• With Festivities and Papal Prayer, the Vatican Aims to Attract the Young — New York Times World - 19:46
• Derk Sauer, Champion of Free Press in a New Russia, Dies at 72 — New York Times World - 19:42
• Manchester United’s ‘Wembley of the North’ stadium plan hits the buffers — The Guardian - 19:00
• Dua Lipa ‘feeling grateful’ after Kosovan president grants her citizenship — The Guardian - 18:48
• Hamas refuses to disarm until Palestinian state established — BBC World - 18:40
• Federal agency opens inquiry into ex-special counsel Jack Smith over Trump investigations — The Guardian - 18:26
• Photos From a Gaza Airdrop — New York Times World - 17:56
• Murder inquiry begins after teenager stabbed in ‘targeted attack’ in Bury — The Guardian - 17:32
• Gaza hospitals say 18 killed by Israeli fire as aid site shootings continue to rise — The Guardian - 17:18
• Labour does not deserve to win next election without change, Reeves says — The Guardian - 17:02

Amidst weak jobs reports and economic data disputes, the Trump administration navigates court roadblocks to its policies, implements tariffs affecting trade, and engages in strategic nuclear submarine deployments following international diplomatic exchanges, while facing scrutiny over climate science views.

• Trump fires lead official on economic data as tariffs cause market drop — BBC World -
• How the courts became the biggest roadblock to Trump’s plans — The Guardian -
• Steve Rosenberg: Russia is staying quiet on Trump's nuclear move — BBC World -

• What Do Trump’s Tariff Hikes Mean for Canada’s Trade-Dependent Economy? — New York Times World -
• Good, mad and ugly: the US economy’s performance under Trump – in charts — The Guardian -
• India Will Buy Russian Oil Despite Trump’s Threats, Officials Say — New York Times World -
• The inside story of the Murdoch editor taking on Donald Trump — The Guardian -
• Economy Updates: After a Weak Jobs Report, Trump Fires That Agency’s Commissioner — New York Times World -
• Trump Taps Climate Skeptics to Attack Science on Global Warming — New York Times World -
• Trump defends firing labor statistics chief by lying about her role in 2024 campaign – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Trump steps up attacks on Fed’s independence amid interest rates row — The Guardian -
• Trump moves nuclear submarines after ex-Russia president’s menacing tweet — The Guardian -

The worsening famine in Gaza elicits pleas for aid from Jewish American groups and international bodies, as US victims sue UNRWA for alleged terror support, Iran holds American citizens, and pro-Palestine demonstrations occur globally.

• Growing number of Jewish American groups speak out over Gaza famine — The Guardian -
• U.S. Victims of Hamas and Hezbollah Attacks Sue UNRWA — New York Times World -
• Iran Is Holding at Least 4 US Citizens, Rights Groups and Families Say — New York Times World -

• Mike Huckabee, Israel’s Passionate Defender as Gaza War Drives Allies Away — New York Times World -
• ‘We are dying slowly, save us’: starvation takes hold in Gaza after a week of appalling milestones — The Guardian -
• Photos From a Gaza Airdrop — New York Times World -
• Wong criticises Israel’s conduct in Gaza in closed-door meeting with Israeli ambassador — The Guardian -
• ‘Immense’ pro-Palestine march to cross Sydney Harbour Bridge as police prepare for five-hour shutdown — The Guardian -

Diverse UK concerns include a historic kidnap attempt claim, political maneuvering around doctors' strikes, rising food inflation impacting consumers, efforts to combat coastal drug smuggling, and reports of abuse against infrastructure workers, alongside analysis of immigration language in media.

• Man who attempted to kidnap Princess Anne in 1974 claims innocence — The Guardian -
• Wes Streeting said to be eyeing up No 10 – but how will doctors’ strikes affect his chances? — The Guardian -
• Public urged to help catch gangs bringing drugs on ‘mother ships’ to UK coast — The Guardian -

• How a high-speed ocean chase led to an £18m cocaine seizure in Cornwall — The Guardian -
• UK food inflation: why your barbecue meat is becoming more expensive — The Guardian -
• Airbnb guest says images were altered in false £12,000 damage claim — The Guardian -
• Language on immigration in UK news and politics found to have ‘shaped backlash against antiracism’ — The Guardian -
• Openreach engineers trial panic alarms as incidents of abuse and assault soar — The Guardian -
• Unusually high number of jellyfish arrive in UK seas — The Guardian -

Global events showcase cultural celebrations like a wild pony swim, political unrest in Thailand and Mali, economic impacts such as a German nightclub's bankruptcy, humanitarian crises in Haiti, and significant developments regarding the Ukraine conflict including peaceful protests and psychological trauma from drones, alongside unique discoveries like a 122-year-old message in a bottle.

• Crowds cheer 100th annual wild pony swim — BBC World -
• Protesters in Thailand Denounce Prime Minister After Clashes With Cambodia — New York Times World -
• A Letter to the Future — New York Times World -

• Germany’s ‘oldest and biggest’ gay nightclub declares bankruptcy — The Guardian -
• Mali charges ex-PM with undermining the state over post on X — BBC World -
• An American Team Went to Combat Haiti’s Gangs, Then Lost Two of Its Own — New York Times World -
• Derk Sauer, Champion of Free Press in a New Russia, Dies at 72 — New York Times World -
• Snow falls in Queensland as NSW SES report 100 vehicles stuck in heavily blanketed northern tablelands — The Guardian -
• Cécile Dionne, Who Found Fame and Despair as a Quintuplet, Dies at 91 — New York Times World -
• Watch: Hot dog spill clogs US highway — BBC World -
• A Bid to Undo a Colonial-Era Wrong Touches a People’s Old Wounds — New York Times World -
• In wartime, demonstrations in Ukraine can never be more than a peaceful protest — The Guardian -
• And Just Like That... Sex and the City reboot's third season to be its last — BBC World -
• Chess grandmaster Carlsen wins at Esports World Cup — BBC World -
• They escaped Ukraine's front lines. The sound of drones followed them — BBC World -
• ‘He was so excited’: painter discovers 122-year-old message in a bottle inside lighthouse walls — The Guardian -