The worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza and global reactions to the declared famine are prominent, with calls for international action, political resignations in Europe, and widespread pro-Palestine demonstrations, alongside appeals for child welfare.

• Australia news live: pro-Palestine marches expected to attract huge turnout; Albanese to target red tape to speed up housing construction — The Guardian -
• Turkish first lady appeals to Melania Trump over Gaza children — BBC World -
• Marjorie Taylor Greene joins Bernie Sanders in urging US to end Gaza famine — The Guardian -

• UN special rapporteur will contribute to ‘Gaza tribunal’, Jeremy Corbyn says — The Guardian -
• After Gaza Famine Report, U.S. Is Mostly Silent and Israel Defiant — New York Times World -
• More Palestinians die of starvation as famine spreads in Gaza – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Dutch foreign minister quits over failure to secure sanctions against Israel — The Guardian -

The Trump administration's ongoing policy actions face resistance, particularly on offshore wind projects and funding for "sanctuary cities", while Ghislaine Maxwell's testimony on prominent figures and the Menendez brothers' parole denials remain high-profile legal issues, alongside changes in higher education funding and election redistricting debates.

• New England states vow to fight Trump administration order to halt work on offshore wind farm that’s nearly complete — The Guardian -
• US government wants to deport Kilmar Ábrego García to Uganda — BBC World -
• Ghislaine Maxwell denies seeing 'inappropriate' conduct by Trump — BBC World -

• Zohran Mamdani leads in fundraising for New York City mayoral contest — The Guardian -
• Faced With Trump’s English Mandate, Mexico’s Truckers Report to Class — New York Times World -
• US immigration officials intend to deport Kilmar Ábrego García to Uganda — The Guardian -
• Judge blocks White House from defunding 34 municipalities over ‘sanctuary’ policies — The Guardian -
• Emmett Till lynching records unveil government response — BBC World -
• Prison conduct, remorse and contraband: What we learned from Menendez parole hearings — BBC World -
• ‘Everyone is coming into fire’: students return to US campuses bruised and changed by Trump’s assault — The Guardian -
• ‘Shameful’: Democrats join call for closure of Texas immigration jail — The Guardian -
• Survivor of abuse at Florida all-boys school finally gets diploma at 75 — The Guardian -
• Where U.S. Medicines Are Made and How Trump’s Tariffs Could Affect Them — New York Times World -
• What did Erik and Lyle Menendez do and when could they be released? — BBC World -
• What did Erik and Lyle Menendez do and when could they be released? — BBC World -
• Ghislaine Maxwell never saw Trump in ‘any inappropriate setting’, transcript shows — The Guardian -
• Texas senate gives final approval to redrawn congressional map that heavily favours Republicans — The Guardian -
• Why California and Texas are at the centre of a redistricting battle — BBC World -
• Key takeaways from the parole hearings of Erik and Lyle Menendez — The Guardian -
• Lyle Menendez joins brother in being denied parole in parents' LA murder — BBC World -
• Lyle Menendez denied parole a day after brother Erik’s bid rejected — The Guardian -
• Ghislaine Maxwell transcripts: Epstein associate says she ‘never’ saw Trump receive a massage – as it happened — The Guardian -

The Albanese government is addressing housing affordability by cutting red tape, while NSW Health faces criticism for a proposed social media policy affecting frontline workers and universities announce significant job and course cuts due to "confused" government policies, as a national debate on nuclear energy and EV road user charges unfolds alongside calls for lobbying reform.

• Australia news live: pro-Palestine marches expected to attract huge turnout; Albanese to target red tape to speed up housing construction — The Guardian -
• NSW Health trying to ‘gag’ frontline workers from posting online, union warns — The Guardian -
• Australian universities to cut about 2,400 jobs and hundreds of courses as sector blames ‘confused’ government policies — The Guardian -

• ‘We want builders on site, not filling in forms’: Albanese government cuts red tape in bid to boost home building — The Guardian -
• David Littleproud vows to take nuclear energy to next election and claims ‘no malice’ behind brief Coalition split — The Guardian -
• An EV road user charge is looming. Could it slam the brakes on Australia’s clean car transition? — The Guardian -
• Lobbying rules in NSW are woefully inadequate but Icac’s calls for reform keep getting ignored — The Guardian -

Asylum hotel protests are escalating across the UK, fueled by far-right groups, while a Labour MP faces death threats following a grooming gangs inquiry and the government considers a nationwide ChatGPT Plus deal; meanwhile, Chagos Islands deal is hailed as a victory and Met police face scrutiny over facial recognition technology.

• UK's Chagos Islands deal 'significant victory', says Pope — BBC World -
• Labour MP ‘receives death threats’ after Tory MP shares video on grooming gangs inquiry — The Guardian -
• Police clash with protesters as asylum hotel demonstrations take place in UK — The Guardian -

• Deal to get ChatGPT Plus for whole of UK discussed by Open AI boss and minister — The Guardian -
• Ministers delay planning decision on Chinese ‘super-embassy’ in London — The Guardian -
• More than 200,000 UK workers switch to four-day week since 2019 — The Guardian -
• Members of far-right party organising asylum hotel protests across UK, Facebook posts show — The Guardian -
• Expert rejects Met police claim that study backs bias-free live facial recognition use — The Guardian -
• Miners from 1980s strikes return to picket line … at mining museum — The Guardian -

Tensions on the Korean Peninsula escalated with South Korea firing warning shots at North Korean troops, while the Ukraine war continues to impact families and incite defiance against territorial claims, and Iran's human rights situation draws concern as the Pentagon fires an intelligence chief over an Iran attack assessment and Hong Kong's press freedom faces new challenges.

• Pentagon fires intelligence agency chief after Iran attack assessment — BBC World -
• Family of UK aid volunteer reportedly killed in Ukraine ‘disappointed’ by Foreign Office — The Guardian -
• Ukrainian Family’s Prisoner of War Son Returns, Changed by Trauma — New York Times World -

• Iran’s Evin Prison Is Holding Dissidents Again — New York Times World -
• Hong Kong Denies Visa Renewal for Senior Bloomberg Journalist — New York Times World -
• ‘These are Ukrainian lands’: people in Donetsk pour scorn on Putin’s territorial demands — The Guardian -
• South Korea fires warning shots at North Korean troops crossing border — BBC World -
• South Korea fires warning shots at North Korean troops crossing border — BBC World -
• North Korea accuses South Korea of ‘deliberate provocation’ after warning shots fired at soldiers on border — The Guardian -

Multiple bus crashes in the US caused fatalities and injuries, while Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted and a bridge collapse in China claimed 12 lives, alongside industrial fires in Louisiana and alarming discoveries of PFAS contamination near a US air force base.

• Bus carrying junior high football team crashes in Pennsylvania, sending 21 people to hospital — The Guardian -
• Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts creating lava fountain — BBC World -
• Collapse of Bridge Under Construction in China Leaves 12 Dead — New York Times World -

• Met police investigate suspected arson attack after Ilford restaurant fire — The Guardian -
• Alarming levels of Pfas in blood of those living near US air force base, study finds — The Guardian -
• Five dead in bus crash after Niagara Falls tour — BBC World -
• Five people killed, including one child, in New York bus crash — The Guardian -
• Explosion and fire in Louisiana leads to elementary school being evacuated — The Guardian -

Diverse stories emerge from animal welfare concerns for an orca and controversial tourism in North Korea, to workplace changes like the four-day week and the Air Canada strike over unpaid ground work, with cultural discussions ranging from film industry harassment and celebrity commentary on aging to new perfume trends potentially linked to weight-loss drugs and the struggle to preserve community institutions like Irish pubs.

• For orca left in limbo, zoo resorts to sexual stimulation to stop inbreeding — BBC World -
• My trip to North Korea's 'Benidorm' - flanked by guards and full of rules — BBC World -
• Emily in Paris assistant director dies ‘suddenly’ during filming — BBC World -

• Would you work for no pay? The question behind the Air Canada strike — BBC World -
• The Water Cure — New York Times World -
• Helen Mirren decries condescending attitudes towards couples in their 80s — The Guardian -
• Rising Cost of a Day at the Beach Angers Italians — New York Times World -
• Silicon Valley is full of wealthy men who think they’re victims, says Nick Clegg — The Guardian -
• Eau de courgette: rise in foodie perfumes may be linked to weight-loss drugs — The Guardian -
• ‘New Noel Clarkes will surface’ without change in film and TV, say female witnesses — The Guardian -
• Tourists Go to Siquijor Island in the Philippines for ‘Magic’ Healing — New York Times World -
• ‘We’re publicans’: County Limerick community forms syndicate to save village’s last pub — The Guardian -

Sri Lanka's former president faces charges and hospitalization, India's Election Commission confronts credibility concerns, and an arrest in an Indian temple town follows serious allegations, while wildfire smoke appears unusually in Canada's Arctic.

• Former Sri Lankan president admitted to hospital after arrest — The Guardian -
• An Unusual Sight Over Canada’s Arctic: Wildfire Smoke — New York Times World -
• Man who alleged hundreds were raped and buried in Indian temple town arrested — BBC World -

• Why India's Election Commission is facing a test of credibility — BBC World -
• Why India's Election Commission is facing a test of credibility — BBC World -