- Horrified villagers living in fear after hundreds of venomous snakes escape farm as floodwaters crush city New York Post
- Torrential rains bring devastating floods to a Chinese city – and a snake invasion CNN
- Venomous snakes escape breeding farms in southern China during flooding The Guardian
- Chinese zoo locked animals in cages to prevent escape as typhoon-related floodwaters rose Reuters
- Hundreds of Snakes on the Loose After Severe Flooding in China Bloomberg.com
FIFA World Cup 2026: Day 29
FIFA World Cup 2026: Day 29
Dead-of-night operation brings famed Bayeux Tapestry back to Britain after nearly 1,000 years – CNN
- Dead-of-night operation brings famed Bayeux Tapestry back to Britain after nearly 1,000 years CNN
- Five key scenes from the Bayeux Tapestry, and the story they tell BBC
- The Bayeux Tapestry is at the British Museum after a secret journey from France ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- The Bayeux Tapestry returns to England after 900 years, making a secret nighttime journey from France NBC News
- The real value of the Bayeux tapestry The Economist
Pride despite defeat as Morocco’s World Cup run ends
Pride despite defeat as Morocco's World Cup run ends
Conor McGregor vs Max Holloway 2 at UFC 329: All you need to know
McGregor, who won the first bout against Holloway in 2013, has not fought in the Octagon since July 2021.
Factory Owner Arrested After Fire Kills 28 in ‘Shoe Capital’ – Newser
- Factory Owner Arrested After Fire Kills 28 in 'Shoe Capital' Newser
- Factory Blaze in China’s ‘Shoe Capital’ Kills 28 The New York Times
- A shoe factory fire that killed 28 highlights China's persisting worker safety risks ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Fire at a shoe factory kills 28 in one of China’s deadliest blazes in recent years AP News
- Casualties reported after shoe factory fire in China’s Fujian, state media says CNN
How an Egypt-Argentina World Cup game became a referendum on Palestine
Contested calls and rival flags showed how Palestine now shapes debates over power and fairness in sport.
Fall in funding cuts aid to 1 million women: UN
The US was the first to slash billions in foreign assistance in 2025, but other major donors have followed suit.
How Hamas Governed Gaza
Hamas is dissolving its government and handing power over to a new technocratic administration.
India is becoming a shaping power
Modi’s tour of Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand reveals a broader Asia Pacific strategy.
Tensions are heating up over a remote Arctic territory — and it’s not Greenland – CNN
- Tensions are heating up over a remote Arctic territory — and it’s not Greenland CNN
- Meltdown and Maneuvering in the High North Pulitzer Center
- I escaped Europe's record heat wave in Svalbard. Here's the ultimate Arctic travel guide for Americans Yahoo Creators
- Warmest June in the world's northernmost settlement The Barents Observer
- OTL05-26, trip log, North Spitsbergen Basecamp – Summer Solstice - Free Kayaking, Hiking, Photo Workshop, Diving Oceanwide Expeditions
UK police confront Morocco fans over unrest after World Cup loss
UK police confront Morocco fans over unrest after World Cup loss
EU states do not need ‘consensus’ to hold Israel accountable
As foreign ministers meet on Gaza and the West Bank, national governments cannot hide behind EU paralysis.
Trump grants Kyiv Patriots licences: What’s next in the Russia-Ukraine war?
Kyiv will rush to produce the systems domestically as Russia struggles to defend itself against some Ukrainian attacks.
Bomb attacks rattle Damascus but for most Syrians, life goes on
The Damascus attacks appeared to be attempts to cause instability, but don't signal total security breakdown in Syria.
9 months into a ceasefire, Israel now controls nearly 70% of Gaza – NPR
Wildfire in southern Spain leaves at least 12 dead and 23 missing
A local official said four of the victims may be British after a fire broke out near Los Gallardos, Almería.
We’ve saved £6,000 on holidays by swapping homes with strangers
The BBC looks at the growing trend of people swapping homes to cut holiday costs.
Developing countries spend more repaying foreign debt than on education, UN reveals
Unesco report shows children lost out to servicing debt in 113 countries, with 18 spending five times more on loans
Most developing countries spent less on education than they did repaying debt last year, according to the UN, at the same time as global aid to education is predicted to decline by up to 30%.
More was spent on servicing foreign debt than on education in 113 developing countries in 2025, according to research by the UN’s culture and education agency, Unesco. In sub-Saharan Africa, countries spent 3.6 times more on debt than education.
Continue reading...China lands reusable rocket for first time, state media says
It follows similar landings of reusable rockets by US-owned companies SpaceX and Blue Origin.