WorldDonald Trump’s Middle East envoy Jared Kushner has left Israel without a breakthrough after lengthy talks intended to revive the US president’s stalled Gaza peace plan. Israel and Hamas remain at odds on key issues, with former Homeland Security official Thomas Warrick offering his assessment.
ScienceNASA astronaut Anil Menon and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot have left the International Space Station for a spacewalk to replace an antenna.
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PoliticsNathanial Rai was swept off his feet on the California coast and rescued by 16-year-old lifeguard Ryder Williams before sitting with Donald Trump in the Oval Office. Trump called Williams a real hero, then joked that he probably would not have done the same and that Rai was lucky he was not on duty that day.
World6:17Donald Trump says the United States does not want to extend the interim agreement with Iran, which expired on Monday and was intended to lead to a final deal. The memorandum of understanding has effectively collapsed, with former US ambassador Henry Ensher providing further comment.
TechOpening arguments are about to begin in a landmark California case that could reshape social media. Meta is facing a federal trial after 29 states accused it of harming children. Filed three years ago, the lawsuit seeks more than $1 trillion in damages. Psychiatrist Dr Brett McDermott offers his analysis.
Economy1:35:06Stocks declined as long-term bond yields climbed to multidecade highs and oil prices continued rising, sapping demand for riskier assets. Higher global borrowing costs, persistent inflation and little hope of an imminent breakthrough in the US-Iran war are reinforcing expectations that central banks will have to tighten policy.
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WorldUganda’s parliament has authorised the government to send troops to Gaza as part of the International Stabilization Force. Ugandan troops have reportedly already left for the region, while former State Minister Asuman Kiyingi gives his view.
SocietyAuthorities say a high school student carrying two pistols shot and killed a fellow student on a campus in the southern Philippines before taking his own life. The attack was livestreamed.
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HealthWHO spokesperson Tarik Jašarević says it is still unclear where Ebola is circulating. Infected people remain outside treatment centres, transmission chains are going undetected and patients who seek care late have far lower chances of survival. Conflict, population movement and humanitarian pressures complicate surveillance, while community trust and cooperation are also essential.
SocietyThe murder trial of Boston-area mother Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of killing her three children, has reached its 15th day in Massachusetts.
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CultureA succession of heatwaves in France this year has badly affected plants and garden maintenance, including at Claude Monet’s former home and gardens in Giverny, Normandy. Several of the site’s best-known attractions have been damaged by the heat.
WorldU.S. President Donald Trump has ruled out extending the expired truce with Iran, leaving the simmering conflict and the contest for control of the Strait of Hormuz unresolved. Brent crude rose to a more-than-three-week high as hopes for a quick reopening faded, while bond markets fell after 30-year Treasury yields reached levels not seen since 2007 amid concerns about government finances and high energy costs.
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SocietySocial media giant Meta is set to defend itself in a landmark trial over accusations that it knowingly and deliberately designed features to make children under 13 addicted to its platforms.
PoliticsDemocratic strategist James Carville says he is unconcerned about socialists taking over the Democratic Party. On Jesse Watters Primetime, he also discusses Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez distancing herself from earlier “woke” rhetoric.
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World6:03The Palestinian village of Qusra in the occupied West Bank remains under siege by extremist Israeli settlers, who are trying to drive families from their land by restricting access to essentials including food and water. A Palestinian-American who owns a home there has returned from Ohio and says he fears for his safety amid reports that the Israeli army is ignoring settler violence.
WorldGermany has conducted its first raids under a new law targeting smugglers who use the country as a base for small-boat crossings to the English Channel. A joint UK-French-German operation in North Rhine-Westphalia this spring seized more than 9,000 life jackets, dozens of dinghies and engines, and 360 pumps. The equipment is being held at a secret site in western Germany.
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SocietyTens of thousands gathered in London’s Trafalgar Square to pay tribute to late University of Cambridge professor Jason Arday. Stand Up to Racism, which organised the vigil, estimated that 30,000 people heard speeches on his life and legacy from academics, MPs, friends and campaigners before observing a minute’s silence.
Society1:37Wildlife experts in Kenya are challenging the theory that cyanide poisoning from pesticides used on nearby farmland caused the mysterious deaths of 20 elephants.
SocietySouth Africa hosted leaders of the Southern African regional bloc amid xenophobic violence and anti-migrant protests. The continent’s wealthiest country has long drawn migrants, but unemployment exceeds 30% and inequality is deeply entrenched. Pretoria has called for a continent-wide conference on migration.
WorldMohammed Ghmeira, a former White Helmets volunteer, died after an alleged beating while in police custody in Latakia, despite officers being warned that he had haemophilia. The case has prompted protests, while a Syrian rights group cites 19 testimonies alleging deaths in custody and abuse, including electric shocks.
WorldA shooting at a high school in the southern Philippines killed two students, one of them the gunman. It was the country’s second such attack in less than two months.
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SocietyDonald Trump met 16-year-old lifeguard Ryder Williams and 10-year-old Nathaniel Rai, praising how calmly they handled a dramatic ocean rescue off Santa Cruz in July.
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ScienceSophie Adenot is due to become the first French woman to complete a spacewalk on Tuesday, carrying out repairs outside the International Space Station. The physically demanding task is expected to last around 6 hours and 30 minutes.
World1:20Somali national forces repelled an assault on the key city of Baidoa by troops loyal to an ousted regional leader and Islamist insurgents. The government said the attackers used vehicles laden with explosives and that nearly 30 militants were killed in the response.