US launches new strikes as Iran says civilian infrastructure hit
Tehran says the US strikes hit bridges, while the US boards a ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
School bus crash kills at least 20 pupils in Uganda
Dozens others, including school staff, were injured in the crash, suspected to have been caused by a mechanical fault.
Trump alleges China meddled in 2020 election and questions voting security ahead of midterms
China said Trump's claims were fabricated and US Democrats said he was paving the way to undermine November's elections.
China hits out at British Steel nationalisation
The UK government said taking the firm into public hands would safeguard "a vital national capability".
Trump Media to sell instant access to ‘market-moving’ social posts
Trump Media is launching a fast, paid feed to its most influential posts for Wall Street traders.
Japan relaxes royal succession rules – but ban on female emperors remains
The law now allows the adoption of male distant relatives aged over 15 back into the imperial family.
Olympic cyclist admits to driving despite ban after crash that killed wife
Rohan Dennis pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified after police pulled him over last month.
Taco Bell removes lettuce from menu in US after links to explosive diarrhoea
Lettuce from one supplier is being removed indefinitely "out of an abundance of caution", the company says.
More than 500 Rohingya vanished at sea – what happened?
Two boats carrying an estimated 530 Rohingyas have disappeared since leaving Myanmar on 29 June.
Australia ‘deeply frustrated’ over Laos methanol poisoning charges
Media reports say Laos will press charges of up to one year in jail against those allegedly responsible.
Philippines condemns monkey video on Chinese media as racist
The AI video on China Daily showed a monkey in Philippine garments singing its claims to the South China Sea.
Canada fires prompt US air quality alerts as smoke blankets major cities
Smoke from more than 800 blazes has filled major cities from Toronto and New York, to parts of the US Midwest and Great Lakes.
I wouldn’t marry him until he paid off his debt, now I’m in charge of our money
Sarah and her husband have shared one account for 25 years, but she says managing it falls to her.
Trump’s Board of Peace drops full Gaza recovery plan in favour of tiny pilot scheme – The Guardian
- Trump’s Board of Peace drops full Gaza recovery plan in favour of tiny pilot scheme The Guardian
- Peace President Trump Humiliated as Another Plan Collapses The Daily Beast
- Gaza reconstruction plan under Trump’s Board of Peace reduced to pilot project: British publication Dawn
- Board of Peace plans launch of pilot Gaza housing project, but green light elusive The Times of Israel
- The Rafah Sandbox: The Peace Council Plan Imperils Israeli Security Middle East Forum
One man’s hunger strike changed India’s map. Can it still change politics?
Why hunger strikes still shape Indian politics, from Gandhi to Sonam Wangchuk.
At least one dead in Texas floods ravaging same area where campers died
The same area devastated by floods last year's floods, which caused more than 130 deaths, is once again being hit.
He escaped the Bangkok bar inferno – but his girlfriend and three bandmates didn’t
Athipat Wichan tells BBC Thai he regrets bringing his girlfriend Nahathai into his indie band Thotsakan.
JD Vance accuses Israel of ‘manipulating’ US public opinion to prolong Iran war
The US vice president says he thinks some Israeli politicians are trying to detail efforts to end the conflict.
Pele’s 1958 World Cup final shirt sells for $4.9m
A shirt worn by Pele during the 1958 World Cup final has sold for $4.9m (£3.6m) at a Sotheby's auction in New York.
Kris Jenner’s mother Mary Jo dies aged 91
Mary Jo 'MJ' Campbell was featured on multiple episodes of Keeping Up with the Kardashians over the years.