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• Twenty-three political parties and an Independent MP have submitted a formal letter to Chief Justice Surya Kant regarding the Election Commission of India's (ECI) SIR process. • The communication urges the judiciary to intervene and scrutinize the ECI's actions, citing specific examples of how the SIR process has negatively impacted citizens across various states. • This collective action represents a broad Opposition push to seek judicial oversight when other democratic channels are perceived to have failed.

• Lt. Gen. Sagheer bin Aziz, Yemen’s chief of the General Staff, announced that the country's military leadership and decision-making processes have been unified. • The initiative aims to consolidate all military formations under the official umbrella of the Ministry of Defense to streamline command. • This restructuring follows a complex conflict starting in 2015 that lasted until 2022, resulting in tens of thousands of martyrs and wounded personnel.

• EU green chief Teresa Ribera condemned "ideologically driven" climate denial and falsehoods promoted by fossil fuel interests following a severe European heatwave. • Record temperatures exceeding 40°C were reported on Sunday across Germany, Czechia, Poland, and Hungary, while Ukraine's energy grid struggled with heat over 36°C. • The extreme weather has triggered urgent concerns regarding the spread of wildfires across Italy and the Balkans.

• UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a renewed global commitment to combat terrorism by addressing its root causes rather than relying solely on security measures. • Guterres warned that terrorist threats are evolving, emphasizing that a rights-based approach is essential to prevent radicalization and ensure long-term stability. • The initiative matters as it seeks to shift the international strategy toward prevention, arguing that ignoring socio-economic grievances can inadvertently fuel extremist recruitment.

Decision in case concerning Rebecca Slaughter overturns decades of precedent curbing executive power. Plus how one man survived eight days lost in the Pacific OceanGood morning. Yesterday the US supreme court handed Donald Trump – and all future presidents – the power to fire leaders of independent agencies or commissions, overturning 90 years of court precedent curbing executive power.While Trump celebrated the decision on Truth Social as a “big win”, labor advocates, unions, and consumer advocacy groups criticized the decision on the case, Trump v Slaughter, and warned of the long-term impacts for democracy in the US. Rebecca Slaughter, the federal trade commissioner fired last March, said she was “profoundly disappointed about today’s decision” during a press call. Our columnist, Moira Donegan, says the court’s verdict has again undermined the power of Congress.What have lawyers said about the verdict? Stephen Vladeck, a Georgetown law professor, wrote: “There’s no sugar-coating [it]. It’s an enormously important ruling. It’s a huge win for Trump/the executive. And it’s going to have massive ramifications for the functioning of the government long after Trump is gone.”What other decisions did the court make? The supreme court sided against national Republicans and Trump’s administration to allow mail-in ballots that arrive after election day to be counted, upholding the law in more than a dozen states. It also ruled that law enforcement’s use of sprawling warrants that sweep up smartphone location data requires privacy protections under the fourth amendment, in a boost to critics who view their use as an unconstitutional dragnet.How did Trump and Carroll react? The US president wrote on Truth Social: “Surprisingly, the supreme court declined to ‘review’ a Fake Case brought against me”. Roberta Kaplan, Carroll’s attorney, also issued a statement in response to the decision, saying: “Today’s supreme court decision affirms once and for all the jury’s unanimous verdict that President Donald J Trump sexually assaulted and defamed E Jean Carroll.” Continue reading...

Supermarket has lifted sales with Aldi price match, and has benefited from hot weather and World Cup matchesBusiness live – latest updatesGrocery inflation in the UK has not been as bad as feared so far, the boss of Sainsbury’s has said, but “pressure in the system” remains as the industry hopes for a swift resolution to the Middle East conflict.Simon Roberts, the chief executive of the UK’s second largest supermarket, said it was still early in the year and there was “still uncertainty where inflation will go”, but suggested it could come in well below the Food and Drink Federation’s initial prediction of at least 9% by December. Continue reading...

Today is the final day for the supreme court to lay out the last rulings of its nine-month termHello, and welcome to the US politics live blog.In a significant victory for the president on Monday, the court granted him the ability to fire leaders of some independent US agencies at will, in a move one advocacy group called “disastrous.” Continue reading...