700 Nigerians Believed Dead After Floods; Iran to Reject US Deal; Disney Lays Off Hundreds

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Nigeria faces its worst flooding in decades with over 200 confirmed dead and hundreds more missing, while Mount Etna's eruption has sent massive ash clouds skyward, raising aviation alerts across Sicily. Political tensions are escalating on multiple fronts: Mexico's president is defending the country's controversial judicial elections amid criticism over democratic processes and historically low voter turnout, while Mongolia grapples with an unexpected political crisis sparked by public outrage over luxury handbag purchases by officials. On the international stage, Iran appears poised to reject the latest U.S. nuclear negotiations proposal, potentially setting back diplomatic efforts, and closer to home, Disney continues major restructuring with hundreds of layoffs across its film, television, and finance divisions as the entertainment giant adapts to changing market conditions.

Top Stories

• More than 700 believed dead in devastating Nigeria floods - BBC

• Mount Etna erupts, shooting a massive ash cloud into the sky and raising alerts - NPR

• Mexico’s president defends first judicial election despite low turnout and democratic criticism - Associated Press

• How protests over designer handbags threw Mongolia into political crisis - CNN

• Iran on brink of rejecting US proposal on nuclear program - The Guardian

• Disney laying off several hundred in film, TV, finance - Bloomberg

United States

• Attack in Boulder, Colorado, burns 12 people at march for Israeli hostages, officials say; suspect charged - CBS 

• Trump Explains Reasoning Behind Doubling Steel, Aluminum Tariffs - TIME

• Judge blocks administration from revoking protected status for small subset of Venezuelans - Associated Press

• Disney laying off several hundred in film, TV, finance - Bloomberg

• Protests erupt after Massachusetts high school student detained by ICE - ABC

Africa

• More than 700 believed dead in devastating Nigeria floods - BBC

• Liberia: Spike in Mpox Cases - All Africa

• Botswana to slash growth forecast amid prolonged diamond market downturn - Reuters

• Violence against journalists rises as Uganda heads into general elections - News Day 

• Outrage in Kenya over detention of software developer - BBC

Middle East

• Israeli official says IDF fired 'warning shots' near Gaza aid distribution center - NBC

• Iran on brink of rejecting US proposal on nuclear program - The Guardian

• Secret Syrian intelligence files show missing US journalist was imprisoned by Assad regime - BBC

• Saudi Arabia says it will jointly fund Syria state salaries with Qatar - Al Jazeera

• For Syria, Qatar's $7 billion power plan hinges on fixing its grid - Reuters

Indo-Pacific

• Japanese shoppers queue for hours to buy cheap rice as prices soar - SCMP

• Tuesday Briefing: South Korea Votes - NYT

• Asia-Pacific markets mostly lower after Trump says he plans to double steel tariffs to 50% - CNBC

• How protests over designer handbags threw Mongolia into political crisis - CNN

• Beneath Sydney, a mini-city is being dug for machines bigger than an aircraft fuselage - SMH

Europe

• Mount Etna erupts, shooting a massive ash cloud into the sky and raising alerts - NPR

• Ukraine drones strike bombers during major attack in Russia - BBC

• Nawrocki’s win turns Poland toward nationalism and cast doubt on Tusk’s centrist government - Associated Press

• Ukraine war latest: Ukraine, Russia agree on new prisoner swap, return of fallen soldiers - Kyiv Independent

• Man dies in shooting at shopping centre in Co Carlow, Ireland - The Guardian

Latin America

• Mexico’s president defends first judicial election despite low turnout and democratic criticism - Associated Press

• Chile president to ramp up decarbonization, pressure on Israel as term winds down - Arab News

• Outrage over Peru’s decision to nearly halve protected area near Nazca Lines - The Guardian

• Mexico records steepest monthly remittance decline in nearly 13 years - Reuters

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