🇶🇦⚡️- BREAKING: A massive fire has broken out at the Ras Laffan Gas Plant just outside of Doha, the capital of Qatar.

The cause of the explosion is still unknown.

🇶🇦⚡️- Scenes from Doha.

🇶🇦⚡️- Qatar's Interior Ministry has confirmed an explosion at the Ras Laffan Gas Plant, but has not yet named a cause or identified casualties.

🇶🇦⚡️- "An internal explosion occurred in one of the factories in the Ras Laffan Industrial Area following a technical incident, and civil defense teams have begun handling the incident without recording any injuries and without any leaks posing a threat to individual's safety." - Qatari Ministry of Interiors.

🇺🇸⚡️- Wyndham Clark has won the 126th US Open Championship at Shinnecock Hills, adding a second US Open title to his 2023 victory at Los Angeles Country Club. In a touch of nominative determinism, the man with “Wynd” in his name mastered one of golf’s great windswept courses.

🇨🇴⚡- Right-wing and pro-U.S. candidate Abelardo de la Espriella has won the Colombian presidential elections, with over 99.6% of votes counted, beating left-wing Ivan Cepeda, who is endorsed by incumbent President Gustavo Petro.

🇨🇴🇦🇷⚡- Argentine's Milei congratulates Espriella on his presidential victory.

🇨🇴🇮🇱⚡- Incumbent President Gustavo Petro has rejected the outcome of the presidential elections, claiming Israel interfered in the voting registry softwares.

🇨🇴🇪🇨⚡- Ecuador's Noboa has also congratulated Espriella on his Colombian election victory.

🇨🇴⚡- Incumbent President Gustavo Petro says his team of lawyers are being prevented entry into Corferias Center, Bogota, where the final election registries are located.

Petro has called on the national police to intervene.

🇨🇴🇨🇱⚡- Chile's Kast has congratulated Espriella on his victory.

🇨🇴⚡- Left-wing presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda says he will challenge the outcome of the results.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇨🇭⚡- Pakistani and Qatari delegations state that the U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland have made 'encouraging progress' overnight.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇨🇭 - "Tireless Pakistani and Qatari mediation has delivered major progress to end Lebanon War. Oil and petrochem exports are waived, blockade lifted, some frozen assets released, and major reconstruction & development plan launched for Iran.

1st real test: Lebanon deconfliction cell," - Abbas Araghchi, Iran's Foreign Minister.

🇬🇧⚡- BREAKING: Prime Minister Keir Starmer has resigned.

🇬🇧⚡- Labour Party’s National Executive Committee will open nominations on 9 July, with the process expected to run until the summer recess. This timeline provides ample opportunity to elect a new party leader before Parliament reconvenes in September. Until a successor is chosen, Keir Starmer will remain Prime Minister.