‘Beautiful and terrible’ – the world’s thoughts on the US at 250
From Brazil to India to Egypt, the BBC asked people across the world what they think of America today.
A super typhoon could hit Guam, US Northern Mariana Islands – The Weather Channel
- A super typhoon could hit Guam, US Northern Mariana Islands The Weather Channel
- Possible super typhoon threatens US Pacific territories still recovering from last storm WRAL
- Typhoon-battered U.S. Northern Mariana Islands brace for a potential super typhoon Yale Climate Connections
- Maps: Tracking Typhoon Bavi The New York Times
- Tropical Storm Bavi Crosses the Pacific Ocean Toward Guam Yahoo
EU border rules causing travel chaos ahead of summer peak, industry warns – Al Jazeera
- EU border rules causing travel chaos ahead of summer peak, industry warns Al Jazeera
- Europe’s airport queues are extremely long—and getting longer The Economist
- EU border delays 'not bearable' over summer, warns airport boss BBC
- Europe’s aviation sector warns EES has reached a 'critical point' Euronews
- What are the new EU border checks and how will they affect your summer holiday? The Guardian
Canadian boy, 11, dies of rabies after waking to bat on his face
Rabies infections are rare in Canada. There have been 28 human deaths due to rabies in the country since 1924.
Canadian boy, 11, dies of rabies after waking to bat on his face
Rabies infections are rare in Canada. There have been 28 human deaths due to rabies in the country since 1924.
Body of missing Virginia teacher Ian Treger found over a month after vanishing during hiking trip to Peru – New York Post
- Body of missing Virginia teacher Ian Treger found over a month after vanishing during hiking trip to Peru New York Post
- Peru: Cusco Police and U.S. Embassy seek to geolocate missing tourist Agencia Peruana de Noticias | ANDINA
- Mother Describes Search Efforts thenews-gazette.com
- Missing Virginia teacher found dead after Peru hike MSN
- New area of focus identified in search for missing W&L alumnus Ian Treger WDBJ7
‘Obviously disturbing’ if Christian Brothers’ $1 property sales deprive abuse survivors of pay, government tells court
Concerns Catholic order’s historical transfers of millions in assets were potentially inappropriate, NSW supreme court hears
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Lawyers for the federal government say they are concerned at the “disturbing” potential that the Christian Brothers Catholic order may have inappropriately transferred property to another entity years before claiming it was broke and couldn’t afford to pay abuse survivors’ civil claims.
The New South Wales supreme court on Thursday ordered a moratorium on all abuse claims against the Christian Brothers, a Catholic order that played a significant role in the church’s child sexual abuse scandal.
Continue reading...Europe wants to rebalance trade with Beijing, but can’t quit Chinese air conditioners – CNBC
- Europe wants to rebalance trade with Beijing, but can't quit Chinese air conditioners CNBC
- Europe Learns It’s Hard to Start a Trade War With China During a Heat Wave WSJ
- EU trade chief wants results on trade talks with China by October Reuters
- EU confronts ‘China shock’ ahead of pivotal Brussels trade talks South China Morning Post
- EU Flinches in China Trade Reset, Fearing Painful Retaliation Bloomberg.com
At least 21 dead as Russia launches massive drone and missile attack on Kyiv
More than 70 missiles fired at Ukraine capital as Russia faces fuel shortages after strikes against its oil refineries
At least 21 people were killed and dozens injured overnight in Kyiv, local authorities said, in what the city’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, called the worst Russian attack on the capital during more than four years of air assault on Ukraine.
Russia used nearly 500 drones and more than 70 missiles in the hours-long attack on Kyiv and other parts of the country in the early hours of Thursday. Loud explosions shook the capital for several hours as waves of drones as well as cruise and ballistic missiles came towards it and Ukraine’s air defence attempted to shoot them down.
Continue reading...Kyiv attacked after Ukraine’s Zelenskyy warns of ‘massive Russian strike’
At least two dead and 11 injured as Ukraine's forces defend against ballistic missiles, drones targeting capital city.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 1, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 1, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Russia seizes 84 sq km in June, but rate of advance slows – DeepState Українська правда
- The Russia-Ukraine War Report Card, July 1, 2026 Russia Matters
- DeepState reported a breakthrough on the front lines: what's happening now UA.NEWS
- The pace of Russian troops' advance has dropped 16-fold over the year - ISW Українські Національні Новини (УНН)
Ocean temperatures hit record highs as El Niño looms
The world’s oceans are under heat stress, with average sea surface temperatures hitting 21°C.
The US deported them to Venezuela – hours later earthquakes struck
They landed on Flight 164 just before the twin quakes. Family members are desperately searching for them.
Did this AI anti-drug video make drugs look appealing?
Hong Kong’s Correctional Services Department removed an AI-generated K-pop video, after facing backlash that it made substances look too appealing.
Did this AI anti-drug video make drugs look appealing?
Hong Kong’s Correctional Services Department removed an AI-generated K-pop video, after facing backlash that it made substances look too appealing.
‘A war zone’: Venezuela aid workers fear health crisis after earthquakes
Aid workers fear disease outbreaks in temporary shelters amid overcrowding, lack of access to clean water, sanitation.
China’s ethnic unity law denounced as ‘forced assimilation’ by rights groups
Law comes into effect that critics fear will further erode rights of Uyghurs and Tibetans, as well as allow Beijing to pursue dissidents abroad
A new ethnic unity law has come into effect in China despite warnings from Taiwan, the United Nations and rights groups that it could threaten freedoms, especially for minorities.
The Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress aims to forge a “shared” national identity among ethnic groups, for example by strengthening the status of Mandarin as the official language. But overseas campaigners have argued it will further degrade the rights of ethnic minorities, such as Uyghurs and Tibetans, that Beijing is accused of persecuting.
Continue reading...Big Polymarket bets have been placed on Putin’s downfall – NBC News
Melbourne stabbing: teenagers arrested after boy left outside Craigieburn hospital dies
Fifteen-year-old unable to be saved after being left outside Craigieburn Community hospital
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Two teenagers have been arrested after a 15-year-old boy was left for dead with suspected stab wounds outside a hospital in Melbourne.
The boy was found critically injured outside Craigieburn Community hospital on Lygon Drive, in Melbourne’s north, about 7.50pm on Wednesday.
Continue reading...Aunt of Venezuelan boy pulled from rubble tells BBC she will give him ‘mother’s warmth’
Kleiber Moran, 2, was rescued on Wednesday, six days after last week's deadly earthquakes.