The Trump-Putin summit in Alaska concluded without a clear deal on Ukraine, prompting skepticism from Kyiv amidst Russian 'trolling' tactics and Ukraine's continued military actions, while Putin praised North Korean troops.

• Live Updates: Trump Says There Is ‘No Deal’ on Ukraine After Summit With Putin — New York Times World -
• Trump says ‘no deal until there’s a deal’ on Ukraine war after talks with Putin – live — The Guardian -
• Trump rolls out red carpet for Putin in Alaska – as Ukraine hopes he won’t roll over — The Guardian -

• Fox News to Interview Trump 3 Times During the Summit With Putin — New York Times World -
• False Flags, Fake Flags: Propaganda Muddles the Trump-Putin Meeting — New York Times World -
• As Trump Meets Putin in Anchorage, Zelensky Condemns Russia’s Continuing Strikes — New York Times World -
• Watch: Moment Trump and Putin meet in Alaska for Ukraine talks — BBC World -
• Who’s Attending the Trump-Putin Meeting in Alaska — New York Times World -
• Trump says he wants to see a ceasefire and ‘won’t be happy if it’s not today’ – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Hours Before Putin Meeting, Trump Calls Belarusian Leader, Kremlin’s Closest Ally — New York Times World -
• A Timeline of Trump’s Complicated Relationship With Putin — New York Times World -
• How Trump-Putin Summit Signals Return to Imperial Thinking — New York Times World -
• How Trump’s Meeting With Putin Could Unfold, as Trump Seeks Cease-Fire in Ukraine — New York Times World -
• In Moscow, Russians see a chance for peace but prepare for more war. — New York Times World -
• The Minsk agreements sought to resolve Russia’s earlier invasion of Ukraine and never did. — New York Times World -
• Ukraine says it has bombed Russian ship carrying drone parts at Caspian port — The Guardian -
• Ukrainians are very skeptical about the Trump-Putin meeting. — New York Times World -
• 'About our lives, but without our voice': Sidelined Ukrainians look on — BBC World -
• Russia and Ukraine Agree: A Trump Summit Is a Big Win for Putin — New York Times World -
• Putin’s Visit to the U.S. Is His First Since 2015 — New York Times World -
• Putin ready to make Ukraine deal, Trump says before Alaska summit — The Guardian -
• USSR sweatshirt and chicken kyiv: Russia dials up trolling before Alaska summit — The Guardian -
• Why Russia Sold Alaska to the U.S. — New York Times World -
• In maps: The war-ravaged Ukrainian territories at the heart of the Trump-Putin summit — BBC World -
• Friday Briefing: Ukraine’s Fate — New York Times World -
• Putin hails ‘heroic’ North Korean troops fighting against Ukraine in letter to Kim Jong-un — The Guardian -
• ‘What about our lives?’: emotions run high in frontline Ukrainian city over ceding land to Russia — The Guardian -

The Trump administration scaled back its federal control of D.C. police amidst Democratic opposition and accusations of false crime claims, while major redistricting battles emerged in Texas and California, and high-profile legal cases saw a New Orleans mayor indicted and a New Mexico candidate sentenced.

• Washington DC and White House agree to scale back Trump ‘takeover’ of city police — The Guardian -
• Democrats introduce joint resolution to end Trump’s ‘lawless’ DC takeover — The Guardian -
• Trump administration to scale back aspects of federal control of DC police department – as it happened — The Guardian -

• New Orleans mayor indicted for corruption over alleged bodyguard romance — The Guardian -
• New Mexico Republican candidate gets 80 years for shootings at Democrats’ homes — The Guardian -
• Trump is targeting sanctuary cities to settle political scores and potentially arrest his opponents — The Guardian -
• Secret Service and US military engineers face scrutiny over raising river water level for Vance’s birthday — The Guardian -
• Barack Obama praises Texas Democrats’ fight as they signal return to state — The Guardian -
• Republicans who backed Trump’s anti-environment bill have accepted over $105m from big oil — The Guardian -
• Newsom says California hopes to redraw maps in response to Texas plan | First Thing — The Guardian -
• Democrats are fighting fire with fire over redistricting – but will democracy burn? — The Guardian -
• How Trump is using ‘pure lies’ about high crime in US cities to justify federal takeovers — The Guardian -
• Intel shares jump after report says Trump administration looking at stake — The Guardian -
• Man fleeing Ice raid outside LA Home Depot hit and killed on freeway — The Guardian -
• Trump makes false claims about crime in Washington DC as homeless camps are cleared — The Guardian -
• Newsom says California will push to redraw maps in riposte to Texas plan — The Guardian -
• California governor calls for a special election to introduce new US House maps – as it happened — The Guardian -

Israel's military faced scrutiny over alleged mass surveillance of Palestinians and a far-right minister's taunting of a jailed Palestinian leader, while Mali's junta arrested a Frenchman over a coup plot, and the Toronto Film Festival reversed its decision to screen an Oct. 7 attack documentary.

• Mali’s Junta Accuses Frenchman of Plot to Overthrow the Military Government — New York Times World -
• Israeli unit tasked with smearing Gaza journalists as Hamas fighters – report — The Guardian -
• Israeli minister posts video online confronting Palestinian detainee in his prison cell – as it happened — The Guardian -

• Microsoft launches inquiry into claims Israel used its tech for mass surveillance of Palestinians — The Guardian -
• Far-right Israeli minister taunts jailed Palestinian leader in prison visit — The Guardian -
• Far-right Israeli minister taunts prominent Palestinian prisoner — BBC World -
• Palestine Action prosecutions should be suspended, say UK rights groups — The Guardian -
• The Trauma of Childhood in Gaza: No School, Few Toys, Little Hope — New York Times World -
• Suspected French spy arrested in alleged Mali coup plot — BBC World -
• Israeli minister says Sydney Harbour Bridge protesters ‘useful idiots’ who fell for terrorist propaganda — The Guardian -
• Rain warning delays landmark trial of Hong Kong's rebel mogul Jimmy Lai — BBC World -
• In Reversal, Toronto Film Festival Will Screen Documentary About Oct. 7 Attack — New York Times World -

Deadly flash floods devastated Pakistan, record-breaking heatwaves gripped the Middle East, and UN talks on a global plastic treaty collapsed without a deal, while new IRS rules were released for large wind and solar projects and a tropical storm strengthened into Hurricane Erin.

• New I.R.S. Rules for Large Wind and Solar Projects Released — New York Times World -
• Flash Floods in Pakistan Kill at Least 150 People in a Single Day — New York Times World -
• Tropical storm turns into Hurricane Erin as it approaches Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands — The Guardian -

• ‘Hellish’: heatwave brings hottest nights on record to the Middle East — The Guardian -
• Flash floods kill at least 159 people in Pakistan after huge cloudburst — The Guardian -
• United Nations Plastic Treaty Talks End Without Deal — New York Times World -
• Global plastic talks collapse as countries remain deeply divided — BBC World -
• Spain at 'extreme risk' of new wildfires as 14 blazes spread — BBC World -
• Weather tracker: Typhoon Podul pounds southern Taiwan — The Guardian -
• Climate crisis harming world heritage painted houses in Burkina Faso, say residents — The Guardian -

King Charles led VJ Day commemorations, UK rights groups warned against heavy-handed policing of Gaza protests, London schools continued to outperform other regions, and the country's largest bioethanol plant faced closure following a trade deal with the US, as a major bailiff firm was forced to issue refunds for overcharging.

• Watch: Royals and veterans mark VJ Day 80 years on — BBC World -
• UK rights watchdog warns against ‘heavy-handed’ policing of Gaza protests — The Guardian -
• Why are London schools outperforming the rest of England? — The Guardian -

• Labour’s attempt to find successor to Diane Abbott ‘under way’ — The Guardian -
• UK’s largest bioethanol plant to shut after blow from Starmer’s trade deal with Trump — The Guardian -
• ‘I thought no one would believe me’: Wallaby sightings reported in Suffolk — The Guardian -
• King Charles leads 80th VJ Day commemoration in UK — The Guardian -
• Suspended Labour councillor found not guilty of encouraging violent disorder — The Guardian -
• Ukraine is fighting for the same values as allies did in second world war, says Keir Starmer – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Stalking victim says UK police did not take her ‘years of hell’ seriously — The Guardian -
• Britain’s biggest bailiff firm forced into refunds programme after overcharging — The Guardian -
• Kingsmill owner to buy Hovis in £75m deal to create UK’s biggest bread brand — The Guardian -
• Sonic boom reported as RAF jets intercept civilian plane over England — The Guardian -
• Iceland offering £1 reward scheme for customers who report a shoplifter — The Guardian -
• Manchester airport suspends flights after easyJet planes collide — The Guardian -
• My family may be killed if deported, says son of Afghan caught in UK data breach — BBC World -
• Farage urges Starmer to appoint Reform peers to House of Lords — The Guardian -
• Friday briefing: How Palestine Action ​arrests ​expose a ​new ​authoritarian ​edge​ to UK police — The Guardian -

Academics at UTS expressed fear amid enrolment freezes and job cuts, states and territories agreed to reforms for working with children checks, and the Guardian Australia received Kennedy awards, while legal proceedings continued in high-profile cases including a sexual assault charge and a murder appeal.

• Guardian Australia wins Kennedy awards for outstanding digital innovation, photography and columnist — The Guardian -
• Climate wars are simmering among the NSW Liberals – and they could pose a problem for Mark Speakman — The Guardian -
• The economic roundtable is Jim Chalmers’ chance for bold reform. Australians can’t afford anything less | Tom McIlroy — The Guardian -

• UTS academics describe ‘culture of fear’ as enrolments put on hold for nearly a fifth of courses — The Guardian -
• Man arrested over Sydney airport scuffle back in custody after alleged assault at Central train station — The Guardian -
• About 30 withdraw from Bendigo writers festival over speaker code – as it happened — The Guardian -
• States and territories agree to ‘long overdue’ reforms to working with children checks by year’s end, attorney general says — The Guardian -
• Former Homes NSW employee pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges — The Guardian -
• Pilot denies making up claims against Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright, helicopter crash trial hears — The Guardian -
• Emma Lovell: teenager who murdered British woman in Queensland home invasion has sentence reduced on appeal — The Guardian -
• Defence granted adjournment in Molly Ticehurst murder case, 16 months after NSW woman’s death — The Guardian -

Tuvalu considered withdrawing from a Pacific leaders' summit due to a China-linked power struggle, Air Canada flight attendants rejected arbitration amid potential strike, and China's economy slowed broadly, as scientists captured the first footage of human embryo implantation and Megadeth announced their retirement.

• Tuvalu considers pulling out of Pacific leaders’ summit amid China-linked power struggle — The Guardian -
• Air Canada’s Flight Attendants Reject Call for Arbitration — New York Times World -
• Masaoki Sen, a Kamikaze Volunteer and Japan Tea Ceremony Grandmaster, Dies — New York Times World -

• Sean Kingston sentenced to three and a half years over $1m wire fraud scheme — The Guardian -
• For Some Venetians, This Overgrown Island Is Paradise — New York Times World -
• China’s Economy Slows Broadly Even as Exports Keep Rising — New York Times World -
• One dead and several injured as Danish train hits tanker and derails — BBC World -
• Public warned to keep away from injured dolphin filmed with Dorset swimmers — The Guardian -
• Scientists capture first footage of human embryo implanting in a uterus — The Guardian -
• African Union joins calls to end use of Mercator map that shrinks continent’s size — The Guardian -
• Emmanuel Macron decries ‘antisemitic hatred’ after memorial tree cut down — The Guardian -
• Exposure to some common Pfas changes gene activity, new study finds — The Guardian -
• 'It's coming home' - the undignified row over the body of Zambia's ex-president — BBC World -
• Universal deny that head Lucian Grainge was personally involved in Kendrick Lamar attack on Drake — The Guardian -
• Online fashion retailer Shein’s UK sales leap by a third to more than £2bn — The Guardian -
• Experts condemn NIH director’s defense of cut to vaccine research — The Guardian -
• Hundreds hit with food poisoning in Indonesia after eating free meals from president’s flagship program — The Guardian -
• The U.S. Is Auctioning a Seized Russian Yacht. Will Anyone Buy It? — New York Times World -
• Megadeth announce they are retiring: ‘Don’t be sad, be happy for us all’ — The Guardian -