‘Hero, legend, sweetheart’: Tributes to Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill, who has died aged 78
Friends, politicians and fellow film stars remember Neill following his "sudden and unexpected" death.
South Korean court sentences ousted President Yoon to 2 years over manipulated opinion polls – AP News
- South Korean court sentences ousted President Yoon to 2 years over manipulated opinion polls AP News
- S.Korea court sentences ex-president to 2 years in jail in political funding case, media says Reuters
- South Korea top court upholds Yoon's 7-year sentence dw.com
- Former President Yoon Suk Yeol Sentenced to Seven Years for Arrest Obstruction 조선일보
- Yoon sentenced, wife acquitted in free polls case MSN
The SpaceX IPO made history. One month on has it lost momentum?
A month on from the firm's stock market debut, the reality of how SpaceX currently makes money has seemed to come into clearer focus.
German court convicts Iraqi couple of enslaving Yazidi girls
The pair, named only as Twana H.S. and Asia R. A., left Germany for Iraq in 2015 and became members of the Islamic State group.
ASEAN outreach may give Myanmar leaders legitimacy without results – Reuters
- ASEAN outreach may give Myanmar leaders legitimacy without results Reuters
- ASEAN Foreign Ministers Hold ‘Icebreaker’ Meeting With Myanmar Counterpart The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific
- Myanmar says Suu Kyi is healthy as ASEAN seeks access Thai PBS World
- Bangkok seeks to spearhead ASEAN re-engagement with Myanmar East Asia Forum
- ASEAN Envoy Meets Myanmar Opposition Groups in Thailand U.S. News & World Report
Inside the Mossad Plot to Install Israel’s Arch-enemy Ahamadinijad as Iran’s Leader – Haaretz
- Inside the Mossad Plot to Install Israel's Arch-enemy Ahamadinijad as Iran's Leader Haaretz
- Inside Israel’s Secret Operation to Install Ahmadinejad, Iran’s Former President, as Leader The New York Times
- Israel courted Iran’s former hardline president for post-regime role, reports claim The Guardian
- Report: Ahmadinejad met Mossad chief under Israeli plan to install him as Iran leader The Times of Israel
- Former Iranian president Ahmadinejad under arrest by IRGC for work with Mossad The Jerusalem Post
EU sanctions Russian cyber spies for years-long hacking – politico.eu
- EU sanctions Russian cyber spies for years-long hacking politico.eu
- EU and Britain target Russian intelligence officers over a major cyberspying campaign AP News
- Russian Cyberattacks Stretching Back 15 Years Prompt European Sanctions WSJ
- France set to summon Russian ambassador to Paris over alleged cyberattack campaign Reuters
- EU sanctions nine people over alleged Russian cyber-spying campaign Al Jazeera
Men disguised as police kill Ecuadorean drug lord’s brother
The victim, David Macías, was the brother of drug lord 'El Fito', who is awaiting trial in the US.
People flee Bangkok bar as huge flames shoot out from doorway
At least 28 people have died and 25 are critically injured after a fire tore through a bar in a popular Bangkok district.
Senator Lindsey Graham died of aortic tear, examiner says
Graham, a close Republican ally of Donald Trump, died at the age of 71 on Saturday evening.
EU wants 13+ age restriction for social media – politico.eu
- EU wants 13+ age restriction for social media politico.eu
- Children's social media curbs planned across EU, von der Leyen says Reuters
- Europe Takes Step Toward Possible Social Media Ban for Children The New York Times
- EU Proposal to Curb Minors’ Access to Social Media Coming Later This Year WSJ
- Von der Leyen convinced by case for age restrictions on social media Euronews
Ted Lasso actor Fernandez makes professional debut
Ted Lasso actor Cristo Fernandez makes his professional football debut for American second-tier side El Paso Locomotive.
Putin’s Humiliating Crisis Intensifies in Deadly Drone Strike on Moscow – The Daily Beast
- Putin’s Humiliating Crisis Intensifies in Deadly Drone Strike on Moscow The Daily Beast
- Moscow mayor says 340 Ukrainian drones sent towards the capital, most downed Reuters
- Ukraine’s drone swarms test Moscow air defences Financial Times
- Ukrainian drone strikes kill at least 3, wound 5 in Moscow region France 24
- Moscow Faces Second Day of Mass Ukrainian Drone Attacks Bloomberg.com
Wildfire of “exceptional scale” burning near Paris – CBS News
- Wildfire of "exceptional scale" burning near Paris CBS News
- Firefighting planes scrambled from south of France to tackle huge wildfire near Paris The Guardian
- Firefighters deployed across Paris region forest to fight exceptional fire Yahoo
- Wildfire rages near Paris as heatwave scorches Europe Reuters
- Fire in Fontainebleau forest near Paris triggers evacuations; 10 still missing in Spanish wildfire ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
Ukraine Strikes Russian Oil Depot Again as Drone Attacks Reach Moscow, Killing 3 – Kyiv Post
- Ukraine Strikes Russian Oil Depot Again as Drone Attacks Reach Moscow, Killing 3 Kyiv Post
- RPT Russia halts Don-Azov channel shipping, affecting grain trade, after Ukraine attacks Reuters
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 11, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Russia’s Afipsky Refinery On Fire as Kyiv, Moscow Trade Attacks Bloomberg.com
- Ukrainian drones batter Russian oil facilities and set more oil tankers ablaze AP News
Moscow Faces Second Day of Mass Ukrainian Drone Attacks – Bloomberg.com
- Moscow Faces Second Day of Mass Ukrainian Drone Attacks Bloomberg.com
- Ukraine’s drone swarms test Moscow air defences Financial Times
- Putin’s Humiliating Crisis Intensifies in Deadly Drone Strike on Moscow The Daily Beast
- 4 Killed in Ukrainian Drone Attacks Across Russia The Moscow Times
- Three dead in drone attacks on Moscow The Telegraph
Heavy rains and flash floods in Bangladesh leave 51 dead
Thousands have lost their homes as flash floods and landslides have hit large parts of the country.
More than 16,000 refugees unable to reunite with families in UK, says Refugee Council
Suspension of family reunion route has left many stuck in conflict zones or using people smugglers to reach safety
More than 16,000 refugees have been unable to reunite with families in the UK, leaving them either stuck in conflict zones or resorting to using people-smugglers to reach safety, according to the Refugee Council.
The government suspended the refugee family reunion route last September. It allowed a person granted refugee status to apply to bring immediate family members such as a spouse and their children under 18 to reunite with them in the UK. The indication was that the suspension would last until the spring of this year.
Continue reading...Sheikh Hamad: The Arab leader who broke Israel’s siege on Gaza – Al Jazeera
- Sheikh Hamad: The Arab leader who broke Israel’s siege on Gaza Al Jazeera
- Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa, Ruler Who Transformed Qatar, Dies at 74 The New York Times
- How Sheikh Hamad revolutionised Arab media through Al Jazeera Al Jazeera
- Former Qatar ruler Sheikh Hamad, a moderniser who seized power, has died Reuters
- Former Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani dies aged 74 BBC
Monday briefing: You ask the questions – is Britain ungovernable?
In today’s newsletter: Andy Beckett takes your questions – and mine – about where UK politics is at and where it’s headed, from leadership churn and policy choices to electoral reform and more
Good morning. This week, we anticipate the arrival of Britain’s seventh prime minister in the space of a decade. Barring a sequence of events too freakish to contemplate this early in the day, Andy Burnham will be declared Labour leader on Friday and invited to form a new government thereafter.
Sceptical as I am about doomy predictions on Britain’s chronic ungovernability, I wanted to speak to somebody who could offer some deeper context. Step forward Guardian columnist Andy Beckett, who also writes vivid modern histories about the country’s defining political ideas, and step forward you – First Edition readers – who responded when I asked what contemporary liabilities we should be talking about.
Middle East | The US military has launched a new wave of attacks against Iran amid the escalating standoff over the strait of Hormuz, with Tehran saying the latest strikes had “rendered futile” all the diplomatic efforts of the past few months.
UK news | Senior police figures and politicians have warned against speculation during the murder investigation into Ann Widdecombe’s death, after detectives said there was “nothing to suggest” political motivation.
US politics | Senator Lindsey Graham, a key Trump ally in Washington, died this weekend after a short illness, his office announced.
Far right | Elon Musk’s family foundation took Tommy Robinson to Russia, according to the billionaire X owner’s father. Lib Dem leader Ed Davey said on Sunday the news was a sign Britain “must do more to defend its democracy”.
UK politics | Reform UK would have held just 15% of the donations it received last year if a proposed £100,000 cap on political donations had been in force, according to analysis shared with the Guardian.
Monday | Green MP Hannah Spencer presents her Maximum Workplace Temperature Bill to the Commons, which would establish an independent body to recommend safe working temperatures.
Tuesday | MPs debate capping political donations as they seek to strengthen a new law on party funding.
Wednesday | Sir Keir Starmer will face his final PMQs.
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