Reports of dozens killed near aid sites in Gaza and Pope Leo XIV's condemnation of the conflict's barbarity highlight the severe humanitarian crisis, while pro-Palestine protests and financial actions against UK organizations demonstrate the conflict's international impact.

• Four arrested under Terrorism Act during Liverpool pro-Palestine protest — The Guardian -
• Dozens Are Killed at Aid Site Near Border, Gaza Health Officials Say — New York Times World -
• Pope condemns Gaza war’s ‘barbarity’ as 93 reported killed by Israeli fire while waiting for food — The Guardian -

• Israeli forces kill 67 Palestinians seeking aid in northern Gaza, Hamas-run ministry says — BBC World -
• Monday Briefing: Dozens Killed in Gaza — New York Times World -
• Palestinian Health Ministry says 73 people killed while waiting for aid in Gaza – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Cast member displays Palestinian flag at end of Royal Opera House performance — The Guardian -
• Two UK pro-Palestine organisations have bank accounts frozen — The Guardian -
• Recognised Palestinian state could develop disputed gas resources, expert says — The Guardian -
• Gaza Health Ministry Says Israeli Military Killed 32 Near Aid Site — New York Times World -

Steep drops in UK house asking prices and plans to revive the Pensions Commission signal economic concerns, alongside protests outside asylum hotels, maternity care failures costing billions, and forthcoming legislation on non-terrorist attacks indicating social and legal policy challenges.

• Average UK house asking price registers steepest monthly drop for 20 years — The Guardian -
• Ministers to revive Blair-era Pensions Commission to tackle savings crisis — The Guardian -
• Five arrested as more than 1,000 protesters gather outside Essex asylum hotel — The Guardian -

• Water ombudsman to be created amid sweeping changes in England and Wales — The Guardian -
• Half a month’s rainfall could hit UK in next 24 hours, says Met Office — The Guardian -
• Three women on terror charges after van driven into defence factory fence in Edinburgh — The Guardian -
• Maternal deaths rising in UK despite fewer births, official figures show — The Guardian -
• NHS facing ‘absolutely shocking’ £27bn bill for maternity failings in England — The Guardian -
• Yvette Cooper to create new offence to cover non-terrorist planning of attacks — The Guardian -
• Environment secretary ‘furious’ about England and Wales water bills — The Guardian -
• Influential women urge inclusion of asylum seekers in Labour plans to tackle violence — The Guardian -
• Singing in the bath: summer gigs bring noise back to Bath’s Roman attraction — The Guardian -
• Leaked document shows boat slashing failed to stop migrants reaching UK — The Guardian -
• Ministers urged to guarantee NHS jobs for new midwives amid understaffing — The Guardian -
• Suella, Jacob, even Liz? Inside Reform’s unofficial plan to bag a Tory big beast — The Guardian -

Japan's PM faces an uncertain future after losing an upper house majority amid US trade pressure, China's exit ban on a Wells Fargo executive raises foreign business anxiety, and faint signs of life appear in efforts to halt the Ukraine war.

• Japan's PM vows to stay on despite bruising election loss — BBC World -
• Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba faces uncertain future after losing upper house majority — The Guardian -
• China Exit Ban on Wells Fargo Executive Stokes Foreign Business Anxiety — New York Times World -

• Children of elderly UK couple jailed by Taliban call for release before they ‘die in custody’ — The Guardian -
• Faint Signs of Life Appear in Effort to Halt Ukraine War — New York Times World -
• As Trump Courts a More Assertive Beijing, China Hawks Are Losing Out — New York Times World -
• A Kite Surfer, Navy SEAL and Makeup Artist: Freed in a U.S.-Venezuela Swap — New York Times World -
• Moscow airports temporarily closed after Ukraine drone attacks — BBC World -
• Arrested Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi faces terror charges — The Guardian -
• Japan heads to polls in key test for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba — BBC World -
• Liberal and Labor leaders court crossbench after snap Tasmanian election delivers another hung parliament — The Guardian -
• Minority government the new normal in Tasmania as voters turn away from major parties — The Guardian -
• Jeremy Rockliff says he expects crossbenchers will allow Liberals to form government – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Federal opposition flags more ‘sensitive’ approach to foreign students at Australian universities — The Guardian -
• Social media revamp by 92-year-old president struggles to woo young Cameroonians — BBC World -

Deadly boat capsizes in Vietnam and Indonesia along with fatal waterfall incidents in Oregon reflect significant travel and natural dangers, while heavy rains and landslides in South Korea and a typhoon pounding Hong Kong underscore severe weather impacts.

• One dead and two missing after six people swept down waterfall in Oregon — The Guardian -
• British woman dies after rafting incident in French Alps — BBC World -
• Passenger Ship Fire Kills at Least 3 People in Indonesia — New York Times World -

• Two seriously injured as car crashes into barn roof in Germany — The Guardian -
• One person killed and two missing after six swept over Oregon waterfall — BBC World -
• Passengers rescued from Indonesia ferry fire — BBC World -
• Death toll from South Korean rains rises to 17 — The Guardian -
• Typhoon Wipha Pounds Hong Kong and Macau With Rain and Wind — New York Times World -
• At Least 28 Dead After Tourist Boat Capsizes in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay — New York Times World -
• Dozens dead after Ha Long Bay tourist boat capsizes in Vietnam — BBC World -
• At least 17 dead in South Korea floods and landslides — BBC World -
• At least 17 dead in South Korea floods and landslides — BBC World -
• Typhoon Wipha hits Hong Kong bringing on highest storm alert — The Guardian -
• Four dead after two-car crash in remote central Queensland — The Guardian -
• At least 38 dead after tourist boat capsizes in Ha Long Bay in Vietnam — The Guardian -

A tense and cautious calm has returned to Syria's Sweida province following a week of deadly clashes between Bedouin and Druze groups, with over a thousand people reportedly killed in the sectarian fighting.

• Bedouins tell BBC they could return to fighting Druze in Syria — BBC World -
• Who Are the Druse? The Religious Minority at the Center of Israel and Syria’s Tensions — New York Times World -
• ‘Tense calm’ returns to Syria’s Sweida province after week of deadly violence — The Guardian -

• 'Cautious calm' reported in southern Syria after week of deadly tribal clashes — BBC World -
• Clashes continue in Sweida after Syrian presidency’s ceasefire declaration — The Guardian -
• Syria struggles to quell deadly Bedouin-Druze clashes in south — BBC World -

Pat Tillman's brother was arrested after a car crash into a post office, ICE agents continue to wear masks during raids, and an elderly grandfather was secretly deported, highlighting various law enforcement and social justice issues within the United States.

• Pat Tillman’s brother arrested for driving into California post office – report — The Guardian -
• Ice chief says he will continue to allow agents to wear masks during arrest raids — The Guardian -
• Ice secretly deported Pennsylvania grandfather, 82, after he lost green card — The Guardian -

• Vehicle driven into Los Angeles crowd injures 30 people — The Guardian -
• Pete Hegseth is skirting law by bringing back Confederate names of army bases — The Guardian -
• Nearly 300 pages of Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ records released after first-of-its-kind ruling — The Guardian -

**New models predict superbugs could cost the global economy $2 trillion by 2050, an EU commissioner expressed shock over dangerous goods sold by online retailers like Shein and Temu, and Australian banks are cutting interest rates for deposits faster than the official cash rate**.

• Superbugs could kill millions more and cost $2tn a year by 2050, models show — The Guardian -
• Training organisation criticised for using chatbots to run job seeker course — The Guardian -
• EU commissioner shocked by dangers of some goods sold by Shein and Temu — The Guardian -

• As more Australians save, banks are cutting interest rates for deposits faster than the RBA’s official cash rate — The Guardian -

WW2 veteran and TikTok star 'Papa' Jake Larson passed away at 102, Ellen DeGeneres cited Trump as her reason for moving to the UK, and Charli XCX married George Daniel in London, alongside a K-Pop band making waves with sign language.

• WW2 veteran and TikTok star 'Papa' Jake Larson dies aged 102 — BBC World -
• Ellen DeGeneres: I moved to the UK because of Trump — BBC World -
• JD Vance to spend summer family holiday in the Cotswolds — The Guardian -

• Charli xcx marries George Daniel in low-key London ceremony — The Guardian -
• Taiwan coach apologises for 'pressuring' students to give blood — BBC World -
• Taiwan coach apologises for 'pressuring' students to give blood — BBC World -
• Mr and Mrs XCX: Brat star weds drummer of The 1975 — BBC World -
• The K-Pop Band Big Ocean Is Making Waves With Sign Language — New York Times World -