Death toll rises to 36 after explosion at a pharmaceutical factory in southern India  AP NewsExplosion at pharmaceutical factory in south India kills at least 36  The Washington PostIndia: Death toll in Sigachi Industries fire rises to 34  BBCAt least 39 killed in fire at Indian pharmaceutical factory  CNNToll touches 36, chem unit mgmt charged with attempted murder  Times of India

Fox News survey shows American pride rebounding to 58%, the highest in over a decade, despite persistent concerns about the future, inflation, and government spending among voters

State Department bans visas for English punk duo Bob Vylan after Glastonbury performance  NBC NewsAfter Glastonbury, Bob Vylan faces U.K. criminal investigation and U.S. visa revocation  NPRBob Vylan’s Israeli military chant prompts US visa cancellation and UK criminal probe  CNNOpinion | At Glastonbury, Left-Wing Politics Are Shocking Again  The New York TimesUTA Drops Bob Vylan After “Death To The IDF” Chant During Scandal-Hit Glastonbury Set  Deadline

Beyond the Bombs: Who Really Won the 12-Day War Between Israel and Iran?  MintPress NewsIran-Israel conflict: After the war, enter the diplomats  CNNWho’s the Real Bully of the Middle East?  The InterceptIsrael was facing destruction at the hands of Iran. This is how close it came, and how it saved itself  The Times of IsraelIsrael’s War on Iran Backfired  Foreign Policy

Man, 92, convicted of woman's 1967 murder, solving one of the U.K.'s longest-running cold cases  CBS NewsHow Louisa Dunne's murderer was caught decades after her death  BBC92-year-old British man convicted of rape and murder in 1967 cold case  CNN‘I never believed they’d be able to trace him’: granddaughter of 1967 murder victim finally sees justice  The GuardianMan, 92, convicted of rape, deadly strangulation of woman in 1967 cold case  KTLA

A Russian media outlet is raided in Azerbaijan's capital as tensions rise between Moscow and Baku  AP NewsAzerbaijan arrests journalists at Russian state outlet as tensions with Moscow rise  ReutersAzerbaijan police raid Russia's Sputnik media offices  DWAzerbaijan detains alleged Russian spies as relations with Moscow nosedive  The Kyiv IndependentRussia Summons Azerbaijani Envoy as Tensions Flare Over Arrests  Bloomberg.com

Pope: ‘Hunger must not be used as a weapon of war’  Vatican News‘Starving people to death is a very cheap way of waging war’: Pope Leo  aleteia.orgPope Leo XIV calls for action in the fight against hunger  Prensa Latina - Latin American News Agency>>>ANSA/Pope blasts use of hunger as a weapon of war  ANSAPope Leo XIV denounces use of hunger as ‘weapon of war’ in message to UN conference  catholicnewsagency.com

Hong Kong’s security net extends beyond arrests as small businesses pressured  AP NewsHong Kong: National Security Law analysis shows vast majority unjustly arrested  Amnesty InternationalChina: Building a ‘Patriots Only’ Hong Kong  Human Rights WatchHow China’s Crackdown Has Reshaped Hong Kong  Foreign PolicyFive years of a strict national security law in Hong Kong  WKMS