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Russia has escalated its aerial bombardments even as it attends peace talks with Ukraine

Air defences stretched thin

Russia ramps up drone strikes on Ukraine in June: AFP analysis

Hong Kong marked the 28th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule, although critics decried the use of a

1997 governance model

Hong Kong rights record under fire as it marks China handover anniversary

Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra took power less than a year ago

Risking suspension

Thailand's PM suspended by Constitutional Court

Morning Roundup

Orange heat alert for Luxembourg, police start wearing bodycams, and France bans smoking in public places

Islamist protesters clash with Turkish anti riot police officers as they gather to protest Leman cartoon magazine in Istanbul on June 30, 2025

Rubber bullets, tear gas

Clashes in Istanbul over alleged 'Prophet Mohammed' cartoon

Jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan still holds great sway among Kurds across the region

Hoping for new age

PKK disarmament process to begin early July: report

Rescuers saved 39 people from drowning

Eight-year sentence

France court jails migrant smugglers over 2022 Channel deaths

State media images show North Korean leader Kim Jong Un honouring the flag-draped coffins of soldiers killed helping Russia fight Ukraine

Flag-draped coffins

North Korea's Kim shown honouring troops killed in Russia-Ukraine war

A Palestinian man walks beside the rubble of a house hit by overnight Israeli strikes in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday

Fresh calls for ceasefire, as killing continues

Gaza rescuers say Israeli forces kill over 50 as ceasefire calls mount

A woman walks past a billboard in Tel Aviv that promotes peace with leaders of the region including in Syria

Eyeing return to global economy

Trump dismantles Syria sanctions program as Israel ties eyed

During its six month turn as EU president, Denmark wants to push ahead with EU plans presented in March to increase EU defence capabilities

Defence, illegal migration

European security tops Denmark's EU presidency priorities

Mexican police on patrol in Sinaloa state, which has been shaken by cartel infighting

Sinaloa factions fighting

Twenty bodies, some headless, found in Mexican cartel bastion

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez and UN chief Antonio Guterres join other world leaders in Seville

Sector in crisis

UN chief urges aid surge in world of 'climate chaos, conflicts'

More than 230,000 Afghans left Iran in June, most of them deported, as returns surge ahead of a deadline set by Tehran, the United Nations migration agency said

Most were deported

Over 230,000 Afghans left Iran in June ahead of return deadline: IOM

Iranian authorities are seeking to make up for their own failings in the conflict, activists say

Campaign of fear to 'save face'

Iran unleashes 'wave of repression' after Israel war: activists

China said that two of its aircraft carrier groups had returned from carrying out combat drills in the western Pacific Ocean

Honing its military capacity

China says aircraft carriers conduct combat training in Pacific

Iran ordered Afghans without the right to remain to leave by July 6, triggering a mass exodus

'Few prospects'

'We have nothing': Afghans driven out of Iran return to uncertain future

A 12-person panel has been locked away to decide whether Erin Patterson is guilty or not

Steadfastly denied all charges

Jury retires to decide verdict in Australia's mushroom murder trial

France introduces new public smoking bans in parks and on beaches

'Tobacco-free generation'

France imposes smoking ban on beaches, parks

Morning Roundup

Frieden open to negotiations after union protest, Europe heatwave, and Luxembourg's Chris Rodesch plays at Wimbledon

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will turn 90 on July 6

Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader

Dalai Lama prays at landmark 90th birthday launch

Jeannette Jara, a member of Chile's communist party, won 60 percent of the vote

Ahead of November presidential election

Chile's left nominates Communist Party's Jara to be presidential candidate

Protesters light up mobile phones as they demonstrate in front of the prosecutors offices calling for the release of their peers who were detained in protests the previous night

Triggered by collapse of train station roof in November

Thousands block roads in another night of Serbian protests

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro is greeted by supporters at a rally in Sao Paulo

Calling on allies

Backers of Brazil's Bolsonaro hold mass protest in Sao Paulo

Togo's Gendarmerie has so far only reported two deaths, from drowning

In Togolese capital

Togo groups say recent protests left 7 dead

Northern Gaza has been devastated by strikes

More than 30 killed Sunday

Netanyahu eyes hostage breakthrough as Gaza families mourn victims

The extent to which Israeli and US strikes on Iran's nuclear sites set the programme back remains deeply contentious

12-day war erupted 13 June

Iran voices 'serious doubts' over Israel commitment to ceasefire

One monitor said 140,000 protesters marched in Belgrade on Saturday

Despite massive protests

Serbian leader digs in, slams early elections rally

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