A deadly flooding disaster in Texas has resulted in at least 80 deaths, including campers and counselors from a girls' summer camp, prompting a recovery operation and questions about emergency preparedness, with the Pope extending condolences to the victims.

• Texas flooding live updates: at least 80 people killed in Texas flooding including 27 campers and counsellors from girls camp — The Guardian -
• Texas’s Camp Mystic confirms 27 children and counsellors died in floods — The Guardian -
• Watch: Timelapse shows how suddenly Texas flood waters rose — BBC World -

• First Thing: Texas floods death toll rises as search for survivors turns to recovery operation — The Guardian -
• ‘No warning at all’: Texas flood survivors question safety planning and officials’ response — The Guardian -
• Young campers, teachers and football coach among Texas flood victims — BBC World -
• At least 81 dead and dozens missing in Texas floods as more rain looms — BBC World -
• Pope Leo extends condolences to Texas flood victims: ‘We pray for them’ — The Guardian -
• Weather tracker: supercharged storms hit Texas’s ‘Flash Flood Alley’ — The Guardian -
• Monday Briefing: Floods in Texas Killed at Least 80 — New York Times World -
• Trump declares major disaster after floods – as it happened — The Guardian -
• A girls' summer camp swept away by a 'horrific' deluge — BBC World -

Rising Middle East tensions are evident with the Iranian president claiming an Israeli assassination attempt, ongoing Gaza ceasefire negotiations involving Trump and Netanyahu, and Israeli strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen.

• Tony Blair thinktank worked with project developing ‘Trump Riviera’ Gaza plan — The Guardian -
• Palestinians fear razing of villages in West Bank, as settlers circle their homes — The Guardian -
• Iranian president says Israel tried to assassinate him — The Guardian -

• Released Hamas hostage says Trump can bring home those still captive in Gaza — BBC World -
• Indirect talks over Gaza ceasefire continue as Netanyahu arrives in Washington — The Guardian -
• What’s at Stake as Netanyahu and Trump Meet in Washington — New York Times World -
• Israel says it struck Houthi-held ports and cargo ship in Yemen — BBC World -
• Middle East crisis: Trump calls for Gaza hostages release ahead of Netanyahu meeting at the White House – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Israel says it struck Houthi-held ports and cargo ship in Yemen — BBC World -
• Netanyahu visits US as Trump puts pressure to agree Gaza ceasefire deal — BBC World -
• Netanyahu returns to White House holding all the cards in Gaza talks — The Guardian -
• China and Russia Keep Their Distance From Iran During Crisis — New York Times World -
• First round of Gaza ceasefire talks ends without breakthrough — BBC World -

US politics and economics are dominated by Trump's impending trade announcements and tariffs, the Justice Department's confirmation of Jeffrey Epstein's suicide, and a utility's alleged sabotage of Covid lockdown policies in Michigan.

• Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide, justice department and FBI review confirms — The Guardian -
• US to make several trade announcements in next 48 hours, Trump treasury secretary says – live updates — The Guardian -
• US lobby groups urge tariff retaliation against Australia’s ‘socialised medicine’ — The Guardian -

• Apple appeals against ‘unprecedented’ €500m EU fine over app store — The Guardian -
• UK steel firms on edge as talks to cut Trump tariffs near deadline — The Guardian -
• Trump and US commerce secretary say tariffs are delayed until 1 August, sparking confusion — The Guardian -
• Canada Shipping Natural Gas to Asia as It Looks Beyond the US for Trade — New York Times World -
• Michigan utility aided sabotage of Covid lockdown policies, documents reveal — The Guardian -
• Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr was a cartel henchman, Mexican prosecutors claim — The Guardian -
• Tesla shares dive as investors fear new Elon Musk political party will damage brand — The Guardian -
• Trump Keeps Foreign Countries on Edge as Tariff Deadline Nears — New York Times World -
• US completes deportation of eight men to South Sudan after legal wrangling — The Guardian -
• Trump calls Musk's new political party 'ridiculous' — BBC World -
• Trump calls Musk's new political party 'ridiculous' — BBC World -
• Is Trump tariff deal really a win for Vietnam – or a way of punishing China? — The Guardian -

Key UK domestic issues include Reform UK's vetting process, plans for joint UK-France small boat crossings, NHS strike fears over pay, and the **20th anniversary remembrance of the 7/7 London terror attacks**.

• Nigel Farage says flaws in Reform UK’s candidate vetting process were not his fault – UK politics live — The Guardian -
• Teenager murdered in care home said social services ‘destroyed my life’, inquest told — The Guardian -
• France and UK expected to announce joint plan on small boat crossings — The Guardian -

• Millions of tonnes of toxic sewage sludge spread on UK farmland every year — The Guardian -
• 7/7 London terror attack victims remembered at 20th anniversary service — The Guardian -
• Public ownership of water in England and Wales is best way to improve industry, people’s commission finds — The Guardian -
• London’s low-traffic zones ‘cut deaths and injuries by more than a third’ — The Guardian -
• Charity prepares legal challenge after NHS trust pauses ADHD referrals for over-25s — The Guardian -
• Labour must keep EHCPs in Send system, says education committee chair — The Guardian -
• London ‘super sewer’ boss awarded £600,000 pay rise despite £100m cost overrun — The Guardian -
• NHS bosses fear fresh strikes in England as resident doctors seek 29% pay rise — The Guardian -
• ‘We have no support’: foster carers take employment rights fight to UK supreme court — The Guardian -
• British teenager jailed in Dubai for sex with girl freed after sheikh’s pardon — The Guardian -
• UK airport staff get bonuses for spotting easyJet oversize bags, email shows — The Guardian -
• Starmer, Cooper and King Charles mark 20th anniversary of 7/7 attacks — The Guardian -
• Macron’s UK state visit underlines effort to move on from Brexit nightmare — The Guardian -
• Young people in England’s coastal towns three times more likely to have a mental health condition — The Guardian -

Australia's legal landscape is marked by the Erin Patterson mushroom murder verdict, an inquest finding institutional racism in a police killing of an Aboriginal teen, and a Qantas cyber contact indicating a potential hacking ransom.

• ‘Hallmarks of Institutional Racism’ Found in Police Killing of Kumanjayi Walker — New York Times World -
• Pictures of beef Wellington used in mushroom murders released by court — BBC World -
• In pictures: The evidence in Erin Patterson's mushroom murder trial — BBC World -

• Erin Patterson’s hospital visit – and what the beef wellingtons really looked like: mushroom murder exhibits revealed — The Guardian -
• Watch: CCTV and phone recording shown to court in mushroom trial — BBC World -
• Queensland zoo to reopen two days after woman loses arm to lioness — The Guardian -
• Australia mushroom verdict: Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering relatives with lunch laced with death cap mushrooms — The Guardian -
• Qantas contacted by suspected cyber criminal but airline won’t confirm if hacking ransom demanded — The Guardian -
• Inquest finds police officer who shot Aboriginal teen was racist — BBC World -
• Flights cancelled as Indonesia volcano erupts again – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Australian shock jock sues radio network over 2012 prank call to UK hospital caring for Princess of Wales — The Guardian -
• After weeks of tension and speculation in mushroom murder trial, attention returns to the three lives taken — The Guardian -
• Mushroom case verdict – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Man shot through eye and buried alive survived attempted murder by ‘contract crew’, NSW police allege — The Guardian -
• Kumanjayi Walker shooting inquest: coroner finds NT police officer Zachary Rolfe 'was racist' — The Guardian -
• Mushroom murders and cancer lie: Nine weeks of evidence that gripped a courtroom — BBC World -
• Erin Patterson Is Found Guilty of Murder in Australia Mushroom Poisoning Case — New York Times World -
• Human rights groups urge Victoria not to adopt NSW protest permit system in response to alleged antisemitic attacks — The Guardian -
• Five key moments in the murder trial of Australia’s mushroom lunch cook Erin Patterson — The Guardian -
• Watch: Australia's mushroom murder case… in under two minutes — BBC World -
• Watch: Australia's mushroom murder case… in under two minutes — BBC World -
• Watch: Australia's mushroom murder case… in under two minutes — BBC World -

International stability concerns include the death of a Russian minister, Ukraine's struggle against Russian forces using drone-catching nets, and allegations of links between South Africa's police minister and criminal gangs.

• Russian Minister Who Had Led Region Later Invaded by Ukraine Is Found Dead — New York Times World -
• Zelenskyy says ‘coalition of the willing’ should meet ‘in a few days’, after call with Starmer – Europe live — The Guardian -
• Russian minister sacked by Putin found dead — BBC World -

• Two reported dead in Kenya protests as central Nairobi sealed off — BBC World -
• South Africa's police minister accused of links to criminal gangs — BBC World -
• South Africa's police minister accused of links to criminal gangs — BBC World -
• China’s human rights lawyers speak out, 10 years after crackdown — The Guardian -
• Poland begins controls on borders with Germany and Lithuania — The Guardian -
• Methane gas kills 12 Turkish soldiers in Iraq operation — BBC World -
• Methane gas kills 12 Turkish soldiers in Iraq operation — BBC World -
• Ukraine Turns to Fishing Nets to Catch Russian Drones — New York Times World -
• Ukrainian Troops Struggle to Hold the Line on the Eastern Front — New York Times World -
• How the Assad Regime Built a Mass Grave in Syria — New York Times World -
• Owners of escaped pet lion arrested after it attacks three people — BBC World -
• South African Police’s Frequent Use of Torture Echoes Apartheid’s Brutality — New York Times World -
• Why Are Police Officers in South Africa Torturing People? — New York Times World -
• How an al-Qaeda offshoot became one of Africa's deadliest militant groups — BBC World -

Significant natural disasters include an Indonesia volcano eruption disrupting flights, a typhoon striking Taiwan causing deaths and injuries, and low water levels affecting shipping on Europe's rivers amid heatwaves.

• Low water levels push up shipping costs on Europe’s rivers amid heatwave — The Guardian -
• Indonesia Volcano Eruption Sends Ash Soaring 11 Miles High — New York Times World -
• 2 Dead and 500 Injured After Typhoon Danas Strikes Taiwan — New York Times World -

News in culture, arts, and sports features a Wimbledon champion's fine for alleged verbal abuse, BBC's arbitrary changes to music coverage, and the La Scala opera house enforcing a stricter dress code.

• Wimbledon doubles champion handed £9,200 fine for alleged verbal abuse — The Guardian -
• Music trade bodies accuse BBC of ‘arbitrary’ changes after Bob Vylan Glastonbury set — The Guardian -
• Kew Gardens to host largest outdoor exhibition of Henry Moore’s sculptures — The Guardian -

• Beyond the bonnets: Jane Austen’s working women finally get their place in the spotlight — The Guardian -
• ‘Shorts and flip-flops are not allowed’: La Scala enforces opera dress code ban — The Guardian -
• Love Island USA's Cierra leaves show after racism row — BBC World -
• Michael Douglas says he has ‘no real intentions’ of acting again: ‘I had to stop’ — The Guardian -
• Dance routines and ‘tenniscore’: how Wimbledon is seeking new fans online — The Guardian -
• ‘It’s going a bit too far’: locals criticise Wimbledon expansion plans before judicial review — The Guardian -
• Michael Morpurgo to recite Vivaldi-inspired poetry at inaugural Cornwall festival — The Guardian -