We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. The Sydney Morning Herald In a scorched Europe, no country is safe With heatwaves across most of Europe and great rivers falling to record lows, the effects of the extreme weather on farmers are likely to flow across the continent, and possibly beyond. Embattled but defiant, a brutal regime holds a country hostage by Elian Peltier Star professor’s death leaves Cambridge exposed to hard questions on race and hiring by Mara Hvistendahl , Megan Specia , Leo Sands , Ali Watkins and Susan Dominus Hawaii escapes the worst of Hurricane Lala but flood risks remain by Alexa St.John and Ed White Prince Harry redirects charity funds to elephant conservation by Victoria Ward Embattled but defiant, a brutal regime holds a country hostage Five years on from the fall of Kabul, the Taliban maintains its grip on Afghanistan. But the regime faces a host of problems both at home and abroad. Farage byelection win a hollow victory The UK Reform leader Nigel Farage went to the people who voted for him last time, and faced with voting for a man dressed as a rubbish bin, they stayed true. Farage began a political farce. Binface missed his chance The Reform leader’s byelection win over the celebrated “man wearing a bin on his head” means little politically, and it wasn’t exactly comedy gold in the end either. Europe correspondent Hawaii escapes the worst of Hurricane Lala but flood risks remain Strong winds and heavy rain have left more than 40,000 people without power, and tropical storm warnings remain in full effect. by Alexa St.John and Ed White Two billy goats boarded a bus in Portland. They did not have tickets The strange episode drew comparisons in Portland to the 2002 foray of a coyote that wandered onto a light rail MAX train. A hurricane could hit Hawaii’s Big Island for the first time in 155 years by Jennifer Sinco Kelleher The beautiful new bridge that became a symbol of the US-Canada divide by Michael Koziol Luigi Mangione admits killing insurance CEO, asks to void state murder trial by Michael Koziol In a scorched Europe, no country is safe

Prince Harry redirects charity funds to elephant conservation by Victoria Ward Star professor’s death leaves Cambridge exposed to hard questions on race and hiring by Mara Hvistendahl , Megan Specia , Leo Sands , Ali Watkins and Susan Dominus Hundreds attempt border crossing in second Ceuta migrant rush Former Cambridge professor Jason Arday, who resigned amid plagiarism row, found dead ‘Swung wildly’: Second UK train derails in as many days amid heatwave Trump praises North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, slashes military drills with Seoul The US president said he instructed the Pentagon to substantially reduce the “costly” joint military exercises and noted ally South Korea’s refusal to assist his actions against Iran. by Costas Pitas Embattled but defiant, a brutal regime holds a country hostage Five years on from the fall of Kabul, the Taliban maintains its grip on Afghanistan. But the regime faces a host of problems both at home and abroad. by Elian Peltier Death toll rises in Indonesia after powerful earthquake What China really wants, according to Australia’s former ambassador by Lisa Visentin Taste testing the Japanese melon at the heart of a political stink How Iran adapted its attacks as US munitions dwindled The Iranian strikes that killed three American soldiers in Jordan show how quickly Iran’s war-fighting skills have evolved, as the Pentagon runs low on interceptors. by Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper At least 132 people killed, many trapped as powerful earthquake hits Colombia by Astrid Suarez , Megan Janetsky and Juan Diaz Trump’s great humiliation: Middle East may be entering a post-American era by Peter Hartcher Why opening the Strait of Hormuz will need more than Trump ‘low-keying it’ by Steven Erlanger Netanyahu rejects US-backed 15-point peace plan for Gaza Netanyahu bluntly rejects Trump’s Gaza plan to disarm Hamas by Dan Williams and Fares Akram ‘Middle of the game’: Iran renews list of demands around Strait of Hormuz by Patrick Sykes , Sara Gharaibeh and Cam Kettles