This topic highlights Donald Trump's sweeping tariff policies and their significant impact on the US and global economies, alongside domestic political developments such as challenges to birthright citizenship, federal funding cuts, and White House plans.

• US appeals court indicates it might declare Trump’s birthright citizenship order unconstitutional — The Guardian -
• Corporation for Public Broadcasting to close after US funding cut — The Guardian -
• Trump moves nuclear submarines after Russian ex-president's comments — BBC World -

• Trump fires labor statistics chief hours after data showed jobs growth slowed — The Guardian -
• Trump Turns to Untested Tariffs to Reorder Global Trade — New York Times World -
• Brazil’s President Lula Speaks On Trump’s 50% Tariff Threat, Bolsonaro’s Trial — New York Times World -
• After a blown deadline, what next for US-Canada trade? — BBC World -
• Trump administration reportedly suspends $200m in grants to UCLA — The Guardian -
• Brazil judge hits back at ‘cowardly and treasonous’ plot behind US sanctions — The Guardian -
• Gavin Newsom may call special election to redraw California congressional maps — The Guardian -
• Smithsonian removes references to Trump impeachments at history exhibit — The Guardian -
• Confusion and anger in Switzerland - hit by highest tariffs in Europe — BBC World -
• Confusion and anger in Switzerland - hit by highest tariffs in Europe — BBC World -
• First Thing: Stock markets fall as US announces new tariff rates on dozens of countries — The Guardian -
• Kamala Harris says she doesn’t plan to return to ‘broken’ system of US politics — The Guardian -
• Trump Gives Mexico a Reprieve but Slams Canada With Higher Tariffs — New York Times World -
• US adds just 73,000 jobs in July amid pressure from trade war and ‘increasing signs of fragility’ in labor market — The Guardian -
• Trump officials plan coverage for weight loss drugs under Medicare and Medicaid — The Guardian -
• Texas redistricting: how new Republican maps will hurt Democrats — The Guardian -
• Trump to blame for high cost of living, Americans say in new poll — The Guardian -
• Prominent historian cancels course at Columbia University over Trump deal — The Guardian -
• ‘Dodgy looking’ clip of Trump playing golf in Scotland sparks cheating debate — The Guardian -
• Friday Briefing: Trump’s Tariff Day — New York Times World -
• Judge rules against Trump and extends deportation protections for 60,000 immigrants — The Guardian -
• Joe Biden says US is facing ‘existential’ fight with marginalized groups ‘dramatically under attack’ — The Guardian -
• Shock, chaos and a hollow win: What it's like to do a tariff deal with Trump — BBC World -
• Australia dodges latest Trump tariff hikes as trade minister heralds ‘vindication’ for Albanese’s approach — The Guardian -
• Trump announces sweeping new levies for scores of countries – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Trump to build ‘beautiful’ $200m ballroom at White House — The Guardian -
• Trump imposes sweeping new tariffs on dozens of countries in latest bid to reshape global trade — The Guardian -
• Trump signs order increasing tariffs on Canadian goods from 25% to 35% — The Guardian -
• White House unveils plans for new $200m ballroom — BBC World -
• White House unveils plans for new $200m ballroom — BBC World -

This section details the ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza, focusing on diplomatic efforts to halt hostilities, the devastating humanitarian crises including aid distribution challenges and civilian casualties, and international protests against the violence.

• Jeremy Bowen: 'Thank you, but it's too late': Why some Palestinians aren't convinced by Starmer's promise — BBC World -
• Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Chuck Schumer’s office in New York City — The Guardian -
• Putin Blames Frustration Over Ukraine Talks on ‘Inflated Expectations’ — New York Times World -

• Arab States Call for Hamas to Disarm Amid Push for a Palestinian State — New York Times World -
• Putin not swayed by Trump's Ukraine war ultimatum — BBC World -
• Trump Envoy Witkoff Visits Gaza as Aid Crisis Deepens — New York Times World -
• Trump envoy visits controversial Gaza aid distribution site — BBC World -
• Trump envoy visits controversial Gaza aid distribution site — BBC World -
• France suspends Gaza evacuations after student antisemitism row — BBC World -
• France suspends Gaza evacuations after student antisemitism row — BBC World -
• Zelenskyy calls for direct talks with Putin after Russian president says he backs peace negotiations – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Israel-Gaza war: US envoy visits Gaza food distribution site as UN says 1,373 killed waiting for aid since late May – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Israeli author David Grossman says his country is committing genocide in Gaza — The Guardian -
• At least 91 killed seeking aid in Gaza as US envoy Steve Witkoff visits Israel — The Guardian -
• Putin offers no hint of concessions as he says he wants ‘stable’ peace in Ukraine — The Guardian -
• Anger Over Starvation in Gaza Leaves Israel Increasingly Isolated — New York Times World -
• Zelensky demands tougher sanctions after Russian strikes kill 31 in Kyiv — BBC World -
• Fleeing Domestic Violence, and the Russian Advance — New York Times World -
• Decision delayed for pro-Palestine protest on Sydney Harbour Bridge as police warn of possible crowd crush — The Guardian -
• Pro-Palestine fundraising gig in Newcastle cancelled after police said ‘credible threat’ made against venue — The Guardian -
• At least 28 killed in Kyiv as wave of Russian strikes defies Trump ceasefire demand — BBC World -
• Two girls shot in Gaza - BBC pieces together what happened and looks at dozens more child shootings — BBC World -
• Australian activists allege they were ‘brutalised psychologically’ after Israeli military detained Gaza aid boat — The Guardian -

Headlines in this category cover a range of legal and criminal cases, from high-profile sex trafficking convictions and child abuse allegations against tech companies to mass shootings and political corruption trials of former leaders, alongside broader governance issues like immigration policies and protests affecting public order.

• Musk’s X must face claim of negligence over child abuse images, judge rules — The Guardian -
• Ghislaine Maxwell moved to women's prison in Texas — BBC World -
• Twelve years house arrest for Colombian ex-leader Álvaro Uribe — BBC World -

• Georgia detainee with prosthetic legs who objected to flooded cell sent to solitary — The Guardian -
• Four killed in Montana bar shooting that is US’s ninth mass murder of 2025 — The Guardian -
• Budapest mayor questioned by police over banned pride march — BBC World -
• Epstein confidante Ghislaine Maxwell transferred to lower-security prison in Texas — The Guardian -
• Italy plan to process migrants in Albania dealt blow by EU court — BBC World -
• Italy plan to process migrants in Albania dealt blow by EU court — BBC World -
• Arkansas police say suspect admitted killing couple hiking with daughters — The Guardian -
• Colombia’s ex-president Álvaro Uribe sentenced to 12 years’ house arrest for witness tampering — The Guardian -
• Corruption Scandal Puts Mexico’s President on Defense Against Trump — New York Times World -
• Man, 76, charged after children fell ill at Leicestershire summer camp — The Guardian -
• Three Grenadian men sentenced to decades in prison for killing of US couple in Caribbean — The Guardian -
• Staffordshire police chief suspended after concerns raised about off-duty conduct — The Guardian -
• 1 Dead and 5 Missing After Mine Collapse in Chile — New York Times World -
• Gary Busey pleads guilty to groping a woman at a New Jersey convention — The Guardian -
• El Salvador Ends Term Limits, Letting Bukele Seek Re-Election Indefinitely — New York Times World -
• New UK civil service internship scheme open only to working-class students — The Guardian -
• British siblings, 13 and 11, who drowned off beach in Spain named — The Guardian -
• Maryland boy dies after being trapped in storm drain as rains drench east coast — The Guardian -
• Opposition leaders say ‘democracy in El Salvador has died’ after scrapping of presidential term limits — The Guardian -
• Family of Briton murdered in Jamaica seek answers over UK officials’ ‘indifference’ — The Guardian -
• US judge whose son was murdered voices dismay as threats to jurists rise — The Guardian -
• ISIS Militant Sentenced to Life for Role in Burning Pilot Alive in Syria — New York Times World -
• Caribbean LGBTQ+ activists celebrate as court strikes down colonial-era laws — The Guardian -
• Melbourne man charged with child abuse offences after images allegedly displayed during university lecture — The Guardian -
• Police fear ‘crowd crush’ at Sydney protest, court hears – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Labour urged to revive Sure Start label to win back Reform voters — The Guardian -
• Virginia Giuffre wanted Epstein documents made public, siblings say — The Guardian -

This topic reports on key economic indicators like job growth and house prices, financial industry news including car finance disputes and bank withdrawals from climate alliances, and infrastructure debates such as Heathrow's expansion, while also noting corporate tax issues and public service waiting lists.

• Three million on NHS England waiting lists have had no care since GP referral — The Guardian -
• Blow for consumers as supreme court hands partial win to car finance firms over loans — The Guardian -
• Barclays follows HSBC in exit from banking industry’s net zero alliance — The Guardian -

• Adani promised Australia billions from its Carmichael mine but it hasn’t paid a cent in tax. How did we get here? — The Guardian -
• UK government has ‘got the balance right’ on tax, says Rachel Reeves — The Guardian -
• Labour MPs urge Thames Water to recover £2.5m paid to executives in April — The Guardian -
• Heathrow’s third runway ‘is going to be empty’ if it means high fees, says BA owner — The Guardian -
• Scottish football clubs owe more than £22m to government in Covid loans — The Guardian -
• Car finance scandal: UK supreme court poised to rule on hidden commissions — The Guardian -
• UK house prices rebound as market recovers from June dip — The Guardian -
• AustralianSuper divests more than $26m of shares in poker machine giant Aristocrat from socially aware option — The Guardian -

This category focuses on severe weather events like floods and storms, the challenges posed by wildfires creating erratic weather, and conservation efforts like making rhino horns radioactive, alongside political disputes over climate reports and debates on renewable versus traditional energy sources.

• Key Hurricane-Monitoring Data Will Stay Online, Officials Say — New York Times World -
• Two wildfires in US west spur ‘fire clouds’ with erratic weather systems — The Guardian -
• Scientists slam Trump administration climate report as a ‘farce’ full of misinformation — The Guardian -

• Storm Floris to hit UK on Monday with unseasonably strong winds forecast — The Guardian -
• Rhino horns turned radioactive to fight poachers in South Africa — BBC World -
• Rhino horns turned radioactive to fight poachers in South Africa — BBC World -
• Joyce and Canavan call for new coal plants to replace renewable energy projects — The Guardian -
• Wet and wintry weekend in store for NSW, with warnings of heavy rainfall and damaging winds — The Guardian -
• Weather tracker: deadly floods devastate northern China — The Guardian -
• What will expanding Heathrow do to UK’s net zero plans? — The Guardian -
• Flooded streets and subway systems as storms slam US East Coast — BBC World -
• Flooded streets and subway systems as storms slam US East Coast — BBC World -

This section explores various technological advancements in space exploration and military applications, the societal and cultural impacts of social media platforms and traditional media, and a range of human interest stories from a unique quintuplet's life to a French town's plea for modest swimwear, also including political and social commentary on identity and party formation.

• North Korea sent me abroad to be a secret IT worker. My wages funded the regime — BBC World -
• In Delhi and New York, Hindu Right Wing Lines Up Against Mamdani — New York Times World -
• Wounded soldier escapes battlefield using e-bike delivered by drone — BBC World -

• SpaceX, NASA Launch Astronauts to Space Station as Clouds Stay Just Far Enough Away — New York Times World -
• Cécile Dionne, Who Found Fame and Despair as a Quintuplet, Dies at 91 — New York Times World -
• Victorians could soon have the right to work from home two days a week under Australian-first laws — The Guardian -
• And Just Like That: Sex and the City spin-off to end after third season — The Guardian -
• Kemi Badenoch says she no longer sees herself as Nigerian despite upbringing — The Guardian -
• UK Online Safety Act risks ‘seriously infringing’ free speech, says X — The Guardian -
• Night goggles may have hampered army pilots before DC plane crash, experts say — The Guardian -
• TV union and women’s group call for this year’s MasterChef to be shelved — The Guardian -
• Flaco Jiménez, Grammy award-winning tejano music legend, dies at 86 — The Guardian -
• Nandy urges instant sale of Morecambe FC to avoid ‘heartbreaking’ closure — The Guardian -
• ‘It’s his safe place’: searching for Tommy Robinson in Tenerife — The Guardian -
• Derk Sauer, Champion of Free Press in a New Russia, Dies at 72 — New York Times World -
• Bishop who shut down London choir in his dressing gown issues apology — The Guardian -
• Abstract verbs in, long descriptors out: How do you name a political party? — The Guardian -
• Zoo worker killed by leopard in Jerusalem — BBC World -
• Zoo worker killed by leopard in Jerusalem — BBC World -
• Albanese criticises ‘dry gully’ of culture wars as he promises more funding to close Indigenous gap — The Guardian -
• Watch: 'UFO' spotted in Australian skies identified as Chinese rocket — BBC World -
• Impartiality concerns raised as LNP appoints former Liberal party member to lead Queensland CFMEU inquiry — The Guardian -
• Tourist discovers ‘extinct’ jellyfish while rock-pooling in Outer Hebrides — The Guardian -
• E.U. Did Not Retain Texts Sought by Journalists on Covid Vaccine Deal — New York Times World -
• A French Beach Town’s Plea to Tourists: Keep Your Clothes On — New York Times World -
• Why Did Such a Powerful Earthquake Generate Such a Weak Tsunami? — New York Times World -