President Trump's visit to China dominated headlines, with Xi Jinping warning against US clashes over Taiwan, discussions on trade and the Strait of Hormuz, and criticism regarding the lack of women in official delegations.

• Photo of US-China delegation criticized over absence of women: ‘masculine, militarized and exclusionary’ — The Guardian -
• Trump’s and Xi’s Body Language at the Summit Mirrored Their Styles — New York Times World -
• Chinese News Media Cast Trump’s Visit as a Sign of Beijing’s Rising Stature — New York Times World -

• Trump and Xi Discuss the Need to Open the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Says — New York Times World -
• Nigel Farage, Leader of Reform UK, Says £5 Million Gift Was ‘Reward’ for Brexit — New York Times World -
• Spies, Sanctions, Cyberattacks: China and the U.S. Clash Behind the Scenes — New York Times World -
• Xi warns Trump of ‘clashes and even conflicts’ with US over Taiwan — The Guardian -
• For anxious Taiwan, Trump’s silence after Xi talks is best possible outcome — The Guardian -
• Where Are the Women on Trump’s Visit to China? — New York Times World -
• In pictures: Trump hosted by Xi Jinping in Beijing on two-day summit — BBC World -
• Xi Warned Trump About the ‘Thucydides Trap’ for U.S. and China. What Is It? — New York Times World -
• Beijing Tightens Security As Trump and Xi Meet in China — New York Times World -
• Who Attended the U.S.-China State Dinner in Beijing? — New York Times World -
• Trump Might Welcome Chinese Investment, but America Is Wary — New York Times World -
• China Restores Beef Trade With U.S. as Goodwill Gesture for Trump Visit — New York Times World -
• In Photos and Video: President Trump Goes to China — New York Times World -
• Xi Says U.S.-China Relations Could Turn ‘Dangerous’ Over Taiwan — New York Times World -
• What People in China Say of Trump — New York Times World -
• What to Know About Day 1 of Trump and Xi’s Meeting — New York Times World -
• Flattery and fanfare as Trump welcomed to China - but thorny issues remain — BBC World -
• Trump Invites Xi to White House During State Dinner in Beijing — New York Times World -
• Trump and Xi: Beneath the Pomp and Niceties, a Geopolitical Rivalry — New York Times World -
• Key Moments From the First Day of Trump’s China Visit — New York Times World -
• Elon Musk Returns to Trump’s Side in Beijing — New York Times World -
• What to know as Trump visits Xi in China — BBC World -
• Inside Trump’s Summit Tour in Beijing: From Temple of Heaven to the Great Hall — New York Times World -
• Xi referenced ‘great changes unseen in a century.’ Here’s what that means. — New York Times World -
• Watch: What happened on day one of Trump's China visit? — BBC World -
• Watch: What happened on day one of Trump's China visit? — BBC World -
• Trump’s 2017 visit to Beijing offers clues for this year’s summit. — New York Times World -
• Scepticism and tight security as Trump is welcomed by Xi to Beijing — The Guardian -
• Trump in Beijing — New York Times World -
• The China Gambit: From Nixon to Trump — New York Times World -
• Eric Trump, Who Runs the Family Business, Hops Along on the Plane to China — New York Times World -
• Why Does China Want Taiwan? — New York Times World -
• Why Xi Doesn’t Need a Deal With Trump — New York Times World -
• As Trump and Xi Meet in China, American and Chinese People Are Drifting Apart — New York Times World -
• President Trump Goes to China — New York Times World -
• Activists, Lawmakers Urge Trump to Call for Release of Jimmy Lai and Dong Yuyu — New York Times World -
• What to Watch at Trump and Xi’s U.S.-China Summit — New York Times World -
• Trump Says He Will Raise Jimmy Lai’s Case to Xi, as Lawmakers Press for His Release — New York Times World -

Keir Starmer's Labour leadership faces intense pressure after Wes Streeting's resignation and Andy Burnham's potential challenge, while Angela Rayner was cleared of tax wrongdoing and Nigel Farage's financial dealings raised questions.

• Andy Burnham has path to challenge PM but must win byelection first — The Guardian -
• Is Andy Burnham about to return to Westminster? - podcast — The Guardian -
• Starmer will not attempt to block Burnham from standing to be MP in Makerfield - as it happened — The Guardian -

• Who Is Wes Streeting, the Cabinet Minister Who Just Resigned From Keir Starmer’s Government? — New York Times World -
• Wes Streeting Resigns and Calls for Leadership Contest to Replace Starmer — New York Times World -
• Will Starmer go – and if so, how? Four scenarios in the battle for No 10 — The Guardian -
• Wes Streeting quits cabinet and calls on Starmer to resign — The Guardian -
• Angela Rayner, Former U.K. Deputy Prime Minister, Cleared of Wrongdoing Over Taxes — New York Times World -
• Labour winds are blowing towards Burnham – and Streeting knows it — The Guardian -
• Nigel Farage bought £1.4m property in cash shortly after receiving £5m gift — The Guardian -
• Reeves seizes on surprise UK growth as evidence Labour leadership must stay — The Guardian -
• ‘Is he getting rid of Starmer?’ Profile boost for Streeting in Ilford North seat — The Guardian -
• Rachel Reeves suggests if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it - as fight to keep her job goes on — The Guardian -
• Leadership rules should ‘not be tweaked’ to let Burnham run for PM, Labour NEC member says — The Guardian -
• What was HMRC’s investigation into Angela Rayner’s tax affairs all about? — The Guardian -
• Angela Rayner cleared by HMRC over tax affairs paving the way for potential leadership bid — The Guardian -
• Farage criticised for backing preacher who says homosexuality is ‘abomination’ — The Guardian -
• ‘There’s a risk of another Liz Truss moment’: City raises spectre of bond market meltdown again — The Guardian -

Russia launched massive drone and missile strikes on Kyiv, while in the Middle East, Israel threatened to sue the New York Times over a report on Palestinian prisoners, Israeli nationalists engaged in a violent march, and Iran seized a "floating armoury" ship in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting a Latvian PM's resignation over stray drones.

• A Top U.S. Commander Dismisses Reports of Civilian Deaths in Iran — New York Times World -
• Israel says it will sue New York Times over article on sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners — The Guardian -
• Israeli nationalists chant ‘death to Arabs’ in violent Jerusalem Day march — The Guardian -

• Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. Carried Out Secret Attacks in Iran, U.S. Officials Say — New York Times World -
• Russia Pummels Kyiv in the Largest Drone Attack of the War — New York Times World -
• Iran Lets Chinese Ships Through Strait of Hormuz Amid Rising Tensions After Vessel Seizure — New York Times World -
• War criminal Ratko Mladić's jail release request denied — BBC World -
• Ukraine hit by second day of large-scale Russian missile and drone strikes — The Guardian -
• Latvia prime minister resigns days after ‘stray’ drone incursion – as it happened — The Guardian -
• ‘It’s like stealing’: Palestinian family’s seized property listed on Booking.com — The Guardian -
• Met chief says British Jews ‘not safe’ in London after series of attacks — The Guardian -
• 'Floating armoury' ship reportedly seized by Iran — BBC World -
• Ukraine rescuers pull dead from rubble of Kyiv flats after massive Russian strikes — BBC World -
• Latvian prime minister resigns amid row over drone incursions — The Guardian -
• Iran says ships entering strait of Hormuz must cooperate after vessel seized — The Guardian -
• Prince Harry calls rising antisemitism in Britain ‘deeply troubling’ — The Guardian -
• Latvian PM resigns after row over stray Ukrainian drones — BBC World -
• Benjamin Netanyahu says he made secret trip to UAE at height of Iran war — The Guardian -
• Modern antisemitism built on old Jewish stereotypes and tropes, royal commission told — The Guardian -
• 'They shot my neighbour in the head' - the lakeside city traumatised by war — BBC World -
• 'They shot my neighbour in the head' - the lakeside city traumatised by war — BBC World -
• As the right moves in on antisemitism, where does that leave the Jewish left? — The Guardian -
• The secret mission to rescue the UN’s vital Palestinian refugee archive — The Guardian -
• Wife of Briton pleads for Saudi Arabia to release him from ‘arbitrary detention’ — The Guardian -
• Battle Over the Strait of Hormuz Leaves Safe Passage a Gamble — New York Times World -

The US Justice Department accused Yale Medical School of illegal race-based admissions, Louisiana passed a bill to eliminate a majority-Black congressional district, watchdog groups urged an investigation into Justice Alito's oil stock conflicts, and Richard Glossip was freed on bond after 30 years on death row.

• ‘Stone-cold racism’: Newsom condemns GOP redistricting efforts; Louisiana approves plan to erase majority-Black district – as it happened — The Guardian -
• US justice department accuses Yale medical school of illegally using race in admissions — The Guardian -
• Supreme court allows abortion pill mifepristone to continue to be available by mail — The Guardian -

• Louisiana senate passes bill to eliminate one of two majority-Black congressional districts — The Guardian -
• Watchdog groups urge Senate to investigate Samuel Alito over oil stock conflicts — The Guardian -
• California Democrat linked to Newsom and Becerra pleads guilty to fraud — The Guardian -
• Hundreds of illegal motorbikes bulldozed in New York City crime crackdown — BBC World -
• Judge orders Trump administration to return Colombian woman deported to DRC back to the US — The Guardian -
• US reportedly dropped fraud charges against Indian billionaire after he hired Trump’s lawyer — The Guardian -
• US House leaders announce bipartisan effort to combat sexual misconduct in Congress — The Guardian -
• Oklahoma’s Richard Glossip freed on bond after 30 years on death row — The Guardian -
• US border patrol chief resigns abruptly amid string of exits by Trump immigration officials — The Guardian -
• US southern states rush to redraw electoral maps to dilute Black voting power — The Guardian -
• Gateway cofounder detailed his romantic relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell in House testimony — The Guardian -
• US supreme court says man who lost leg can sue logistics firm over truck crash — The Guardian -
• Anatomy of a speech: how does a Republican leader say no to Trump? — The Guardian -
• Miami residents sue over land for Trump presidential library — The Guardian -
• Republicans’ plan for zero state income tax could be ‘devastating’, experts warn — The Guardian -
• UN pleads for Equatorial Guinea not to send US asylum seekers to their home countries: ‘Their life would be in danger’ — The Guardian -
• Judge Orders U.S. to Return Colombian Woman Deported to Congo — New York Times World -
• Rand Paul’s son apologizes for antisemitic and anti-gay rant after accosting lawmaker — The Guardian -
• Court overturns Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions and orders new trial — BBC World -
• Court overturns Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions and orders new trial — BBC World -
• Nebraska Democratic Senate primary winner says she’ll drop out to support independent in general election — The Guardian -

Reports emerged of a sharp rise in child blackmail over sexual images in the UK, a meningitis outbreak caused a death in Berkshire, hantavirus cases were monitored in the US and Argentina, and multiple plane crash and diving incidents required emergency rescues globally.

• NSPCC reports sharp rise in children being blackmailed over sexual images in UK — The Guardian -
• One dead and two more ill after meningitis outbreak in Berkshire — The Guardian -
• 16 More People in the U.S. Are Being Monitored for Hantavirus, C.D.C. Says — New York Times World -

• Five Italians die during cave dive in Maldives — BBC World -
• Three more people sick in California amid ‘unprecedented outbreak’ due to toxic mushrooms — The Guardian -
• Hantavirus Doesn’t Spread Easily, but Officials May Be Downplaying Risks — New York Times World -
• 'Pretty miraculous' - 11 rescued after pilot ditches plane in Atlantic — BBC World -
• Florida crew recounts ‘miraculous’ Atlantic plane rescue with fuel low — The Guardian -
• Judge bans reporting on trial of six men accused of sexually assaulting teenage girls in Bristol — The Guardian -
• Mental health system is broken, says mother of Nottingham triple killer — The Guardian -
• Police identify three women who died off Brighton beach — The Guardian -
• Argentina Races To Find Origin of Hantavirus Outbreak — New York Times World -
• One dead and two fighting for their lives after bus rolled off road in Whitsundays region — The Guardian -
• Australians from hantavirus cruise ship fly out of Netherlands in full PPE after plane and crew secured — The Guardian -
• French authorities lift lockdown on norovirus-hit cruise ship — The Guardian -
• Falling backwards and plunging through clouds: British paratroopers’ landing on Tristan da Cunha — The Guardian -

The high-stakes courtroom drama of Musk v OpenAI heard closing arguments, and Google faced scrutiny for promoting a suicide forum linked to numerous UK deaths.

• High-stakes courtroom drama of Musk v OpenAI hears closing arguments — The Guardian -
• Google denies breaching law by promoting suicide forum linked to 164 UK deaths — The Guardian -

Labor's new budget promises benefits for the young, a court ruled Coles misled shoppers with fake discounts, and **Yindjibarndi traditional owners considered appealing a $150m native title payout** from Fortescue.

• Prominent Australian academic denies links to powerful Iranian politician — The Guardian -
• Labor’s budget will benefit the young – but does little to woo voters drawn to One Nation — The Guardian -
• NDIS cuts could leave some participants with a funding gap. How will the changes affect you? — The Guardian -

• Taylor vows to run coal ‘long and hard’ and scrap EV concessions in budget reply – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Victorian Labor signals tougher stance on young offenders after 109 charges against 14-year-old dropped — The Guardian -
• Coles put commercial interests above its customers – and was caught red-handed — The Guardian -
• WA’s Yindjibarndi traditional owners consider appeal against Fortescue’s $150m record native title payout — The Guardian -
• Who is Tammy Tyrrell, the former Jacqui Lambie senator who just defected to Labor? — The Guardian -
• Court rules Coles misled shoppers with its ‘Down Down’ discount campaign — The Guardian -
• Labor accused of ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’ for axing $760m research program to fund other science measures — The Guardian -

UK ministers are accused of weakening legal protections for torture victims, millions of unpaid carers are "living in agony," and King's College London is set to merge with Cranfield University to create a new "super-university."

• UK ministers accused of weakening legal protections for torture victims — The Guardian -
• Millions of unpaid UK carers ‘living in agony’, says Louise Casey — The Guardian -
• GB News should lose its licence, says ex-Sky News editor Adam Boulton — The Guardian -

• ‘Magical’ objects from iron age hoard found in UK go on display — The Guardian -
• Waiting times for hospital treatment in England hit key target, figures show — The Guardian -
• Burberry’s £2,000 Cotswolds handbag hits ‘a sweet spot’ with Americans — The Guardian -
• King’s College London to merge with Cranfield University — The Guardian -
• Hedge fund proposes £1bn buyout of UK’s biggest private hospital operator — The Guardian -

Flávio Bolsonaro was caught on tape requesting millions for a film about his father, a Canadian officer accused of spying for China was acquitted, and a pediatrician in Germany was charged with 130 counts of sexual abuse.

• Tape shows Bolsonaro son asking jailed banker for $26.8m to fund film on father — The Guardian -
• Canadian officer accused of spying for China acquitted of charges — The Guardian -
• Paediatrician in Germany charged with 130 counts of sexual abuse — The Guardian -

• Philippine politician wanted by ICC flees senate after days holed up in building — The Guardian -
• Former Nigerian minister sentenced to 75 years in rare corruption verdict — BBC World -
• Former Nigerian minister sentenced to 75 years in rare corruption verdict — BBC World -
• Duterte Ally Flees to Evade I.C.C. Arrest Warrant After Chaos at Philippine Senate — New York Times World -
• Chaos in Philippines Senate as Duterte Ally Faces Arrest — New York Times World -

A warning of record global temperatures and a strong El Niño looms, Brazil's Atlantic forest recorded its lowest deforestation in 40 years, and the River Thames in London gained its first official bathing spot.

• River Thames in London gets first official bathing spot on Friday — The Guardian -
• Trump’s Push to Keep Coal Plants Open Is Costing Hundreds of Millions — New York Times World -
• Over 100 People Killed in India’s Uttar Pradesh as Storms Wreak Destruction — New York Times World -

• Warning of record global temperatures — BBC World -
• Warning of record global temperatures as chance of very strong El Niño grows — BBC World -
• Salmon farm faces new cruelty claims as Trump seeks to supersize fish farming — The Guardian -
• Brazil’s Atlantic forest records lowest deforestation in 40 years — The Guardian -
• Can Some Very Tiny Particles Cool the Planet? One Tech Company Says Yes. — New York Times World -
• Farage’s Clacton-on-Sea constituency worst ‘tree desert’ in England, research shows — The Guardian -
• Choughs reappear at Tintagel Castle in Cornwall after decades of absence — The Guardian -

Canada was welcomed to join Eurovision, renowned feminist artist Valie Export died, and American poet Sasha Debevec-McKenney won the Dylan Thomas prize for her debut collection.

• Canada is welcome to join Eurovision, says song contest director — The Guardian -
• Renowned feminist artist and film-maker Valie Export dies aged 85 — The Guardian -
• Eurovision 2026: Delta Goodrem sends Australia to the grand final with note-perfect performance — The Guardian -

• Glitz and Boycotts at Eurovision — New York Times World -
• American poet Sasha Debevec-McKenney wins Dylan Thomas prize for ‘blistering’ debut poetry collection — The Guardian -
• Clarence Carter, US soul star who had hits with Patches and more, dies aged 90 — The Guardian -
• ‘We can all coexist’: artist Es Devlin uses selfies to unite UK in portrait of a nation — The Guardian -
• Who Owns These Artworks? Musée d’Orsay Hopes Visitors Can Help Find Out. — New York Times World -
• Anderson juices up the vibes for Dior with spotlight on Hollywood — The Guardian -
• Cecilia Flores Became the Voice of Mexican Mothers — New York Times World -
• Chicago Knight Rider car framed for speeding in New York City — The Guardian -
• Catherine, Princess of Wales, to Make First Official Trip Abroad Since Cancer Diagnosis — New York Times World -
• Nigerian film star Alexx Ekubo dies from cancer aged 40 — BBC World -
• Most famous image of JMW Turner not a self-portrait, says expert — The Guardian -
• ‘Stunned and shocked’: Ingrid Horrocks wins top prize at New Zealand’s Ockham awards for her fiction debut — The Guardian -