Russian troops push into Ukraine’s Sumy region – Reuters

  1. Russian troops push into Ukraine's Sumy region  Reuters
  2. Russia Says Captures Village in Ukraine’s Sumy Border Region  The Moscow Times
  3. Russia says it captured village in northeastern Ukraine  Anadolu Ajansı
  4. Russians boast of capturing village in Sumy Oblast, but it is in "grey zone"  Українська правда
  5. Russia claims capture of Sumy Oblast border village, Ukraine calls it 'disinformation campaign'  The Kyiv Independent
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Pope Francis makes surprise appearance in St Peter’s Square for jubilee mass – The Guardian

  1. Pope Francis makes surprise appearance in St Peter’s Square for jubilee mass  The Guardian
  2. Pope Francis makes surprise public appearance after leaving hospital two weeks ago  CNN
  3. The sickbed as a holy place: Pope Francis reflects on his own illness at Jubilee of Sick  Catholic News Agency
  4. Pope Francis shocks faithful with oxygen tube and wheelchair as he makes first public appearance since being released from hospital  New York Post
  5. Recovering Pope Francis Surprises Pilgrims With a Public Appearance  The New York Times
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IDF strikes Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon – The Jerusalem Post

  1. IDF strikes Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Israel kills a Hamas commander in Lebanon, further testing ceasefire  Reuters
  3. IDF targets 2 Hezbollah operatives ‘rebuilding terror infrastructure’ in Lebanon  The Times of Israel
  4. Israeli Army Confirms It Killed Senior Hezbollah Official in Southern Lebanon Drone Strike  Haaretz
  5. Surprisingly, the Lebanon-Israel Cease-Fire Is Holding  Foreign Policy
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In ‘free’ Khartoum, the ruined streets smell of perfume and music plays – NPR

  1. In 'free' Khartoum, the ruined streets smell of perfume and music plays  NPR
  2. Khartoum, Sudan: The BBC goes inside burnt-out shell of capital  BBC
  3. Khartoum changes hands, marking a new phase in Sudan’s civil war  The Economist
  4. Photos show destruction in Khartoum after Sudan’s army takes back capital  The Washington Post
  5. Sudanese army attacks rival paramilitary group's last strongholds in Khartoum  Anadolu Ajansı
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‘Netanyahu is up to his neck in criminal investigations as war rages’ – Haaretz

  1. 'Netanyahu is up to his neck in criminal investigations as war rages'  Haaretz
  2. PM, government say petitions against firing of Shin Bet chief ‘nonsense’  The Times of Israel
  3. Netanyahu to High Court: 'Intervention in Ronen Bar's dismissal would harm state security'  The Jerusalem Post
  4. As Israel begins another assault in Gaza, Netanyahu is fighting his own war against the country’s legal system  The Conversation
  5. Netanyahu Takes On Israel’s Deep State  Tablet Magazine
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Starmer warns ‘world as we knew it has gone’ as countries mull tariff responses – live updates

PM says he will use policy to shelter British businesses following the stock market turmoil prompted by Trump’s announcement

Starmer orders economic reset amid Trump’s tariff mayhem

Welcome back to our live coverage of the economic fallout from Donald Trump’s announcement of sweeping tariffs last week.

Almost $5tn (£4tn) was wiped off the value of global stock markets after the US president made his shock announcement last Wednesday, which included a 10% base tariff on imports into the US from the UK.

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