- Badenoch accuses Starmer of leaving defence spending 'mess' for Burnham BBC
- The Guardian view on the defence investment plan: the UK needs security, not dependency on a wayward US | Editorial The Guardian
- Britain hopes drones will help it escape its defence-budget bind The Economist
- UK DIP Details Platform Types to Underpin Royal Navy Hybrid Force Structure and Atlantic Fleet Series navalnews.com
- UK’s Starmer unveils $20 billion defense boost in long-delayed investment plan Defense News
Firebomb attacks in northern Greek city target residences of governing party members, injuring 5 – AP News
- Firebomb attacks in northern Greek city target residences of governing party members, injuring 5 AP News
- Five injured in coordinated gas canister attacks targeting ND officials in Thessaloniki eKathimerini.com
- Greece Firebomb Attack The Herald Journal
- PM Mitsotakis: Thessaloniki Terrorist Attacks — “Zero Tolerance… We Will Find You” The National Herald
- Greece Firebomb Attacks Bluefield Daily Telegraph
US and Iran enter technical talks to secure peace deal, shipping restart – Reuters
- US and Iran enter technical talks to secure peace deal, shipping restart Reuters
- Iran war live: ‘Technical’ talks under way in Doha as Tehran demands action Al Jazeera
- US Says Witkoff, Kushner Had Positive Talks in Doha on Iran Deal Military.com
- Live updates: Qatari leaders meet senior US and Iranian officials in effort to advance talks CNN
- US envoys in Doha to meet mediators but not Iranians, Qatar says BBC
How the Iran War Ignited a Clash Between Trump and the Saudi Crown Prince – The New York Times
- How the Iran War Ignited a Clash Between Trump and the Saudi Crown Prince The New York Times
- Exclusive | A Dispute Over Opening Hormuz Drives a Wedge Into U.S.-Saudi Relations WSJ
- US said weighing pulling troops from Saudi Arabia amid major tensions with Riyadh over Iran war The Times of Israel
- Report: Saudi pressed Trump to halt naval Hormuz mission over fears of renewed Iran war Ynetnews
- US, Saudi Arabia clashed during Iran war over Operation Project Freedom The Jerusalem Post
Tens of thousands rush for tickets to see Bayeux Tapestry in UK – BBC
- Tens of thousands rush for tickets to see Bayeux Tapestry in UK BBC
- Bayeux tapestry tickets generate nine-hour online queues as public scramble for access The Guardian
- Once in a 1,000-year chance to see Bayeux Tapestry in England makes for sell-out show Reuters
- How to buy your tickets for the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition at the British Museum Wanderlust Travel Magazine
- Bayeux Tapestry tickets go on sale... and 40,000 people join queue The Telegraph
Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries plunge Russia into a summer fuel crisis – AP News
Rebel Catholic Group Consecrates 4 Bishops, Risking Break With Vatican – The New York Times
- Rebel Catholic Group Consecrates 4 Bishops, Risking Break With Vatican The New York Times
- Pope Leo faces first major crisis of papacy from rebel Catholic group CNN
- Defying Pope Leo XIV, traditionalists go ahead with bishop consecrations in Switzerland AP News
- Fears of Catholic schism as defiant sect ordains ultra-conservative bishops The Guardian
- Lefebvrians consecrate four new bishops without a papal mandate Vatican News
Video shows a Ukrainian unit running down a Russian Shahed —the kind of kill the US is racing to reproduce – Defense News
- Video shows a Ukrainian unit running down a Russian Shahed —the kind of kill the US is racing to reproduce Defense News
- Ukraine Unveils ZIRKA Interceptor Drone Built to Down Shaheds Kyiv Post
- The Ministry of Defense has approved the new TALION drone for operational use UA.NEWS
- Ukraine’s Defense Ministry deploys Talion kamikaze drone to intercept enemy UAVs mezha.net
- Russian Molniya drone used in attack on Ukraine may have had autonomous capabilities, expert says – photos Українська правда
As the Pentagon stays quiet, AP reconstructs a US strike that killed over 100 Iranian children – AP News
- As the Pentagon stays quiet, AP reconstructs a US strike that killed over 100 Iranian children AP News
- An Analyst’s Missed Remark Surfaced in Deadly Iran School Strike Probe Bloomberg.com
- Children were blown up at a busy Iranian school. Trump still claims America wasn’t responsible The Independent
- Letters to the Editor: US owes apology, reparation for attack that killed children The Morning Call
- As the Pentagon stays quiet, AP reconstructs a US strike which killed over 100 Iranian children Traverse City Record-Eagle
Gadi Eisenkot launches a centrist campaign tailored for the commuters of Route 4 – The Times of Israel
- Gadi Eisenkot launches a centrist campaign tailored for the commuters of Route 4 The Times of Israel
- Netanyahu’s emerging challenger represents his polar opposite, and that may be his appeal CNN
- Israel 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest Projections Haaretz
- Gadi Eisenkot launches Yashar! Knesset election campaign, vows to govern for all Israelis The Jerusalem Post
- Does Gadi Eisenkot offer Israel a new chance? The Economist
Ship runs aground in Hormuz as Iran insists on controlling the strait – Euronews
- Ship runs aground in Hormuz as Iran insists on controlling the strait Euronews
- After U.S.-Iran War, Oman Is Said to Propose Strait of Hormuz Fee Plan The New York Times
- Ship runs aground in Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state TV reports Anchorage Daily News
- Iran war updates: Tehran rejects third-party intervention for Hormuz Al Jazeera
- Iran insists on keeping control over Hormuz, senior Iranian sources say Reuters
Underground Births, Under Bombardment: Childbearing in Ukraine – The New York Times
- Underground Births, Under Bombardment: Childbearing in Ukraine The New York Times
- Born in a shelter: how the maternity hospital's bomb shelter operates Українські Національні Новини (УНН)
Who is Vadym Yermolaiev, the Ukrainian tycoon injured in Monaco blast? – Al Jazeera
- Who is Vadym Yermolaiev, the Ukrainian tycoon injured in Monaco blast? Al Jazeera
- Who is the Ukrainian tycoon at the center of mysterious Monaco bombing? CNN
- Investigators searching for suspect after package bomb in Monaco injures 3 ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Manhunt under way after Ukrainian-born tycoon injured by Monaco bomb The Guardian
- Princess Charlene wears chic power suit as she joins Prince Albert for emergency visit HOLA
Up to 150 former WH Smith stores to close as high court approves restructure
Restructuring plan involves writing off debts to suppliers and cutting rent for many landlords
Up to 150 former WH Smith high street stores are to close after the high court approved a swingeing restructure that could affect thousands of jobs.
The retailer, which has 450 stores and employs about 5,000 staff, was bought last year by the private equity firm Modella Capital, which also owns Hobbycraft, and rebranded as TG Jones.
Continue reading...Badenoch urges Burnham to condemn defence investment plan as Starmer says black hole will be addressed – UK politics live
Minister and MPs have raised concerns that his ‘poisoned chalice’ plan will take cash from much-needed road projects
Dan Sabbagh is the Guardian’s defence and security editor.
Andy Burnham is a “true patriot” who will provide the money needed to maintain Britain’s security when he becomes prime minister, the new defence secretary, Dan Jarvis, said on a visit to a factory in Cambridge today.
I’ve known Andy Burnham for more than 15 years, he is a true patriot, and I absolutely believe that he will make sure that we have the resources that we need to field the kind of capabilities that are required given the nature of the world that we’re operating in.
I know what we need to do to keep Britain safe, and I’m absolutely confident that Andy Burnham, as the next prime minister, knows that as well, and we’ll make sure in the context of the next spending review that we’ve got the resources we need to keep the country safe.
Continue reading...Ocean surface temperatures hit record high as world enters ‘uncharted territory,’ scientists warn – NBC News
- Ocean surface temperatures hit record high as world enters ‘uncharted territory,’ scientists warn NBC News
- Global oceans break June temperature record with fears they’re headed into ‘uncharted territory’ CNN
- Ocean surface temperatures hit a record high for June The Guardian
- World’s oceans experience hottest June ever, scientists say more heat ahead Al Jazeera
- Record sea temperatures in June push world into ‘uncharted’ waters Financial Times
Trump to attend opening of Roosevelt library amid overturning conservation efforts
Theodore Roosevelt protected swathes of land, while Trump has lifted them from more than 86m acres
Donald Trump will attend a ribbon cutting for the new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library on Wednesday, touting the legacy of a president his own administration is attempting to destroy, critics say.
While in office from 1901 to 1909, Roosevelt established five new national parks, protected swaths of land and passed legislation enabling himself and future presidents to proclaim historic landmarks and other objects of historic or scientific interest in federal ownership as national monuments.
Continue reading...Family of boy injured in Cambridgeshire crocodile enclosure thank zoo staff who rescued him
Three-year-old remains in hospital after undergoing multiple surgeries but is now in a stable condition
The family of a three-year-old boy who was seriously injured in a crocodile attack at a zoo have thanked staff at the attraction in a new statement released through the police.
Last month, officers were called to Johnsons of Old Hurst zoo in Huntingdonshire over “reports of an incident involving a three-year-old boy, during which he ended up in the crocodile enclosure”.
Continue reading...Sudan’s RSF committed crimes against humanity in El Fasher, Amnesty says
Report accuses paramilitary force of crimes including ethnic cleansing in systemic campaign against civilians
The Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during its seizure of El Fasher last year, Amnesty International has alleged.
Many of the crimes, including murder, torture, rape, enslavement and sexual slavery, were carried out as part of a widespread and systematic attack against civilians and amounted to crimes against humanity, the human rights organisation said in a report released on Wednesday.
Continue reading...Three people die in mass fans celebrations in Mexico City after World Cup victory
Three people have died from suffocation
More than a million people gathered in Mexico City
Three people died from suffocation as thousands of fans crowded Mexico City streets during World Cup celebrations, the capital’s health secretariat said in the early hours of Wednesday.
The deaths occurred near the Angel of Independence landmark, where thousands of fans had gathered to celebrate Mexico’s 2-0 victory over Ecuador in the last 32.
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