The US government shutdown continues to impact Boeing workers on strike, cause air traffic controller shortages, and threaten food benefits for millions, while President Trump's actions to pay the military raise constitutional concerns and Gavin Newsom eyes a 2028 presidential bid.

• US Boeing workers continue midwest strike after rejecting latest contract offer — The Guardian -
• US airports report over 20 air traffic controller shortage incidents in one day — The Guardian -
• Gavin Newsom confirms he is considering 2028 presidential run — The Guardian -

• Trump told Pence ‘you’ll go down as a wimp’ in January 6 phone call, book says — The Guardian -
• Food benefits set to expire for 41 million people as US shutdown continues — The Guardian -
• Mystery donor gives $130m to US military to pay troops during shutdown — BBC World -
• Trump’s move to pay troops amid shutdown sets dangerous precedent, experts warn — The Guardian -
• Harris 'concerned' she did not ask Biden to quit race — BBC World -

President Trump's "erratic" foreign policy is on full display during his Asia trip, where he presided over a Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire and secured a US-China framework trade deal including TikTok's sale, amidst new tariffs on Canadian goods and economic pressure on Venezuela.

• Trump, Long Erratic on the World Stage, Reaches a New Level — New York Times World -
• Trump Leans Into Showmanship on Day 1 of His Asia Trip — New York Times World -
• Chinese and U.S. Officials Reach Framework of a Trade Deal — New York Times World -

• How Maduro Is Responding to Trump’s Pressure on Venezuela’s Economy — New York Times World -
• US and China reach ‘final deal’ on TikTok sale, treasury secretary says — The Guardian -
• Trump raises tariffs on Canadian goods over Reagan advert — BBC World -
• Has Trump's 'peace deal' solved the Thailand-Cambodia dispute? — BBC World -
• Under Trump’s Aegis, Cambodia and Thailand Agree to Resolve Border Dispute — New York Times World -
• Trump Announces Tariff Increase on Canada Over Reagan Ad Spat — New York Times World -
• Trump oversees Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire signing as Asia tour gets under way — The Guardian -
• The ‘Sleeper Issue’ at the Heart of Trump’s Trade War on China — New York Times World -
• Trump's week in Asia: BBC correspondents on the wins and potential losses — BBC World -
• Trump in Malaysia: Dancing and a 'peace deal' — BBC World -
• Trump presides over Thai-Cambodia 'peace deal' - but what does it mean? — BBC World -
• A Furniture Town Reels From Trump’s Tariffs (and Braces for More) — New York Times World -
• With Trump’s Asia Trip, Speculation Mounts of a Meeting With Kim Jong-un — New York Times World -

Violent protests are flaring in Cameroon as election results are due, Russia reports successful tests of its Burevestnik nuclear missile and strikes Kyiv killing three, while Egypt aids the search for hostage bodies in Gaza where fears grow over a permanent ceasefire line, and Sudanese paramilitaries claim control of a key army garrison in Darfur.

• Rebel group claims capture of key city in Sudan — BBC World -
• Violent protests flare in Cameroon as results due in contested election — BBC World -
• The Russia-Ukraine Energy War — New York Times World -

• Egypt and Red Cross join search for hostage bodies in Gaza — BBC World -
• Burevestnik Nuclear Missile Tests Successful, Russia Says — New York Times World -
• Palestinian Leader Lays Out Succession Plan, Elevating Deputy as Apparent Heir — New York Times World -
• Sudanese Paramilitaries Claim Control of Key Army Garrison in Darfur — New York Times World -
• Egypt Aids Search for Bodies of Dead Captives in Gaza — New York Times World -
• Three killed in Russian strikes on Kyiv, officials say — BBC World -
• 3 Years Ago It Was a Casting Agency. Now It Has $1 Billion in Drone Contracts. — New York Times World -
• Trump sanctions have swift impact but will world stop buying Russian oil and gas? — The Guardian -
• Fears Gaza ‘temporary’ ceasefire line could become permanent new border — The Guardian -
• Russia arrests Ukrainian biologist for backing curbs on Antarctic krill fishing — The Guardian -
• Turkey Offered to Help in Postwar Gaza. Israel Isn’t About to Say Yes. — New York Times World -
• Russian drone attack on Kyiv leaves three people dead and dozens wounded, mayor says — The Guardian -

Rachel Reeves leads a trade mission to Saudi Arabia facing human rights concerns, Labour faces a 'growing sense of despair' after a Welsh defeat, supermarkets warn against tax rises impacting food prices, and Prince Andrew's conduct may face parliamentary debate, alongside a high court halting a refugee's eviction and a peer attempting to derail the smoking ban.

• Reeves to lead trade mission to Saudi Arabia amid human rights concerns — The Guardian -
• NI parents caught in UK crackdown lose child benefit after travelling via Dublin — The Guardian -
• Labour must counter ‘growing sense of despair’, Streeting warns after Welsh defeat — The Guardian -

• Prince Andrew could face parliamentary debate over conduct — The Guardian -
• Windrush commissioner: Black Britons asking if UK is ‘going backwards’ — The Guardian -
• Keir Starmer shares post-punk passion and revisits musical past — The Guardian -
• Supermarkets tell Reeves tax rises could push food prices higher — The Guardian -
• Reform MP’s remarks about TV adverts were ‘racist’, says Wes Streeting — The Guardian -
• High court halts eviction of refugee under Home Office 28-day policy — The Guardian -
• Peer trying to derail UK smoking ban discussed bill with relative at tobacco firm — The Guardian -
• Cruise control: could a £5 ‘entry’ fee help balance Orkney’s needs with tourist demand? — The Guardian -
• Do populists always crash the economy? — The Guardian -
• Companies that donated to Labour awarded £138m in contracts, study finds — The Guardian -

**French police have arrested suspects in the €88m Louvre jewel heist, a racially aggravated rape occurred in Walsall, a deadly shooting at Lincoln University wounded multiple, an Epping sex offender was rearrested after an erroneous release, and ICE detained a British journalist and a Chicago man whose daughter battles cancer, while Georgia arrested three for illegal uranium purchase**.

• ICE detains British journalist after criticism of Israel on US tour — The Guardian -
• Urgent appeal to identify suspect of racially aggravated rape in Walsall — The Guardian -
• One killed and six injured after shooting at Pennsylvania’s Lincoln University — The Guardian -

• A Break-In That Shook France — New York Times World -
• Epping sex offender back in custody after release from prison in error — The Guardian -
• French police arrest two men over €88m Louvre jewel heist — The Guardian -
• Two arrested over theft of jewels at Louvre museum in Paris — BBC World -
• Suspects in Louvre Jewelry Heist Arrested, French Authorities Say — New York Times World -
• US judge rules ICE illegally detained man whose daughter is battling cancer — The Guardian -
• Georgia arrests three for trying to illegally buy 2kg of uranium — BBC World -
• German Company Launches Ad After Its Lift Is Used in Louvre Heist — New York Times World -
• Gun violence prevention groups disqualified from grants built around their work — The Guardian -

Hurricane Melissa is strengthening as it barrels towards Jamaica, Australia debates new nature laws with the Coalition pushing to split an environment bill and the minister retaining final project approval, a Murray cod swam an unprecedented 900km, and Victoria faces a thunderstorm asthma warning.

• Hurricane Melissa Could Hit as One of Jamaica’s Strongest Storms Ever — New York Times World -
• Coalition pushes to break up environment bill as fight over new nature laws heads to parliament — The Guardian -
• The not-so-little Murray cod that could: fish tracked swimming 900km along Australia’s biggest river system — The Guardian -

• Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it barrels towards Jamaica — BBC World -
• Australia news live: thunderstorm asthma warning for Victoria’s north as wild weather threatens east coast — The Guardian -
• Minister to retain final say on controversial projects under Labor’s long-awaited nature laws — The Guardian -

Australian Labor has ruled out free rein for tech giants to mine copyrighted content for AI training, and concerns rise in Virginia over the impact of 199 data centers on real estate and electricity costs.

• Labor rules out giving tech giants free rein to mine copyright content to train AI — The Guardian -
• A humming annoyance or jobs boom? Life next to 199 data centres — BBC World -

Vidyan Ravinthiran and Karen Solie were named joint winners of the Forward poetry prize, the boy thrown from Tate Modern's 10th floor can now run and swim, a missing Picasso was found in a small Spanish town, and a former Labor MP condemned the government for threatening Blue Mountains protesters over a historic site.

• Forward prize names poets Vidyan Ravinthiran and Karen Solie its first joint winners — The Guardian -
• Boy thrown from Tate Modern’s 10th floor can now run and swim, says family — The Guardian -
• A Missing Picasso Is Found, and a Small Spanish Town Loses Its Air of Mystery — New York Times World -

• ‘Ignorant’: former Labor MP condemns Minns government for threatening Blue Mountains protesters over historic site — The Guardian -

In an unusual event, nuclear plant towers collapsed during demolition in Germany.

• Watch: Moment nuclear plant towers collapse during demolition — BBC World -