The Iran-US war continues to dominate global news, with President Trump making contradictory statements on peace talks while Israel escalates military action in Lebanon and imposes evacuation orders, further intensifying regional instability and contributing to global supply shortages and rising energy prices.

• Lebanese Resigned to a Long War, Even if U.S. and Iran Make a Deal — New York Times World -
• Iran War Live Updates: As Talks Drag On, Trump Says ‘I Don’t Care’ About Midterms Pressure — New York Times World -
• Trump Threatens Oman Over the Strait, Then Says, ‘They’ll Be Fine.’ — New York Times World -

• After 88 Days of Censored News, TV and Chat, Iranians Are Coming Back Online — New York Times World -
• Cease-Fires, but No Peace — New York Times World -
• Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ Oman amid talks over strait of Hormuz — The Guardian -
• Trump threatens Oman, a U.S. ally, over the strait, then says, ‘They’ll be fine.’ — New York Times World -
• Trump Says He Feels No Political Pressure to Make an Iran Deal — New York Times World -
• Israel issues evacuation order for swathes of southern Lebanon — BBC World -
• To Make a Deal With Trump, Iran Wants Billions of Its Money Unfrozen — New York Times World -
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World -
• Middle East crisis: Rubio says ‘some progress’ on US-Iran deal after Trump says ‘maybe we’ll just have to finish the job’ – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Global Supply Shortages Deepen as War Drags On, Risking Jobs and Growth — New York Times World -
• Israeli military tells residents of swathe of southern Lebanon to leave — The Guardian -
• Trump accuses Iran of stalling peace deal to ‘out-wait’ him until US midterms — The Guardian -
• Lifting of internet restrictions reveals Iranians’ anger over food inflation — The Guardian -
• Trump says US 'not satisfied' with Iran deal yet — BBC World -
• What Iranian State Media Says Is in Outline of ‘Unofficial’ Deal With U.S. — New York Times World -
• Israel Continues Its Escalation in Lebanon, Ordering Evacuations — New York Times World -
• Residents Watch as Israeli War Planes Circle Over Southern Lebanon — New York Times World -
• Israeli strike in Gaza City kills new head of Hamas's military wing — BBC World -
• Energy price cap in Great Britain to rise by 13% from July — The Guardian -
• Ed Husic calls on Labor to establish ‘red line’ on Israel’s actions, including treatment of flotilla activists — The Guardian -
• Iran War Updates: U.S. Saw Threats From Iran Before Renewing Strikes, Officials Said — New York Times World -
• Wednesday briefing: ​Can the UK adapt in time to a new normal of extreme heat? — The Guardian -
• Dozens killed in Lebanon as Israel intensifies strikes — BBC World -
• Storied New York food co-op votes to boycott Israeli products after contentious campaign — The Guardian -
• ‘Makes no sense’: experts doubt pause in US arms sale to Taiwan is due to Iran war — The Guardian -

In US politics, the Trump administration faces challenges from Democrats over a proposed 'triumphal arch' and plans to restrict international flights in 'sanctuary cities', while Jill Biden reveals concerns about Joe Biden's 2024 debate performance, and Trump-backed Ken Paxton secures a key Senate primary victory in Texas.

• House Democrats to introduce bill aimed at blocking construction of Trump’s ‘triumphal arch’ – live — The Guardian -
• Catholic priest said ‘we are but men’ when challenged over sex with spiritual directee, court hears — The Guardian -
• Jill Biden says she thought Joe Biden was having a stroke during 2024 debate — The Guardian -

• Trump administration ‘drawing up plans’ to stop processing international flights in sanctuary cities — The Guardian -
• Nasa images show wildfire damage to island dubbed ‘Galapagos of California’ — The Guardian -
• Top US arts camp and boarding school to demolish Jeffrey Epstein lodge — The Guardian -
• Assistant who injected Matthew Perry with ketamine sentenced to over three years — The Guardian -
• California veteran known for pro-Trump display outside his home dies after assault — The Guardian -
• Trump’s iron grip on the Republican party has never been stronger. What about the country? — The Guardian -
• Minneapolis police chief resigns after scandal over sexual misconduct investigation — The Guardian -
• Republicans race to back Ken Paxton as runoff sets up closely watched US Senate battle in Texas — The Guardian -
• One skydiver killed and one injured after midair collision in Washington state — The Guardian -
• Democrats say they were shut out of fraud event after Vance says crackdown ‘should not be a partisan’ — The Guardian -
• Biden sues justice department to block release of Hur interview audio — The Guardian -
• Trump-backed challenger beats veteran US senator in Texas primary — BBC World -
• First Thing: Trump-backed Ken Paxton ousts John Cornyn in Texas primary — The Guardian -
• How Trump is transforming Washington - by adding his face everywhere — BBC World -
• John Cornyn says he’ll back Ken Paxton, who is set to face Democrat James Talarico in Texas Senate race – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Veteran Texas congressman Al Green beaten in Democratic primary runoff — The Guardian -
• Trump-backed Ken Paxton ousts John Cornyn in heated Texas primary after scandal-plagued campaign — The Guardian -
• ‘Scum’: Trump attacks US states’ efforts to regulate prediction markets — The Guardian -
• White House erects UFC cage ahead of US 250th anniversary celebrations — BBC World -

In UK domestic affairs, a Milburn review warns of rising NEET numbers, resident doctors plan strikes, and Peter Mandelson's vetting process sparks controversy, while across Europe, Germany jails a former Red Army Faction militant after decades, and Hungary reverses a decision to leave the International Criminal Court.

• Number of Neets in UK could hit 1.25m by early 2030s, Milburn review will say — The Guardian -
• Report ‘phone hack’ to police or I will do it for you, Labour chair tells Farage — The Guardian -
• Resident doctors in England to stage four-day strike in June — The Guardian -

• Revealed: Mandelson vetting warned of ties to senior figures in China, Russia and Israel — The Guardian -
• Sexual assault by ex-DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson left girl ‘feeling sick’, trial hears — The Guardian -
• After Decades on the Run, a Leftist Militant Is Sentenced in Germany — New York Times World -
• New Mandelson revelations cast doubt on claim vetting decision was borderline, Thornberry says – as it happened — The Guardian -
• ‘Typical council’: residents baffled after ‘keep clear’ sign appears 15 years too late — The Guardian -
• Brexiters peddled ‘nationalistic pish’, said Reform UK’s Makerfield candidate — The Guardian -
• Woman shot dead outside Sheffield bar had ‘biggest heart’, say family — The Guardian -
• Calls for Barnsley Reform councillor to resign over apparent swastika tattoo — The Guardian -
• UK will get no special treatment from EU, European ministers say — The Guardian -
• Student loans inquiry responses show ‘massive scale of frustration and upset’ — The Guardian -
• ‘He doesn’t mention inequality once’: Burnham hits back at Blair’s Labour criticism — The Guardian -
• Thirty-five people want to be the next president of France. What could possibly go wrong? — The Guardian -
• Young asylum seekers far more likely to be assessed as adults by immigration officers than by social workers — The Guardian -
• Hungarian MPs vote to remain member of ICC, overturning decision made by Orbán — The Guardian -
• Woman caught after 30 years on the run is jailed for armed robberies — BBC World -
• Germany’s most wanted woman jailed after three decades evading police — The Guardian -
• Hotel that refused to give tourist tap water acted lawfully, Italian court rules — BBC World -
• Hotel that refused to give tourist tap water acted lawfully, Italian court rules — BBC World -
• Nigel Farage’s Far-Right Party Is Now Central to British Politics — New York Times World -
• Government rejects proposal to allocate funds for domestic homicide reviews — The Guardian -
• ‘Everything I do has climate at its centre’: Hackney’s first Green mayor gets to work — The Guardian -
• Reform UK spending on Facebook ads surged before May elections — The Guardian -
• Humza Yousaf says Peter Murrell deserves ‘hefty’ sentence for embezzlement — The Guardian -
• Labour must put policy first, politics second, Tony Blair says — The Guardian -
• Lidl overtakes Morrisons to become fifth largest supermarket in Great Britain — The Guardian -
• UK nurses and midwives who should have been banned have worked for last 12 years — The Guardian -
• Nearly in one in five UK girls receive unwanted images online, poll finds — The Guardian -
• Iceland’s foreign minister fears ‘Brexit moment’ in EU accession referendum — The Guardian -
• Iceland Warms to Europe — New York Times World -
• Paris School Worker Tried on Assault Charges in Widespread Child Abuse Inquiry — New York Times World -

Extreme heatwaves are sweeping across Europe, breaking temperature records and highlighting the climate crisis, while a chemical plant explosion in Washington state results in fatalities and missing persons, and five gold miners are miraculously rescued after a week trapped in a flooded Laos cave.

• Recovery begins for nine missing after two die in Washington tank rupture — The Guardian -
• Five People Stuck in Flooded Laos Cave Are Found Alive — New York Times World -
• Watch: Moment rescuers find five people trapped in Laos cave — BBC World -

• Tourist accused of hurling rock at endangered Hawaiian seal was trying to protect sea turtles, lawyer says — The Guardian -
• Hundreds of dead sharks and fish wash up on two beaches in Wales — The Guardian -
• ‘Utterly appalling’: anger over swimmers in Hampstead Heath wildlife ponds — The Guardian -
• Extreme heat in Europe ‘a brutal reminder’ of climate crisis, UN chief says — The Guardian -
• Water safety experts warn of dangers of outdoor swimming as heatwave grips UK — The Guardian -
• Why temperature records are being not only broken but smashed — BBC World -
• UK heatwave triggers price rises for items such as hot tubs and air conditioning units — The Guardian -
• Five villagers found alive in Laos cave as search continues for two missing — The Guardian -
• Power to the people: how ‘balcony solar’ could help fight rising US utility costs — The Guardian -
• ‘Mind-bogglingly crazy’: climate experts alarmed by deadly spring heatwaves searing Europe — The Guardian -
• ‘It’s getting hotter and it’s not stopping’: dealing with the heat in five of Europe’s capitals — The Guardian -
• One killed and nine missing after chemical explosion at US paper mill — BBC World -
• One killed and nine missing after chemical explosion at US paper mill — BBC World -
• One person killed and at least nine injured in implosion at Washington state packaging plant — The Guardian -

A British spy chief warns of an expanding Russian threat in the Ukraine war, citing nearly half a million Russian soldier deaths, while Ghana evacuates citizens from South Africa amid anti-immigrant protests, and China's security influence in the Pacific draws scrutiny following a surveillance system deployment.

• Why Ghana Is Evacuating Hundreds of Its Citizens From South Africa — New York Times World -
• Canada Rejects U.S. Military Suppliers in Favor of Swedish Aircraft — New York Times World -
• Canada Strikes Landmark Deal to Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Germany — New York Times World -

• Rubio’s India Visit Yields No Major Deals to Repair U.S.-India Relations — New York Times World -
• Nearly half a million Russians killed in Ukraine war, UK spy chief says — The Guardian -
• First Ghanaians evacuated from South Africa over immigration protests land in Accra — BBC World -
• ‘Put an end to this war’: Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev makes new plea to Putin — The Guardian -
• Almost 500,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine war, GCHQ says — BBC World -
• Canada to order military plane fleet from Sweden in shift from US suppliers — The Guardian -
• Could Russia Hit Harder? It at Least Wants Ukraine to Think So. — New York Times World -
• High-Level British Spy Warns of Expanding Russia Threat — New York Times World -
• A Quiet Pacific Village Becomes China’s Security Testing Ground — New York Times World -
• Ghana welcomes Pope's apology over Catholic Church's role in slavery — BBC World -
• South Korea detains dissident who fled China in rubber boat — BBC World -
• Dissident detained in South Korea after fleeing China in rubber boat — The Guardian -
• First Ghanaians set to be repatriated from South Africa over anti-immigrant protests — BBC World -

Australia is grappling with major policy debates including a Labor plan for scam victim compensation, controversial NDIS eligibility changes, and calls for tougher sanctions on Israel, alongside a Queensland murder charge and the resignation of the ABC news director.

• Queensland man charged with murder after allegedly beating elderly pedestrian to death with pole — The Guardian -
• Australia politics live: Labor spruiks plan for automatic $3,000 compensation payment to scam victims — The Guardian -
• Reuters executive Simon Robinson expected to replace Justin Stevens as ABC news director — The Guardian -

• Soft toys, memes and a movie villain: Labor tries to simplify the message but selling a budget isn’t child’s play — The Guardian -
• New NDIS eligibility rules will cut 241,000 participants from scheme in four years, documents reveal — The Guardian -
• Lord Howe Island got rid of its rats and mice – now its ‘wonderful’ insect life is back — The Guardian -
• ‘Gone forever’: political anger after NSW Aboriginal heritage site bulldozed for power lines — The Guardian -
• Jillian Segal hired former Scott Morrison adviser on $200,000 contract without public tender process — The Guardian -
• Australian BTS fans blast Ticketmaster’s ‘predatory’ tactic of hiding price until tickets go on sale — The Guardian -
• Labor MP tells Coalition to ‘stop running scare campaigns’ over CGT changes – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Amanda Rishworth says jobseekers will no longer be forced to submit ‘endless’ pointless job applications — The Guardian -
• Gina Rinehart bankrolls purchase of 10% stake in Seven network owner Southern Cross Media — The Guardian -
• BHP admits to stalled emissions reductions as WA premier says miners have ‘moral obligation’ to decarbonise — The Guardian -
• Police were outgunned during Bondi beach massacre due to lack of long-arm rifles, royal commission hears — The Guardian -
• Justin Stevens resigns as ABC director of news, citing ‘professional and personal’ reasons — The Guardian -
• Paul Keating urges Labor to stick with capital gains tax overhaul and avoid exemptions that would hurt economy — The Guardian -

The global automotive industry faces intense competition from China's EV sector, while Samsung employees celebrate substantial bonuses thanks to the AI boom, Canada diversifies its military suppliers away from the US, and energy price caps rise in Great Britain due to global market pressures.

• The world's carmakers are struggling to compete with China — BBC World -
• 60 Minutes journalist accuses CBS News of penalizing her after contract not renewed — The Guardian -
• Samsung Unions Approve Pay Deal That Highlights Inequality of A.I. Age — New York Times World -

• Samsung memory chip staff in line for £310,000 bonuses after AI profit-sharing deal — The Guardian -
• Flying Tiger snapped up by Modella Capital amid fears for its future — The Guardian -
• Fired BP chair disputes oil company’s claims of poor conduct — The Guardian -
• Major film union in India calls for boycott of superstar Ranveer Singh — BBC World -
• Kiln-free recycled tile startup agrees pilot deal with major UK supplier — The Guardian -
• To Understand Pope Leo’s Efforts on A.I., Look at the Man Shaking His Hand — New York Times World -

Concerns are growing over Ebola outbreaks in Africa, with Uganda closing its border with Congo and the WHO calling for a ceasefire to facilitate response efforts, while measles cases soar in Bangladesh, leading to hundreds of child deaths, and the US constructs an Ebola quarantine center in Kenya.

• Uganda Closes Border With Congo as Ebola Fears Rise — New York Times World -
• Why the Ebola and Hantavirus Outbreaks Have Confounded Scientists — New York Times World -
• Ebola-hit DR Congo faces 'catastrophic collision' of disease and conflict, WHO warns — BBC World -

• US building Ebola quarantine center in Kenya for Americans amid outbreak — The Guardian -
• WHO chief calls for DRC ceasefire to tackle Ebola outbreak — The Guardian -
• Hundreds of children die within months as measles cases soar in Bangladesh — BBC World -
• Hundreds of children die within months as measles cases soar in Bangladesh — BBC World -

Nepal maintains its unique 15-minute time zone, a Basque cheesecake inventor plans retirement, and a Korean YouTuber faces arrest for alleged AI-driven defamation, rounding out a day of diverse global occurrences.

• Inventor of the Basque Cheesecake Plans to Retire. His Secret: He Prefers Chocolate — New York Times World -
• Where Time Is Always 15 Minutes Apart From Everywhere Else — New York Times World -
• ‘Negligent’ ex-Star boss could be hit with $1.3m fine — Michael West -

• Budget hysteria. The Murdochification of Nine’s papers in full swing — Michael West -
• YouTuber arrested for allegedly using AI to defame Korean actor — BBC World -