The fatal shooting of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, lawmakers condemning political violence, and questions around free speech on campuses dominate US political news, alongside challenges to Trump's administration over FBI firings and his rhetoric on climate, and local election races in New York.

• Charlie Kirk: Conservative influencer who rallied a youth movement — BBC World -
• Australia news live: NSW lashed by wild weather; MPs condemn Charlie Kirk shooting — The Guardian -
• Trump ally Charlie Kirk has died after being shot at university event, with suspect still at large – latest updates — The Guardian -

• Trump ally Charlie Kirk fatally shot in Utah as ‘person of interest’ in custody — The Guardian -
• US lawmakers unite to condemn Charlie Kirk shooting: ‘Reject political violence’ — The Guardian -
• Charlie Kirk shooting death – what we know so far — The Guardian -
• Charlie Kirk’s death shows political violence is now a feature of US life — The Guardian -
• Charlie Kirk has died after being shot at Utah university event, Trump says — BBC World -
• ‘A lot of blood’: local reporters describe moment when Charlie Kirk was shot — The Guardian -
• Zohran Mamdani says Fifa putting profit before fans with World Cup dynamic pricing — The Guardian -
• Ex-FBI officials sue Kash Patel over claims they were fired for investigating Trump — The Guardian -
• Most US college students oppose letting controversial speakers on campus — The Guardian -
• Judge pauses California request to bar Trump use of national guard troops — The Guardian -
• Irish woman with green card faces US deportation over $25 bad cheque — The Guardian -
• Ryder Cup organisers ask Donald Trump to delay Bethpage arrival to avoid security chaos — The Guardian -
• Zohran Mamdani maintains big lead in New York mayor’s race, new poll finds — The Guardian -
• Harris calls Biden’s decision to seek re-election ‘recklessness’ in new memoir — The Guardian -
• Trump jeered by protesters as he dines at Washington DC restaurant — The Guardian -
• Children’s literature professor fired by Texas university over ‘gender’ content — The Guardian -
• Trump is used to shaking off criticism - but the Epstein story is different — BBC World -
• Rightwing influencer accompanied Ice agents during raids in Chicago — The Guardian -
• Leaked Ice document shows worker detained in Hyundai raid had valid visa — The Guardian -
• Donald Trump accuses Australian author Scott Stuart’s children’s book of ‘radical gender ideology’ — The Guardian -
• The New Symbol of the Brazilian Right: the American Flag — New York Times World -
• Lisa Cook to remain at Federal Reserve while fighting Trump’s attempt to fire her, judge rules — The Guardian -
• White House denies that Trump wrote Epstein letter and calls investigation a Democrat ‘hoax’ – as it happened — The Guardian -
• New Mexico becomes first state to offer free childcare for all: ‘model for the nation’ — The Guardian -

Intensified Israeli military actions in Gaza, including evacuation orders and a strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar, are heightening regional tensions and sparking international condemnation and calls for a ceasefire, even as aid flotillas face attacks and Iran nuclear talks progress.

• Facing Israeli Assault, Many in Gaza City Say Fleeing Again Is Worse — New York Times World -
• Meeting with Keir Starmer was ‘tough’, says Israeli president — The Guardian -
• Putin and Netanyahu present twin challenges to Trump's diplomacy — BBC World -

• Gulf Powers Question U.S. Protection After Israeli Strike on Qatari Soil — New York Times World -
• Israeli airstrikes ‘killed any hope’ for hostages in Gaza, says Qatari prime minister — The Guardian -
• After Qatar, Israel Fires on Yemen: ‘Whoever Attacks Us, We Will Reach Them’ — New York Times World -
• 'Netanyahu, we're not leaving': Defiance in Gaza City as Israel shows aid sites planned for evacuees — BBC World -
• Anti-Islamic biker gang members hired to run security at controversial Gaza aid sites — The Guardian -
• Israeli military kills at least 41 people as it continues to order evacuation of Gaza City — The Guardian -
• Actors and directors pledge not to work with Israeli film groups ‘implicated in genocide’ — The Guardian -
• Footage shows second claimed attack on Greta Thunberg Gaza flotilla — BBC World -
• Israel is forcing us to leave Gaza City. We know they may never let us return — The Guardian -
• Ursula von der Leyen calls for suspension of EU trade with Israel — The Guardian -
• Starmer’s meeting with Israeli president could set relations back further — The Guardian -
• Gaza aid flotilla carrying Greta Thunberg reports second drone attack in 24 hours — The Guardian -
• UN inspectors can resume work at Iran nuclear sites after breakthrough deal — The Guardian -
• Greta Thunberg's Gaza flotilla hit by drones, organisers claim — BBC World -
• Israel’s Strike on Hamas in Qatar: What to Know — New York Times World -
• Gaza-Bound Flotilla Struck by Drone in Tunisia, Aid Group Says — New York Times World -
• Trump appears sidelined as the US caught unawares by Israel’s unprecedented strikes on Qatar — The Guardian -
• Hamas claims leadership survived Israeli attack in Doha, but confirms six deaths — BBC World -
• Hamas claims leadership survived Israeli attack in Doha, but confirms six deaths — BBC World -
• With Qatar Attack, Israel Again Leaves Trump in the Dark — New York Times World -
• Israel Attempts to Kill Hamas Leadership in Airstrike on Qatar, a Gaza War Mediator — New York Times World -

Russian drone incursions into Polish airspace have triggered NATO's Article 4 consultations and warnings of potential military conflict, while Trump's diplomatic challenges in pressuring Russia underscore the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and European security concerns.

• NATO Says It Scrambled Fighter Jets to Shoot Down Russian Drones Over Poland — New York Times World -
• Poland dismisses Russia’s claim drone incursion was unintentional as Ukraine calls for joint European air defence system – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Poland ‘closer to military conflict than at any time since WW2’ as Nato allies weigh response to Russian drones — The Guardian -

• Accidental or deliberate? Russia's drone incursion into Poland is a test for Nato — BBC World -
• Drones Over Poland Are Latest Violation of Countries Near Ukraine — New York Times World -
• Poland says it shot down Russian drones after airspace violation — BBC World -
• Drones in Poland are another unsettling post-Alaska escalation by Russia — The Guardian -
• Trump asks EU to impose tariffs of up to 100% on India and China — The Guardian -
• Poland Has Invoked NATO’s Article 4. What Comes Next? — New York Times World -
• Bye-bye Bayrou, bonjour insurrection: how France’s instability could boost the far right — The Guardian -
• Putin’s Message to Ukraine, Europe and Trump: I Won’t Back Down — New York Times World -
• Poland shoots down drones over its territory amid Russian attack on Ukraine | First Thing — The Guardian -

Widespread "Block Everything" protests across France, fueled by anger over austerity and a new Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, highlight Macron's struggle to curb the far right and address political instability potentially exacerbated by foreign meddling.

• How Macron Failed to Curb the Far Right — New York Times World -
• France Braces for Protests — New York Times World -
• France Suspects Foreign Meddling After Pigs’ Heads Found Near Mosques — New York Times World -

• Who Is France’s New Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu? — New York Times World -
• New French PM Sébastien Lecornu promises ‘profound break’ with past politics — The Guardian -
• ‘My first barricade’: French protests unite teachers, gilets jaunes and students — The Guardian -
• New French PM takes office as ‘Block Everything’ protests rock country – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Bye-bye Bayrou, bonjour insurrection: how France’s instability could boost the far right — The Guardian -
• Protests hit France as new PM takes office — BBC World -
• Protests hit France as new PM takes office — BBC World -
• Macron Picks Sébastien Lecornu as France’s Next Prime Minister — New York Times World -

Mass protests against corruption and censorship, leading to military intervention and a rising death toll, have created chaos in Nepal, with Gen Z activists playing a key role in the demand for a new interim government.

• What to Know About the Mass Protests in Nepal — New York Times World -
• Military Enforces Calm in Nepal After Two Days of Chaos — New York Times World -
• What to Know About the Protests in Nepal — New York Times World -

• Nepalis Worry About Security Forces’ Next Step After Crackdown Leaves 30 Dead — New York Times World -
• Live Updates: Nepal’s Army Takes Back Kathmandu’s Streets After Two Days of Protests — New York Times World -
• The Moment Nepal’s Gen Z Protesters Felt the Vibe Change — New York Times World -
• Nepal protests 'hijacked', Gen Z claim, as army patrols the streets — BBC World -
• Now a democratic republic, Nepal was a monarchy for nearly 250 years. — New York Times World -
• Troops Deployed After Day of Violent Protests in Nepal — New York Times World -
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World -
• Millennial Mayor Backs Nepal’s Gen Z Protesters — New York Times World -
• Nepali Troops Move to Restore Order as Death Toll Rises to 22 — New York Times World -
• Watch: Army patrols streets of Kathmandu after fierce protests — BBC World -
• Before and after photos show how protests damaged Nepal’s government buildings. — New York Times World -
• Explosive Protests in Nepal — New York Times World -
• Nepal anti-corruption protests explained — BBC World -
• Now a democratic republic, Nepal was a monarchy for nearly 250 years. — New York Times World -

Political scandals involving Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein, challenges to public services like the NHS and London's Tube system, and economic shifts including a drugmaker's cuts and contactless payment changes, define UK domestic concerns, alongside royal family reunions and migration challenges in the Channel.

• More than half of UK births now involve medical intervention, audit finds — The Guardian -
• US drugmaker Merck scraps £1bn London research centre and cuts 125 science jobs — The Guardian -
• Prince Harry Reunites With King Charles for First Time in Over a Year — New York Times World -

• Starmer’s Mandelson mess and deputy leadership damage – podcast — The Guardian -
• Bridget Phillipson and Lucy Powell set for two-horse race to be Labour deputy — The Guardian -
• Blackpool hospital neglect contributed to suicide of man who waited 22 hours for help, coroner rules — The Guardian -
• ‘Your friends love you,’ Mandelson told Epstein after 2008 charges, emails show — The Guardian -
• Limited tube services resume as strikes disrupt London for third day — The Guardian -
• Starmer says he has confidence in Peter Mandelson amid calls to sack him over Epstein ties – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Leaked files cast doubt on source of £2.6m in Tory donations — The Guardian -
• Primark owner’s boss warns Reeves not to give consumer sentiment ‘another great whack’ in budget — The Guardian -
• National Gallery accused of risking ‘bad blood’ with Tate over 20th-century art — The Guardian -
• ‘I feel responsible’: dance teachers give testimony at Southport attack inquiry — The Guardian -
• Four dead, including two children, attempting to cross Channel to UK in last 24 hours — The Guardian -
• Rachel Reeves tells private equity bosses she plans to shut down more regulators — The Guardian -
• Men attack two cars in apparent anti-migrant vigilante violence in Belfast — The Guardian -
• Starmer urged to sack Mandelson amid Epstein business deal revelations — The Guardian -
• LNER urges customers to be vigilant after passenger details accessed in cyber-attack — The Guardian -
• Jaguar Land Rover says cyber-attack has affected ‘some data’ — The Guardian -
• Starmer tightens grip on economic policy by strengthening autumn ‘budget board’ — The Guardian -
• Leak exposes Washington Post boss Will Lewis’s role as secret adviser to Boris Johnson while PM — The Guardian -
• Bosses can reject applicants who support rival football team to existing staff, judge says — The Guardian -
• Mandelson: more ‘very embarrassing’ details of Epstein friendship to come — The Guardian -
• How Graham Linehan’s Arrest Could Reshape Britain’s Free Speech Laws — New York Times World -
• Watch: Mandelson says he regrets falling for Epstein's lies — BBC World -
• UK contactless payments could go above £100 or become unlimited — The Guardian -
• Kent and Greenwich universities to merge in attempt to improve financial viability — The Guardian -
• Five Things to Know About Day 3 of London’s Tube Strike — New York Times World -
• Labour comms director helped write manifesto while still working at TikTok — The Guardian -
• Vodafone launches fourth inquiry into franchising division amid £120m lawsuit — The Guardian -
• Signs near French beaches to warn against trying to reach UK — The Guardian -
• Failure to tackle dependence on food banks in UK driving public discontent — The Guardian -

Severe wild weather in NSW, political upheaval surrounding Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and think tank transparency, and **legal/ethical issues such as police shootings, data leaks, and antisemitic attacks, underscore diverse Australian national and local challenges, including the financial impact of natural disasters** on youth.

• Australia news live: NSW lashed by wild weather; MPs condemn Charlie Kirk shooting — The Guardian -
• Wild weather lashes Australia’s east coast with at least two tornados reported in regional NSW — The Guardian -
• Natural disasters forecast to cost Australia’s young people $100bn by 2060 — The Guardian -

• Tim Wilson has a long-held bet against Australia’s sharemarket – it has now lost him ‘quite a bit’ of money — The Guardian -
• Some of Australia’s biggest thinktanks refuse to reveal their biggest donors. Should they? — The Guardian -
• The rules of political gravity have set in for Jacinta Nampijinpa Price – but the Coalition is still in a dangerous limbo — The Guardian -
• Abbott says dumped frontbencher ‘will be a big loss’ - as it happened — The Guardian -
• Ley dumps Nampijinpa Price from shadow ministry over refusal to back leadership or apologise for migration comments — The Guardian -
• Emptying olive oil an ‘act of faith’, accused say, after pleading guilty to damaging Sydney’s Anzac Memorial — The Guardian -
• Tornado in central NSW and flood rescues in Sydney as wild weather soaks state — The Guardian -
• Police condemn release of footage taken when Dezi Freeman allegedly shot two officers dead in Porepunkah — The Guardian -
• The baby shower, 357 texts and alleged ‘misbehaviour’: NSW children’s guardian sacked after inquiry — The Guardian -
• Alleged mastermind behind antisemitic attacks on Sydney childcare centre and Jewish school charged — The Guardian -
• Data missing on two of nation’s ‘biggest issues’ as Australian Bureau of Statistics fumbles key survey — The Guardian -
• Mark Latham accused of denigrating ex-partner online after abuse allegations in court filing — The Guardian -
• Steve Irwin’s father condemns ‘reckless’ content creators amid outrage over videos of US man wrestling wild crocodiles — The Guardian -
• Doctors outraged after NSW health department ‘recklessly’ leaks their personal and professional data online — The Guardian -
• Discovery of new campsite shows fugitive Tom Phillips had ‘outside help,’ NZ police say — The Guardian -
• Victorian Labor targets affluent Melbourne suburbs for rezoning to allow 16-storey apartment towers — The Guardian -

A sharp decline in global press freedom, historical justice pursuits like the Steve Biko inquest and inquiries into Weleda's Nazi ties, **LGBTQ+ rights setbacks in Hong Kong, and human trafficking convictions in South Africa highlight international social and justice issues, alongside workplace safety concerns for German pilots and Novo Nordisk job cuts**.

• Global press freedom suffers sharpest fall in 50 years, report finds — The Guardian -
• South Africa to reopen Steve Biko inquest 48 years after death in police custody — The Guardian -
• John Lennon’s killer denied parole for 14th time — The Guardian -

• Almost all German pilots admit to napping during flights in union survey — The Guardian -
• Syrian man gets life imprisonment for stabbings in German city of Solingen — The Guardian -
• German Court Convicts Syrian National for Stabbing Attack That Killed 3 — New York Times World -
• Weleda launches inquiry into Nazi camp skin test claims — BBC World -
• Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk to cut 9,000 jobs amid increased competition — The Guardian -
• South Korean Woman Cleared Decades After Biting Attacker’s Tongue During Attempted Rape — New York Times World -
• South Korean woman who bit off attacker’s tongue acquitted after 61 years — The Guardian -
• Hong Kong Lawmakers Vote to Reject Same-Sex Rights Bill — New York Times World -
• Jihadists 'summarily executed' 127 people in Niger, says rights group — BBC World -
• Chinese nationals jailed for human trafficking in South Africa — BBC World -
• Childhood obesity: The South African campaigners fighting for healthy food — BBC World -
• Hong Kong lawmakers say no to more rights for same-sex couples — BBC World -
• Hong Kong lawmakers say no to more rights for same-sex couples — BBC World -
• U.S. Deportation Sent Asylum Seeker Back Into China’s Grip — New York Times World -
• Woman who bit off attacker's tongue acquitted after 61 years — BBC World -
• Woman who bit off attacker's tongue acquitted after 61 years — BBC World -
• Hong Kong’s Same-Sex Rights Bill Meets Rare Defiance From Lawmakers — New York Times World -
• Weleda allegedly supplied cream used on prisoners in Dachau by SS doctor — The Guardian -

A jump in US greenhouse gas pollution and Trump's moves to scrap environmental protections are drawing criticism, while Brazil's Amazon climate conference and Pacific Island students' efforts in climate law illustrate global challenges and innovative responses to the climate crisis.

• Trump ally Charlie Kirk has died after being shot at university event, with suspect still at large – latest updates — The Guardian -
• Climate ‘Ideology’ Hurts Prosperity, Top U.S. Officials Tell Europeans — New York Times World -
• Brazil Invited the World to the Amazon. It’s Become a Big Headache. — New York Times World -

• Trump Moves to Scrap Biden Rule That Protected Public Lands — New York Times World -
• How a Group of Students in the Pacific Islands Reshaped Global Climate Law — New York Times World -
• Jump in US greenhouse gas pollution pushed global emissions higher – report — The Guardian -
• Area of England well protected for nature is in decline, data shows — The Guardian -

Violent incidents including the killing of a Kenyan lawyer and gang violence in Cape Town, an unusual cargo ship container spill in California, and national infrastructure failure in Cuba illustrate diverse global crime and local incidents, alongside a stabbing incident in North Carolina.

• Dramatic footage shows 67 cargo cases toppling off ship into California port — The Guardian -
• Cuba hit with fifth blackout in less than a year with 10m people in the dark — The Guardian -
• Shock as Kenyan lawyer killed in drive-by shooting in Nairobi — BBC World -

• Six shot dead in two days as Cape Town reels from gang violence — The Guardian -
• Suspect in stabbing of Ukrainian woman in North Carolina charged with federal crime — The Guardian -

Celebrating LIGO's 10th anniversary in gravitational-wave astronomy, cultural showcases like a Jane Austen exhibition and European harvest festivals, personal stories of a retiree joining a marching band and Bruce Willis's health, and archaeological discoveries of British Bronze Age feasts, offer diverse glimpses into arts, culture, and scientific advancements.

• Happy 10th Birthday to the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. Now Drop Dead. — New York Times World -
• Emma Heming Willis talks about husband Bruce's diagnosis and care — BBC World -
• Into the Sands of Time: Exploring Egypt’s White and Black Deserts — New York Times World -

• From woodcuts to Colin Firth: how Jane Austen’s stories have been pictured — The Guardian -
• Meet the retiree who realized his dream of joining the LSU marching band as a 66-year-old freshman — The Guardian -
• James McAvoy reportedly assaulted in Toronto bar — The Guardian -
• 7 of Europe’s Most Delectable Fall Harvest Festivals — New York Times World -
• People gathered for great meat feasts at end of British bronze age, study shows — The Guardian -