Daily Recap: World — 30 June 2026

The US Supreme Court dominated the international agenda, delivering two major rulings that cut in different directions: justices upheld Idaho and West Virginia laws barring transgender girls from girls’ school sports, a significant setback for transgender rights, while separately rejecting Donald Trump’s effort to curtail birthright citizenship and preserving the long-standing constitutional guarantee for most people born on US soil. Beyond Washington, violence and tragedy unsettled communities elsewhere. In Monaco, a deliberate parcel-bomb attack injured three people, including sanctioned Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev, in a case police say is highly unusual for the principality. In Lahore, grief deepened after the collapse of a tutoring centre roof killed at least 14 children and injured others, prompting arrests and scrutiny of unsafe construction. And in Britain, Paul Flack, brother of the late presenter Caroline Flack, has died aged 55 after being found unresponsive at home.

Top World stories

• U.S. Supreme Court upholds Idaho and West Virginia bans on transgender girls’ school sports (45 sources)
• U.S. Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to restrict birthright citizenship (35 sources)
• Ukrainian oligarch among three injured in deliberate Monaco parcel bomb blast (23 sources)
• At least 14 children killed in Lahore tutoring centre roof collapse (22 sources)
• Caroline Flack’s brother Paul Flack dies aged 55 after being found unresponsive at home (17 sources)
• Massive fire erupts at Haldia refinery naphtha pipeline, injuring workers and disrupting rail (11 sources)
• Nigel Farage declares £270,000 payment for promoting Direct Bullion (11 sources)
• Frank Lampard signs new Coventry contract through 2029 (9 sources)

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