Daily Briefing — July 5, 2026 1) World news World developments worth watching today: US marks 250th birthday with fireworks, flyovers and extreme weather Ukraine hits major oil terminal in Russia's St Petersburg Evacuations in Guam as super typhoon Bavi approaches Chinese underground church figure Jin Mingri freed from prison Former chess champion Kramnik banned…
Daily Briefing — July 4, 2026 1) World news World developments worth watching today: Taylor Swift marries Travis Kelce in NYC ceremony officiated by Adam Sandler Brutal heat cancels Fourth of July events, from DC to Philadelphia Keiko Fujimori declared winner of Peru's presidential election weeks after vote Large crowds gather in Tehran on first…
Daily Briefing — July 3, 2026 1) World news World developments worth watching today: France records 2,025 excess deaths at peak of heatwave as Europe braces for more extreme weather On the Strait of Hormuz, BBC finds seized ships and shark fishermen as uneasy calm returns Venezuela quake survivor pulled out alive after eight days…
Daily Briefing — July 2, 2026 1) World news World developments worth watching today: At least 18 killed in 'most massive' Russian attack on Kyiv People smuggler convicted in France found by BBC living in UK and seeking asylum 'Two weeks after her death I got a call': Gaza patients face agonising delays for evacuation…
Daily Briefing — July 1, 2026 1) World news World developments worth watching today: Trump made more than $1bn from crypto in first year back in office Three-year-old rescued and taken to hospital six days after Venezuela quake US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump US Supreme Court has dealt heavy defeats…
Daily Briefing — June 30, 2026 1) World news World developments worth watching today: Angry Venezuelans accuse government of negligence over earthquake response Aftershock frays nerves as many Venezuelans left to fend for themselves Founder of Asian super-app Gojek sentenced to years in jail for corruption Heavy security in South Africa as anti-migrant protesters take…
Daily Briefing — June 29, 2026 1) World news World developments worth watching today: Mum rescued from Venezuela rubble with newborn baby tells BBC how he helped her survive US says it has agreed to 'stand down' after exchange of strikes with Iran Pakistani strikes kill dozens in Afghanistan South Korea football coach quits as…
Daily Briefing — June 28, 2026 1) World news World developments worth watching today: Families calling out to loved ones trapped in rubble by Venezuela quakes In Caracas, this feels like the hardest moment in Venezuela's modern history US and Iran exchange strikes and accuse each other of violating ceasefire Why Kim Jong Un never…
Daily Briefing — June 27, 2026 1) World news World developments worth watching today: US strikes Iran after attack on cargo ship Venezuela earthquakes kill 920 people as international rescue teams arrive Mother dies saving daughter in Venezuela earthquakes Meloni and Trump: A very public fall-out that is proving very hard to fix Europe's deadly…
Daily Briefing — June 26, 2026 1) World news World developments worth watching today: Rescuers search rubble for survivors as Venezuela earthquakes kill at least 235 Earthquake is devastating blow to Venezuela at time of uncertainty People flee as building collapses on Caracas outskirts UN pauses Strait of Hormuz evacuation plan after cargo ship attacked…