Daily Recap: Politics — 25 June 2026

Politics today ranges from public health vigilance to reckonings with power and responsibility. France confirmed Europe’s first Ebola case tied to the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, after a doctor returned from humanitarian work and was swiftly isolated, underscoring both global interdependence and the importance of rapid containment. In Australia, tributes are flowing for former Liberal federal vice-president Teena McQueen, whose death comes just weeks after her defection to One Nation, closing a turbulent final chapter in a long political career. In the UK, a major statutory inquiry into grooming gangs has named London, Oldham, Bradford and Keighley as its first targets, signaling a broad examination of how institutions failed vulnerable children. And in international diplomacy, Iran has invited Narendra Modi to attend Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s state funeral, a gesture that now tests India’s regional balancing act.

Top Politics stories

• France confirms first Ebola case in doctor returning from Democratic Republic of Congo (24 sources)
• Teena McQueen, former Liberal federal vice-president, dies weeks after defecting to One Nation (8 sources)
• Iran invites PM Modi to attend Ayatollah Khamenei’s state funeral (7 sources)
• London, Oldham, Bradford and Keighley named as first areas for UK grooming gangs inquiry (6 sources)
• Stephen Vincent Chavez sentenced for incest and supplying alcohol to daughter who died by suicide (5 sources)
• Akpabio swears in four newly elected senators after INEC bye-elections (4 sources)
• UN-commissioned experts accuse Israel of targeting children in Gaza, repeat genocide claim (4 sources)
• Trump cancels plan to sign bipartisan housing bill pending Senate passage of SAVE Act (4 sources)

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