This topic includes Israel PM orders strikes on Beirut suburbs as Hezbollah conflict escalates, US says it struck Iranian radar sites as Iran targets American forces in Kuwait, and **Iran threatens to suspend peace talks after ‘violation of ceasefire’ in Lebanon. Further reports detail Iran attacks damage 20 US military sites since start of war, satellite images show and France seized sanctioned Russian oil tanker with UK help, Macron says**, highlighting global military and diplomatic actions.

• Bowen: Trump needs this war to end but Iran is not backing down — BBC World -
• Bowen: Trump needs this war to end but Iran is not backing down — BBC World -
• Hezbollah Ally Says the Iran-Backed Group Wants a New Truce With Israel — New York Times World -

• Syrian Officers Who Hid in Plain Sight Face War Crime Charges in Austria — New York Times World -
• Trump says Hezbollah and Israel have agreed to ‘stop all shooting’ — The Guardian -
• Iran threatens to suspend peace talks after ‘violation of ceasefire’ in Lebanon — The Guardian -
• Israel PM orders strikes on Beirut suburbs as Hezbollah conflict escalates — BBC World -
• Israel Captures Crusader Castle That Symbolized Its Long Lebanon Occupation — New York Times World -
• ‘A shock to all Lebanese’: Israel sends a message as it takes ancient fort — The Guardian -
• Netanyahu Orders Israeli Military to Attack Beirut Suburbs — New York Times World -
• How Lebanon’s Best Chance to Disarm Hezbollah Failed — New York Times World -
• US says it struck Iranian radar sites as Iran targets American forces in Kuwait — BBC World -
• U.S. Says It Hit More Military Targets in Southern Iran — New York Times World -
• France seized sanctioned Russian oil tanker with UK help, Macron says — BBC World -
• France seized sanctioned Russian oil tanker with UK help, Macron says — BBC World -
• French navy seizes Russia-linked oil tanker in Atlantic — The Guardian -
• Syrian Officers Who Hid in Plain Sight Face War Crime Charges in Austria — New York Times World -
• Huge blast kills dozens in rebel-held village in Myanmar — BBC World -
• Huge blast kills dozens in rebel-held village in Myanmar — BBC World -
• Iran attacks damage 20 US military sites since start of war, satellite images show — BBC World -
• Iran attacks damage 20 US military sites since start of war, satellite images show — BBC World -
• Grammy-winning director explores his Nigerian grandfather's role in the Biafran war — BBC World -
• A year of grief after Air India crash: What remains when a plane falls from the sky — BBC World -

This topic covers Colombia Presidential Election Heads to a Runoff, Mette Frederiksen Forms New Government in Denmark, and the **Trump administration will abide by ruling halting $1.8bn 'anti-weaponisation' fund, illustrating key shifts in global leadership and policy. Also notable are Ethiopia’s Election Comes at a Critical Moment for the Country and Hungary's PM threatens to oust Orbán-era president**, reflecting various national political struggles.

• Colombia Presidential Election Heads to a Runoff — New York Times World -
• Mette Frederiksen Forms New Government in Denmark — New York Times World -
• Trump administration will abide by ruling halting $1.8bn 'anti-weaponisation' fund — BBC World -

• Trump inserts himself into the centre of America's 250th birthday celebrations — BBC World -
• Trump inserts himself into the centre of America's 250th birthday celebrations — BBC World -
• Democrats split on Israel parade as Mamdani keeps promise to skip event — The Guardian -
• No, Trump's name hasn't been removed from the Kennedy Center — BBC World -
• California’s conservative Huntington Beach could get a gay, Democratic congressman — The Guardian -
• Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen agrees centre-left coalition after months of uncertainty — The Guardian -
• Alberta’s Movement to Separate from Canada Gets Its Moment — New York Times World -
• Transgender troops can remain in US military, but enlistment can be blocked, court rules — The Guardian -
• Hungarian PM threatens to oust Orbán-era president — BBC World -
• Hungarian PM threatens to oust Orbán-era president — BBC World -
• Minnesota Republicans rebuked for Derek Chauvin moment of silence — The Guardian -
• Britain Denies Entry to Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur — New York Times World -
• Colorado elections clerk Tina Peters released from prison after sentence commuted — The Guardian -
• US political commentators denied entry to UK by Home Office — BBC World -
• Ethiopia’s Election Comes at a Critical Moment for the Country: What to Know — New York Times World -
• Ex-Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell sounds alarm over political interference — The Guardian -
• Trump admirer’s surprise first-round win is a blow to Colombia’s traditional conservatives — The Guardian -
• Voting suspended in parts of Ethiopia over security concerns — BBC World -
• Brooklyn Rivera, Nicaraguan Indigenous Leader, Dies in Government Custody — New York Times World -
• Colombia’s far-right presidential candidate De la Espriella wins first round of vote ahead of runoff — The Guardian -
• ‘Our democracy is run by two private clubs’: can a pro-hunting Democrat lead a blue wave in Iowa? — The Guardian -
• Andriy Yermak, Once the Muscle Behind Zelensky, Is Now Crowdfunding Bail Money — New York Times World -
• Polls open in Ethiopia, but not everyone can vote — BBC World -
• Colombia presidential runoff pits leftist senator against pro-Trump rival — BBC World -
• Colombia presidential runoff pits leftist senator against pro-Trump rival — BBC World -

This topic highlights the **UK’s growing green economy worth more than £100bn a year, contrasted with UK house prices fall for first time this year amid rising mortgage rates. Internationally, Australia’s 178 billionaires are $25.7bn richer than last year as 3.7 million live in poverty and Media mogul Barry Diller’s People offers to buy MGM Resorts for over $18bn**, revealing diverse economic trends and corporate moves.

• UK’s growing green economy worth more than £100bn a year, research finds — The Guardian -
• How Miami taxpayers could be left holding a $400m bill for luxury real estate — The Guardian -
• Yes Australia’s house prices may fall - but the decades of unchecked property price growth were the true policy failure — The Guardian -

• Media mogul Barry Diller’s People offers to buy MGM Resorts for over $18bn — The Guardian -
• Australia’s 178 billionaires are $25.7bn richer than last year as 3.7 million live in poverty — The Guardian -
• UK house prices fall for first time this year amid rising mortgage rates — The Guardian -
• Wise investigated in Belgium over money-laundering control concerns — The Guardian -
• An Industrial Gem in Venezuela Now Embodies the Country’s Decay — New York Times World -
• What We Saw Driving Through Venezuela — New York Times World -
• EasyJet says US takeover bid would be ‘highly opportunistic’ — The Guardian -
• Jim Chalmers says budget changes allowing first home buyers to ‘have a crack’ — The Guardian -

This topic covers Mandelson files reveal Labour party is riddled with doubts and infighting, Mandelson received sensitive Foreign Office briefings before vetting finished, and Mandelson lobbied hard for advisory firm after Labour victory, papers show, detailing political controversies. Additionally, **‘Utter disaster’: Alan Bates attacks schemes compensating post office operators and Windrush compensation scheme needs significant overhaul, MPs told address critical social justice issues, while Charities decry UK plan to use AI to assess age of young asylum seekers and Home Office sends letters to children as young as five saying they must leave UK** spark concern over immigration policy.

• Reform UK support could plateau as it relies on socially conservative views, study finds — The Guardian -
• Sadiq Khan vows to overrule residents’ group’s objections to Soho bars and restaurants — The Guardian -
• Mandelson received sensitive Foreign Office briefings before vetting finished — The Guardian -

• Ex-Police Federation boss confident he will be exonerated of corruption claims — The Guardian -
• Mandelson lobbied hard for advisory firm after Labour victory, papers show — The Guardian -
• Southampton man jailed for life for murder of student with ‘religious’ knife — The Guardian -
• UK Releases More Files About Mandelson, Ex-Diplomat With Ties to Epstein — New York Times World -
• Mandelson described Starmer’s No 10 operation as ‘beleaguered and bereft’ in published files – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Mandelson criticised Starmer’s lack of ‘verve’ and tendency to buckle under pressure — The Guardian -
• ‘Utter disaster’: Alan Bates attacks schemes compensating post office operators — The Guardian -
• Family of woman murdered by her partner launch legal challenge — The Guardian -
• Windrush compensation scheme needs significant overhaul, MPs told — The Guardian -
• ‘Catastrophic for creative industries’: Brexit barriers shut UK actors out of EU jobs — The Guardian -
• Royal Mail investigated again as almost a quarter of first-class post arrives late — The Guardian -
• UK will not have to pay Rwanda £100m over failed asylum scheme, court rules — The Guardian -
• Home Office sends letters to children as young as five saying they must leave UK — The Guardian -
• New bill targets domestic abusers and overhauls right to buy in England — The Guardian -
• Shared NHS patient records could cut 20,000 A&E visits a year, ministers claim — The Guardian -
• Toxic identity politics ‘tearing’ us apart, says former Oldham council leader — The Guardian -
• Charities decry UK plan to use AI to assess age of young asylum seekers — The Guardian -
• Mother of woman murdered by husband calls for UK animal abuse register — The Guardian -

This topic reports on How health workers in DR Congo are treating Ebola and staying safe, Three Ebola vaccines in development amid growing outbreak fears, and Five patients recover from Ebola in DR Congo and leave hospital, showcasing global health efforts. Extreme weather is noted with **'Mornings and nights no longer exist' at 47C: A day in the hottest place in India and Water-related deaths in UK heatwave hit 15 after girl dies in North Yorkshire, alongside 2025 Wildfires Were the Costliest Ever, Researchers Say and Typhoon Jangmi threatens Japan as Europe swelters**.

• How health workers in DR Congo are treating Ebola and staying safe — BBC World -
• 'Mornings and nights no longer exist' at 47C: A day in the hottest place in India — BBC World -
• Two possible Ebola cases in Brazil ruled out as patients test negative — BBC World -

• What I Saw Inside an Ebola Ward — New York Times World -
• 2025 Wildfires Were the Costliest Ever, Researchers Say — New York Times World -
• Three Ebola vaccines in development amid growing outbreak fears — BBC World -
• Water-related deaths in UK heatwave hit 15 after girl dies in North Yorkshire — The Guardian -
• Five patients recover from Ebola in DR Congo and leave hospital — BBC World -
• Typhoon Jangmi threatens Japan as Europe swelters — The Guardian -
• Wildfires devastating richer areas but fewer hectares burned globally – study — The Guardian -
• Three-year-old boy dies in Melbourne house fire with father badly burned during rescue attempt — The Guardian -

This topic features Florida lawsuit accuses OpenAI of ignoring safety warnings and putting children at risk and OpenAI let ChatGPT aid and abet mass shooters, Florida lawsuit claims, highlighting concerns over AI safety. Further developments include AI giant Anthropic says it plans to list on US stock market, China Aims A.I. at Predicting Who Could Pose a Political Risk, Chinese Military Sought Nvidia Chips for Years, Report Says, and **Nvidia launches ‘superchip’ putting AI power into laptops and PCs**.

• Florida lawsuit accuses OpenAI of ignoring safety warnings and putting children at risk — The Guardian -
• OpenAI let ChatGPT aid and abet mass shooters, Florida lawsuit claims — BBC World -
• AI giant Anthropic says it plans to list on US stock market — BBC World -

• China Aims A.I. at Predicting Who Could Pose a Political Risk — New York Times World -
• Chinese Military Sought Nvidia Chips for Years, Report Says — New York Times World -
• Meta whistleblower’s lawyer says he too is prevented from promoting her book — The Guardian -
• Nvidia launches ‘superchip’ putting AI power into laptops and PCs — The Guardian -
• FCA’s Palantir deal could expose UK financial data to Trump’s US, critics fear — The Guardian -

This topic includes **Mexico City police teargas teachers’ protest 10 days before World Cup and Several protesters arrested at New Jersey ICE facility as clashes continue, detailing public dissent. Globally, People ‘panicking’ as Ghana passes sweeping law criminalising LGBTQ+ activity raises human rights concerns. Other headlines cover New Mexico identifies remains of nuclear lab employee missing for a year, ‘Imminent threat’: charges laid against 13-year-old who allegedly planned attack on Queensland school, and US man named Loony Toon sentenced to 20 years for shooting at police officers**.

• Mexico City police teargas teachers’ protest 10 days before World Cup — The Guardian -
• Several protesters arrested at New Jersey ICE facility as clashes continue — The Guardian -
• University of Manchester to investigate sexual harassment of female medical students — The Guardian -

• New Mexico identifies remains of nuclear lab employee missing for a year — The Guardian -
• People ‘panicking’ as Ghana passes sweeping law criminalising LGBTQ+ activity — The Guardian -
• Nigeria police warn against reprisal attacks against South Africans — BBC World -
• ‘We want fans to know the risks’: US immigrant rights groups mobilize across World Cup host cities amid ICE fears — The Guardian -
• US man named Loony Toon sentenced to 20 years for shooting at police officers — The Guardian -
• ‘Imminent threat’: charges laid against 13-year-old who allegedly planned attack on Queensland school — The Guardian -

This topic highlights Toy Story 5 shows 'terror' of children's screen addiction, says Tom Hanks, Taylor Swift announces new single for Toy Story 5 soundtrack, and **Dua Lipa and Callum Turner Get Married at London’s Old Marylebone Town Hall, covering entertainment and celebrity news. Daily life includes White Castle adds veggie burger to menu as plant-based eating grows, Italians bemused by Milan bull mosaic restoration, Marilyn Monroe 'lookalikes' gather to celebrate her 100th birthday, and a Grammy-winning director explores his Nigerian grandfather's role in the Biafran war**.

• Toy Story 5 shows 'terror' of children's screen addiction, says Tom Hanks — BBC World -
• White Castle adds veggie burger to menu as plant-based eating grows — The Guardian -
• Taylor Swift announces new single for Toy Story 5 soundtrack — The Guardian -

• Williams, 44, to return to action in Queen's doubles — BBC World -
• Williams, 44, to return to action in Queen's doubles — BBC World -
• Edgar Morin, ‘Grandfather’ of French Intellectuals, Dies at 104 — New York Times World -
• Italians bemused by Milan bull mosaic restoration — BBC World -
• Italians bemused by Milan bull mosaic restoration — BBC World -
• Early portrait denied by Lucian Freud shown for first time after authentication — The Guardian -
• 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley accuses Bari Weiss of ‘murdering’ show — The Guardian -
• Dua Lipa and Callum Turner Get Married at London’s Old Marylebone Town Hall — New York Times World -
• Nature boys and girls – here’s your chance to get published in the Guardian — The Guardian -
• Six people stabbed in London after Arsenal’s victory parade — The Guardian -
• LA’s storied fashion district in a slump – can the Olympics put it back on its feet? — The Guardian -
• ‘What happened to the testicles?’: mockery in Milan over bull mosaic’s restoration — The Guardian -
• Watch: Glass doors break as fans scramble to see Pursuit of Jade star — BBC World -
• Kane Parsons becomes youngest film-maker to open at No 1 in the US with Backrooms — The Guardian -
• Young Britons feel disconnected and locked out of creative arts, charity says — The Guardian -
• Queensland police shoot pet dog after running it over as distressed residents watch on — The Guardian -
• Litterbugs now face on-the-spot fines in Tokyo's tourist hotspot — BBC World -
• Marilyn Monroe 'lookalikes' gather to celebrate her 100th birthday — BBC World -
• Is there a pianist in the house? Audience member steps up to perform in La La Land in Sydney — The Guardian -
• Poland's controversial 'Highway to Hel' 666 bus revived — BBC World -
• Poland's controversial 'Highway to Hel' 666 bus revived — BBC World -

This topic features **Scientists uncover Feynman’s formula for finding best holiday restaurant, an Early portrait denied by Lucian Freud shown for first time after authentication, and Meteor over Massachusetts prompts reports of booms across US and Canada. Additionally, Striped rock dismissed as natural in 1928 reclassified as UK’s oldest cave art and Masturbation among birds is ‘natural’ and should not be punished, say experts** offer intriguing scientific insights.

• Scientists uncover Feynman’s formula for finding best holiday restaurant — The Guardian -
• Meteor over Massachusetts prompts reports of booms across US and Canada — The Guardian -
• ‘Hold your nerve and trust nature’: birds, bats and butterflies rebound at Somerset rewilding farm — The Guardian -

• Striped rock dismissed as natural in 1928 reclassified as UK’s oldest cave art — The Guardian -
• Masturbation among birds is ‘natural’ and should not be punished, say experts — The Guardian -