Gaza's dire humanitarian situation worsened by food and cash shortages and deaths from malnutrition, as the Israeli cabinet approved a controversial plan to seize Gaza City, drawing widespread international condemnation from the UN, UK, Germany, Australia, and New Zealand, with skepticism even from within the Israeli military.

• There’s Barely Any Food in Gaza, and Barely Any Cash to Buy It — New York Times World -
• Israeli plan to seize Gaza City an ‘unprecedented provocation’, Palestinian Authority says – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Eleven more die from malnutrition in Gaza, Hamas-run health ministry says — BBC World -

• Netanyahu Says Israel Wants ‘Arab Forces’ to Run Gaza. What Does That Mean? — New York Times World -
• Israel’s New Plan to Take Gaza City — New York Times World -
• Albanese and Luxon urge Israel to reconsider Gaza City takeover during ‘warm, generous’ meeting — The Guardian -
• Netanyahu Broadly Criticized at Home and Abroad After New Gaza Plan — New York Times World -
• Outrage at Israeli plan to take over Gaza City that could displace 1m Palestinians — The Guardian -
• UN chief calls Israel’s Gaza City plan ‘dangerous escalation’ as security council to meet on Saturday – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Netanyahu’s Plan for Gaza City Has Skeptics in Israeli Military — New York Times World -
• Australia joins UK, Germany, Italy and New Zealand in condemning Israel’s planned Gaza City takeover — The Guardian -

President Trump's active diplomacy includes a planned meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska to discuss a Ukraine peace plan involving territory swaps, which Zelensky explicitly rejected, while Mexico's President declared US military forces unwelcome following reports of a Trump directive against drug cartels, and a US-brokered peace deal between Azerbaijan and Armenia even created a "Trump Route."

• Mexico’s President Says U.S. Forces Are Unwelcome in Her Country — New York Times World -
• Lammy and Vance to hold meeting to discuss US-brokered Ukraine peace plan — The Guardian -
• Europe Seeks Details as Trump and Putin Prepare to Meet — New York Times World -

• Zelensky Rejects Ceding Territory to Russia After Trump Suggests a Land Swap — New York Times World -
• Ukraine must be part of peace solution, Zelensky says ahead of Trump-Putin meeting — BBC World -
• Ukraine will not give up land, Zelenskyy warns ahead of Trump-Putin meeting — The Guardian -
• What Putin Hopes to Gain From a Summit With Trump — New York Times World -
• Azerbaijan and Armenia sign peace deal at White House that creates a ‘Trump Route’ in region — The Guardian -
• Russia Goes After Ukraine With Distant Strikes and New Tactics — New York Times World -
• Mexico rules out Trump's reported military plan against drug cartels — BBC World -
• Trump and Putin to meet in Alaska for Ukraine talks next week — BBC World -
• Sheinbaum rejects US ‘invasion’ after Trump orders military to target Mexico cartels — The Guardian -
• Trump says he will meet Vladimir Putin in Alaska next Friday – as it happened — The Guardian -

The US faces tragic gun violence, including a fatal shooting of an Atlanta police officer near the CDC and multiple injuries in Times Square, amidst a heated domestic political battle where Democrats are ready to aggressively counter Trump's influence on issues like redistricting, while Trump Media expands with GB News and a Trump-backed crypto venture seeks significant funding.

• Officer who was killed responding to shooting at Atlanta CDC identified — The Guardian -
• ‘We are at war – bring it on’: Democrats ready to fight dirty to stop Trump — The Guardian -
• Trump Media to broadcast GB News on US streaming platform Truth+ — The Guardian -

• Atlanta police officer dies after shooting near CDC headquarters — BBC World -
• Trump-backed World Liberty proposes $1.5bn crypto holder, Bloomberg News reports — The Guardian -
• The Tennessee execution that ‘went horribly wrong’: how Byron Black’s killing unfolded — The Guardian -
• Three people injured in shooting at New York City’s Times Square — The Guardian -
• Trump Burger owner in Texas faces deportation after Ice arrest — The Guardian -
• Police officer dies after shooting near US's CDC headquarters — BBC World -
• Trump Cracks Down on Bird Deaths, but Only From Wind Turbines — New York Times World -
• Car Companies Are Paying Tariffs So You Don’t Have To — New York Times World -
• Pfizer Covid vaccine for young children may not be renewed by FDA — The Guardian -
• ‘She’s the one that matters’: the growing influence of Melania on Donald Trump — The Guardian -
• Trump administration demands $1bn from UCLA to restore federal funding — The Guardian -
• Georgia: suspected gunman and police officer dead after shooting near CDC and Emory University — The Guardian -
• California backs absent Texas Democrats as redistricting fight escalates — The Guardian -
• Military veteran arrested a week after deadly Montana bar shooting — BBC World -

International news includes the passing of former FBI and CIA director William H. Webster, North Korea dismantling propaganda speakers at its border, concerns over radioactive water leaks from a UK nuclear base, and the 80th anniversary of the Nagasaki atomic bombing serving as a warning against nuclear war, alongside various social issues like online harassment on Vinted, protests in London, and environmental concerns about declining human connection to nature.

• Met police arrest more than 150 people at protest over Palestine Action in London — The Guardian -
• William H Webster, former director of FBI and CIA, dies aged 101 — The Guardian -
• Women call out ‘creepy’ experiences on Vinted as trolls and image thieves target site — The Guardian -

• North Korea dismantles propaganda speakers at border — BBC World -
• National Indigenous Music awards 2025: Emily Wurramara wins artist of the year — The Guardian -
• An Unusual Soccer Finale in Italy Reveals Libya’s Frailties — New York Times World -
• Early Beatles photos by Paul McCartney to go on show in London — The Guardian -
• Radioactive water from UK nuclear bomb base leaked into sea, files show — The Guardian -
• A Pay Raise for Canada’s Military to Boost Recruitment and Retention — New York Times World -
• Bus crash kills 25 people returning from funeral in Kenya — BBC World -
• Canadian who could not renew visa due to mental health crisis faces UK ban — The Guardian -
• A Small European Nation Has a Big Explosions Problem — New York Times World -
• How a Top Mexican Cartel Smuggles Fentanyl to the U.S. — New York Times World -
• Bolsonaro supporters pray for Trump rescue as coup plot trial verdict nears — The Guardian -
• Watch: 'World's Ugliest Dog' crowned in California — BBC World -
• Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds — The Guardian -
• Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 astronaut, dies aged 97 — BBC World -
• Italians turn away from private beaches amid debate over rising prices — The Guardian -
• Food delivery riders banned from luxury flats in London — The Guardian -
• ‘Nazis don’t belong in this country’: Victorian premier scathing over masked march by ‘goons’ in Melbourne CBD — The Guardian -
• Nagasaki’s twin bells ring in unison for first time in 80 years to mark atomic bombing — The Guardian -
• Nagasaki mayor warns of nuclear war 80 years after atomic bomb attack — BBC World -
• Starmer’s team seen as ‘tired, same-again politicians’, says Labour peer — The Guardian -
• Rapidly growing fire prompts thousands of evacuations in California — BBC World -
• Amsterdam nightclub scheme becomes flashpoint in Dutch city planning rows — The Guardian -
• Is Kim Jong-un Preparing a Successor? — New York Times World -
• Byron writers festival cancelled and warnings for Sydney’s City2Surf due to east coast rain dump — The Guardian -
• Nine enters a cashed-up new era after selling Domain. What will Australia’s biggest media company do next? — The Guardian -