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New World Bank data shows India’s Gini Index, a key measure of income inequality, improved from 28.8 in 2011–12 to 25.5 in 2022–23, ranking India fourth globally for income equality, ahead of the US and China.

China has strongly denounced President Trump’s threat to impose tariffs of up to 70 per cent on imports from key East Asian nations, including Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand and Indonesia.

On Sunday, Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked a Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned bulk carrier, the Magic Seas, in the Red Sea using grenade fire and bomb-carrying drones, forcing its crew to abandon ship.

Camp Mystic, a prestigious summer camp in Texas, has hosted daughters of political and business elites for nearly a century, including members of the Johnson family and First Lady Laura Bush.

Tuesday’s newspapers offer a variety of stories with no one story dominating all the front pages. A handful of papers cover French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to Britain, marking the first EU leader’s state visit since Brexit. There’s a handful of other UK political stories on the front pages.

A few other papers focus on Jeffrey Epstein and the FBI confirming that there was no Epstein client list, and their investigation into Prince Andrew’s links to Epstein being closed.

Erin Patterson is splashed across some of the UK front pages as the Australian woman was found guilty of murdering her in-laws by poisoning them with death cap mushrooms during a family meal. She will be sentenced next week, bringing closure to a case that has gripped millions around the world.

The front pages have further coverage of the Texas flooding as the death toll hits more than 100, and many remain missing, and new weather warnings are issued. More rain is expected, set to make rescue operations even more difficult.

Tuesday’s headlines feature a variety of domestic and international news, with French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to the UK leading the way. It marks the first time an EU leader has had a full state visit to the UK since Brexit. Macron and his wife Brigitte will be welcomed by the King and Camilla for a state banquet. The three-day state visit will see discussions regarding illegal crossings of the channel.

The public inquiry into the Southport murders is set to begin, with the families of the three murdered schoolgirls demanding “real change”.

Tuesday will also mark a major milestone in the long road to justice for the victims of the Post Office IT scandal following a far-reaching inquiry. Part of a final report is set to be published and will focus on compensation and the human impact of the scandal.

There’s good news for local Premier League fans, as MPs could be set to vote on a plan to make at least 10 Premier League matches available on free-to-air television each season.

It’s heating up across the UK again this Tuesday, with temperatures creeping up to the 30s by the end of the week, with a third UK heatwave of the summer on the way.

Severe Weather Impact: Over 104 fatalities were reported in Texas due to severe flash flooding, including 28 children in Kerr County, as heavy rain caused the Guadalupe River to overflow.

Roman Starovoit, Russia’s former Minister of Transport, was found dead in his car from a single gunshot wound just hours after President Putin officially dismissed him from office.

Hannah Robinson, a 36‑year‑old dentist and mother of two from Devon, has become the first UK adult to receive the immune‑modulating drug teplizumab.

King Charles III delivered a powerful speech during a state banquet at Windsor Castle, hosting French President Emmanuel Macron for the first full state visit by an EU leader since Brexit.