Escalating tensions define the region, with Israel-Gaza violence and Iran's nuclear program at the forefront, further complicated by Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial being delayed.

• Israel-Gaza war live: Israeli forces kill 23, Gaza authorities say, amid IDF warning of major offensive in north — The Guardian -
• Israel’s Attack on Evin Prison Killed 71, Iranian State Media Report — New York Times World -
• Monday Briefing — New York Times World -

• Benjamin Netanyahu corruption trial delayed on diplomatic and security grounds — The Guardian -

The UK economy shows a **confirmed 0.7% growth in Q1, yet faces challenges including a dive in entry-level jobs post-ChatGPT, an increase in cyber-attacks on businesses, and the implications of a UK-US trade deal** for car exports.

• Number of new UK entry-level jobs has dived since ChatGPT launch – research — The Guardian -
• UK economic growth confirmed at 0.7% in first quarter as household saving ratio falls – business live — The Guardian -
• Shiploads of cars ready to set sail for US from UK as trade deal kicks in — The Guardian -

• More than 25% of UK businesses hit by cyber-attack in last year, report finds — The Guardian -

Australia is grappling with police incidents at Sydney protests, debates over saving the NDIS, ongoing mushroom murder trial deliberations, and inter-state financial disputes, while also engaging in discussions with the US regarding trade tariffs.

• Australia news live: NSW police declare critical incident after former Greens candidate injured during Sydney protest — The Guardian -
• Four key changes could save the NDIS, Grattan report says, but advocates worried children will be left out — The Guardian -
• Missing hiker on NSW south coast located after four-day search by police and SES — The Guardian -

• Absence of motive evidence counts in Erin Patterson’s favour, jury told, as deliberations begin — The Guardian -
• Former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas speaks from hospital as NSW police charge her over protest — The Guardian -
• Jacinta Allan rubbishes claims Queensland GST revenue is keeping Victoria’s ‘hospital lights on’ — The Guardian -
• Jury retires in mushroom murder trial in Australia — BBC World -
• US tariffs on Australia ‘should be zero’, Albanese says as leaders prepare for end of Trump’s 90-day pause — The Guardian -

Battles for freedom persist as **Budapest Pride defies an anti-LGBTQ+ crackdown, a Belarus opposition figure remains unbroken after years in jail, Hong Kong protesters continue to pay the price for democracy, and a Lesotho activist is arrested** for questioning unemployment.

• Monday briefing: How Budapest Pride became a huge show of anti-Orbán defiance — The Guardian -
• After five years in Belarus jail, opposition figure Tikhanovsky says he's not broken — BBC World -
• They Demanded Democracy. Years Later, They Are Still Paying the Price. — New York Times World -

• Lesotho activist arrested after video on unemployment rates angers prime minister — The Guardian -

A tragic event unfolded with two firefighters ambushed and killed in Idaho by a gunman who intentionally started a blaze.

• Two firefighters shot dead in Idaho ambush, police say — BBC World -
• Idaho shooting: two dead after gunman ambushed firefighters responding to blaze — The Guardian -

Societal and governmental issues in the UK include a call for public conversation on MPs' pay, concerns over a government agency not accepting eVisas as ID, a man criticizing the Home Office for holding visa fees for his deceased wife, and campaigns for IVF patients to receive time off work.

• Members of public to be selected for ‘honest conversation’ about MPs’ pay — The Guardian -
• UK government agency not accepting eVisas as ID from job applicants — The Guardian -
• Man criticises Home Office for keeping visa fee of wife who died before reaching UK — The Guardian -

• People having IVF should get time off work for appointments, say UK campaigners — The Guardian -

Canada will scrap a digital services tax that had caused a suspension in trade talks with the US, marking a win for the Trump administration.

• Canada to Scrap Tax That Led Trump to Suspend Trade Talks — New York Times World -

Diverse global interests include the recognition of UK's first professional female astronomer, humanoid robots playing football in China, Glastonbury festival-goers facing traffic delays amid high temperatures, Seoul's struggle with a 'lovebug' invasion, the enduring impact of 'Squid Game' on South Korean society, and the release of lost Irish historical records.

• Unsung observatory worker was UK’s first professional female astronomer, experts say — The Guardian -
• Watch: Humanoid robots stumble through football match in China — BBC World -
• Glastonbury organisers warn of traffic delays leaving site amid 30C temperatures — The Guardian -

• Seoul wrestles with how to handle invasion of ‘lovebugs’ — The Guardian -
• For South Koreans,‘Squid Game’ Was More Than Just Entertainment — New York Times World -
• Pioneering project releases more lost Irish records spanning 700 years — The Guardian -

In a disturbing discovery, Mexican police found 381 bodies piled up in a crematorium, attributing the situation to negligence.

• Mexico police discover 381 bodies ‘thrown indiscriminately’ on crematorium floor — The Guardian -