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Sydney floods aftermath: 'Everybody is traumatised'

More than eight months of rain have fallen in the Sydney area over four days, turning roads into rivers.

Highland Park shooting: Tributes paid to victims of 4 July attack near Chicago

A grandfather and a synagogue employee have been named as some of the 4 July shooting's victims.

Ukraine war: Market hit as Russians shell frontline city Slovyansk

Russian artillery is pounding the eastern city of Slovyansk and has set a market on fire, Ukraine says.

Chicago suspect planned attack for weeks - US police

The man suspected of killing six people at a 4 July parade near Chicago planned the attack for several weeks, US police say.

Belgium reveals aid worker held for months in Iran

Olivier Vandecasteele's plight emerges as Belgian MPs are asked to back a prisoner swap treaty.

Arrests across Europe of suspected people smugglers

"Biggest ever" operation targets criminal gang accused of smuggling people across the English Channel.

Two Top Cabinet Ministers Quit as Boris Johnson Battles for Survival

STEPHEN CASTLE

Rishi Sunak, the chancellor of the Exchequer, and Sajid Javid, the health secretary, both quit in connection with a series of scandals that have raised questions about the primeminister’s judgment and honesty.

British Airways cancels 1,500 more flights

The airline cancels more flights in July, affecting tens of thousands of passengers.

Who Is Rishi Sunak?

MEGAN SPECIA

Boris Johnson appointed Mr. Sunak chancellor, the government’s chief financial officer and often second in power only to the prime minister, in February 2020.

Copenhagen Mall Shooting: Police See No Terrorism Motive

JASMINA NIELSEN, EMMA BUBOLA AND EUAN WARD

The suspect in the attack that killed 3 people was known to mental health services, the police said, and the victims appeared to be random.

Who Is Chris Pincher?

MATTHEW MPOKE BIGG

Chris Pincher’s actions could easily have gone unnoticed if Boris Johnson’s government hadn’t already been troubled.

Palestinian Outrage After U.S. Says Journalist Was Killed by Accident

PATRICK KINGSLEY

The U.S. government said Shireen Abu Akleh was likely hit by a bullet fired from Israeli military lines in the occupied West Bank, but unintentionally, fueling claims that Washington isn’t impartial.

As Russia Moves on Another Province, Ukrainians Leave Ghost Towns Behind

ANDREW E. KRAMER AND MARIA VARENIKOVA

Vast stretches of eastern Ukraine are now largely devoid of people and industry. If Ukraine is ever to have a vibrant postwar future, it is unlikely to sprout from these ruins.

Nazi Tapes Provide a Chilling Sequel to the Eichmann Trial

ISABEL KERSHNER

Sixty years after the execution of Adolf Eichmann, the logistics chief of the Holocaust, an Israeli documentary airs his confessions in his own voice.

Your Wednesday Briefing: Russia’s Next Offensive

WHET MOSER

Plus Boris Johnson’s fight for political survival and Twitter’s lawsuit against India