1. Debt ceiling deal: US House overwhelmingly passes bill
- A deal allowing the US to borrow more money has moved closer to becoming law, days before the world's biggest economy is due to start defaulting on its debt.
- The measure easily passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 314-117, despite defections on both sides.
- The Senate is now meeting ahead of a vote, which the bill needs to pass before it can be signed into law by President Joe Biden.

2. Ben Roberts-Smith: Top Australian soldier loses war crimes defamation case
- Australia's most-decorated living soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has lost a historic defamation case against three newspapers that accused him of war crimes in Afghanistan.
- The outlets were sued over articles alleging he killed unarmed prisoners.
- The civil trial was the first time a court has assessed accusations of war crimes by Australian forces.

3. Donald Trump recorded saying he kept classified files after leaving office
- US prosecutors have obtained an audio recording of Donald Trump in which he acknowledges keeping a classified document after leaving the White House.
- CNN first reported that investigators had the tape, and people familiar with the matter later told the BBC's US partner CBS this was true.
- The justice department is investigating Mr Trump's handling of classified material. He denies wrongdoing.
1. Debt ceiling deal: US House overwhelmingly passes bill
- A deal allowing the US to borrow more money has moved closer to becoming law, days before the world's biggest economy is due to start defaulting on its debt.
- The measure easily passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 314-117, despite defections on both sides.
- The Senate is now meeting ahead of a vote, which the bill needs to pass before it can be signed into law by President Joe Biden.

2. Ben Roberts-Smith: Top Australian soldier loses war crimes defamation case
- Australia's most-decorated living soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has lost a historic defamation case against three newspapers that accused him of war crimes in Afghanistan.
- The outlets were sued over articles alleging he killed unarmed prisoners.
- The civil trial was the first time a court has assessed accusations of war crimes by Australian forces.

3. Donald Trump recorded saying he kept classified files after leaving office
- US prosecutors have obtained an audio recording of Donald Trump in which he acknowledges keeping a classified document after leaving the White House.
- CNN first reported that investigators had the tape, and people familiar with the matter later told the BBC's US partner CBS this was true.
- The justice department is investigating Mr Trump's handling of classified material. He denies wrongdoing.
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