• Andy Burnham, the UK’s Likely Next Prime Minister, Promises Shift of Power Out of London — New York Times World - 17:28
• Trump claims Iran has agreed to hold peace talks in Doha after recent clashes — The Guardian - 17:23
• Luigi Mangione’s federal trial now scheduled for January 2027 to not clash with state case — The Guardian - 17:18
• Liberal supreme court justices condemn ‘destabilizing’ ruling that expands Trump’s power to fire regulators – live — The Guardian - 17:16
• Nato chief says he is confident Burnham will stick to defence spending target — The Guardian - 17:14
• Outcry over supreme court decision to grant Trump power to fire agency chiefs — The Guardian - 17:13
• At Funerals, Venezuela’s Wounded Families and Friends Unite in Grief — New York Times World - 17:08
• Mideast Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Set for New Talks in Qatar, Trump Says — New York Times World - 17:06
• 6 Killed in Shooting at Youth Center in Northern Germany, Police Say — New York Times World - 17:02
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World - 16:59

Major Supreme Court rulings have defined presidential power regarding regulators, protected geofence warrant privacy, upheld mail-in ballot counting, and rejected Trump's appeal in the E. Jean Carroll case and his attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, amidst broader political discourse and anti-Muslim sentiment in Texas.

• Supreme court rules Trump can fire regulators but finds against him in Fed governor and E Jean Carroll cases – live — The Guardian -
• US supreme court rules geofence warrants require constitutional privacy protections — The Guardian -
• Supreme Court rejects Trump's appeal of E Jean Carroll's sexual abuse case — BBC World -

• Supreme Court blocks Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook — BBC World -
• US supreme court rules Trump can fire leaders of independent agencies — The Guardian -
• US supreme court rules Trump’s firing of Lisa Cook from Fed was unconstitutional — The Guardian -
• US supreme court upholds law to count mail-in ballots arriving after election day — The Guardian -
• US supreme court rejects Trump’s bid to appeal $5m E Jean Carroll verdict — The Guardian -
• Biden blasts Trump 'vanity projects', calling him a 'loser' at fundraising event — BBC World -
• Trump administration targets California coastal agency in escalation of energy production fight — The Guardian -
• ‘It definitely trickles down’: Muslims in Texas suffer effects of Republicans’ hate speech — The Guardian -
• Trump renaming fiasco fuels jokes as Maher takes Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain prize — The Guardian -

US-Iran tensions continue with reported agreements for talks in Qatar following recent strikes, while Pakistan's airstrikes in Afghanistan killed dozens, and Ukraine's drone attacks are causing fuel shortages in Russia.

• Mideast Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Set for New Talks in Qatar, Trump Says — New York Times World -
• Pakistan Attacks Afghanistan, Killing More Than 30 — New York Times World -
• Trump claims Iran has agreed to hold peace talks in Doha after recent clashes — The Guardian -

• US says it has agreed to 'stand down' after exchange of strikes with Iran — BBC World -
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World -
• Iran Risks Peace Talks With U.S. to Maintain Leverage Over Strait — New York Times World -
• Pakistani airstrikes kill dozens in eastern Afghanistan — The Guardian -
• Escalating US-Iran strikes threaten interim peace agreement — The Guardian -
• Putin admits Ukrainian drone strikes are driving Russian fuel shortages — The Guardian -
• U.S. Indicates a Deal to Suspend Attacks in Strait but Iran Hasn’t Confirmed — New York Times World -
• Whatever You Do in Russia, Don’t Talk About the War — New York Times World -
• Pakistani strikes kill dozens in Afghanistan — BBC World -
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World -
• U.S.-Iran Deal’s Vague Language Comes Back to Haunt Peace Efforts — New York Times World -

Venezuela's earthquake aftermath reveals a rising death toll, ongoing rescue efforts that have found survivors like a man trapped for 106 hours and a father and son, and questions surrounding the military's emergency response.

• Venezuela earthquakes aftershock hits near capital city as man rescued from rubble after being trapped for 106 hours – latest updates — The Guardian -
• Scale of Venezuela Earthquakes Death Toll Could Take Weeks to Emerge — New York Times World -
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World -

• Families of two football players killed and injured in Venezuela earthquakes — The Guardian -
• BBC at Venezuela baseball stadium sheltering earthquake survivors — BBC World -
• As Foreign Aid Arrived, Many Venezuelans Asked: ‘Where is Our Military?’ — New York Times World -
• Rescuers in ‘Critical Hours’ as Window to Find Survivors Closes — New York Times World -
• In Venezuela, a Community Comes Together to Search for Earthquake Survivors — New York Times World -
• Mum rescued from Venezuela rubble with newborn baby tells BBC how he helped her survive — BBC World -
• Deep Under the Rubble, Rescuers Find an 11-Year-Old Boy Alive — New York Times World -
• Two boys pulled from Venezuela earthquake rubble among 33 people rescued over weekend — BBC World -
• Anger directed at Venezuela's official response to earthquake recovery — BBC World -
• Venezuela earthquake: father and son found alive in rubble after four days as death toll nears 1,500 — The Guardian -
• Search teams rescued 33 people from the rubble on Saturday. — New York Times World -

Europe faces dangerous heatwaves resulting in over a thousand excess deaths in France, while Tennessee experienced deadly floods and parts of the US saw unseasonal snow, prompting calls for urgent climate action and water conservation.

• Dangerous temperatures forecast for central and eastern Europe — The Guardian -
• France Recorded 1,000 Excess Deaths During Heat Wave, Officials Say — New York Times World -
• Tennessee woman dies while trying to save her son from high flood waters — The Guardian -

• Europe heatwave shows need to reject climate denial ‘lies’, says EU green chief — The Guardian -
• Europe Heat Wave: Forecasts, Warnings and How to Stay Cool — New York Times World -
• Weather tracker: North-west US hit by snow ahead of eastern heatwave — The Guardian -
• New campaign urges public to reduce water use as UK emerges from heatwave — The Guardian -
• ‘Get your dirty hands off our kids’: fossil fuel industry’s presence in schools and sports clubs sparks concern — The Guardian -
• Europe’s Heat Politics — New York Times World -

A fatal shooting at a German youth facility killed five, alongside gun violence at a California World Cup fan zone, a newborn's death at a Michigan festival, ongoing investigations into sexual assault cases, and Ebola prevention measures in DR Congo.

• US military races to vaccinate new recruits before flu shots expire — The Guardian -
• Five people killed in shooting in northern Germany, police say – Europe live — The Guardian -
• Shooter kills five adults at youth welfare facility in Stade, Germany — The Guardian -

• DR Congo bans mass gatherings in the capital to prevent spread of Ebola — BBC World -
• Four women and man shot dead at youth welfare centre in northern Germany — BBC World -
• 5 Killed in Shooting at Youth Center in Northern Germany, Police Say — New York Times World -
• Newborn baby found dead in portable bathroom at Michigan music festival — The Guardian -
• One person killed and one injured in shooting at California World Cup ‘fan zone’ — The Guardian -
• Luigi Mangione to appear in federal court amid uncertainty over state case — The Guardian -
• Ex-Alaska mayor and ‘parent of the year’ charged with sexual abuse of minors — The Guardian -
• For These Teens in Mexico, Soccer Is Life. Now, the Cartels Want In. — New York Times World -
• How Cartel Violence Is Infiltrating Local Soccer — New York Times World -
• One person a week in England dies with undiagnosed TB, study finds — The Guardian -
• Man charged with DV murder after allegedly shooting Gold Coast mother who could ‘light up any room’ — The Guardian -
• Australian man charged with murder after dead girl found in suitcase in Thailand — BBC World -

Andy Burnham's plans for a 'No 10 North' signal a major devolution of power, alongside legal issues involving stalking and murder trials, concerns over police handling of a sexual assault case with US military involvement, and findings on failures in England's school system for white working-class children.

• Andy Burnham picks Greater Manchester CEO to oversee devolution of power at No 10 North — The Guardian -
• Andy Burnham confirms he will set up ‘No 10 North’ in Manchester in major policy speech – UK politics live — The Guardian -
• Stalker who used fake Tinder profile to lure men to ex’s home jailed for eight years — The Guardian -

• Man murdered two London women in predatory sexual attacks, court told — The Guardian -
• Andy Burnham vows to set up No 10 North as ‘nerve centre of rewired Britain’ — The Guardian -
• Andy Burnham, the UK’s Likely Next Prime Minister, Promises Shift of Power Out of London — New York Times World -
• Cambridgeshire police face questions over decision to hand sexual assault case to US military — The Guardian -
• UK state threats bill could pull British journalists into terror prosecutions – experts — The Guardian -
• White working-class children failed by England’s school system, inquiry finds — The Guardian -
• HMRC scheme that wrongly cut child benefits did not ‘adequately consider’ impact, report finds — The Guardian -
• Reversing UK employment tax rises ‘would do little to help young people find jobs’ — The Guardian -
• Doubling leave to remain timeframe for UK care workers ‘cruel’, say campaigners — The Guardian -

Major corporate restructuring by Comcast and **BT/Verizon is underway, while AI adoption leads to job cuts at British American Tobacco, the EU implements new customs charges on small parcels, and delivery robots** are set to become more common on England's paths.

• EU introduces €3 customs charge on small parcels to curb cheap Chinese imports — The Guardian -
• Shares in chipmakers underpinning AI boom rocket in first half of 2026 — The Guardian -
• Comcast to spin off NBCUniversal and Sky into separate media business — The Guardian -

• Ministers likely to support law change to allow delivery robots on England’s paths — The Guardian -
• BT and Verizon to create joint global business in $625m deal — The Guardian -
• British American Tobacco to slash 9,000 jobs as it turns to AI — The Guardian -

The World Cup continues to drive excitement and pub sales in the UK, alongside the passing of fitness chain founder Les Mills, challenges facing the Australian musical theatre industry, BET Awards highlights, and a Love Island contestant's departure due to a stabbing link.

• Les Mills, Olympian Who Founded Fitness Chain, Dies at 91 — New York Times World -
• The show must go on: musical theatre cancellations lead to industry calls for urgent government help — The Guardian -
• Love Island contestant reportedly leaves show over link to stabbing — The Guardian -

• Once He Wanted to Lead FIFA. This Is Much Better. — New York Times World -
• Trafalgar Entertainment acquires Nicholas Hytner’s Bridge theatre — The Guardian -
• Hit the bar! UK pubs serve 5.5m extra pints during World Cup so far — The Guardian -
• Teyana Taylor's tears and Lauryn Hill tribute steal show at BET Awards — BBC World -
• Fitness brand founder and Olympian Les Mills dies aged 91 — BBC World -
• Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders on fame, pressure and World Cup fever — BBC World -
• Done Quixote? Film archivists on quest to finish Orson Welles passion project — The Guardian -
• In Japan’s ‘Little Brazil,’ a World Cup Showdown Tests Loyalties — New York Times World -
• South Korea football coach quits as president calls for probe into World Cup loss — BBC World -
• 'You are Canadian heroes' - the forgotten hosts making World Cup history — BBC World -

Sydney is implementing shared e-bike parking zones to improve footpath order, an antisemitism royal commission is hearing complaints about media coverage, political parties are debating rebranding and infrastructure corruption allegations, and a documentary subpoena bid was lost ahead of a rape trial.

• Sydney to get parking zones for shared ebikes in bid to stop ‘wild west scenes’ of blocked footpaths — The Guardian -
• Court rules identities of multiple survivors of Bondi attack cannot be published – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Liberal frontbencher calls for party ‘rebrand’ after drop in polls, prompting ridicule from Labor — The Guardian -

• Bruce Lehrmann loses bid to get footage from documentary featuring Brittany Higgins ahead of rape trial — The Guardian -
• Victorian premier accused of ‘nonsense’ for blaming inflation amid gangland allegations over cost blowouts — The Guardian -
• Moira Deeming misunderstood meaning of ‘headlock’ but won’t apologise to Matthew Guy for assault allegation — The Guardian -
• ABC and SBS to appear at antisemitism royal commission after complaints of ‘unbalanced’ Middle East coverage — The Guardian -

Volunteers are saving Scottish rainforests by collecting millions of seeds, a dinosaur bone from Antarctica was discovered, and marine organisms are being researched for melanoma treatment, while an Alberta grizzly bear encounter provided a thrilling wildlife moment.

• ‘Literally growing the future’: volunteers help save Scottish rainforest by collecting 11m seeds — The Guardian -
• A Close Call With an Alberta Grizzly Bear, Recorded in Its Entirety — New York Times World -
• Tiny Antarctic sea creature could be key to treating melanoma, researchers say — The Guardian -

• First dinosaur bone from Antarctica found in a drawer — BBC World -

An assassination attempt on a South African police officer, press freedom concerns for an Indian editor, population decline exposing German divides, and an East German artist's exhibition highlight varied global events.

• Senior South African police officer survives assassination attempt — BBC World -
• Indian journalists condemn 'denial' of voting and passport rights of prominent editor — BBC World -
• ‘We were broke, but fascinated by freedom’: exhibition showcases East German artist Gabriele Stötzer — The Guardian -

• How population decline is exposing Germany's old divides — BBC World -