Iran & the Middle East
Trump says ceasefire is ‘over’ after US and Iran trade strikes. Speaking ahead of a NATO summit, the president said US negotiators can keep talking with the Iranians “if they want.” (BBC)
Trump casts doubt on future of the cease-fire after latest strikes. “I think it’s over,” Trump said of the preliminary truce. Iran’s armed forces earlier said they had targeted US military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait in response to the latest US attacks. (New York Times)
Trump declares ceasefire with Iran over during angry broadside at NATO summit. (Guardian)
Iraqis turn out in droves to mourn Khamenei. In Najaf and Karbala, home to two of Shiite Islam’s holiest sites, hundreds of thousands attended commemorations for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who extended Iran’s influence in Iraq. (New York Times)
Iran’s holy city of Mashhad prepares for Khamenei’s burial. (New York Times)
The symbols we saw at Khamenei’s funeral. Times Middle East correspondent Abdi Latif Dahir explains the messages behind recurring symbols at the dayslong funeral. (New York Times)
NATO Summit & Europe
Trump lashes out at Europe at NATO summit. The president assailed allies for not joining the war in Iran, called Spain “hopeless” and repeated his desire to control Greenland, casting a pall over a meeting critical for NATO’s future. (New York Times)
Denmark says it will defend ‘every inch’ of NATO as Trump eyes Greenland again. After Trump once more said the island should be under US control, Danish PM Mette Frederiksen told reporters, “We will defend the kingdom of Denmark.” (New York Times)
Trump makes fresh Greenland demand and threatens trade with Spain at NATO meeting. (Guardian)
A look back at Trump’s broadsides against NATO allies. The president has rarely missed an opportunity to castigate the Western military alliance, whose leaders he is meeting this week, as weak and ineffective. (New York Times)
Tensions escalate between Russia and NATO’s European members. Moscow has directed extra hostility toward countries that have strongly supported Ukraine, and praise at President Trump. (New York Times)
Zelensky is to meet with Trump after a brutal week of Russian attacks on Ukraine. (New York Times)
UK & Europe
Ruth Ellis, last woman to be hanged in the UK, granted conditional posthumous pardon. (Guardian)
More Reform UK transactions worth millions reported to the National Crime Agency. (Guardian)
Virgin Media fined record £28m for stopping customers cancelling contracts. (Guardian)
German car industry warns of job collapse unless ‘bold decisions’ are made to address the Chinese threat. (Guardian)
Race discrimination case over a child’s swim puts the ‘Dutch paradox’ in focus. (Guardian)
Climate & Health
UK waters hit with extreme heatwave as global sea temperatures reach record levels. (Guardian)
Unions in Europe press for new worker protections to counter heat stress. (Guardian)
US Food and Drug Administration rejects petition to set PFAS limits in food. (Guardian)
Americas & Sport
Cubans protest after third nationwide power cut this year. While Cuban officials said power had been mostly restored, those still left in the dark vented their anger. (BBC)
IOC lifts Russia’s suspension, paving the way for Russian athletes to compete in the 2028 Games. (NPR)
‘A crushing defeat’: Egypt lose to Argentina as Africa’s World Cup dream fades. (France 24)
Markets & Finance
Oil prices jump after Trump says deal with Iran is ‘over.’ Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz sparked a new cycle of retaliation that could throttle the flow of energy from the region. (New York Times)
US trade deficit surged to a 14-month high as AI spending drove record imports. The goods and services gap hit $77.6 billion as capital goods imports reached a record and exports fell 3.2%. (Quartz)
Americans’ inflation expectations climbed to their highest level in three years. The one-year outlook climbed to 3.7%, its highest since 2023, while the three-year measure hit its highest point since June 2022. (Quartz)
OpenAI gets government approval to broadly launch its most advanced AI models. The Trump administration approved a wide release of GPT-5.6 following additional testing by the Commerce Department’s AI standards body. (Quartz)
Chinese profit-taking triggers record gold ETF outflows amid shift to equities. Chinese investors pulled a record US$2.91 billion out of domestic gold ETFs in June, taking profits as a stock-market surge and a strong yuan dimmed the appeal of the safe-haven metal, per the World Gold Council. (SCMP)
Weekly mortgage demand drops as rates remain stuck in a narrow range. Mortgage rates barely moved last week and haven’t moved much in more than a month, resulting in lackluster demand. (CNBC)
Pricey credit markets fuel the rise of funds that can buy anything. Bond investors are increasingly betting on flexible funds that can buy whatever they like as lofty credit-market valuations leave little margin for error. (Bloomberg)
BNB Chain builds a new Layer 1 for agentic trading, targeting a 2027 mainnet. BNB Chain is building a new Layer 1 with sub-50ms preconfirmation and no public mempool, targeting testnet by end-2026. (The Block)
Changes underway in Singapore’s smaller opposition parties as leaders quit. A year after the general election, leadership resignations in two small opposition parties signal a period of post-poll recalibration; the Progress Singapore Party was dealt an “existential blow” following two central-committee resignations. (SCMP)
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