Breakfast News Recap: Iran stages Khamenei funeral as Ukraine, West Bank and heatwave crises deepen

Iran has begun funeral ceremonies in Tehran for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with state media presenting the days of mourning as a display of national unity after his death in US Israeli airstrikes. Crowds gathered at the Grand Mosalla complex as authorities opened a week of public rites.  🔗

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In Ukraine, a Russian glide bomb struck the centre of Sumy, killing at least four people, including a child, and injuring 27 more, in one of the latest attacks to hit the north of the country.  🔗

Across the occupied West Bank, Israeli settlers have intensified attacks on Palestinian communities, damaging electricity infrastructure, vandalising agricultural property and targeting water and power supplies.  🔗 In a separate development, six human rights and press freedom groups criticised the Lebanon Israel framework agreement, warning that its justice and return clauses could limit access to international accountability.  🔗

India has designated 23 Pakistan based operatives linked to Jaish e Mohammed and Lashkar e Taiba as terrorists over alleged links to the Jammu and Kashmir attack, stepping up pressure on the two banned groups.  🔗 China, meanwhile, pushed back against the Free and Open Indo Pacific messaging after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ended her three day visit to India, criticising the strategic framing and the focus on critical minerals.  🔗

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In Europe, Poland said the coming months could be critical as it prepares for a range of scenarios amid what it described as a Russian provocation threat. In Albania, thousands gathered in Tirana under the Flamingo Revolution banner, turning an environmental protest into a wider demand for the resignation of the prime minister.  🔗  🔗

France reported 2,025 excess deaths during the latest week of the heatwave, underlining the scale of the health impact as extreme temperatures continue across Europe.  🔗 In the United Kingdom, two Romanian nationals were jailed in London for stabbing journalist Pouria Zeraati, with the judge saying the attack was carried out for, or for the benefit of, the Iranian state.  🔗

Elsewhere, a fast moving wildfire southwest of Denver, the Aspen Acres Fire, spread across southern Colorado, forcing evacuations and destroying more than 1,000 acres. In Australia, four people were rescued by police helicopter after their four wheel drive was swept into floodwater in eastern Victoria.  🔗  🔗 NASA also launched a robotic spacecraft from the Marshall Islands in a bid to rescue the ageing Swift Observatory before it burns up in the atmosphere.  🔗

In the United States, Pope Leo XIV called for moderation, respect and common ground in public discourse as Americans marked the 250th anniversary of independence. President Donald Trump separately touted strong markets, trade and investment, and said he had signed pardons for six people he said were persecuted by the Biden administration.  🔗  🔗  🔗 The FAO said 41 countries and territories still need external food assistance, while its food price index slipped in June as cereal, sugar and dairy prices fell.  🔗  🔗

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