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• In short: More than 100 Palestinians have been killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli air strike on a Gazan school, according to local media.
• The Israel Defense Force (IDF) has confirmed they attacked the school, but claimed it was harbouring Hamas militants.
• What's next? Ceasefire talks between Israel and its adversaries are expected to resume next week.

A damning public inquiry in New Zealand has revealed widespread abuse of approximately 200,000 children, young people, and vulnerable adults in state and religious care over 70 years.

Key Points

• A New Zealand inquiry found approximately 200,000 vulnerable people were abused in state and religious care.
• Nearly one-third of individuals in care from 1950 to 2019 experienced some form of abuse.
• Prime Minister Christopher Luxon apologised on behalf of the government and pledged to compensate survivors.

This article contains references to child abuse.

• In short: The UN's highest court has ruled Israel is in breach of international law by continuing to occupy Palestinian territories in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

• The court ordered Israel to evacuate all settlers immediately, stop all new settlement activity and pay reparations to the Palestinian people.

• What's next? Israel's prime minister immediately rejected the ruling, which requires third-party states such as the US to adhere to its principles.

Donald Trump has been rushed off stage after multiple shots were heard at a rally in Pennsylvania, where the former president was speaking.

Images showed blood on Mr Trump's face and ear and snipers on the roof near the stage where Mr Trump was standing.

A statement from the Trump campaign [...] "He is fine and is being checked out at a local medical facility.

The post has video of the event and immediate aftermath (minimal blood/gore etc)

As of about 9:50 Melbourne time, Reuters and AP are both independently reporting two deaths: a "shooter" and an audience member / rally attendee.

Be skeptical of updates from unvetted sources like social media. Reuters and AP have more if you want something faster than local news.

I have to go life now so there'll be no more timely edits with new information unless it's so insane that someone barges in to tell me about it.

"And now I want to hand it over to the president of Ukraine, who has as much courage as he has determination, ladies and gentlemen, President Putin," Biden said, referring to Zelenskyy, before realising his error and correcting himself.

To a question about what concern he has about Vice-President Kamala Harris's ability to beat Donald Trump if she ran for the top job, Biden replied: "I wouldn't have picked Vice-President Trump to be vice-president if I didn't think she was qualified to be president".

• In short: The second-largest city in the United Kingdom is in heavy debt with childhood poverty near 50 per cent
• The city is turning out lights at night and making garbage collection fortnightly to save money
• What's next? The UK heads to the polls on July 4 as Rishi Sunak's Conservative party faces a challenge from Sir Keir Starmer and Labour

The cuts will also see 25 of the city's libraries close, money for children's services slashed and a 100 per cent funding cut to the arts and culture sector by 2026.

The covert effort began under Trump and continued into Biden’s presidency, Reuters found. Health experts say it endangered lives for possible geopolitical gain.

He still "won" though

• In short: A number of auto manufacturers in Japan have admitted errors in safety testing spanning a decade.
• Toyota's chairman has apologised for the faults, with manufacturing and export now suspended for several models made by Toyota, Mazda, Yamaha and Honda.
• What's next? Investigations are ongoing into emissions and fuel efficiency testing at Toyota.

• In short: The New Zealand government has handed down its 2024 budget, releasing details of highly anticipated tax cuts, while thousands of people rallied across the country to protest against policies considered to be eroding Indigenous rights.
• Protests in Auckland, Christchurch, Hamilton and a number of regional centres kicked off early in the morning, before a demonstration in Wellington headed to parliament.
• What's next? Within the budget were details of highly anticipated tax cuts, something Prime Minister Christopher Luxon campaigned on. They will come into effect on July 31.

Authorities warn of water shortages as temperatures reach nine degrees higher than expected

An Israeli air strike has killed at least 35 and injured dozens in a humanitarian zone in Rafah, months after Israeli forces struck an aid convoy. Global affairs editor John Lyons says Israeli attacks on humanitarian subjects have formed a pattern.

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