China, Taiwan clash over history, Beijing says can’t ‘invade’ what is already Chinese territory – Reuters

  1. China, Taiwan clash over history, Beijing says can't 'invade' what is already Chinese territory  Reuters
  2. Taiwan launches unity drive as China threat looms  Financial Times
  3. 'Oppose CCP and safeguard Taiwan' key to unity: Lai  Focus Taiwan
  4. Lai's 'history lessons' risible nonsense  China Daily - Global Edition
  5. China Slams Taiwan’s Lai for Speech Mentioning Independence  Mint
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In his sole full day at the NATO summit, Trump faces an alliance further shaped to his liking – AP News

  1. In his sole full day at the NATO summit, Trump faces an alliance further shaped to his liking  AP News
  2. Live updates: Israel-Iran conflict, Trump on ceasefire announcement, NATO summit  CNN
  3. ‘The Trump summit’: Rubio credits president for pushing NATO allies to increase spending  Politico
  4. NATO Leader’s Aim? Give Trump What He Wants: A Win on Military Spending.  The New York Times
  5. Trump to speak at NATO Summit amid warming relations with alliance's leaders  Fox News
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Mediator: Ceasefire-hostage deal between Israel and Hamas possible ‘within days’ – The Times of Israel

  1. Mediator: Ceasefire-hostage deal between Israel and Hamas possible ‘within days’  The Times of Israel
  2. Qatar, US tout ‘momentum’ in Gaza truce-hostage talks as result of Iran ceasefire  The Times of Israel
  3. 'With back against the wall': Israel awaits Hamas response to hostage framework  www.israelhayom.com
  4. Trump says 'great progress' made on Gaza ceasefire talks  DW
  5. I24NEWS Exclusive: Egypt Asked Israel To Send Delegation To Discuss Hostage deal  i24NEWS
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Iran hangs three men for spying for Israel – Reuters

  1. Iran hangs three men for spying for Israel  Reuters
  2. Execution of 3 accused of spying and mass detentions fuel crackdown fears in Iran  NBC News
  3. Iran says 700 arrested for wartime ties with Israel; 3 alleged Mossad agents hanged  The Times of Israel
  4. Iran hangs three suspected Israeli spies  The Telegraph
  5. Inside Iran's Spy Crisis: Who Helped Israel's Attacks as 700 Arrested?  Newsweek
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How Trump pivoted from bombing Iran to announcing a ceasefire – The Washington Post

  1. How Trump pivoted from bombing Iran to announcing a ceasefire  The Washington Post
  2. President Trump’s Iran strategy is bearing fruit  Dallas News
  3. The Problem With Trump’s Cease-Fire  The Atlantic
  4. Trump is seeking a quick US exit from Israel-Iran conflict. Will it work?  Al Jazeera
  5. Trump is trying to script the perfect ending to war in Iran. Will the rest of the world go along?  AP News
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Israel-Iran live news: Trump insists nuclear sites ‘destroyed’ after intelligence suggests program could restart in months

Report says program likely set back only a few months; Iran and Israel both say they will honour truce if other side does after US president expresses frustration at violations

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has weighed in on Donald Trump cursing after becoming frustrated that Iran and Israel violated a ceasefire brokered by the US president.

Trump attacked both nations for breaching the agreement in the early stages, saying on live television “they don’t know what the fuck they are doing”.

We heard some blunt speak from the president, and I think that just reflects the fact that the stakes are high in the Middle East.

I think those who haven’t used that word privately can cast the first stone.

Now it’s for us to sit down with the Iranians and get to a comprehensive peace agreement, and I am very confident that we are going to achieve that.

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Zohran Mamdani leads New York City mayoral primary as Cuomo concedes: ‘He won’

‘Tonight is his night,’ says ex-governor as progressive state representative is top in first round of counting

Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old democratic socialist who would become New York’s first Muslim mayor if elected, led the city’s Democratic primary on Tuesday night, although it could be days before the final result is known.

After 90% of votes were counted in the primary’s first round, Mamdani, a state representative, had 43.5% of the vote. Andrew Cuomo, the former New York governor who had been a heavy favorite until recent weeks, was at 36.3%, and appeared to concede on Tuesday night. Speaking at a campaign rally Cuomo said Mamdani had run a “really smart campaign”.

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Doge employee ‘Big Balls’ has resigned, says White House official

One of Doge’s best-known workers Edward Coristine, 19, quits a month after his former boss Elon Musk’s departure

One of the US so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) service’s best-known employees, 19-year-old Edward Coristine, has resigned from the US government, a White House official said on Tuesday, a month after the acrimonious departure of his former boss Elon Musk.

The White House official gave no further details on the move and Coristine did not immediately return an email seeking comment.

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Judge blocks Trump from withholding EV charger funds awarded to 14 states

Trump officials had ordered states not to spend $5bn given by Biden under national EV infrastructure scheme

A US district judge has blocked the Trump administration from withholding funds previously awarded to 14 states for electric vehicle charger infrastructure.

Seattle-based judge Tana Lin, who was appointed to the bench by Joe Biden in 2021, granted a partial injunction to the states that filed suit against Trump’s Department of Transportation.

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Hull teenager becomes second Briton ever to join professional sumo stable

Nicholas Tarasenko, 15, gets rare chance to break into professional sumo ranks after winning amateur tournaments and learning Japanese

A teenager from Hull has arrived in Japan to pursue his dream of becoming a grand champion sumo wrestler, as only the second Briton to win a place at one of the ancient sport’s professional stables.

Nicholas Tarasenko, 15, left Yorkshire for Japan straight after finishing his GCSEs, to become the first British hopeful to join a stable since Nathan Strange – a Londoner who fought under the ring name Hidenokuni – in 1989.

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Fears of unrest as Kenyans mark first anniversary of storming of parliament

Rights activists plan to march countrywide in honour of those killed during anti-government protests

Kenyans plan to march countrywide on Wednesday, the first anniversary of the historic storming of parliament by protesters, to honour those killed during last year’s anti-government protests, but there are fears that the march could escalate into unrest.

Rights activists, family members of killed and missing protesters, and young Kenyans, who were the main drivers of last year’s protests, have mobilised online and offline, with opposition leaders terming the day a “people’s public holiday” and the government warning against attempts to disrupt public order.

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