Discussions surrounding President Trump's policies range from his trade war threats and tariffs to the resumption of US weapons aid to Ukraine and the Supreme Court clearing federal layoffs; also featured are investigations into AI impersonations of officials and budget cuts impacting federal agencies.

• Australia news live: Chalmers ‘urgently seeking more detail’ after Trump flags 200% pharmaceutical tariffs; head-on collision on Sydney Harbour Bridge — The Guardian -
• Trump’s Frustration With Putin Preceded Resumption of U.S. Weapons to Ukraine — New York Times World -
• Supreme court lifts order blocking Trump’s federal layoffs, paving way for mass job cuts - US politics live — The Guardian -

• U.S. Botched a Deal to Swap Venezuelans in El Salvador for American Prisoners — New York Times World -
• US supreme court clears way for Trump officials to resume mass government firings — The Guardian -
• What Is a Trade Deal? Trump Takes an Expansive View. — New York Times World -
• US immigration officials release Iranian woman nabbed from her home’s yard — The Guardian -
• Judge says Trump cuts to anti-violence groups ‘shameful’ – but can’t stop them — The Guardian -
• Trump threatens to escalate trade war amid confusion over new tariff rates — The Guardian -
• Pentagon provided $2.4tn to private arms firms to ‘fund war and weapons’, report finds — The Guardian -
• Marco Rubio Impersonation Under State Dept. Investigation — New York Times World -
• AI scammer posing as Marco Rubio targets officials in growing threat — The Guardian -
• The Mexican Businessman Grateful for Trump’s Tariffs — New York Times World -
• Trump’s New Trade Threats Set Off Global Scramble to Avoid Tariffs — New York Times World -
• South Korea Keeps Its Chin Up as Trump Wields Tariff Threat — New York Times World -
• Trump Pledges to Send More Weapons to Ukraine — New York Times World -
• Trump promises to send Ukraine 10 Patriot missiles after weapons U-turn — The Guardian -
• US only has 25% of all Patriot missile interceptors needed for Pentagon’s military plans — The Guardian -
• Trump Wants to Close the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board — New York Times World -
• Trump says Ukraine will receive more weapons after US pause on shipments — BBC World -
• Trump says Ukraine will receive more weapons after US pause on shipments — BBC World -
• Tuesday Briefing: Trump’s New Tariff Threats — New York Times World -
• US delays higher tariffs but announces new taxes for some countries — BBC World -
• Trump’s big beautiful betrayal - podcast — The Guardian -

Catastrophic events include Texas floods claiming over 100 lives and prompting Mexican aid, alongside wildfires raging near Marseille, France, and other extreme weather phenomena indicating a potential new normal for affected regions.

• 'Hero' dad, twin girls and riverside campers among Texas flood victims — BBC World -
• More than 100 injured as wildfire rages near Marseille — BBC World -
• Texas floods: more than 100 people dead and at least 161 still missing — The Guardian -

• Firefighters from Mexico aid Texas flood search and rescue: ‘There are no borders’ — The Guardian -
• Deadly Flash Floods Sweep Away Nepal-China Bridge — New York Times World -
• Texas flooding: at least 107 people have died as questions intensify over handling of disaster – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Teen counselors and rookie rescue swimmer save dozens in Texas camp flood — The Guardian -
• Texas floods death toll climbs to at least 107 — BBC World -
• Wildfires Burn in Spain and France After Blistering Heat Wave — New York Times World -
• Marseille airport cancels all flights as wildfire encroaches on city — The Guardian -
• Bee attack injures several dozen in France — BBC World -
• Acropolis closes as heatwave grips Greece — BBC World -
• Among the Texas flood victims: campers, staff, grandparents and teachers — The Guardian -
• Everything we know about Texas flooding – with visuals — The Guardian -
• ‘Deep rooted’ camp tradition continues in Texas despite flood devastation — The Guardian -
• Deadly floods could be new normal as Trump guts federal agencies, experts warn | First Thing — The Guardian -
• Texas pediatrician ‘no longer employed’ after post about pro-Trump flood victims — The Guardian -
• Deadly floods could be new normal as Trump guts federal agencies, experts warn — The Guardian -
• Texas floods death toll climbs to more than 100 — BBC World -
• Five million remain under Texas flooding watch – as it happened — The Guardian -

Global affairs are marked by Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks, the ICC seeking arrests of Taliban leaders for persecuting women, Kenya's antigovernment protests, and Red Sea cargo ship attacks, with Europe also discussing reduced dependencies on US and China.

• Macron’s U.K. State Visit: Migrants and the War in Ukraine Are on the Agenda — New York Times World -
• Antigovernment Protests Erupt Across Kenya, Killing Dozens — New York Times World -
• The Wild Russian Plot to Burn a London Restaurant and Kidnap Its Owner — New York Times World -

• Royal Family Welcomes President Macron to U.K. for State Visit With Pomp and Pizazz — New York Times World -
• Family of UK couple held in Iran did not know pair’s whereabouts for month — The Guardian -
• Netanyahu vows to combat what he calls ‘vilification against Israel’ online — The Guardian -
• Europe should reduce US and China ‘dual dependencies’, Macron warns — The Guardian -
• 5 Israeli Soldiers Killed in Gaza, Military Says — New York Times World -
• I.C.C. Seeks Arrests of Taliban Leaders Over Persecution of Women — New York Times World -
• Russian minister's death serves as warning to political elite — BBC World -
• Trump says EU has been ‘very nice to us’ in trade talks and decision on tariffs is close – as it happened — The Guardian -
• ICC issues warrant for Taliban’s supreme leader for persecution of women — The Guardian -
• Ukrainians Are Cautiously Optimistic After Trump Says U.S. Will Send More Military Aid — New York Times World -
• Qatar dashes hopes of rapid Gaza ceasefire, saying talks ‘will need time’ — The Guardian -
• Land Mines, a Cold War Horror, Could Return to Fortify Europe’s Borders — New York Times World -
• With a Nobel Prize Nomination, Netanyahu Is the Latest to Use Flattery to Woo Trump — New York Times World -
• Attack on Cargo Ship in the Red Sea Kills 2 Crew Members — New York Times World -
• How Do Israel and Hamas Negotiate in Qatar? — New York Times World -
• Gaza health system overwhelmed by casualties at aid distributions, says Red Cross – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Two dead in Houthi speedboat attack on cargo ship in Red Sea — The Guardian -
• Trump upbeat on Gaza ceasefire talks despite lack of breakthrough — BBC World -
• Germany summons Chinese envoy over laser-targeting of surveillance plane — The Guardian -
• Israeli defence minister plans to move Gaza's population to camp in Rafah — BBC World -
• UK government backs French police immobilising small boats, minister says — The Guardian -
• Where Do Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Negotiations Stand? — New York Times World -
• Hamas used sexual violence as part of 'genocidal strategy', Israeli experts say — BBC World -
• Russia Confirms Death of Minister Hours After Kremlin Dismissed Him — New York Times World -
• Tuesday briefing: Is a ceasefire in Gaza on the table as Netanyahu and Trump meet in Washington? — The Guardian -
• The Brothers Who Came Face to Face in Myanmar’s War — New York Times World -
• What to Know About P.O.W.s in Myanmar’s Brutal Civil War — New York Times World -
• Trump and Netanyahu Meet Amid Gaza Cease-Fire Negotiations — New York Times World -
• Trump and Netanyahu meet at White House amid indirect ceasefire talks – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Netanyahu nominates Trump for Nobel peace prize at White House meeting — The Guardian -
• Iran Carries Out Mass Expulsion of Afghan Refugees — New York Times World -
• Israel’s Deadly Assault on Iran Prison Incites Fury, Even Among Dissidents — New York Times World -

Key domestic concerns involve the Post Office Horizon IT scandal's human impact, potential NHS doctors' strikes, and debates over criminal court jury trials, while other news covers financial regulations, political appointments, and cultural artifacts returning home.

• How do criminal courts work without juries around the world? — The Guardian -
• ASA cracks down on online pharmacies advertising weight loss injections — The Guardian -
• Norman Tebbit, Former U.K. Minister and Thatcher Ally, Dies at 94 — New York Times World -

• The Bayeux Tapestry, a British Masterpiece, Returns to England After 900 Years — New York Times World -
• NHS bosses fear fresh resident doctors’ strikes could embolden other staff — The Guardian -
• Watchdog to investigate police shooting of man with chainsaw in Kent — The Guardian -
• Ed Miliband abandons plan to charge less for electricity in Scotland — The Guardian -
• Gregg Wallace fired from MasterChef as 50 people tell BBC of fresh allegations — The Guardian -
• Post Office Horizon IT scandal: five things we learned from the report — The Guardian -
• Resident doctors’ strikes risk derailing Labour’s NHS recovery plan — The Guardian -
• Macron tells UK parliament that Europe must end its dependency on the US and China – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Benefit cuts will hit severely disabled people despite ministers’ claims, say charities — The Guardian -
• ‘Serious risk to life’: scenic Isle of Wight road could fall into sea, councillor warns — The Guardian -
• Rishi Sunak takes advisory role with Goldman Sachs while serving as MP — The Guardian -
• Bayeux tapestry to return to Britain for first time in 900 years — The Guardian -
• Monzo fined £21m after customers used No 10 and Buckingham Palace as addresses — The Guardian -
• M&S boss says two big UK firms hit by unreported cyber-attacks — The Guardian -
• Southport inquiry to examine ‘wholesale failure’ to prevent attack — The Guardian -
• James McMurdock will not seek Reform UK return after Covid loan questions — The Guardian -
• Post Office scandal may have led to more than 13 suicides, inquiry finds — The Guardian -
• Octopus Energy to pay out £1.5m over thousands of bill errors — The Guardian -
• Norman Tebbit, former Tory cabinet minister, dies at 94 — The Guardian -
• Risks from climate, pensions and bonds leave UK public finances ‘vulnerable’ — The Guardian -
• More trials with no jury will disadvantage people of colour, charities warn — The Guardian -
• UK to test nationwide emergency alert system for second time — The Guardian -
• Yorkshire Water announces hosepipe ban after driest spring in 132 years — The Guardian -
• Liverpool mobile greengrocer to reach ‘food deserts’ with aid of mapping tool — The Guardian -
• ‘They rewrite the ending’: the knife crime play with its own outreach scheme — The Guardian -
• ‘Like an academic’: private papers reveal John le Carré’s attention to detail — The Guardian -
• Children in England ‘living in almost Dickensian levels of poverty’ — The Guardian -

Australia grapples with its Reserve Bank holding interest rates, an inquest into Kumanjayi Walker's death prompting police reform, animal welfare concerns in livestock exports, and discussions on energy efficiency and gas reserve policies.

• RecipeTin Eats cook upset her beef wellington recipe ‘entangled’ in Erin Patterson murder case — The Guardian -
• Australians could cut power bills by 90% if they made their homes more energy efficient, report finds — The Guardian -
• Kumanjayi Walker inquest findings will bring ‘lasting reform’ to NT police, says anti-racism officer — The Guardian -

• ‘Serious animal welfare concerns’: Australian authorities investigate alleged breach of livestock export rules — The Guardian -
• ATO commissioner sent AI meme mocking Collingwood AFL supporters to all 20,000 staff — The Guardian -
• Richard Marles’ chief of staff disclosed long-term relationship with lobbyist from firm with defence clients — The Guardian -
• Building Commission NSW using old parking infringement notice books to fine builders and developers — The Guardian -
• Don’t despair, Australian mortgage holders – another rate cut is a question of when, not if — The Guardian -
• Zachary Rolfe accuses NT coroner of going ‘far beyond her remit’ in Kumanjayi Walker inquest – as it happened — The Guardian -
• RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank of Australia leaves cash rate on hold at 3.85% — The Guardian -
• ‘Gas belongs to the people’: WA premier Roger Cook urges federal Labor to adopt reserve policy — The Guardian -
• ‘Fungi fatale’ and ‘death cap stare’: how the world’s media reported Erin Patterson’s guilty verdict — The Guardian -
• Tiny fungus farming beetle from WA could wreak havoc on Sydney’s heritage trees — The Guardian -
• Queensland zoo reopens after owner’s sister-in-law loses arm to lion attack — The Guardian -
• Alan Jones’s lawyers have ‘grave concerns’ about legality of police phone search, court hears — The Guardian -

This topic highlights Canadian armed group charges, the AI chatbot Grok generating expletive rants, Mexico City gentrification protests, and demands for Jeffrey Epstein files, alongside Sweden's PM security breach and Amazon's Prime Day volunteer request.

• Spanish-language journalist still in Ice custody despite being granted bond — The Guardian -
• Canadian Armed Group Charged in Plot to Seize Quebec Land — New York Times World -
• Travelers no longer required to take off shoes for security at some US airports — The Guardian -

• Canadian police seize largest ever weapons cache in terrorism inquiry — The Guardian -
• Musk’s Grok AI bot generates expletive-laden rants to questions on Polish politics — The Guardian -
• Rightwing influencers indignant over FBI claim that Jeffrey Epstein’s client list doesn’t exist — The Guardian -
• As a Tourist Influx Makes Prices Soar, Hundreds Protest in Mexico City — New York Times World -
• Top House Democrats demand release of Epstein files that mention Trump — The Guardian -
• Ten charged with attempted murder after allegedly ambushing Texas Ice agents — The Guardian -
• Swedish PM’s private address revealed by Strava data shared by bodyguards — The Guardian -
• Madrid family win case against tourist flats after ‘illicit and unsanitary’ acts — The Guardian -
• Why Are Protesters in Mexico City Angry at Remote Workers? — New York Times World -
• Saudi Arabia executing ‘horrifying’ number of foreigners for drug crimes — The Guardian -
• Amazon asks corporate workers to ‘volunteer’ help with grocery deliveries as Prime Day frenzy approaches — The Guardian -

Diverse incidents span from a man dying in a Milan airport jet engine and a fatal car crash involving a Liverpool player to a dog saving a hiker in the Swiss Alps, an Indonesian volcano eruption, and the approval of the first malaria treatment for babies.

• Wednesday Briefing: Rare Earths, Made in Europe? — New York Times World -
• Man Dies at Milan Airport After Being Sucked Into Jet Engine, Official Says — New York Times World -
• The French Seaside Factory Trying to Break China’s Chokehold on Rare Earths — New York Times World -

• Haiti’s renowned Hotel Oloffson is burned down by gangs — The Guardian -
• Jota's car was probably speeding before fatal crash, Spanish police say — BBC World -
• Palantir accuses UK doctors of choosing ‘ideology over patient interest’ in NHS data row — The Guardian -
• Men acting for Wagner Group convicted of arson on Ukraine-linked London warehouse — The Guardian -
• Tiny pet dog credited with helping to save hiker trapped in Swiss glacier — The Guardian -
• Chef's food decoration at Chinese pre-school poisons 233 children — BBC World -
• Indonesian volcano spews massive ash cloud as it erupts again — BBC World -
• First malaria treatment for babies approved for use — BBC World -
• Families confirm five people died in blast at California fireworks warehouse — The Guardian -