Widespread discussions surrounding former President Donald Trump's potential third term and various administrative decisions are shaping American political discourse and international relations, from trade deals with China to controversial military airstrikes and critical budget challenges. Argentina's midterm election victory for Javier Milei's far-right party was also influenced by US intervention.

• Trump comments about a third term spark concern – US politics live — The Guardian -
• Trump Administration Live Updates: U.S. Gives Mexico More Time to Meet Demands to Avoid Tariffs — New York Times World -
• What Is the ASEAN Summit, the First Event on Trump’s Tour of Asia? — New York Times World -

• Trump’s bailout threat may have been key to Milei’s electoral triumph in Argentina — The Guardian -
• Javier Milei hails ‘tipping point’ as his far-right party wins Argentina’s midterm elections — The Guardian -
• In Shift in Relationship With Netanyahu, Trump Says ‘I Will Decide’ What Is Right for Israel — New York Times World -
• Trump does not rule out seeking third term - but says he will not use VP loophole — BBC World -
• Trump says he had 'perfect' MRI at Walter Reed hospital — BBC World -
• Republican Indiana governor calls special session to redraw congressional maps — The Guardian -
• Leader of top federal worker union calls for end of US government shutdown — The Guardian -
• US transportation secretary says he’ll revoke $160m from California over non-citizen truck licenses — The Guardian -
• Biden decries ‘dark days’ under Trump and urges Americans to stay positive — The Guardian -
• Javier Milei’s Party Triumphs in Argentina Midterm Election — New York Times World -
• US debt set to soar above Italy and Greece after Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ — The Guardian -
• Trump ‘would love’ unconstitutional third term but rules out running for VP — The Guardian -
• Japan’s New Prime Minister Has an Advantage in Winning Over Trump — New York Times World -
• US and China agree ‘framework’ for trade deal ahead of Xi-Trump meeting | First Thing — The Guardian -
• Trump describes Russia’s new cruise missile test as ‘not appropriate’ — The Guardian -
• Threat to US vaccines as CDC staff supporting key advisory panel laid off — The Guardian -
• Argentina's Milei wins big in midterms with 'chainsaw' austerity — BBC World -
• Why Trump’s Asia Visit Is Consequential — New York Times World -
• Republican senator calls Trump’s military airstrikes ‘extrajudicial killings’ — The Guardian -
• President Oversees Signing of Cambodia-Thailand Peace Pact — New York Times World -
• Japan’s new PM will hope the Abe effect endears Trump to her at crucial talks — The Guardian -
• 'No doubt' Trump wants to topple our government, Venezuelan official tells BBC — BBC World -
• US and China agree framework of trade deal ahead of Trump-Xi meeting — BBC World -
• US and China agree ‘framework’ for trade deal ahead of Xi-Trump meeting — The Guardian -

The catastrophic approach of Hurricane Melissa towards Jamaica as a Category 5 storm is a major focus, with impacts on Haiti and broader concerns about ocean warming fueling its rapid intensification, alongside other global severe weather events and environmental threats like coral functional extinction.

• Live Updates: Hurricane Melissa Churns to Jamaica With 175 M.P.H. Winds and Catastrophic Rains — New York Times World -
• The U.N. food agency fears it will not have enough to feed people in Haiti. — New York Times World -
• Jamaica in path of 'life-threatening' category five Hurricane Melissa — BBC World -

• Jamaicans take shelter as Hurricane Melissa bears down as category 5 storm — The Guardian -
• Warming oceans probably fueling Hurricane Melissa’s rapid intensification — The Guardian -
• Two crucial Florida coral species left ‘functionally extinct’ by ocean heatwave — The Guardian -
• Weather tracker: Jamaica braces for its most powerful hurricane as Melissa reaches category 5 — The Guardian -
• Trump cuts likely hindered warning process for Alaska storm that displaced hundreds, experts say — The Guardian -
• Hurricane Melissa strengthens to category 5 as evacuations ordered in Jamaica’s capital — The Guardian -
• Thousands without power in Queensland as Victoria experiences ‘terrifying’ winds after year’s wettest day — The Guardian -
• Caribbean Braces for Hurricane Melissa — New York Times World -

Significant challenges in public services including NHS funding concerns and declining physiotherapy care are prominent, while prison system errors lead to enhanced checks and a China spy case highlights national security tensions; social housing reforms, surging racist incidents against nurses, and rising private rents underscore various societal pressures.

• Ministers warned against scapegoating prison staff over mistaken release of Hadush Kebatu — The Guardian -
• Woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann tells court of ‘sympathy’ for her family — The Guardian -
• Experts say Ed Miliband’s £1.1bn for new offshore wind projects not enough — The Guardian -

• Steve Coogan says Richard III film was ‘story I wanted to tell’ as defamed academic to get payout — The Guardian -
• Director of public prosecutions rejects claim Labour manifesto quote killed off successful China spy case prosecution – as it happened — The Guardian -
• UK in £8bn deal to sell Typhoon jets to Turkey despite human rights concerns — The Guardian -
• King Charles lays flowers at national memorial to LGBT armed forces veterans — The Guardian -
• China spy row: Berry knew some of his contacts were non-commercial, messages suggest — The Guardian -
• How can Rachel Reeves reduce inflation? — The Guardian -
• At least 49 relatives and colleagues of Afghans in data leak have been killed, study suggests — The Guardian -
• NHS trust pleads guilty after teenage girl absconded from 24-hour care and killed herself — The Guardian -
• Physiotherapy care in decline because of poor NHS facilities, poll shows — The Guardian -
• ‘Our last heritage asset’: fears for Walsall Leather Museum as council plans to sell — The Guardian -
• Britain Needs China’s Money. It Fears What Comes With It. — New York Times World -
• Reform UK expels two Kent councillors accused of ‘undermining’ its interests — The Guardian -
• Kaye Adams says her name was ‘dragged through the mud’ after BBC Scotland suspension — The Guardian -
• Man arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated rape in Walsall — The Guardian -
• England and Wales prison checks to be enhanced after inmate released in error — The Guardian -
• Social landlords in England now forced to fix emergencies within 24 hours — The Guardian -
• Monday briefing: How radical views became normalised – from TV ads to deportation policy — The Guardian -
• NHS leaders warn of longer waiting times if demand for extra £3bn not met — The Guardian -
• Racist incidents against UK nurses surge by 55% — The Guardian -
• Over 1,200 health leaders call for swift passage of UK tobacco and vapes bill — The Guardian -
• Private rent in Britain now swallows 44% of the average wage — The Guardian -
• Home Office squandered billions on ‘failed and chaotic’ asylum accommodation — The Guardian -

Ongoing conflicts in Ukraine, Sudan, and the Middle East are characterized by allegations of war crimes, fragile truces facilitating hostage searches, and dire humanitarian concerns, while shifts in geopolitical alliances see Vietnam drifting towards Russia and naval incidents raise regional tensions.

• Russia Aims Drone Attacks at Civilians, a War Crime, U.N. Inquiry Says — New York Times World -
• Israel allows Hamas member into IDF-held Gaza to help search for hostages' bodies — BBC World -
• Freed Israeli hostage forced to dig own grave is 'growing back to his old self', father says — BBC World -

• 3 Takeaways From Vietnam’s Drift Toward Russia and Away From America — New York Times World -
• Grave fears for civilians after Sudanese paramilitary claims capture of El Fasher — The Guardian -
• U.S. Assessment of Israeli Shooting of Journalist Divided American Officials — New York Times World -
• Red Cross accompanies Hamas in search for bodies of Israeli hostages in Gaza — The Guardian -
• UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon shoots down Israeli drone — BBC World -
• UN pleads for safe passage for civilians trapped in war-hit Sudan city — BBC World -
• Is the U.S. Losing in Vietnam? Russia, North Korea and China Are Gaining. — New York Times World -
• International troops won't want to enforce Gaza peace, says King of Jordan — BBC World -
• In Russia's 'blitz' of Ukraine, the question of appeasement is back — BBC World -
• The Russia-Ukraine Energy War — New York Times World -
• 2 U.S. Navy Aircraft Go Down in South China Sea — New York Times World -
• Radiohead’s Thom Yorke says he would ‘absolutely not’ play in Israel now — The Guardian -

Cameroon's 92-year-old President Paul Biya's controversial eighth term victory is reported amid protests and allegations of fraud, while Tanzania's first female president faces little opposition in a political landscape marked by restricted freedoms.

• Cameroon's 92-year-old president wins controversial eighth term — BBC World -
• Paul Biya Is Declared Winner of Cameroon Election — New York Times World -
• World’s oldest serving head of state declared winner in Cameroon election — The Guardian -

• Four killed in Cameroon protests as results due in contested election — BBC World -
• A coronation not a contest - Tanzania's first female president faces little opposition — BBC World -

Innovative malaria prevention using insecticide-treated baby wraps and resurgent diphtheria cases in Somalia highlight global public health efforts and vulnerabilities, alongside environmental concerns such as coral species near-extinction due to heatwaves and declines in UK nocturnal insect populations, and corporate legal battles over climate disclosure laws.

• In Fight Against Malaria, an Unexpected — and Snuggly — Shield — New York Times World -
• Exxon sues California over climate laws, alleging free speech violations — The Guardian -
• Night-flying insects over UK in decline, weather radar study reveals — The Guardian -

• Environment minister could approve projects at odds with nature laws under Labor overhaul — The Guardian -
• Diphtheria, a Once Vanquished Killer of Children, Is Resurgent — New York Times World -
• Barnaby Joyce’s walkout and endless net zero rehashing? The Nationals are ‘having a normal one’ — The Guardian -
• Opposition wants ‘balanced outcome’ on environment protection reforms – as it happened — The Guardian -

Legal proceedings against individuals accused of cyber-bullying Brigitte Macron in France draw attention, as Lithuania intensifies measures against smuggling balloons from Belarus, while Italian ski pass price hikes spark warnings about affordability, and Dutch Muslims express fear over the rise of the far-right in their country's political discourse.

• Ten people go on trial in Paris accused of online harassment of Brigitte Macron — The Guardian -
• Lithuanian PM says Belarus balloon incidents ‘call for united, resolute response,’ as it closes border with Russia’s ally – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Italian ski pass price rises mean sport may become only for wealthy, watchdog warns — The Guardian -

• Lithuania to shoot down smuggling balloons, PM warns — BBC World -
• Lithuania says it will shoot down smuggling balloons from Russia’s ally Belarus — The Guardian -
• Trial begins for 10 accused of sexist cyber-bullying of Brigitte Macron — BBC World -
• ‘Open hostility has become normalised’: Dutch Muslims fear rise of far right as general election looms — The Guardian -

The Epstein scandal continues to unfold with lawsuits against banks, while a British media commentator is detained by ICE, and harrowing accounts of violence and alleged rape cases are heard in Australian courts, reflecting ongoing legal and social challenges.

• ICE Detains British Media Commentator Sami Hamdi — New York Times World -
• Lawsuits against banks with Epstein ties may shed new light on financier’s crimes — The Guardian -
• Hannah McGuire’s mother tells murderer she hopes he suffers ‘most intense pain imaginable’ for life — The Guardian -

• Bruce Lehrmann’s lawyer claims ‘key words missing’ from alleged rape victim’s phone data — The Guardian -

Significant developments in the tech sector, including Microsoft facing a lawsuit over AI pricing and Saudi Arabia's ambition to become an AI exporter, alongside business news like Petrofac filing for administration, cultural highlights such as the death of jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette, and diverse human interest stories like a new top working dog in Australia.

• Search Underway After Crew Member Goes Overboard on Viking Cruise — New York Times World -
• Going Down the Junk Food Rabbit Hole — New York Times World -
• ATO rebuked by tax watchdog for using debt collectors on people ‘doing the right thing’ — The Guardian -

• Oil and gas firm Petrofac files for administration, putting thousands of jobs at risk — The Guardian -
• Jack DeJohnette, versatile jazz drummer known for Miles Davis fusion recordings, dies aged 83 — The Guardian -
• Saudi Arabia, Rich With Oil, Wants to Be Known as the A.I. Exporter — New York Times World -
• Inside Calgary’s Fight Over Fluoride in the Water — New York Times World -
• AI can help authors beat writer’s block, says Bloomsbury chief — The Guardian -
• India and China resume direct flights as ties improve — BBC World -
• Archaeological dig to unearth wreckage of WW2 hero pilot crash under way — The Guardian -
• Björn Andrésen, Swedish actor who starred in Death in Venice, dies aged 70 — The Guardian -
• Bear attack survival tips released in Japan as encounters surge — The Guardian -
• Microsoft sued for allegedly misleading millions of Australians with its AI pricing — The Guardian -
• ‘Righto’: one magic word gets Australia’s newly crowned top working dog to spring into action — The Guardian -