• Air Canada Pilot Accused of Flying for 17 Years Without Proper License — New York Times World - 18:01
• Iran War Live Updates: A Day After Predicting Peace, Trump Says U.S. Will Strike Iran Again — New York Times World - 18:01
• Musk rejects claim he has incited disorder in Belfast – UK politics live — The Guardian - 17:54
• Trump Says He May Not Renew Canada-Mexico Trade Deal — New York Times World - 17:53
• Night of Violence Grips Belfast After Stabbing Attack — New York Times World - 17:52
• Trump says Bill Pulte will ‘execute the immediate downsizing’ of intelligence community in temporary role – live — The Guardian - 17:49
• Three Indian sailors missing after US says it hit tanker in Gulf of Oman — BBC World - 17:48
• Indonesia Landslides Devastated Endangered Orangutans, Study Finds — New York Times World - 17:48
• Trump says Iran ‘playing us for suckers’ and says US will launch fresh strikes — The Guardian - 17:47
• Middle East crisis live: US going to hit Iran ‘hard’ again today, says Trump — The Guardian - 17:46

An escalation of the Middle East conflict is unfolding with US strikes against Iran following a downed military helicopter and **Iran’s broad retaliatory attacks, leading to falling Asian stocks and profit warnings for businesses** like WH Smith.

• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World -
• WH Smith to raise £100m as it warns on profits due to Iran war — The Guardian -
• Middle East crisis live: Iran launches broad retaliatory attacks after US strikes over downed helicopter — The Guardian -

• US strikes Iran in response to downing of military helicopter — BBC World -
• U.S. Launches Strikes on Iran; Tehran Claims Attacks on U.S. Fleet — New York Times World -
• Asian stocks fall as US and Iran exchange fire – business live — The Guardian -
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World -
• Trump launches strikes against Iran after downing of US army helicopter — The Guardian -

The UK faces disorder in Belfast fueled by online incitement following a knife attack, a **£162m funding crisis threatening world-leading science facilities, and progress towards Labour’s clean energy targets while public electricity procurement is proposed to save households money, alongside concerns about charity donations to illegal Israeli settlements and voter attitudes towards offensive social media posts**.

• Disorder in Belfast ‘stoked by those who would struggle to find the city on a map’ — The Guardian -
• More than half of clean energy schemes needed for Labour’s 2030 target offered grid connection — The Guardian -
• Public procurement of electricity could save GB households £200 a year, says thinktank — The Guardian -

• Charities in England and Wales ‘donate millions to illegal Israeli settlements’ — The Guardian -
• Most Makerfield voters say offensive posts would put them off candidate, poll finds — The Guardian -
• World-leading UK science facilities at risk amid £162m funding crisis — The Guardian -
• Anti-immigration protesters in Belfast set bins and vehicles on fire amid unrest over knife attack – live — The Guardian -

The US political landscape sees Republican Steve Hilton advancing in California's governor's race with Trump's endorsement, Nancy Mace conceding in South Carolina's gubernatorial primary due to Epstein files backlash, and Graham Platner winning Maine's Democratic Senate primary despite scandals, while Trump's foreign policy shifts towards embracing China and Spencer Pratt's bid for Los Angeles mayor falls flat.

• Nancy Mace blames Epstein files backlash as she concedes in South Carolina governor’s race — The Guardian -
• Republican Steve Hilton advances in tight California governor’s race — The Guardian -
• Trump’s Sharp Turn on China: Embracing It as a Peer Power — New York Times World -

• Who is Steve Hilton, the Briton who could become California’s next governor? — The Guardian -
• Graham Platner shrugs off scandals to win Maine Democratic Senate primary — The Guardian -
• How Spencer Pratt’s ‘patently absurd’ bid for Los Angeles mayor fell flat — The Guardian -

New South Wales admits to police battery and false imprisonment of a pro-Palestine protester, non-citizens in indefinite detention could receive millions in compensation after a High Court loss, and a report warns of 'cruel, inhuman or degrading' conditions in Western Australian prisons, amidst new charges for the alleged Bondi Beach gunman.

• Hannah Thomas: NSW admits to police ‘battery and false imprisonment’ of pro-Palestine protester — The Guardian -
• Pocock says Australia is ‘sleepwalking’ into AI impacts – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Non-citizens held in indefinite detention in Australia could get millions of dollars in compensation after government’s high court loss — The Guardian -

• Alleged Bondi Beach gunman charged with another 19 offences — BBC World -
• Prisoners in Western Australia are living in ‘cruel, inhuman or degrading’ conditions, report warns — The Guardian -

Concerns over AI's impact on political life are growing, with Seattle enacting a year-long ban on new AI datacenters due to energy guzzling, and X informing a Chinese activist that abusive deepfakes do not breach its rules, highlighting challenges in digital ethics.

• Chinese activist in UK told by X that abusive deepfakes do not breach rules — The Guardian -
• A.I. Politics — New York Times World -
• Seattle enacts year-long ban on new AI datacenters — The Guardian -

Nike faces scrutiny for charging World Cup fans high prices for replica shirts, a mass shooting in Johannesburg claims twelve lives, an investigation reveals global brands likely using conflict minerals funding DRC rebels, and a survey indicates only one in 10 Europeans now see the US as an ally, while bycatch takes a shocking toll on British marine life.

• Nike charges World Cup fans the most for replica shirts after price surge — The Guardian -
• Twelve killed in mass shooting in Johannesburg, police say — BBC World -
• Model who alleges Kanye West choked her tells BBC she felt 'suffocated and scared' — BBC World -

• Global brands ‘likely’ using mineral that funds rebels accused of atrocities in DRC, investigation finds — The Guardian -
• Bycatch has ‘shocking’ toll on British marine life, first-ever analysis reveals — The Guardian -
• Only one in 10 Europeans now see US as an ally, survey suggests — The Guardian -
• Karmelo Anthony found guilty of murder and sentenced to 35 years — The Guardian -