Allegations of presidential cognitive decline and disputes over food stamp funding highlight domestic US political tensions, while President Trump's international engagements in Japan and feuds with Colombian leadership define his administration's foreign policy and impact on global relations.

• Agriculture secretary accused of unlawfully refusing to use emergency fund to prevent food stamp disruption – US politics live — The Guardian -
• Trump Bonds With Japan’s Leader Over Baseball and U.S. Beef — New York Times World -
• Two dozen states sue White House over food stamps suspension amid shutdown — The Guardian -

• MSNBC hosts criticize owner Comcast for donating to Trump ballroom — The Guardian -
• Donald Trump’s granddaughter Kai to make LPGA tour debut at $3.25m event in Florida — The Guardian -
• Trump’s Feud With Colombian Leader Threatens U.S. Antidrug Efforts — New York Times World -
• TikTok threat offering bounty on Pam Bondi leads to federal charges, FBI says — The Guardian -
• On the Menu for Trump in Tokyo: American Rice — New York Times World -
• Trump administration will revamp ICE leadership in quest to intensify deportations — The Guardian -
• House Republicans revive Biden ‘autopen’ claims in new report — The Guardian -
• Confederate statue torn down during anti-racism protests reinstalled in Washington — BBC World -
• Confederate statue torn down during anti-racism protests reinstalled in Washington — BBC World -
• Japanese PM promises golden age in relations with US during Trump visit — The Guardian -
• Rare earths, Nobel nomination and cheers: Trump ends Japan leg of Asia tour — BBC World -
• In Photos: Trump’s Asia Trip — New York Times World -
• Atlanta journalist says he ‘won’t be the only’ one deported by Trump officials — The Guardian -
• Beyond Trade War, China’s Xi Looks to Press Trump on Taiwan — New York Times World -
• Who is Anwar Ibrahim, the Malaysian leader who helped Trump preside over a 'peace deal'? — BBC World -

Allegations of sexual abuse in the UK army, escalating knife crime in London, and political debates surrounding Reform UK's influence reflect current social challenges, alongside government plans to house asylum seekers in military sites and ongoing financial struggles for local councils.

• Hundreds of women allege sexual abuse at UK army medicals over five decades — The Guardian -
• Man arrested after dog walker dies and two injured in west London stabbings — The Guardian -
• Man who won damages over Richard III film calls for more regulation of fact-based drama — The Guardian -

• Man charged with rape of woman in Walsall after ‘racially aggravated’ attack, say police — The Guardian -
• Reform wheels out Danny Kruger, the ‘brains’ of Nigel Farage’s operation | John Crace — The Guardian -
• John Major tells Tories alliance with Reform would be ‘beyond stupid’ — The Guardian -
• Britain Plans to Convert Two Military Bases to House Asylum Seekers — New York Times World -
• Reform UK would seize control of civil servants just like Trump in US, says Kruger – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Gambling does not cause any ‘social ills’, lobbyist tells incredulous MPs — The Guardian -
• Bankrupt Woking to get £500m bailout in Surrey council shake-up — The Guardian -
• Plans to house UK asylum seekers in barracks are costly and complicated, experts say — The Guardian -
• Offshore windfarm projects may be exempted from new UK nature rules — The Guardian -
• UK steps up review of headlight glare as drivers complain of being dazzled — The Guardian -
• Pregnant British teenager's family pay £137,000 to reduce sentence in Georgia jail — BBC World -
• Reform UK would let ministers ignore international law, Kruger says — The Guardian -
• Alan Turing institute launches new mission to protect UK from cyber-attacks — The Guardian -
• A strange brew: the case of the man behind an audacious Scottish tea fraud — The Guardian -
• Tilda Swinton and Gary Oldman return to stage for Royal Court’s 70th anniversary — The Guardian -
• BT ‘considering low-cost mobile brand’ as Revolut and Monzo plan launches — The Guardian -
• HSBC warns it could take years to settle Madoff case as bank takes $1.1bn hit — The Guardian -
• Steeper UK productivity cut of more than £20bn makes tax rises more likely — The Guardian -
• Jeremy Corbyn to appear in north London panto — The Guardian -
• Is London’s next superclub this warehouse by a sewage works in Barking? — The Guardian -
• Black women with fibroids face delays and poor care in the UK, says report — The Guardian -
• Hundreds of asylum seekers to be moved to two UK military sites — The Guardian -
• Tuesday briefing: What the mistaken release of Hadush Kebatu reveals about a Prison Service in crisis — The Guardian -
• HMRC cuts child benefit for 35,000 families based on incomplete travel data — The Guardian -
• Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds — The Guardian -
• Organised crime making millions from illegal waste dumping in UK, says committee — The Guardian -
• All schools in England with removal grants to be Raac-free by 2029, says Phillipson — The Guardian -

Controversies over the BoM website redesign and debates on healthcare access are prominent, while a new bill to ban NDAs in sexual harassment cases and significant bailouts for industries address key social and economic issues.

• Australia politics live: BoM told to make changes to new website; one in 10 couldn’t afford necessary health care — The Guardian -
• ‘Heat deaths aren’t a thing’: Coalition MPs weighing net zero given sceptical briefing on climate science — The Guardian -
• Guardian Essential poll: Liberal voters want more progressive Coalition as most Australians back net zero — The Guardian -

• The year of the bailout: Australia’s biggest aluminium smelter next in line for taxpayers’ cash — The Guardian -
• Australian-first bill to ban use of NDAs to silence sexual harassment victims introduced in Victoria — The Guardian -
• All fail Caesar: students at eight schools taught wrong topic for final year 12 history exam — The Guardian -
• Woman in her 80s found dead on Great Barrier Reef’s Lizard Island after failing to return to cruise ship — The Guardian -
• Jacinta Nampijinpa Price ‘didn’t care’ about making false claims, defamation trial told — The Guardian -
• Queensland puberty blocker ban reinstated by health minister hours after supreme court overturned it — The Guardian -
• Expanded state powers on fossil fuel projects and water ‘betrayal’ of Australians, nature law critics say — The Guardian -
• Jane Hume renews push to lift nuclear energy ban – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Sussan Ley goes after Anthony Albanese’s Joy Division T-shirt as the Coalition tears itself apart, again — The Guardian -
• Woman charged after allegedly sabotaging gas supply at two Sydney hospitals — The Guardian -
• First deadly mine explosion in Australia since 2015 kills man and woman — BBC World -
• First deadly mine explosion in Australia since 2015 kills man and woman — BBC World -
• First person arrives on Nauru triggering Australia’s $2.5bn deal with island nation — The Guardian -
• Hannah McGuire’s killer motivated by ‘male entitlement’ and disregarded her dignity after murder, court hears — The Guardian -
• NSW Labor ignores own drugs summit advice by keeping sniffer dogs and strip-searches at festivals — The Guardian -
• Dutch volleyballer and convicted child rapist Steven van de Velde denied Australian visa — The Guardian -
• RBA governor dismisses jobs fears but hints at rates hold after inflation uptick — The Guardian -
• Dutch volleyball player and convicted child rapist denied visa to compete in Australia — BBC World -
• Dutch volleyball player and convicted child rapist denied visa to compete in Australia — BBC World -
• Victorian premier vows to scrap ‘old-fashioned Nimby’ planning laws, fast-track homes and curb rights to object — The Guardian -
• Man finds surfboard that drifted 2,400km from Australia to New Zealand – and tracks down owner — The Guardian -
• Cobar: two people killed in Endeavour mine explosion in far western NSW — The Guardian -

Hurricane Melissa batters Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, bringing life-threatening winds and flooding, while small island nations struggle with climate-fueled debt and storm chasers capture dramatic footage from its eye.

• Live Updates: Hurricane Melissa Roars Across Jamaica, Bringing Wind, Rain and Risk — New York Times World -
• ‘Storm of the century’: record-breaking Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica — The Guardian -
• Small Island Nations Lack Funds to Fight Climate Disasters — New York Times World -

• Hurricane Melissa: a visual guide to Jamaica’s strongest storm since 1851 — The Guardian -
• Jamaica’s Beach Towns and Fishing Villages Brace for Hurricane Melissa — New York Times World -
• Hurricane Melissa Turns Toward Jamaica, Bringing 175 M.P.H. Winds and Catastrophic Rains — New York Times World -
• Hurricane Melissa: Jamaica braces for world's strongest storm of 2025 — BBC World -
• Watch: Storm chasers fly inside the eye of Hurricane Melissa — BBC World -

Israel orders new strikes in Gaza after accusing Hamas of violating a ceasefire, with reports of inadequate food aid reaching the territory, while a Palestinian leader's succession plan and a Gazan teenager's struggle for UK visa underscore the complex human impact.

• Netanyahu Orders Strikes in Gaza, as Israel Says Hamas Violated Cease-Fire — New York Times World -
• Israel Conducts First Airstrike in West Bank in Months and Kills 3 — New York Times World -
• Teenager from Gaza ‘stuck in hell’ after being prevented from joining mother in UK — The Guardian -

• Israel launches strikes on Gaza after Netanyahu accuses Hamas of breaching ceasefire — The Guardian -
• Israel says coffin from Hamas did not contain another hostage's body — BBC World -
• More Food Reaches Gaza, but It’s Still Not Enough — New York Times World -
• More Food Reaches Gaza, but It’s Still Not Enough — New York Times World -
• Palestinian Leader Lays Out Succession Plan, Elevating Deputy as Apparent Heir — New York Times World -

Bill Gates advocates a pivot in climate efforts towards improving lives, as UN reports confirm humanity missed the 1.5C climate target, and countries fail to submit ambitious new pledges, leading to Pakistani farmers suing German polluters over flood damage.

• Bill Gates calls for climate fight to shift focus from global heating to ‘improving lives’ — The Guardian -
• Pakistani farmers to sue German polluters over climate-linked flood damage — The Guardian -
• Most countries fail to submit new climate pledges ahead of summit — BBC World -

• Most countries fail to submit new climate pledges ahead of summit — BBC World -
• World’s climate plans fall drastically short of action needed, analysis shows — The Guardian -
• ‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head — The Guardian -

Russian forces gain ground in Ukraine as the UN labels their drone attacks war crimes, while the Netherlands faces renewed political deadlock after another election, and long-standing leaders in Cameroon and Ivory Coast secure disputed terms.

• Russian forces gain foothold in strategic Ukrainian town — BBC World -
• Zelenskyy says Ukrainian and European officials will meet to discuss details of ceasefire plan – as it happened — The Guardian -
• A Tidy Dutch Town Offers a Window Into a Messy Dutch Election — New York Times World -

• Russian drone attacks on civilians in Ukraine are war crimes, UN report concludes — The Guardian -
• As Netherlands goes to the polls again, Geert Wilders faces isolation — The Guardian -
• Is the U.S. Losing in Vietnam? Russia, North Korea and China Are Gaining. — New York Times World -
• The 92-year-old president who never loses — BBC World -
• Javier Milei’s Party Triumphs in Argentina Midterm Election — New York Times World -
• Milei’s Win in Argentina Signals Rebuke of the Past and Trump’s Impact — New York Times World -
• Ivory Coast President Secures 4th Term in Election Without Top Opponents — New York Times World -

The US military killed 14 people in recent strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats in the Pacific, part of an expanded campaign against drug trafficking, resulting in one survivor and an overall death toll of 51 since September.

• U.S. Military Kills 14 More People Accused of Smuggling Drugs on Boats — New York Times World -
• US kills 14 in strikes on four alleged drug boats in Pacific — BBC World -
• US military kills 14 in attacks on vessels in the Pacific, according to Hegseth — The Guardian -

The Sudanese military withdrew from El Fasher, handing control to the paramilitary RSF, which is accused of mass killings and atrocities, while UK military equipment was reportedly found on conflict sites.

• Sudan’s Military Withdraws From El Fasher in Darfur, Handing City to R.S.F. — New York Times World -
• Mass killings reported in Sudanese city seized by paramilitary group — The Guardian -
• Sudan's army loses key city of el-Fasher to paramilitary RSF after 18-month siege — BBC World -

• UK military equipment used by militia accused of genocide found in Sudan, UN told — The Guardian -

Tetsuya Yamagami admitted to assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, while the Texas attorney general sued Tylenol makers over unproven autism claims, highlighting significant legal proceedings.

• Texas attorney general sues Tylenol makers over autism claims — BBC World -
• Japanese Man Admits to Assassinating Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — New York Times World -
• Man pleads guilty to killing Japan's former PM Shinzo Abe — BBC World -

• Man pleads guilty to killing Japan's former PM Shinzo Abe — BBC World -

Brigitte Macron's daughter testified about the severe impact of online cyberbullying on her mother's quality of life, as ten individuals face trial for creating and sharing false claims about the French First Lady.

• Brigitte Macron's life 'deteriorated' after alleged cyber-bullying, daughter says — BBC World -
• 10 Accused of Cyberbullying France’s First Lady Stand Trial. Here’s What to Know. — New York Times World -
• False claims online damaged Brigitte Macron’s quality of life, daughter tells court — The Guardian -

Saudi Arabia is positioning itself as a major AI exporter, Amazon announced 14,000 corporate job losses, and early Western musical notes were discovered in Pennsylvania, reflecting diverse global developments in commerce, innovation, and societal interests.

• Father-Son Bonding at 2 Miles Per Minute on Germany’s Fabled Autobahn — New York Times World -
• Once Again: The Pope Likes That Other Chicago Team, Not the Cubs — New York Times World -
• Some of the earliest written notes in western musical history discovered in Pennsylvania — The Guardian -

• Saudi Arabia’s New Power Play Is Exporting A.I. to the World — New York Times World -
• Amazon confirms 14,000 job losses in corporate division — BBC World -
• Tourist plane crash in Kenya kills 11 on board — BBC World -
• Rebranding Immigration — New York Times World -
• The Indian village which saw the homecoming of one of the world's oldest rebels — BBC World -
• How a Diwali cracker gun in India went from social media craze to blinding children — BBC World -
• Picture of health: going to art galleries can improve wellbeing, study reveals — The Guardian -