Tesla won’t free up use of its batteries, leaving owners unable to reap full benefits

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Exclusive: Experts say Tesla should be excluded from rebates for disabling function on its batteries in Australia that would let users alter power usage remotely

Australian owners of Tesla batteries could miss out on lucrative revenue streams because the US energy giant restricts the devices’ ability to interact locally with third parties and authorities continue to dither over setting and enforcing standards.

An increasing number of products from air conditioners to hot water heaters and solar panels can be controlled remotely, and consumers can sign deals rewarding them for altering power usage during peak load periods, including supplying electricity to grid.

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Starmer tells his cabinet: now it’s time to deliver on our promises

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PM pledges swift action on NHS and prisons, setting out agenda to reform public services and rebuild international relations

Keir Starmer on Saturday rallied his new cabinet behind an ambitious agenda to reform the country’s creaking public services and reset damaged relations abroad during his first full day as prime minister.

After an extraordinary 48 hours that saw Labour storm to a landslide general election victory with a massive Commons majority of 174 while the Tories were routed, Starmer said he was “restless for change” and determined to deliver on his campaign pledges.

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IDF kills key member of Hezbollah air defense in strike deep inside Lebanon – The Times of Israel

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  1. IDF kills key member of Hezbollah air defense in strike deep inside Lebanon  The Times of Israel
  2. Hezbollah rocket attacks on northern Israel spark fires, destroy thousands of acres  ABC News
  3. Israel-Hamas War day 275: What is going on in Gaza, Lebanon?  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Hezbollah fires over 200 rockets into Israel after killing of senior commander  The Associated Press
  5. Israeli Army Kills Hezbollah Operative in Strike Deep Inside Lebanese Territory - Middle East News  Haaretz
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Israeli strike on Gaza school kills 16, say Palestinian officials

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Another 50 injured taken to hospital from the Unrwa-run Al-Jawni school in Nuseirat, central Gaza

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said an Israeli strike on Saturday on a school where displaced people were sheltering killed 16 people.

The ministry, which condemned the strike as an “odious massacre”, said another 50 injured were taken to hospital from Al-Jawni school at Nuseirat in central Gaza.

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‘Andy Murray has changed culture of sport’: Wimbledon reflects on legacy

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Billie Jean King praises Murray for bringing ‘credibility and excitement to British tennis’ as Raducanu makes ‘tough decision’ to exit doubles partnership

The day finally came: Andy Murray has played his final match at Wimbledon. The 37-year-old Scot, Britain’s greatest postwar tennis player, had been due to contest the mixed doubles with Emma Raducanu, the shock 2021 US Open champion, yesterday evening. To say there was excitement about the pairing would be a wild understatement: fans have been coming up with portmanteau names (Raducandy, Em&M, Maducanu) ever since the unlikely team was announced on Wednesday. Roger Federer was in the stands, ready to watch.

But Em&M was not to be. “Unfortunately, I woke up with some stiffness in my right wrist,” Raducanu announced on Saturday afternoon, “so I have decided to make the very tough decision to withdraw from the mixed doubles tonight. I’m disappointed as I was really looking forward to playing with Andy, but got to take care.”

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Putin stresses peace only after Ukraine’s surrender as Hungary’s Orban makes surprise visit to Moscow – Fox News

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  1. Putin stresses peace only after Ukraine's surrender as Hungary's Orban makes surprise visit to Moscow  Fox News
  2. Hungary’s Viktor Orban Travels to Russia for Meeting With Vladimir Putin  The New York Times
  3. Hungarian leader Viktor Orban visits Moscow, defying E.U. policy  The Washington Post
  4. Putin tells Hungary's Orbán he is ready to discuss 'nuances' of Ukraine conflict  NBC News
  5. White House says Orbán trip to Moscow will not advance peace for Ukraine  The Hill
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Tropical Storm Beryl smashes through Caribbean and heads for Texas coast

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Earliest category 5 hurricane on record is 495 miles south-east of Corpus Christi, with winds near 60mph

Tropical Storm Beryl, which has already smashed its way across the Caribbean as a hurricane before slamming into the Yucatán peninsula, is intensifying once again and expected to make landfall as a hurricane for the third time along the Texas coast.

The powerful hurricane – Beryl is the earliest category 5 hurricane on record – was by early Saturday approximately 495 miles (797km) south-east of Corpus Christi, Texas. The storm is forecast to turn toward the north-west later Saturday and then north/north-westward by Sunday night.

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Starmer installs non-political ministers in ‘government of all the talents’

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Covid adviser Patrick Vallance and businessman James Timpson among appointments from outside Westminster

Keir Starmer brought back senior ministers from the New Labour government on Saturday night, as he announced further additions to his team.

Former cabinet minister Douglas Alexander, who returned as an MP at the election, was made a trade minister, while Jacqui Smith, who served as home secretary under Gordon Brown, was handed a peerage and made an education minister.

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‘We’re doomed’: Democratic lawmakers worry Biden’s interview won’t save his campaign – NBC News

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  1. ‘We’re doomed’: Democratic lawmakers worry Biden’s interview won’t save his campaign  NBC News
  2. 🏛️ "He's toast": Interview flops with Hill Dems  Axios
  3. Democratic governors reportedly waiting in wings after dire Biden debate  The Guardian US
  4. ‘Too little, too late’: Lack of public dialogue has Democrats ‘frustrated’ with Biden: reporter  MSNBC
  5. Uncertainty around Biden may exacerbate enthusiasm gap for down-ballot races  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Hundreds in Canary Islands protest against influx of migrants

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The Spanish archipelago has welcomed more than 19,000 migrants since the start of 2024

Hundreds protested on Saturday in the Canary Islands against an influx of migrants to the Spanish archipelago, which has welcomed more than 19,000 migrants since the beginning of 2024.

Located off the coast of north-west Africa, the Canary Islands have become an increasingly popular destination for people braving the perilous Atlantic crossing in the hope of finding a better life in Europe.

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Biden’s doctor reportedly met with top neurologist at White House

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Parkinson’s expert at Walter Reed medical center has visited White House eight times since August 2023 – report

Joe Biden’s doctor met with a leading Washington neurologist at the White House this year, it was reported on Saturday.

The report came after Biden on Friday ruled out taking an independent cognitive test and releasing its findings publicly, in an interview with ABC News arranged following his disastrous performance in last week’s presidential TV debate with Donald Trump.

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Fears of long war in Gaza as new chapter opens and ‘intense fighting’ eases off

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Israel’s ground offensive is nearing its conclusion amid the threat of indefinite occupation and a continuing insurgency

Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the phase of “intense fighting” against Hamas in Gaza is coming to an end, but with no publicly unveiled plans for the next stage of Israel’s campaign, Palestinians and Israelis alike fear that the unfolding ­chapter in the conflict could amount to a long period of insurgency-style warfare and indefinite occupation.

Israel’s generals are expected to announce soon that the last main ground offensive in the Gaza Strip, in the southernmost city of Rafah, is over, although the prime minister has made clear that the war will not end until Israel achieves “total victory”, which he defines as the complete eradication of Hamas as a civilian and military entity.

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Hopes of Gaza ceasefire rise further as Hamas reportedly backs new proposal

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Militant group gives initial backing to plan for phased deal after ‘verbal commitments’ from mediators

Hopes for a ceasefire in Gaza have risen further after reports that Hamas has given its initial approval of a new US-backed proposal for a phased deal.

Egyptian officials and representatives of the militant Islamist organisation confirmed Hamas had dropped a key demand that Israel commits to a definitive end to the war before any pause in hostilities, Reuters and the Associated Press reported.

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Top Democrats plan crisis meeting despite Biden’s vow to fight on

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House Democratic leader schedules virtual conference for Sunday as several members call for president’s withdrawal

Congressional Democrats are to hold an emergency weekend meeting to discuss Joe Biden’s tottering presidential candidacy, after a primetime television interview failed to dispel doubts triggered by last week’s debate fiasco.

Hakeem Jeffries, the Democrats’ leader in the House of Representatives, scheduled the virtual meeting for Sunday with ranking committee members, according to multiple reports, even as Biden struck a defiant posture in Friday’s interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos.

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France’s Jordan Bardella, the immigrant’s son who would target migrants – The Washington Post

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  1. France's Jordan Bardella, the immigrant's son who would target migrants  The Washington Post
  2. Marine Le Pen promises French far right will rein in aid to Ukraine, slams soccer star Mbappé  CNN
  3. France: Why a former left-wing district now votes far right  DW (English)
  4. In the French Countryside, a Deep Discontent Takes Root  The New York Times
  5. Voters in France's overseas territories kick off a pivotal parliamentary election  The Associated Press
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