This topic covers the severe flash flooding in central Texas that has led to a rapidly rising death toll, with dozens of fatalities including many children from a summer camp, prompting major disaster declarations and highlighting the challenges of disaster forecasting amid the climate crisis.

• Texas floods live: at least 78 people dead, officials say, as Trump declares major disaster — The Guardian -
• Texas floods: death toll rises as search and rescue turns into grim recovery operation — The Guardian -
• Monday Briefing: Floods in Texas Killed nearly 80 — New York Times World -

• A girls' summer camp cut short by deadly disaster — BBC World -
• Texas floods reveal limitations of disaster forecasting under climate crisis — The Guardian -
• Texas flood victims: Girl 'having time of her life' and 'heart and soul' of camp — BBC World -
• 'Y'all need to get out now' - Texans reflect on flood devastation — BBC World -
• Texas continues grim flood recovery with at least 50 killed, including 15 children — The Guardian -
• A boy saved by barbed wire, a 'destroyed' camp and missed warning signs in Texas floods — BBC World -
• Search for missing continues as Texas floods kill 51, including 15 children — BBC World -
• Texas flooding latest: 43 dead, including 15 children, as search for some two dozen girls continues – as it happened — The Guardian -

This topic focuses on intensified Israeli strikes in Gaza killing dozens, while critical ceasefire talks involving Hamas and Israel continue in Qatar amidst Netanyahu's visit to Washington, and revelations of Iran's attempts to recruit spies in Israel.

• Israeli strikes kill at least 38 in Gaza as ceasefire talks reach critical point — The Guardian -
• Gaza ceasefire talks begin in Qatar as Netanyahu heads to Washington — BBC World -
• Israel’s Deadly Assault on Iran Prison Incites Fury, Even Among Dissidents — New York Times World -

• IDF says it killed Hamas commander in cafe strike that killed dozens of civilians — BBC World -
• Netanyahu Heads to Washington as Trump Pushes for Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire — New York Times World -
• Hamas security officer says group has lost control over most of Gaza — BBC World -
• China and Russia Keep Their Distance From Iran During Crisis — New York Times World -
• Israel sends negotiators to Gaza talks despite 'unacceptable' Hamas demands, PM says — BBC World -
• A text, a Telegram link, then an offer of money: how Iran sought to recruit spies in Israel — The Guardian -
• Israel sends team to Qatar for negotiations, but rejects Hamas demands to change ceasefire proposal — The Guardian -

This topic highlights new policies on bereavement leave and calls for car loan compensation, as the Labour government faces criticism for its first year in power and battles over welfare and special needs education reform, alongside proposals to reduce police forces and efforts to cut Channel crossings.

• Parents in Britain to be granted bereavement leave after miscarriage — The Guardian -
• More than 23m Britons think they may be due compensation for mis-sold car loans, UK poll finds — The Guardian -
• Government faces battle over Send overhaul as campaigners voice fears — The Guardian -

• Police chiefs call for cuts to number of forces in England and Wales — The Guardian -
• UK carmakers on track to meet EV sales target despite intense lobbying to lower quota — The Guardian -
• One year of Labour - Politics Weekly live at Crossed Wires festival — The Guardian -
• Yvette Cooper hails new French tactics to reduce Channel crossings — The Guardian -
• Starmer is turning into ‘continuity Rishi Sunak’, says Liberal Democrats leader — The Guardian -
• Britons lacking good public transport more likely to feel lonely, UK study finds — The Guardian -
• Businesses and charities call for UK to scrap VAT on refurbished electronics — The Guardian -
• Dozens of MPs ‘refused safety measures’ for their staff despite rising abuse — The Guardian -
• Anger as Nationwide refuses members a binding vote on boss’s 43% pay hike — The Guardian -
• Scrapping two-child benefit cap may be harder after welfare U-turn, minister says — The Guardian -
• ‘We’ve made progress’: environment secretary is upbeat despite Labour’s struggles — The Guardian -
• Keir Starmer should be bold and consider a wealth tax, Neil Kinnock says — The Guardian -
• ‘I was naive in being hopeful’: Labour voters feel let down after first year — The Guardian -
• ‘We are in a dangerous place’: British Muslims on the fallout from 7/7 attack 20 years on — The Guardian -
• From swim schools to eye clinics: how families of 7/7 victims used heartbreak to help others — The Guardian -

This topic addresses Donald Trump's criticism of Elon Musk's new political party and his administration's policies, including mass deportations and a controversial 'mega-bill', with concerns about shrinking science budgets also emerging.

• Trump says Musk is ‘off the rails’ and calls his new political party ‘ridiculous’ — The Guardian -
• Antarctica Faces Tense Future as U.S. Science Budget Shrinks — New York Times World -
• US deports eight men to South Sudan after legal battle — BBC World -

• Maga influencer and de facto national security adviser Laura Loomer holds outsized sway on Trump — The Guardian -
• So big, so beautiful: Fox News ignores the critics and champions Trump’s bill — The Guardian -
• ‘I want my vote back’: Trump-voting family stunned after Canadian mother detained over immigration status — The Guardian -
• Elon Musk says he is launching new political party — BBC World -

This topic covers antisemitic attacks, including a synagogue fire, prompting an anti-hate taskforce and strong condemnation, alongside debates on restricting social media for children, addressing gambling concerns, and an inquest into Kumanjayi Walker's death.

• Australia news live: Victorian anti-hate taskforce to meet after alleged antisemitic attacks; Coalition flags support for child safety reform — The Guardian -
• Can Australia Pull Off Barring Children From Social Media? — New York Times World -
• Australian doctors call for clampdown on social media influencers allegedly glamorising poker machines — The Guardian -

• Tony Burke says Melbourne synagogue fire an ‘attack on Australia’ as NSW man charged over incident — The Guardian -
• ‘No empty words’: Kumanjayi Walker’s family prepare for coroner’s final report with call for ‘real action’ — The Guardian -
• Australian PM vows 'full force of law' after arson attack at synagogue — BBC World -
• Woman suffers ‘significant’ injury to arm after being mauled by animal at Queensland zoo — The Guardian -
• Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemns ‘reprehensible’ antisemitic Melbourne synagogue attack — The Guardian -

This topic examines how Europe navigates complex relationships between China and an unpredictable US, facing deadlines for trade talks with Trump to avert steep tariffs, and debating the future of its military industry amid reliance on the US.

• How Europe Got Stuck Between Xi’s China and Trump’s America — New York Times World -
• EU leaders race to secure a deal as deadline looms in Trump trade talks — The Guardian -
• Europe’s Dilemma: Build a Military Industry or Keep Relying on the U.S. — New York Times World -

• Caught Between Tariffs and China, Mexico Adapts to an Unpredictable U.S. — New York Times World -

This topic features Uganda's president seeking to extend his lengthy rule, concurrent with concerns over police custody deaths in Kenya and a missing officer in Haiti, while the Dalai Lama's succession is a focal point for the Tibetan refugee nation and FDA drug regulations face patient worries.

• Albert Ojwang Was Killed in Police Custody. Kenyans Are Not About to Let It Go. — New York Times World -
• Weedkiller ingredient widely used in US can damage organs and gut bacteria, research shows — The Guardian -
• Uganda's 80-year-old president in bid to extend 40-year rule — BBC World -

• Patients with ultra-rare diseases worry new FDA rules will leave them without treatment — The Guardian -
• Richard Gere joins Dalai Lama's 90th birthday celebrations — BBC World -
• Thousands turn out to mark Dalai Lama's 90 birthday — BBC World -
• ‘We want closure’: family searches for answers over Kenyan police officer missing in Haiti — The Guardian -
• The Little Mountain Democracy That Sustains Tibet’s Refugee Nation — New York Times World -
• Why the Dalai Lama’s Succession Is Complicated — New York Times World -

This topic encompasses diverse cultural news, from Paris reopening the River Seine for swimming and new art exhibitions, to fashion debuts and archaeological discoveries, alongside reports on celebrity deaths and various incidents involving animals or accidents.

• Lion’s owners arrested after woman and children injured in attack in Pakistan — The Guardian -
• Explosion rips through Domino's restaurant after car crashes into building — BBC World -
• Michael Rider evolves a winning formula in debut for Celine in Paris — The Guardian -

• Paris reopens River Seine to public swimming after century-long ban — The Guardian -
• Dreams and nightmares exhibit to open at world’s oldest psychiatric hospital — The Guardian -
• Archaeologists unveil 3,500-year-old city in Peru — BBC World -
• Ibiza’s ambulance service risks collapse due to callouts to clubs, says union — The Guardian -
• Woman who livestreamed Kneecap Glastonbury set tells of online abuse — The Guardian -
• ‘Big metal rollercoasters beat AI’: Legoland owner’s boss on the thrill of theme parks in a tech world — The Guardian -
• Iconic former White Sox pitcher Jenks dies aged 44 — BBC World -
• Celebrity chef Peter Russell-Clarke dies aged 89 – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Celebrity chef Peter Russell-Clarke dies aged 89 — The Guardian -
• Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s final gig – as it happened — The Guardian -