The Trump administration launched a new ICE operation in Massachusetts and caused postal traffic to plunge by ending an exemption, while former President Biden began fundraising for his presidential library; the US Supreme Court heard a justice's views on rulings, and tensions with Venezuela escalated as its jets were threatened, alongside a Canadian whisky brand's move blamed on Trump policies.

• Trump administration begins new Ice operation in Massachusetts — The Guardian -
• Postal traffic into US plunges by more than 80% after Trump ends exemption — The Guardian -
• West Point cancels ceremony to honor Tom Hanks as ‘outstanding US citizen’ — The Guardian -

• 'We are the troops': Inside Chicago's split communities as Trump vows to deploy National Guard — BBC World -
• Broadcasters told not to air any booing of Donald Trump at US Open men’s final — The Guardian -
• Trump’s former surgeon general urges president to fire RFK Jr — The Guardian -
• Seoul holds emergency meeting after citizens detained in US Hyundai raid — BBC World -
• In India’s Rebound From Trump Blows, Modi Has No Easy Choices — New York Times World -
• With Jair Bolsonaro on Trial, Brazil Braces for U.S. Sanctions — New York Times World -
• Joe Biden to begin fundraising to build presidential library in Delaware — The Guardian -
• US tells Kilmar Ábrego García he faces deportation to Eswatini — BBC World -
• Amy Coney Barrett says supreme court rulings are ‘not opinion polls’ — The Guardian -
• Rightwing conference reveals muddled lines between Trump and far right — The Guardian -
• Trump says Venezuelan jets will be shot down if they endanger US ships — BBC World -
• Seoul promises to help hundreds of Korean workers arrested in US in Ice raid — The Guardian -
• What the ‘is Trump dead?’ rumours reveal about our current moment — The Guardian -
• A Canadian Whisky Brand May Move Bottling to the U.S. A Union Blames Trump. — New York Times World -
• Raid on Hyundai plant in US swept up workers on visitor visas — BBC World -
• What to Know About a Rapid U.S. Military Buildup in the Caribbean — New York Times World -
• Judge rules ending protections for Venezuelan and Haitian migrants is unlawful — BBC World -
• Trump, misled by video of 2020 protests shown on Fox, threatens to send troops to Portland – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Trump, apparently misled by video of 2020 protests, threatens to send troops to Portland — The Guardian -
• Energy Secretary Attacks Offshore Wind and Dismisses Climate Change — New York Times World -
• Why the world is watching RFK's fight with US health agency — BBC World -

The Ukraine war continues with decoy tactics and advanced drones, while Israel intensified its assault on Gaza City, leading to widespread malnutrition among children; a new world order emerged with a visible alliance of China, Russia, and North Korea, and Boko Haram killed 60 in a Nigerian village, as Norway boosts its navy amid Russian aggression concerns.

• Inflatable tanks and flat-pack guns - inside Ukraine's decoy war — BBC World -
• Thrust Into the Line of Fire, Iranians Worry About What Comes Next — New York Times World -
• Boko Haram kills at least 60 in overnight attack on Nigerian village — BBC World -

• Israel destroys second high-rise as assault on Gaza City intensifies — BBC World -
• Israel Targets More Buildings in Gaza City and Warns Residents to Flee — New York Times World -
• Norway’s Navy Gets a Big Boost With U.K. Ship Deal — New York Times World -
• More than 7,000 under-fives in Gaza put in malnutrition recovery in two-week period — The Guardian -
• 'No doubt' Russia will cross Nato border if Ukraine falls, former US VP says — BBC World -
• ‘It is a war of drones now’: the ever-evolving tech dominating the frontline in Ukraine — The Guardian -
• Xi, Putin, Kim and the optics of a new world order — The Guardian -
• UK couple may have to evict Ukrainian refugees owing to planning rules — The Guardian -
• With ‘Ghost Bat’ Drone, Australia Gears Up for New Arms Race — New York Times World -
• Inside Iran After the 12-Day War — New York Times World -
• Rosenberg: What's behind Putin's uncompromising stance on Ukraine? — BBC World -

A Labour reshuffle prompted by Angela Rayner's resignation stirred debate on workers' rights and asylum seeker policies, with new Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood expected to announce plans to house asylum seekers in barracks; Nigel Farage admitted misleading claims about his constituency home, while Shein UK faced tax accusations, and firefighters tackled a blaze at BBC's former HQ.

• Shabana Mahmood expected to unveil plans to move asylum seekers from hotels to barracks — The Guardian -
• Reshuffle of junior ministers raises fears over future of Labour’s workers’ rights bill — The Guardian -
• More than 425 arrested as protesters defy ban on Palestine Action in London — The Guardian -

• Keir Starmer confirms first batch of junior ministers in post-Rayner reshuffle – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Nigel Farage admits he was wrong to say he had bought house in Clacton — The Guardian -
• Matt Tebbutt to replace Gregg Wallace on MasterChef: The Professionals — The Guardian -
• ‘This is not chaos’: PM’s chief secretary defends reshuffle after Rayner’s exit — The Guardian -
• Firefighters tackle blaze at BBC’s former HQ in west London — The Guardian -
• Keir Starmer’s Miserable Moment in the U.K. Has Nigel Farage Gloating — New York Times World -
• An ale star cast: pint-pulling Rupert Everett surprises country pub’s punters — The Guardian -
• Shein UK accused of moving ‘vast bulk of income’ to Singapore to cut British tax — The Guardian -
• Non-smoker fined £433 for dropping cigarette butt in Manchester — The Guardian -
• Who could replace Angela Rayner as deputy Labour leader? — The Guardian -
• UK phone retailers lock shop doors while trading to tackle rising thefts — The Guardian -
• Marks & Spencer food chief calls for ‘concrete target’ on British produce — The Guardian -

A deadly funicular crash in Lisbon, killing 16 people including British citizens, was traced to a snapped cable, prompting inspection questions; meanwhile, a pilot pled guilty to attempting to crash a jet midair after taking mushrooms, and shark attacks occurred in Sydney, while Sudanese villagers dug for landslide victims.

• Authorities Point to Cable Disconnecting in First Report on Lisbon Funicular Crash — New York Times World -
• Lisbon funicular worker among those killed in crash — BBC World -
• Lisbon funicular cable snapped before deadly crash, report finds — The Guardian -

• Cable snapped before Lisbon funicular crash, investigators say — BBC World -
• Pilot who tried to cut off engine midair after taking mushrooms pleads guilty — BBC World -
• Families of British couple killed in Lisbon funicular crash ‘heartbroken’ — The Guardian -
• Lisbon Funicular Was Inspected Hours Before Deadly Crash — New York Times World -
• Lisbon Funicular Crash: What to Know About the Cause and Victims — New York Times World -
• 'Strange noises' heard before squatter found in house with lights, TV and bed — BBC World -
• Sudanese villagers dig with hands to reach landslide victims, group says — BBC World -
• ‘A great tragedy’: man dies in shark attack near Dee Why on Sydney’s northern beaches — The Guardian -
• Large Shark Kills Surfer Near Sydney, Police Say — New York Times World -
• Man dies after suspected shark attack in Sydney — BBC World -
• Police announce $1m reward for information on Dezi Freeman and warn public not to go looking for ‘high-risk’ Porepunkah fugitive — The Guardian -
• British theatre director and lecturer killed in Lisbon crash — BBC World -

Outcry followed a cardiologist's claim linking vaccines to royals' cancer, while the climate crisis is expected to increase lightning-sparked wildfires; Australia addressed koala habitat loss by creating a national park, and the sunscreen scandal continued to shock the nation, alongside Italian heat bans impacting delivery drivers.

• Cardiologist Draws Outcry With Claim Tying Vaccines to Royals’ Cancer — New York Times World -
• WA museum tells staff ‘almost all of us are guilty’ of burning fossil fuels in email defending Woodside partnership — The Guardian -
• Loss of koala habitat shows ‘total failure’ of nature laws, conservationists say — The Guardian -

• NSW locks in great koala national park and brings in immediate ban on logging — The Guardian -
• Doctor uses Reform conference speech to link king’s cancer to Covid vaccine — The Guardian -
• Food Delivery Drivers Feel Strain of Italy’s Ban on Outdoor Work on Hottest Days — New York Times World -
• ‘I still want to achieve’: people living with stage 4 cancer embrace Chris Hoy charity ride — The Guardian -
• Climate crisis will increase frequency of lightning-sparked wildfires, study finds — The Guardian -
• The sunscreen scandal shocking Australia - the world's skin cancer hotspot — BBC World -
• Rome’s Delivery Riders Lose Out in Heat Ban — New York Times World -
• ‘Everything is gone’: Punjabi farmers suffer worst floods in three decades — The Guardian -

A **historic pilgrimage for LGBTQ+ Catholics at the Vatican occurred, while a sacred site in Egypt faces conversion into a luxury resort**; Anna Wintour stepped back from Vogue, and Jim Jarmusch's film won the Venice Golden Lion, as a Nazi-stolen portrait was recovered in Argentina, and the Duchess of Kent passed away.

• One of the world's most sacred places is being turned into a luxury mega-resort — BBC World -
• Historic pilgrimage for LGBTQ+ Catholics at Vatican — BBC World -
• Anna Wintour was Vogue. Now she's stepped back, can the magazine stay relevant? — BBC World -

• Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother, starring Cate Blanchett, surprise winner of Venice Golden Lion — The Guardian -
• L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics Have Jubilee With Pope’s Blessing, if Not His Presence — New York Times World -
• Mourners pay tribute at public viewing of Giorgio Armani's coffin — BBC World -
• Duchess of Kent Dies at 92; a Royal Who Comforted a Wimbledon Loser — New York Times World -
• What lies beneath: Lake Tahoe dive offers rare view of the deep — The Guardian -
• How an 18th-century portrait stolen by the Nazis was recovered 80 years later in Argentina — The Guardian -
• American Who Posed as Irish Heiress Is Found Guilty of Theft and Fraud — New York Times World -
• Japan’s second in line to emperor’s throne comes of age amid succession debate — The Guardian -
• A Japanese Island Preserves an Ancient and Ghostly Theater Form — New York Times World -
• Pope prepares to canonise London-born teenager nicknamed ‘God’s influencer’ — The Guardian -
• New Bollywood romcom sparks debate over stereotyping south India — BBC World -

Norway faces a tight vote between Labour and the right, while Air Canada flight attendants rejected a proposed contract; Australia debated migration figures, Karina Milei captivated Argentina after audio leaks, and Samoa's first female PM failed to win re-election, as neo-Nazis appeared at Victoria's parliament.

• Tight vote in Norway to decide whether to stick with Labour or turn right — BBC World -
• Air Canada Flight Attendants Overwhelmingly Reject Proposed Contract — New York Times World -
• Those angry about migration figures are ignoring what happened in Australia during Covid and other key facts — The Guardian -

• Body found on Greek island identified as missing British tourist — The Guardian -
• Karina Milei, Argentina’s Mysterious First Sister, Captivates Nation After Audio Leaks — New York Times World -
• Samoa’s first female PM fails to win re-election after months of political infighting — The Guardian -
• Neo-Nazis have occupied the steps of Victoria’s parliament twice in two years. Are protest laws to blame? — The Guardian -