A deadly flood in Texas has resulted in numerous fatalities, including many children, with search and rescue efforts continuing for missing individuals from a summer camp, while experts link extreme rainfall events to climate change.

• Texas flooding latest: 43 dead, including 15 children, as search for some two dozen girls continues — The Guardian -
• Frantic search for survivors of Texas floods that killed 43, including 15 children — BBC World -
• Texas continues grim flood recovery with at least 32 killed, including 14 children — The Guardian -

• BBC witnesses destruction after house ripped from foundations in Texas floods — BBC World -
• Texas flood: stories of survival and pleas for help finding missing loved ones — The Guardian -
• As the World Warms, Extreme Rain Is Becoming Even More Extreme — New York Times World -
• Watch: Holiday park wiped out by Texas floods — BBC World -
• Texas floods kill 24 people and leave many missing from girls' summer camp — BBC World -
• ‘Catastrophic’ flood in Texas kills at least 24, including children, with more missing from summer camp — The Guardian -
• Watch: Deadly Texas flooding causes destruction — BBC World -
• Watch: Deadly Texas flooding causes destruction — BBC World -

Israel and Hamas are reportedly engaging in ceasefire talks despite ongoing airstrikes and aid worker casualties in Gaza, while Iran's supreme leader made a rare public appearance amidst regional tensions and a re-establishment of UK-Syria diplomatic ties.

• Khamenei Appears in Public for First Time Since Israel War Began — New York Times World -
• Israel to send negotiators to Gaza talks despite 'unacceptable' Hamas demands, PM says — BBC World -
• Iran supreme leader in first public appearance since Israel war — BBC World -

• Israel to Send Delegation to Qatar for Talks on Gaza Truce — New York Times World -
• Former Mossad official details how Israel eliminated Iran's military elite — BBC World -
• Britain re-establishing relations with Syria, announces David Lammy — The Guardian -
• Israel continues airstrikes on Gaza after Hamas says it is ready for ceasefire talks — The Guardian -
• US aid workers wounded, says Gaza Humanitarian Foundation — BBC World -
• US aid workers wounded, says Gaza Humanitarian Foundation — BBC World -
• The Cost of Victory: Israel Overpowered Its Foes, but Deepened Its Isolation — New York Times World -
• Hamas says it delivered 'positive response' on US Gaza ceasefire plan — BBC World -
• Hamas says it delivered 'positive response' on US Gaza ceasefire plan — BBC World -
• ‘They’re skin and bones’: doctors in Gaza warn babies at risk of death from lack of formula — The Guardian -
• Nuclear Inspectors Leave Iran After Cooperation Halted With U.N. Watchdog — New York Times World -

Donald Trump's administration faces scrutiny over an email praising his tax bill and proposed tariffs, while Elon Musk considers launching a new political party, and the nation grapples with mass shootings during holidays and controversial appointments to a CDC vaccine panel.

• ‘Blatant misinformation’: Social Security Administration email praising Trump’s tax bill blasted as a ‘lie’ — The Guardian -
• Elon Musk says he is launching new political party — BBC World -
• US hit with mass shootings and fatal accidents on Fourth of July holiday — The Guardian -

• Antarctica Faces Tense Future as U.S. Science Budget Shrinks — New York Times World -
• Elon Musk’s proposed new political party could focus on a few pivotal congressional seats — The Guardian -
• ‘The American system is being destroyed’: academics on leaving US for ‘scientific asylum’ in France — The Guardian -
• Revealed: the far-right, antisemitic men’s club network spreading across US — The Guardian -
• Celebrating the U.S. in Canada During Turmoil in the Two Countries’ Relations — New York Times World -
• The Interview: Mark Rutte, the Head of NATO, Thinks President Trump ‘Deserves All the Praise’ — New York Times World -
• Nurse on new CDC vaccine panel said to have been ‘anti-vax longer than RFK’ — The Guardian -
• Trump to start TikTok sale talks with China, he says, with deal ‘pretty much’ reached — The Guardian -
• Here we go again: latest Trump tariff deadline looms amid inflation concerns — The Guardian -
• US judge clears path for eight immigrants to be deported to South Sudan — The Guardian -

A man has been charged over a synagogue fire and incidents have unnerved Jewish communities, while allegations of childcare abuse prompt calls for government action and super funds demand answers, and Tasmania prepares for an uncertain election outcome.

• Australia news live: man charged over synagogue fire; Melissa McIntosh says ‘something should have been done before now’ on childcare abuse allegations — The Guardian -
• Will the Tasmanian election put an end to the island’s parliamentary chaos? — The Guardian -
• Australian PM vows 'full force of law' after arson attack at synagogue — BBC World -

• Australian PM vows 'full force of law' after arson attack at synagogue — BBC World -
• PM condemns ‘shocking acts’ after suspicious fire at Melbourne synagogue with 20 people inside — The Guardian -
• Violence at Synagogue and Restaurant Unnerves Jews in Melbourne — New York Times World -
• Australian actor Julian McMahon dies aged 56 — BBC World -
• Australian actor Julian McMahon dies aged 56 — BBC World -
• Super funds demand answers from for-profit childcare operator where children were allegedly sexually abused — The Guardian -

The government plans to roll out one-stop family hubs across England, while Labour mayors express dissatisfaction with Keir Starmer's first year, a Reform MP resigns amidst a propriety investigation, activists referencing Palestine Action are arrested in London, and concerns are raised over teenagers appointed to vital public service roles.

• One-stop family hubs to be opened in all English council areas — The Guardian -
• ‘A mess of our own making’: Labour mayors reflect on Starmer’s first year — The Guardian -
• Met police arrest activists holding signs referring to Palestine Action — The Guardian -

• Reform MP James McMurdock resigns whip pending ‘business propriety’ investigation — The Guardian -
• Reform UK puts teenagers in charge of vital public services — The Guardian -
• Lisa Nandy questions lack of BBC sackings over Gaza war documentary — The Guardian -
• Young carer ‘amazed’ as Guardian readers pay off her £2,000 fine for benefit rules mistake — The Guardian -
• How a £1.5bn ‘wildlife-boosting’ bypass became an environmental disaster — The Guardian -
• No 10 regrets choice of ‘insipid’ new cabinet secretary, sources say — The Guardian -

Mexico City grapples with protests against rising prices due to tourism, Colombia sees an arrest in a senator's shooting, the River Seine reopens for swimming after a century, and Russia becomes the first to recognize the Taliban government, while a Nobel laureate loses Dutch citizenship and academics leave the US for 'scientific asylum' in France.

• As a Tourist Influx Makes Prices Soar, Hundreds Protest in Mexico City — New York Times World -
• Key suspect arrested in shooting of Colombia senator — BBC World -
• Alleged organiser of shooting of Colombian senator caught by police — The Guardian -

• The River Seine Reopens for Public Swimming, After a Century — New York Times World -
• Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Is Stripped of Dutch Citizenship — New York Times World -
• Fresh scandal hits Spain’s ruling party as official quits over sexual harassment claims — The Guardian -
• ‘We felt abandoned by Francis’: Pope Leo heads to traditional papal residence for summer break — The Guardian -
• Buy now, pay later loans will now affect US credit scores – what does that mean for consumers? — The Guardian -
• U.K. F-35B Jet Takes Unplanned Vacation in India, Is Embraced by Locals — New York Times World -
• Canada’s Indigenous Groups Demand a Say in Carney’s Race to Build — New York Times World -
• Iran Looks to BRICS for Allies, Testing a New World Order — New York Times World -
• A Lifetime After Fleeing the Nazis, They Tell Their Stories — New York Times World -
• River Seine reopens to swimmers in Paris after century-long ban — BBC World -
• River Seine reopens to swimmers in Paris after century-long ban — BBC World -
• Car insurance: Which? warns over hefty renewal price rises — The Guardian -
• Russia Becomes First Country to Recognize Afghanistan’s Taliban Government — New York Times World -
• Russia Hits Ukraine With Large Air Barrage Hours After Trump-Putin Call — New York Times World -
• ‘Will AI take my job?’ A trip to a Beijing fortune-telling bar to see what lies ahead — The Guardian -

Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne played their final live gig, Oasis reunited to critical acclaim, and the funerals of footballers Diogo Jota and André Silva were held in Portugal, highlighting major events in music and sports.

• Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s final gig – follow it live! — The Guardian -
• Footballers and family lay flowers at funeral of Diogo Jota and André Silva — BBC World -
• ‘We’re an antidote’: Boss of Legoland owner on the thrill of theme parks in a world of technology — The Guardian -

• Diogo Jota and André Silva's funeral held in Portugal — BBC World -
• Liverpool players join mourners in Portugal for Diogo Jota’s funeral — The Guardian -
• ‘Magically, exhaustingly uplifting’: what the papers say about Oasis — The Guardian -
• A Napoleon From Long Island Meets His Waterloo — New York Times World -
• ‘It’s my final encore’: Ozzy Osbourne to perform for last time at Birmingham show — The Guardian -