester Museum asks visitors if Egyptian woman’s body should be taken off display — The Guardian -
• For South Koreans,‘Squid Game’ Was More Than Just Entertainment — New York Times World -
• US Catholic school fires teacher after husband’s obituary reveals his marriage to a man — The Guardian -
• The Beatboxing, Dancing Nuns Expanding the Flock in Brazil — New York Times World -
• The Story Behind Brazil’s Viral Beatboxing Nuns — New York Times World -
• France implements smoking ban at beaches and parks in step towards ‘tobacco-free generation’ — The Guardian -
• Thousands party at Budapest Pride in clear message to Orban — BBC World -
• Poop art: animal dung painting competition seeks to break taboo of talking about poo — The Guardian -

Hong Kong's pro-democracy parties are dissolving, protests are mounting in Bangkok and Belgrade against government leaders, and Australia is accusing China of undue credit for aid projects, alongside Europe's tougher stance on migration.

• One of Hong Kong's last major pro-democracy parties disbands — BBC World -
• Conquering Soccer and Arming Warlords — New York Times World -
• Chinese authority scams fleece international students in Australia of $5m in five months — The Guardian -

• Top public servant urges ‘more doing, less reviewing’ after 70 inquiries in Labor’s first term, FoI papers reveal — The Guardian -
• Australian influencers warned after several accounts inadvertently promote illegal offshore bookmakers — The Guardian -
• ‘It’s not Chinese assistance’: Australia accuses China of taking undue credit for aid projects in the Pacific — The Guardian -
• Revealed: spies for hire used ‘Big Brother’ tactics on salmon farm activists — The Guardian -
• Refugees Worry: Is Nicaragua Running Assassination Operations in Costa Rica? — New York Times World -
• ‘We’ll keep fighting’: search persists for priest thought to be murdered on Pinochet torture ship — The Guardian -
• Thousands protest in Bangkok calling for Thai PM to resign — BBC World -
• How Europe Got Tough on Migration — New York Times World -
• ‘We won’t let them get away with this’: activists to sue Tanzania’s government over ‘sexual torture’ — The Guardian -
• Serbia police clash with anti-government protesters in Belgrade — BBC World -
• Coalition happy to have quotas for Nationals on frontbench but not for female Liberal MPs, Tanya Plibersek says — The Guardian -

Thousands in Norway were incorrectly informed of lottery wins, while the Italian Football Championship was held in Toledo, Uganda's slum chess players continue their quest for champions, and a unique animal dung painting competition aims to break taboos.

• Why Was the Italian Football Championship Played in Toledo? — New York Times World -
• Thousands in Norway told they had won life-changing sums in lottery error — The Guardian -
• Thousands in Norway told they won up to millions in lottery error — BBC World -

• Queen of Katwe's gambit still in play for Uganda's slum chess players — BBC World -
• As cage eggs are phased out around the world, how can producers lower the risks of free-range ‘hen heaven’? — The Guardian -