• Live Updates: Mideast Hostilities Flare, Testing Fragile U.S.-Iran Truce — New York Times World - 17:13
• Deal With Israel Divides Lebanese, Fueling Protests in Beirut — New York Times World - 17:13
• U.S.-Iran Deal’s Vague Language Comes Back to Haunt Peace Efforts — New York Times World - 17:07
• Venezuela Live Updates: Rescuers Work as Window Narrows to Find Quake Survivors — New York Times World - 17:06
• Earthquake Tests Growing Ties Between U.S. and Venezuela — New York Times World - 17:06
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World - 16:54
• Europe's deadly heatwave breaks German record and halts public events — BBC World - 16:51
• Bahrain condemns Iranian drone attack after overnight US strikes — The Guardian - 16:49
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World - 16:33
• California officials unearth 117 dog bodies, many with bullet fragments, at ‘no-kill’ shelter — The Guardian - 16:29

International rescue efforts are underway in Venezuela as the death toll from twin earthquakes rises, with a newborn baby rescued from the rubble and a UN official warning of a larger death toll to come amidst the nation's economic struggles.

• Venezuela Live Updates: Rescuers Work as Window Narrows to Find Quake Survivors — New York Times World -
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World -
• The scale of destruction heralds a larger death toll to come, a top U.N. official says. — New York Times World -

• Venezuela’s Economy Was On the Rise. Then the Earthquakes Struck. — New York Times World -
• In Caracas, this feels like the hardest moment in Venezuela's modern history — BBC World -
• Newborn baby rescued from Venezuela earthquake rubble — BBC World -
• Trump’s Vow to ‘Run’ Venezuela Is Tested After Quakes — New York Times World -
• Venezuela earthquakes kill 920 people as international rescue teams arrive — BBC World -
• Earthquake Tests Growing Ties Between U.S. and Venezuela — New York Times World -
• Nations Send Rescue Teams and Aid to Venezuela After Earthquakes — New York Times World -
• How to Help Victims of the Venezuela Earthquakes — New York Times World -
• Scenes of Collapse: The Emergency at Venezuela’s Hospitals — New York Times World -

Recent Mideast hostilities have seen US-Iran strikes in retaliation for attacks on cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz, while US Vice-President JD Vance comments on America's position, and a new Lebanon-Israel deal faces internal divisions and legal scrutiny.

• Live Updates: Mideast Hostilities Flare, Testing Fragile U.S.-Iran Truce — New York Times World -
• JD Vance claims US holds all the cards in Iran and will win ‘either way’ — The Guardian -
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World -

• After New York Elections, Israelis Fear Further Rupture in U.S.-Israeli Relationship — New York Times World -
• Lebanon-Israel deal may stop war crime victims seeking justice, experts say — The Guardian -
• Deal With Israel Divides Lebanese, Fueling Protests in Beirut — New York Times World -
• U.S.-Iran Deal’s Vague Language Comes Back to Haunt Peace Efforts — New York Times World -
• US strikes Iran after attack on cargo ship — BBC World -
• JD Vance says ‘violence will be met with violence’ after strikes on Iran – as it happened — The Guardian -
• U.S. Strikes Iran in Retaliation for Attack on Vessel in Strait of Hormuz — New York Times World -

A severe Europe heatwave is causing drought fears in Italy as records tumble across the continent, leading to melting Swiss glaciers and thunderstorms disrupting flights at major UK airports, prompting concerns for parents booking air-conditioned hotels for their babies.

• Europe heatwave: drought fears in Italy as records tumble around Europe – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Germany and Italy swelter in heatwave as records tumble across Europe — The Guardian -
• Thunderstorms disrupt Gatwick and Heathrow as hundreds of flights delayed or cancelled — The Guardian -

• Central and Eastern Europe Are Feeling the Heat Now — New York Times World -
• Parents booking air-conditioned hotels to keep babies safe in UK heatwave — The Guardian -
• Snow and ice on Swiss glaciers melting at alarming rate amid heatwave, expert says — The Guardian -

Australia is toughening its social media ban for children and doubling penalties, as a landmark study suggests screen time can damage under-twos' development, driving a global reckoning for big tech on children's online safety.

• Australia Says It Will Toughen Its Social Media Ban for Children — New York Times World -
• Australia to double penalty for social media ban breaches to $99m as tech giants accused of ‘not doing enough’ — The Guardian -
• Screen time can damage under-twos’ development, landmark study suggests — The Guardian -

• Social media bans go global: big tech faces a reckoning after Australia’s crackdown — The Guardian -

Former Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling classified documents, a plot to assassinate Trump at a UFC event is uncovered, while the Supreme Court's TPS ruling impacts Haitians in Ohio, and Mexican officials cooperate with the Trump administration amidst a debate over Texas making Bible stories required reading in schools.

• Mexican Officials Have Become Informants for the Trump Administration — New York Times World -
• The UFC match plot: how a far-right group tried to assassinate Trump at his own event — The Guardian -
• ‘Not puff pieces and kid gloves’: why Bari Weiss is hiring British journalists at CBS News — The Guardian -

• ‘It’s just so wrong’: Haitians in Ohio reel from supreme court TPS ruling — The Guardian -
• ‘This isn’t about any one administration’: protests kick off in DC to reimagine the next 250 years in the US — The Guardian -
• Trump threatens 100% tariff on European countries that impose digital tax — The Guardian -
• Nigel Farage’s anti-WHO campaign moves to US with allies added to board — The Guardian -
• Billionaire Leon Black walks out of Epstein investigation hearing — BBC World -
• Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling classified documents — BBC World -
• Pete Buttigieg briefly separated from children after false police report — BBC World -
• Polygamous sect leader guilty of abuse after girls found in trailer on highway — The Guardian -
• Religion row as Texas makes Bible stories required reading in schools — BBC World -

A GB News pundit is charged with fraud, UK university students are forced to live at home due to financial strain, the Cornish language is seeing a remarkable resurgence, and prosecutors anticipate a rise in domestic abuse during the World Cup.

• GB News pundit charged with fraud during time as Labour adviser — The Guardian -
• Children embrace Cornish language as it enjoys ‘remarkable resurgence’ — The Guardian -
• ‘I’m missing out’: the cash-strapped UK university students forced to live at home — The Guardian -

• David Hencke, Guardian journalist who exposed cash-for-questions scandal, dies aged 79 — The Guardian -
• ‘Not a culture war’: the council that won its case over England flags on lampposts — The Guardian -
• Today programme suffers ‘body blow’ as BBC prioritises social and digital content — The Guardian -
• Prosecutors in England and Wales expect rise in domestic abuse during World Cup — The Guardian -
• Two tickets for Wimbledon Centre Court? That’ll be £586,000 please — The Guardian -

An Australian man has been arrested in Thailand in connection with a 17-year-old's murder, a polygamous sect leader is found guilty of abuse after girls were discovered in a trailer, and a convicted rapist who fled to Scotland has died in Utah.

• Australian man arrested in Thailand after 17-year-old’s body found in suitcase — The Guardian -
• Polygamous sect leader guilty of abuse after girls found in trailer on highway — The Guardian -
• Convicted Rapist Who Fled to Scotland and Faked His Own Death Dies in Utah — New York Times World -

Ebola's first responders face attacks in Congo as they risk their lives, Burkina Faso severs diplomatic ties with France, a Chinese dissident lands in Canada after fleeing by sea, and an AI drone successfully rescues hikers in Australia.

• Volunteers Are Risking Their Lives to Stop Ebola. They Aren’t Always Welcome. — New York Times World -
• Burkina Faso severs diplomatic ties with France — BBC World -
• Chinese Dissident Who Fled by Sea to South Korea Lands in Canada — New York Times World -

• ‘Like a dead body’: after warehouse fire, LA residents say air thick with smell of rotting food — The Guardian -
• Exiled Chefs From Myanmar Give Burmese Food Chance to Shine on International Stage — New York Times World -
• Affogato and Rendang on the Menu in Canada’s High Arctic — New York Times World -
• An Attack on Ebola’s First Responders — New York Times World -
• Venice protest planned for US ambassador’s superyacht visit — The Guardian -
• Hikers lost in Kosciuszko national park rescued within five hours by AI drone — The Guardian -
• Just how much trouble is Canada's economy in? — BBC World -

Jordan and Cape Verde fans celebrate World Cup success, a Lionel Messi statue is being rushed to completion, and Arab World Cup commentators are fueling fan passions with poetic broadcasts, amidst news of exiled chefs from Myanmar bringing Burmese food to the international stage.

• Once He Wanted to Lead FIFA. This Is Much Better. — New York Times World -
• A Sculptor Rushes to Finish a Lionel Messi Statue During the World Cup — New York Times World -
• At the Stadium and Far Away, Cape Verde Fans Embrace the Possible — New York Times World -

• ‘You’re history itself!’: how Arab World Cup commentators fuel fans’ passions — The Guardian -