Diplomatic efforts to end the Ukraine war face challenges with Trump's evolving peace plan and a European counter-proposal, while a US boycott impacted the G20 summit and escalating tensions saw Israel assassinate a top Hezbollah commander.

• Ukraine, U.S. Will Meet About Trump’s Peace Plan to End War With Russia — New York Times World -
• US hails 'tremendous progress' at Ukraine peace talks — BBC World -
• European countries propose radically different Ukraine peace plan to US — The Guardian -

• Can the World Move On Without the U.S.? G20 Leaders Gave It a Shot. — New York Times World -
• G20 summit boycotted by US closes in South Africa — BBC World -
• Trump blasts Ukraine for ‘zero gratitude’ as Germany says deal to end war unlikely to be reached by Thursday deadline – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Zelensky Is Under Pressure from Trump and Domestically — New York Times World -
• Cyril Ramaphosa closes G20 summit after US boycott and handover row — The Guardian -
• Trump’s former ‘drone guy’ Dan Driscoll is the unlikely point man for the Ukraine peace deal — The Guardian -
• Gaza hospitals running out of supplies as Israeli airstrikes continue, medics say — The Guardian -
• US insists it authored Ukraine peace plan after claims of Russian 'wish list' — BBC World -
• In Ukraine's 'kill-zone', robots are a lifeline to troops trapped on perilous eastern front — BBC World -
• In Russian-Occupied Mariupol, Everything Ukrainian Must Go — New York Times World -
• G20 Leaders Push Back on Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan — New York Times World -
• Trump says Ukraine deal is not ‘final offer’ as officials gather for Geneva summit — The Guardian -
• A Socialist Priest Embraces Venezuela’s Maduro, an Autocratic Leader — New York Times World -
• 'We worry more about food' say Venezuelans living under threat of US military action — BBC World -
• 'We worry more about food' say Venezuelans living under threat of US military action — BBC World -

Rachel Reeves' autumn budget promises to tackle the cost of living by lifting the two-child limit and cracking down on benefit fraud, as other headlines highlight calls for NHS reform and concerns over police ethnicity disclosure.

• Reeves to launch crackdown on benefit fraud alongside lifting two-child limit — The Guardian -
• David Cameron reveals prostate cancer diagnosis and calls for targeted screening — The Guardian -
• Hospitals must get smaller to stop NHS ‘permacrisis’, thinktank urges — The Guardian -

• BBC to expand standards panel and add deputy director general after bias row — The Guardian -
• Police name woman who died in Swindon as murder inquiry continues — The Guardian -
• Police disclosing suspects’ ethnicity is fuelling prejudice, say campaigners — The Guardian -
• Minister indicates sympathy for artists in debate over AI and copyright — The Guardian -
• Unions urge Rachel Reeves to deliver ‘living standards budget’ — The Guardian -
• Architect George Clarke calls for boycott of firms criticised by Grenfell inquiry — The Guardian -
• UK launches critical minerals strategy to reduce dependency on China — The Guardian -
• Bereaved parents face ‘harrowing’ delays for NHS postmorterms — The Guardian -
• Rachel Reeves promises to ‘grip the cost of living’ in autumn budget — The Guardian -
• ‘We’ve got to find answers’: Corby families affected by cancer searching for truth about toxic waste sites — The Guardian -
• UK gambling firms spent ‘astronomic’ £2bn on advertising last year — The Guardian -
• Palestine Action ban could lead to people being wrongly criminalised, Home Office official says — The Guardian -

Australian Labor seeks to pass nature laws amid Greens' demands for forest protections and faces scrutiny over a social media ban for minors, while universal childcare plans advance and Cyclone Fina impacts Darwin.

• Australia politics live: new NSW Liberal leader happy to differ from Ley on net zero policy; Watt ‘prepared to compromise’ on nature bill — The Guardian -
• Labor pledges to pass long-awaited nature laws this week as Greens demand more concessions — The Guardian -
• Labor pledges action as survey reveals how many young NSW men admit to sexually harassing women — The Guardian -

• Labor has brushed aside concerns over the social media ban. But what if it doesn’t work as promised? — The Guardian -
• Labor advances universal childcare plan with new laws to allow collection of data from private operators — The Guardian -
• ‘Worst since Tracy’: Darwin in clean-up mode after Tropical Cyclone Fina brings gales and torrential rain — The Guardian -
• ‘Now is the hour’: Labor urged to speed up fossil fuel phase-out to justify Cop30 pledge — The Guardian -
• Standoff looms for final week of parliament as Coalition holds out on nature laws – as it happened — The Guardian -

Senator Mark Kelly condemns Republican silence on Trump's violent threats to Democrats, while concerns rise over 'Maga' personalities based outside the US and an ICE detention of a US citizen teen sparks controversy.

• US senator slams Republicans’ silence on Trump’s violent threats to Democrats — The Guardian -
• Mamdani reiterates Trump is a ‘fascist’ just days after cordial meeting — The Guardian -
• ICE detained teenaged US citizen during school lunch break, family says — The Guardian -

• Many prominent Maga personalities on X are based outside US, new tool reveals — The Guardian -
• ‘That doesn’t exist’: Doge reportedly quietly disbanded ahead of schedule — The Guardian -
• Epstein survivor condemns Trump for calling file release fight a ‘hoax’ — The Guardian -
• China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not – by choice — The Guardian -
• Texas Men Plotted Coup of Haitian Island to Enslave Women and Children, U.S. Says — New York Times World -
• Why Trump’s lavish Saudi courtship leaves Israel on the back foot — The Guardian -

The fragile COP30 deal warns the world is losing the climate battle, with calls for Australia to accelerate fossil fuel phase-out amidst other reports on an Iran forest fire and an ambitious 'forest city' plan for England.

• UN warns world losing climate battle but fragile Cop30 deal keeps up the fight — The Guardian -
• Fire Threatens Iran’s Ancient Forest, a World Heritage Site — New York Times World -
• Trump, war, absent media: five threats to climate progress that dogged Cop30 — The Guardian -

• How ambitious ‘forest city’ plan for England could become a reality — The Guardian -
• Vietnam floods leave at least 90 dead and 12 missing — BBC World -
• Vietnam flooding death toll reaches 90 amid landslides and relentless rain — The Guardian -
• Stopping the Greatest Threat to the Amazon, One Fire at a Time — New York Times World -
• COP30: Five key takeaways from a deeply divisive climate summit — BBC World -

Jair Bolsonaro's house arrest ends with claims of ankle monitor tampering due to paranoia, alongside reports of a mass school abduction in Nigeria and the stranding of Palestinian workers from Gaza.

• How a Sabotaged Ankle Monitor Ended Bolsonaro’s House Arrest — New York Times World -
• Denmark’s Migration Model — New York Times World -
• Bolsonaro says ankle monitor damage caused by paranoia — BBC World -

• Israel Says It Assassinated Top Hezbollah Commander in Lebanon — New York Times World -
• Denmark Offers Lessons as Europe Toughens Up on Immigration — New York Times World -
• Hezbollah chief of staff killed in Beirut airstrike, Israeli military says — The Guardian -
• Israel kills top Hezbollah official in first attack on Beirut in months — BBC World -
• The Danish Model for Immigration Crackdown — New York Times World -
• Jair Bolsonaro claims ‘psychotic attack’ made him tamper with ankle monitor — The Guardian -
• Fifty children escape after mass school abduction in Nigeria — BBC World -
• ‘Stranded’: Palestinians who were in Israel on 7 October 2023 are suspended between exile and war — The Guardian -
• Our babies were taken after 'biased' parenting test - now we're fighting to get them back — BBC World -
• Nigeria sees one of worst mass abductions as 315 taken from school — BBC World -
• Safe haven to sanctions: how Jersey sheltered Roman Abramovich’s billions — The Guardian -
• Jair Bolsonaro arrested after being deemed a flight risk — BBC World -
• 3 Children Are Injured in Grizzly Bear Attack in British Columbia — New York Times World -
• UAB football player faces attempted murder charge after allegedly stabbing teammates — The Guardian -
• Who killed young Chechen woman who fled Russia for a life of freedom? — BBC World -
• Who killed young Chechen woman who fled Russia for a life of freedom? — BBC World -

David Cameron reveals a prostate cancer diagnosis and advocates for screening, while the NHS faces 'harrowing' delays for child postmortems and experts condemn 'life-threatening' free birth society misinformation.

• David Cameron reveals prostate cancer diagnosis and calls for targeted screening — The Guardian -
• London exhibition to explore mental health and social bonds in ‘polarised’ times — The Guardian -
• Bereaved parents face ‘harrowing’ delays for NHS postmorterms — The Guardian -

• JFK's granddaughter shares terminal cancer diagnosis — BBC World -
• JFK's granddaughter shares terminal cancer diagnosis — BBC World -
• ‘Ignorant and life-threatening’: experts condemn Free Birth Society misinformation — The Guardian -

Roblox rolls out face scans for age verification to protect children, while a minister indicates sympathy for artists in the AI and copyright debate, and a new tool reveals many Maga influencers on X are based internationally.

• Roblox Rolls Out Face Scans for Age Verification: What to Know — New York Times World -
• Minister indicates sympathy for artists in debate over AI and copyright — The Guardian -
• Labor has brushed aside concerns over the social media ban. But what if it doesn’t work as promised? — The Guardian -

A Ukrainian refugee won Japan's first elite sumo title, a Titanic passenger's pocket watch sold for a record sum, and French winemakers battle for survival amid sales slump and bad harvests.

• Chef Skye Gyngell, who pioneered the slow food movement, dies aged 62 — The Guardian -
• Ukrainian refugee Danylo Yavhusishyn wows Japan to win his country’s first elite sumo title — The Guardian -
• Haitians Rejoice Over Their First World Cup Berth in 50 Years — New York Times World -

• Motorcyclist Dies in ‘Globe of Death’ Circus Accident in Italy — New York Times World -
• Ukraine's Aonishiki becomes sumo champion in Japan — BBC World -
• Ukraine's Aonishiki becomes sumo champion in Japan — BBC World -
• French winemakers ‘battle for survival’ as minister prepares for crisis talks — The Guardian -
• Titanic Passenger’s Pocket Watch Sells for $2.3 Million — New York Times World -
• Titanic passenger’s pocket watch sold for record £1.78m at auction — The Guardian -
• Seven arrested in India after police crack $800,000 bank heist — BBC World -
• Seven arrested in India after police crack $800,000 bank heist — BBC World -
• ‘Add some whimsy to your life’: Wicked fans bring magic to Leicester Square — The Guardian -
• Man who grabbed Ariana Grande at premiere banned from Singapore — BBC World -
• Hidden in plain sight - Mumbai's glorious Art Deco legacy at 100 — BBC World -
• Nasa astronaut films Northern Lights from space — BBC World -