Scenes of horror in Gaza as Palestinian child tries to escape the flames after school attack – Middle East Eye

  1. Scenes of horror in Gaza as Palestinian child tries to escape the flames after school attack  Middle East Eye
  2. LIVE: Israel kills 81 in Gaza as ‘different messages’ emerge on truce talks  Al Jazeera
  3. Israeli Airstrike Kills at Least 7 of a Doctor’s Children, Gaza Officials Say  The New York Times
  4. Israeli strikes kill 30 in Gaza, including rescue service official and local journalist  Reuters
  5. Israel’s latest strikes in Gaza kill 38 people including children  AP News
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Venezuela’s ruling party claims election win as opposition boycotts – BBC

  1. Venezuela's ruling party claims election win as opposition boycotts  BBC
  2. Venezuela’s Government Claims Victory in Polls Boycotted by Opposition Leader  The New York Times
  3. Venezuela stages elections for a disputed part of neighboring Guyana  The Washington Post
  4. Many Venezuelan voters, frustrated and disillusioned, skip election for lawmakers and governors  AP News
  5. Venezuela ruling party keeps control of legislature amid opposition division  Reuters
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France’s Macron on a visit to Vietnam urges for greater cooperation – ABC News

  1. France's Macron on a visit to Vietnam urges for greater cooperation  ABC News
  2. France, Vietnam sign deals worth $10 billion as Macron visits Hanoi  Reuters
  3. Vietnam, squeezed between America and China, looks for new friends  The Economist
  4. Emmanuel Macron touts France as ‘reliable’ partner for south-east Asia  Financial Times
  5. France’s Macron on a visit to Vietnam urges for greater cooperation in defense and trade  AP News
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Australian accused of smuggling cocaine into Bali faces ‘death penalty or life in jail’

The 43-year-old from Sydney appears in prison jumpsuit after allegedly being in possession of 1.7kg of drugs

Authorities are providing consular assistance in Bali to an Australian man accused of trying to smuggle drugs into the Indonesian tourist island.

The 43-year-old from Sydney was arrested on Thursday after police raided his rented house near Kuta Beach.

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Crown questions to fore as king visits Canada amid tensions with Trump

Charles to open parliament in show of support at a crucial time – but that has not quieted a chorus of critical voices

The decision by King Charles to formally open Canada’s parliament on Tuesday reflects his role as a “steadfast defender” of the country amid threats to its sovereignty, says prime minister Mark Carney.

But Indigenous leaders say the rare visit is also a reminder that Canada’s founding relationship between the monarchy and the country’s first peoples cannot ever be “forgotten or displaced or broken”.

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Malawi battles mpox as cases of the infectious disease surge in Africa

Medicine shortages plus limited testing and hospital capacity exacerbated by withdrawal of USAID as outbreak gathers pace across countries in the region

Malawi’s ministry of health has announced three new cases of mpox in the capital, Lilongwe, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 11 since the country’s first was reported in April.

Malawi is one of 16 countries in Africa reporting mpox outbreaks as health officials battle with vaccine shortages as well as limited testing and hospital capacity.

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Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Head, Jake Wood, Resigns – The New York Times

  1. Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Head, Jake Wood, Resigns  The New York Times
  2. Head of US-backed Gaza aid group resigns, saying he will not abandon ‘principles’  The Guardian
  3. Head of Gaza humanitarian group resigns as doubts mount over aid  Financial Times
  4. The Israeli Connections to a New Gaza Aid Plan Promoted as Independent  The New York Times
  5. Swiss authorities exploring probe into US-backed Gaza aid group  Reuters
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Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 24, medics and officials say – BBC

  1. Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 24, medics and officials say  BBC
  2. LIVE: Israel bombs Gaza City school, burning and killing at least 30 people  Al Jazeera
  3. Live updates: Israeli strikes pound Gaza as a US-backed group plans to start aid operations  AP News
  4. Gaza pediatrician and mother loses 9 of 10 children after Israeli airstrike hits their home, hospital says  ABC News
  5. Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill 38 people, including children, as Noem visits Israel  PBS
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Holiday bookings to Japan are down – could a 90s manga comic’s earthquake prediction be to blame?

The Future I Saw, a Japanese graphic novel by Ryo Tatsuki, declared a major disaster would occur on 5 July 2025

A grim prediction made in a manga first published a quarter of a century ago is being blamed for a dramatic fall in holiday bookings to Japan from several Asian countries.

Flight reservations to Japan from some of its key tourism markets have reportedly plummeted, with some linking the fall to The Future I Saw, a Japanese graphic novel based on the “prophetic” dreams of its author, Ryo Tatsuki.

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Security company at Westfield Bondi Junction scrambled to buy stab-resistant vests after attack, inquest told

Glad Group CEO says the company’s security staff now wear stab-proof vests ‘as uniform’ at shopping centres

The head of the company providing security to Westfield Bondi Junction in Sydney scrambled to buy stab-resistant vests after six people were fatally stabbed, including a member of the security team.

Joel Cauchi, 40, killed Ashlee Good, 38, Jade Young, 47, Yixuan Cheng, 27, Pikria Darchia, 55, Dawn Singleton, 25, and security guard Faraz Tahir, 30, and injured 10 others at Bondi Junction Westfield on 13 April 2024 before he was shot and killed by police officer Amy Scott.

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Victoria fast-tracks machete ban as more arrests made over Northland shopping centre fight

Police say further arrests ‘imminent’ after Sunday’s clash between alleged ‘rival youth gangs’

The sale of machetes will be banned in Victoria from Wednesday, after an alleged clash involving the weapon forced Northland shopping centre into lockdown at the weekend.

It comes as Victoria police made further arrests and said more were “imminent”, after the alleged fight between “rival youth gangs” on Sunday.

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