Middle East
US wants Iran to pledge to stop shooting at ships in Strait of Hormuz. Vice-President JD Vance is among US officials expected to take part in negotiations resuming on Saturday in Oman. CBS News reports the talks will continue, with the US delegation including Vance and Jared Kushner. BBC · Middle East Eye
Syria, Iraq and US plan to unveil a Mediterranean pipeline deal to bypass the Strait of Hormuz. Middle East Eye reports the Trump administration is moving to resurrect a five-decade-old pipeline route to a Syrian Mediterranean port. Middle East Eye
Mojtaba Khamenei vows revenge after father’s funeral. Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has pledged to avenge the death of his father, Ali Khamenei, in his first public message since the late leader’s funeral. Middle East Eye
Inside a theater sheltering families in Lebanon. NYT reporter Christina Goldbaum visits the Lebanese National Theater in Beirut to meet displaced families who have been sheltering there during the war. New York Times
Europe
Wildfires that killed at least 12 in southern Spain begin to ease. A wildfire that has killed at least 12 people showed signs of easing on Saturday, allowing firefighters to attack the flames directly for the first time, officials said. Survivors describe escaping the blaze that took friends’ lives. France 24 · BBC
Ukraine presses allies for resupply as Russia launches ballistic missiles. Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles and drones on Saturday, killing two and wounding 19 others, officials said, as Kyiv awaits air-defence munitions amid a shortage. SCMP
Europe’s youth unemployment is soaring. Breaking into the workforce looks very different depending on where you live in Europe, with some countries showing far smoother transitions from education to work than others. ZeroHedge
Asia-Pacific
Hundreds of thousands evacuated as Typhoon Bavi barrels towards China. Super Typhoon Bavi has been downgraded but remains dangerous, meteorologists say. Al Jazeera
Speedboat accident in southern Vietnam kills 15 Indian tourists. The Indian embassy says it has set up control rooms to respond to victims’ families. Al Jazeera
Chinese team’s wearable dopamine patch could track depression and Parkinson’s. Scientists in northeast China say they have developed a “rapid and ultrasensitive” wearable dopamine sensor to monitor the critical neurotransmitter. SCMP
Africa
US citizen tests positive for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The American works for the humanitarian organization Samaritan’s Purse, American and African health officials said. New York Times
Zimbabweans return home amid xenophobic violence in South Africa. Al Jazeera
Kenya court to rule on Rastafarians’ cannabis petition. On July 15, Kenya’s High Court is set to deliver a landmark ruling on a long-running push by Rastafarians — whose faith is officially recognised in Kenya — to legalise cannabis. France 24
Americas
Sheinbaum takes on cartels, Trump and the legacy of 1968. Claudia Sheinbaum is trying to govern Mexico on her own terms while dealing with Trump, the cartels and AMLO’s shadow. Al Jazeera
Multiple New York Times reporters issued subpoenas over Air Force One reporting. The Trump administration issued subpoenas to several journalists after their report on security concerns involving the new Air Force One. CNBC
Rebecca Nagle on the boomerang of empire. “What we’re seeing in this moment is those arms of our government that we thought could be authoritarian towards some people coming back home and coming back to impact everybody.” The Intercept
United Kingdom
TV presenter Dermot Murnaghan dies after being ill with prostate cancer. Murnaghan “died peacefully” at his home in north London on Saturday morning, his family said. Guardian
Levi Bellfield to have DNA test in connection with Lin and Megan Russell murders. The CCRC will test the serial killer as part of an inquiry into whether Michael Stone was wrongly convicted of the 1996 murders. Guardian
Ann Widdecombe murder investigation: man arrested released. Officers are carrying out “numerous inquiries,” but a 26-year-old arrested on Friday is no longer part of the investigation into the former MP’s murder. Guardian
Business & Markets
Big tech’s carbon emissions rise to a third of those of France. Microsoft, Amazon and Google’s collective emissions have climbed sharply amid a datacentre construction boom, even as the firms say they still aim for net zero. Guardian
CoreWeave stock sank 11% after Meta unveiled a cloud business plan. Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta entering the cloud market rattled CoreWeave shares, though analysts argue it doesn’t spell doom for the neocloud sector. Motley Fool
The US stock market is becoming “too big to fail.” MarketWatch argues protracted bear markets may be a thing of the past. MarketWatch
A senior Citi executive on why the ultrawealthy want to diversify away from America. They’re not leaving the US entirely, Citigroup’s Darlene Patterson told Fortune — “They’re just looking for more lifestyle enhancement, optionality.” Fortune
The world’s first trillionaire and the company he won’t let go. Bloomberg reports Elon Musk made history last month. Bloomberg
Phoebe Gates wants her $185 million AI startup Phia to succeed on its own. The daughter of Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates says she’s building without her parents’ help — “no ties to my privilege or my last name.” Fortune
Noncollege-educated men are increasingly living at home and leaving the labor market. Rising rents are pushing a decline in marriages, Fortune reports. “Very real economic forces” are “limiting the options for non-college-educated men,” said Gabrielle Penrose of the American Institute for Boys and Men. Fortune
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