Ongoing global tensions include Israeli strikes in Yemen and Gaza City offensive preparations, while Ukraine continues fighting on its independence day amidst Russian drone attacks. There are also reports of jihadists killed in Nigeria, and France has summoned the US ambassador over antisemitism allegations.

• France summons US ambassador Charles Kushner over antisemitism allegations — The Guardian -
• Inside Donetsk as residents flee attacks on Ukrainian region Putin wants to control — BBC World -
• Monday Briefing: Would Ukraine Give Up the Donbas? — New York Times World -

• ‘No place is safe’: families flee Gaza City as Israel vows to press on with offensive — The Guardian -
• Israeli strikes hit Yemen’s capital in retaliation for earlier Houthi attacks — The Guardian -
• Israel hits Yemen's Houthis after reports group used cluster bomb — BBC World -
• Russia says Europe’s leaders don’t want peace in Ukraine as Vance says US will keep trying — The Guardian -
• Zelensky vows to continue fighting as Ukraine marks independence day — BBC World -
• Russia accuses Ukraine of strike on nuclear plant in wave of drone attacks — The Guardian -
• UK's Chagos Islands deal 'significant victory', says Pope — BBC World -
• As Other Israelis Die in War, Ultra-Orthodox Resist Call to Fight — New York Times World -
• More than 30 jihadists killed in air strikes, Nigerian military says — BBC World -
• More than 30 jihadists killed in air strikes, Nigerian military says — BBC World -
• Zelensky Marks Ukraine’s Independence Day With Diplomacy in Kyiv and a Plea for Peace — New York Times World -
• Peace Talks in Ukraine All Lead to the Donbas — New York Times World -
• Israel pounds Gaza City in preparation for planned offensive — BBC World -
• Pro-Palestine protesters fill the streets in cities and towns across Australia after Gaza famine declaration — The Guardian -
• Why the Donbas Is the Key to the Ukraine War — New York Times World -
• Declaration of famine in Gaza lays bare Israel’s disregard for humanitarian duty — The Guardian -
• Global Monitors Confirm Famine in Part of Gaza. What Does That Mean? — New York Times World -
• Government to ‘feel the pressure’ after Gaza protests, says Greens leader – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Taiwan referendum on reopening last nuclear plant fails — The Guardian -
• China Looms Large as South Korea’s President Meets With Trump — New York Times World -
• China Looms Large as South Korea’s President Meets With Trump — New York Times World -

Severe weather events are impacting the globe, with floods ravaging Pakistan and wildfires growing in California and Oregon, alongside a record-intense heatwave in Spain and typhoon evacuations in Vietnam and China.

• Floods keep ravaging Pakistan - how can it protect itself? — BBC World -
• Wildfires in California and Oregon grow, prompting evacuations and warnings — The Guardian -
• More than 500,000 ordered to evacuate as typhoon heads for Vietnam — BBC World -

• China’s Tropical Resort Island Orders Evacuations as Typhoon Kajiki Nears — New York Times World -
• Heatwave that fuelled deadly wildfires was Spain’s ‘most intense on record’ — The Guardian -

US political news features Trump's plan to send national guard to Chicago criticized as a manufactured crisis, the posthumous publication of Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre's memoir, and a Catholic Church clergy abuse scandal involving Jesuit leaders.

• Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre’s memoir to be published posthumously — The Guardian -
• Trump ‘manufactured crisis’ to justify plan to send national guard to Chicago, leading Democrat says — The Guardian -
• Jesuit leaders did nothing to stop a priest from sexually abusing children. The church may canonize one — The Guardian -

• ‘No-holds-barred fight’: California’s governor takes off his gloves to punch back at Trump — The Guardian -
• Where U.S. Medicines Are Made and How Trump’s Tariffs Could Affect Them — New York Times World -
• Faced With Trump’s English Mandate, Mexico’s Truckers Report to Class — New York Times World -

UK domestic matters cover MPs' alarm at rising online abuse over immigration, a fatal fairground accident in North Tyneside, and Usain Bolt's comments on Notting Hill Carnival's future.

• Family of man who died at North Tyneside fairground describe their ‘impossible’ pain — The Guardian -
• UK MPs voice alarm at rise in online abuse over immigration debate — The Guardian -
• Relocating Notting Hill carnival would kill it off, says Usain Bolt on first visit — The Guardian -

• ‘Near-perfect landing’: hot air balloon guided down on to Bedford street — The Guardian -
• UK weather: bank holiday sun forecast for most with highs of 30C in places — The Guardian -
• Ministers vow to give sexual violence victims ‘the justice they deserve’ — The Guardian -
• Coca-Cola in talks about cut-price £2bn sale of Costa Coffee — The Guardian -
• ‘Hot, crispy and cheeky’: Scottish chippy deep-fries the M&S strawberry and cream sandwich — The Guardian -
• Kemi Badenoch reveals ‘hysterical’ level of personal attacks faced as a black woman — The Guardian -
• Nicola Sturgeon’s memoir Frankly taps into SNP discontent over party’s future — The Guardian -
• Home Office to overhaul asylum appeals system as it tries to clear claims backlog — The Guardian -
• Labour to abolish most short prison sentences in England and Wales — The Guardian -
• UK carmakers claimed leaving EV sales rules unchanged would cost jobs and investment — The Guardian -
• Trout farm in Cotswolds tourist hotspot accused of welfare abuses — The Guardian -
• ‘A dangerous moment’: the emboldening of Britain’s far right — The Guardian -
• ‘We keep plodding along’: UK pair two-thirds of the way through 8,000-mile charity row — The Guardian -

Australia's economic and political landscape is shaped by debates on Labor underwriting wealthy first home buyers, the Coalition's internal climate tussles over net zero, and the start of a solar-powered car race.

• Australia politics live: Bragg says Labor underwriting ‘extremely wealthy’ as date set for help for first home buyers — The Guardian -
• Coalition’s climate tussles to get public airing as parliament debates Barnaby Joyce’s bill to dump net zero — The Guardian -
• Watch: Solar-powered cars start epic Australian outback race — BBC World -

• Retirees ‘deserve’ super tax breaks, treasurer says, as government considers how to give younger Australians ‘fair go’ — The Guardian -
• ‘We want builders on site, not filling in forms’: Albanese government cuts red tape in bid to boost home building — The Guardian -
• Passengers to get to Sydney CBD in minutes from new train station set to boost construction of 10,000 homes — The Guardian -
• Endemic plants and environmental art: a new gallery aims to rebuild tourism in Victoria’s Grampians — The Guardian -

Cultural and social reports include the death of actor Jerry Adler, a Croatia singer's fascist-era salute, and composer John Williams' surprising disinterest in film music.

• Jerry Adler, actor in The Sopranos and The Good Wife, dies aged 96 — The Guardian -
• Singer Marko Perkovic’s Fascist-Era Salute Evokes a Bloody Time in Croatia — New York Times World -
• Revealing Taste — New York Times World -

• Three sisters drown in migrant boat in Mediterranean, rescuers say — BBC World -
• Hundreds Languish in Pakistan’s Prisons on Blasphemy Charges — New York Times World -
• Sonallah Ibrahim, Egyptian Novelist of Irony and Dissent, Dies at 88 — New York Times World -
• Composer John Williams says he ‘never liked film music very much’ — The Guardian -
• My trip to North Korea's 'Benidorm' - flanked by guards and full of rules — BBC World -
• Rising Cost of a Day at the Beach Angers Italians — New York Times World -
• Tourists Go to Siquijor Island in the Philippines for ‘Magic’ Healing — New York Times World -