What Iceland’s snub means for the EU’s place in the world – politico.eu

  1. What Iceland’s snub means for the EU’s place in the world  politico.eu
  2. Iceland’s close ties with EU mean no vote is not a Brexit-style rejection  The Guardian
  3. EU enlargement hits an Icelandic snag  The Economist
  4. Does the EU need more member states? Take our poll  Euronews.com
  5. Iceland opposes E.U. membership talks as local concerns outweigh fears of Trump  The Washington Post
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Germany blames Russia for drone incursion, announces retaliatory measures – politico.eu

  1. Germany blames Russia for drone incursion, announces retaliatory measures  politico.eu
  2. ‘Germany and Russia are at war,’ says top defense exec  politico.eu
  3. Weeks After Failed Drone Attack, Germany Points Finger at Russia  The New York Times
  4. Germany blames Russia for drone attack on Leipzig airport  CNN
  5. Germany accuses Russia of drone attack on Leipzig airport  Al Jazeera
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Russia’s Race to Replace Starlink Is Failing – Newsweek

  1. Russia’s Race to Replace Starlink Is Failing  Newsweek
  2. Russia's Starlink copycat has failed so far but still threatens Ukraine  Euronews.com
  3. Russia’s Starlink Rival Falters as Entire Satellite Batch Misses Target Altitude  Kyiv Post
  4. Russia failed to launch the second batch of Rassvet satellites  UA.NEWS
  5. Russia faces space setback in rapid deployment of Starlink analogue – ISW  Ukrinform
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Burnham promises to bring ‘substantial change’ as he gives first Commons address as prime minister – UK politics live

PM says he has a ‘clear diagnosis of what has gone wrong’ with UK, and pays tribute to Keir Starmer after his predecessor quit parliament

My colleague Richard Partington, the Guardian’s senior economics correspondent, grew up, like Andy Burnham, in the Warrington suburb of Culcheth. He has been home to find out what people there are saying about the new PM.

Yesterday, Kemi Badenoch announced a reshuffle, replacing Mel Stride with Andrew Griffith as shadow chancellor and Priti Patel with Tom Tugendhat as shadow foreign secretary.

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China warns of ‘consequences’ for Taiwan after Taipei envoys attend Pacific leaders summit – AP News

  1. China warns of ‘consequences’ for Taiwan after Taipei envoys attend Pacific leaders summit  AP News
  2. Pacific forum kicks off in Palau without several leaders  Reuters
  3. China Wants to Push Taiwan out of the Pacific  The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific
  4. China warns of ‘consequences’ over Taiwan presence at Pacific Islands Forum  The Guardian
  5. China warns of 'consequences' for Taiwan after Taipei envoys attend Pacific leaders summit  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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Todd Haynes and Wallace Shawn among signatories of letter backing Mark Ruffalo amid antisemitism charge

More than 170 Jewish artists, also including Joel Coen, Hannah Einbinder and Miranda July, have supported the actor after he criticized Paramount

A collective of more than 170 prominent Jewish artists – including Todd Haynes, Joel Coen, Miranda July, Hannah Einbinder, Wallace Shawn and Naomi Klein – have signed an open letter supporting Mark Ruffalo.

The actor had been accused of invoking antisemitic tropes after he criticized Paramount Skydance, the media company owned by David Ellison, a Donald Trump ally. Ruffalo had spoken out about the $111bn merger with Warner Bros Discovery (WBD).

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US strikes IRGC, Iranian port targets after Trump vow to ‘hit back hard’ – foxnews.com

  1. US strikes IRGC, Iranian port targets after Trump vow to 'hit back hard'  foxnews.com
  2. WTI hits highest level since July following latest U.S. attacks against Iran  CNBC
  3. Iran's president says Iran would return to ceasefire agreement if US does, and other Mideast news  AP News
  4. Iran's president says Tehran will reciprocate if US honours interim deal commitments  Reuters
  5. Iranian President Pezeshkian says Tehran will follow US if Americans honor deal  The Jerusalem Post
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Russia kills at least 12 on sixth night of drone attacks on Kyiv

Zelenskyy says Moscow is capitalising on shortage of US-made Patriot interceptors to lower morale in capital

At least 12 people have been killed in and around Kyiv overnight as Ukraine’s capital endured a sixth consecutive night of Russian drone and missile attacks aimed at shattering infrastructure and lowering the morale of the city.

Eight of the dead were reported killed in Kyiv, including seven at a railway depot on the city’s left bank, and four were killed in Boryspil, to the east of the city, in a wave of strikes at about 2.30am after hours of air alerts.

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