Deadly Russian Strikes Hit Kyiv on Eve of NATO Summit – The New York Times

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  1. Deadly Russian Strikes Hit Kyiv on Eve of NATO Summit  The New York Times
  2. Deadly Russian strikes hammer Kyiv on eve of Trump trip to critical NATO summit  CNN
  3. A Ukrainian volunteer repaired an apartment building after a Russian strike. A month later, it was hit again.  CBS News
  4. Russia's missile and drone attacks on Ukraine kill at least 22  NPR
  5. Russian strikes kill 20, exposing Ukraine's air-defence shortage  Reuters
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Mourners throng funeral procession in Tehran for Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – AP News

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  1. Mourners throng funeral procession in Tehran for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei  AP News
  2. Live Updates: Trump says U.S. will win Iran war "one way or the other" as Tehran holds funeral for supreme leader  CBS News
  3. Iranians Mourn a Slain Leader, and Call for Vengeance  The New York Times
  4. Massive crowd chants ‘Death to America’ as Khamenei’s casket winds through Tehran  The Washington Post
  5. Khamenei funeral signals Iran's defiance and new regional order  Reuters
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Cuba hit with nationwide blackout as US pressure continues – CNN

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  1. Cuba hit with nationwide blackout as US pressure continues  CNN
  2. Cuba's national electric grid collapses, reason unknown  Reuters
  3. Islandwide blackout hits Cuba as its fuel reserve dwindles and aging grid crumbles  AP News
  4. Total power grid failure leaves Cuba in darkness amid growing crisis and protests  Miami Herald
  5. ‘Living like this is agony’: Cuba suffers third nationwide blackout in six months  The Guardian
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Ex-Syrian intelligence chief found guilty of torture and sexual abuse by Austrian court – BBC

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  1. Ex-Syrian intelligence chief found guilty of torture and sexual abuse by Austrian court  BBC
  2. Former Syrian Officials Found Guilty in Torture of Pro-Democracy Protesters  The New York Times
  3. Ex-Syrian intelligence chief in Raqqa convicted of torture in Austria  Al Jazeera
  4. Verdict expected today in Austrian torture trial of former Syrian officials  The Times of Israel
  5. Austria sentences two former Syrian officers to jail in torture trial  Yahoo
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Turkey intensifies crackdown on public life in run-up to Nato summit in Ankara – The Guardian

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  1. Turkey intensifies crackdown on public life in run-up to Nato summit in Ankara  The Guardian
  2. More than 100 detained as leftist groups hold anti-NATO protests in Turkey  Reuters
  3. Turkey detains journalists and comic in crackdown before Nato summit  Financial Times
  4. Turkey Cracks Down on Press as NATO Leaders Gather in Ankara  Bloomberg.com
  5. Turkey steps up arrests ahead of NATO summit  DW.com
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Hamas dissolves Gaza government, Israel dismisses move as ‘stunt’ – Reuters

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  1. Hamas dissolves Gaza government, Israel dismisses move as 'stunt'  Reuters
  2. Hamas offers to hand over authority in Gaza to US-backed administration  The Guardian
  3. Hamas dissolves its government in Gaza to transfer power to a UN-backed committee  The Boston Globe
  4. Hamas says it will dissolve Gaza government as US-brokered ceasefire plan stalls  CNN
  5. Hamas announces dissolution of Gaza governing body  Al Jazeera
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What to know about the cash questions chasing Nigel Farage – politico.eu

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  1. What to know about the cash questions chasing Nigel Farage  politico.eu
  2. Farage says he will ‘make statement on my future in public life at 2pm’ – UK politics live  The Guardian
  3. Nigel Farage to make statement on his 'future in public life'  BBC
  4. Revealed: Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminal  The Times
  5. Nigel Farage under scrutiny over aide who wrote book on money-laundering  Financial Times
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Canada to buy 12 hi-tech German submarines after bidding war

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TKMS beats South Korean rival to multibillion-dollar contract that will deepen Canada’s Nato ties

Canada has selected a German consortium to build a dozen cutting-edge submarines in one of the country’s largest-ever defence contracts that will further deepen its Nato ties before a crucial summit this week.

On Monday the prime minister, Mark Carney, announced the winner of a tightly contested battle for the lucrative government contract to replace its fleet of ageing, secondhand subs, most of which are undergoing maintenance.

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