- UK and France agree with Oman to ensure safety of its territorial waters CNBC
- French Aircraft Carrier Set to Head Home After Hormuz Deployment Bloomberg.com
- Britain to defy Iran and de-mine the Strait of Hormuz, Starmer says The Times
- France, UK agree to work with Oman to restore safe transit through Strait of Hormuz The Jerusalem Post
- Joint statement on the Strait of Hormuz: 3 July 2026 GOV.UK
Crowds gather as six-day funeral for former Iranian supreme leader begins
Up to 30 million people expected to attend delayed events for Ali Khamenei, killed at start of war with US and Israel
Huge crowds have gathered at the funeral of the former Iranian supreme leader after the gates of the sprawling Grand Mosalla mosque in central Tehran let in thousands of mourners who had been waiting through the night to enter the grounds.
Iran is staging mass funeral processions for Ali Khamenei – whose 37-year reign was brought to an end in February by the first airstrike of the war launched by the US and Israel. By 5.30am, the Tehran streets surrounding the mosque were already filling up as Iranians, some travelling for hours and many carrying flags or posters of Khamenei, made their way to an event designed to emphasise the country’s sense of loss at the killing of the supreme leader and desire for revenge. Emotions filled the air as the crowds chanted Death to America and Israel.
Continue reading...Mali’s army says rebels launch new attacks on towns and cities
Tuareg-led armed group says it attacked northern town where Malian troops and Russian fighters are based.
Trump’s Travel Crackdown Has a Winner: Mexican Tourism – The New York Times
Trump’s Travel Crackdown Has a Winner: Mexican Tourism The New York Times
Labour MPs call on water firms to save Britain’s lost lidos
Group, whose constituencies have derelict or at-risk pools, are campaigning to make outdoor swimming available for all
Cooling, blue expanses of water have been a lifesaver for many lucky enough to live near a lido during the recent UK heatwave.
Now, a group of 20 MPs, along with the Fabian Society, are calling for this relief to be made accessible for all by getting water companies to fund the reopening of the country’s lost lidos.
Continue reading...Saudi-led coalition pledges ‘unprecedented’ force against Houthi threats
Threats escalate after Houthis block Saudi warplanes, allowing Iranian plane to land in Sanaa for first time in decade.
French Aircraft Carrier Set to Head Home After Hormuz Deployment – Bloomberg.com
- French Aircraft Carrier Set to Head Home After Hormuz Deployment Bloomberg.com
- UK and France agree with Oman to ensure safety of its territorial waters CNBC
- Britain to defy Iran and de-mine the Strait of Hormuz, Starmer says The Times
- Iran War Gives ‘Switzerland of Middle East’ Key Say in Fate of Hormuz Newsweek
- Joint statement on the Strait of Hormuz: 3 July 2026 GOV.UK
In pictures: Stars and fans celebrate Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding
Celebrities and sports stars were spotted as the A-list couple tied the knot in New York on Friday.
Key takeaways from Round of 32 stage at World Cup 2026
A thrilling Golden Boot race hots up, France in scintillating form, and Messi and Argentina squeak past Cape Verde.
Cape Verde fans celebrate history despite loss
Cape Verde fans celebrate history despite loss
One for the history books: What we know about the European heat wave – Phys.org
- One for the history books: What we know about the European heat wave Phys.org
- 'Hotter and hotter and hotter' - Europe's new climate in seven charts BBC
- From ‘heat panic’ to ‘sacrificed at the altar’: Europe’s air conditioning culture wars heat up The Guardian
- June heatwave may have killed around 20,000 people in Europe New Scientist
- At least 3,700 excess deaths reported during heatwave in France, Belgium and Netherlands Reuters
Overseas education project for women and girls axed by UK after two years
The programme, aimed at keeping 1m girls in school across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, withdrawn after aid cuts
A leading higher education programme, aimed at keeping 1 million girls in school across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, has been axed by the British government just two years after it was announced.
The scheme, Strengthening higher education for female empowerment (SHEFE), which was unveiled with some fanfare two years ago by the outgoing Conservative government, had a £45m budget to increase access to higher education for 1 million students worldwide. It has now had its tender withdrawn, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said.
Continue reading...Keiko Fujimori declared winner of Peru’s presidential election weeks after vote
The daughter of disgraced president Alberto Fujimori is declared winner of tight race nearly a month after voting took place.
Keiko Fujimori declared winner of Peru’s presidential election weeks after vote – BBC
- Keiko Fujimori declared winner of Peru's presidential election weeks after vote BBC
- Keiko Fujimori declared winner of razor-edge Peru election CNN
- Keiko Fujimori declared winner of Peru presidential race CNBC
- Keiko Fujimori officially declared winner of Peru presidential race Al Jazeera
- Conservative Keiko Fujimori officially declared winner of Peru's presidential runoff election Fox News
Keiko Fujimori declared winner of Peru’s presidential election weeks after vote
The daughter of disgraced president Alberto Fujimori is declared winner of tight race nearly a month after voting took place.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce marry at NYC’s Madison Square Garden
A-list celebrities attend wedding at Madison Square Garden to see superstar couple tie the knot.
Trump praises army, rails against communism in US 250th anniversary speech
At Mount Rushmore Trump warns of 'communist menace', ties rhetoric to immigration ahead of November midterms.
At 250, America is still deciding who belongs
Birthright citizenship survived, but the fight over who is fully recognised as American is far from over.
In Strike After Strike, Ukraine Is Bringing the War to Crimea – The New York Times
- In Strike After Strike, Ukraine Is Bringing the War to Crimea The New York Times
- 'Panicked' Putin has big decision to make, and 'could go nuclear' ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- ATMs are down and petrol is running out even on the black market. How Ukrainian attacks are changing life in Crimea EUobserver
- The Strategy Behind the Battle for Crimea Foreign Policy
- This is the clearest indication yet that Putin knows he is losing The Telegraph
‘My childhood stopped’: woman sues CPS after taking stepfather to abuse trial
Annie’s lawyers argue that prosecution was so badly executed it breached her human rights
At her kitchen table, in a village in southern England, Annie* sits with a blue folder stuffed with court documents, witness statements and correspondence relating to the trial of her stepfather, whom she had reported to police for alleged childhood abuse.
As she prepared to tell her story for the first time, she was flooded with emotion when a photograph fell from the folder. The square Polaroid showed a young girl standing in a field beside a pony, dressed in jodhpurs and a riding hat.
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