Canada to announce submarine contract winner on Monday, Globe and Mail says – Reuters

  1. Canada to announce submarine contract winner on Monday, Globe and Mail says  Reuters
  2. Canada to decide between German, South Korean submarine bids on Monday  AP News
  3. Submarine showdown: Carney poised to choose Canada's next submarine fleet  CBC
  4. Winner of high-stakes competition to build Canada 12 submarines to be announced Monday, sources say  The Globe and Mail
  5. Carney set to announce Canada’s new submarine fleet  CTV News
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Minister calls on Burnham to show path to 3.5% target on UK defence spending

Dan Jarvis, who wants to stay on as defence secretary, says he is confident PM-in-waiting values national security

The new defence secretary, Dan Jarvis, has called on Andy Burnham to increase defence spending dramatically from 2030 and “evidence the trajectory” towards a Nato target that would mean £25bn a year more for the military by the middle of the next decade.

The former paratrooper said he was confident that the prime minister-in-waiting valued national security, as he openly lobbied him for cash that would probably have to come from cuts elsewhere.

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‘Nepotism and bias’ rife in England and Wales police leadership, report finds

Inquiry co-chaired by David Blunkett uncovers loss of focus on fighting crime, plus low standards and need for reform

Police leadership in England and Wales is plagued by “nepotism and bias” and too many chiefs have lost focus on fighting crime, a government-backed report has found.

The inquiry, co-chaired by former home secretary David Blunkett, found a reset was needed at all levels, with scores of top officers facing misconduct inquiries.

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Mobile internet coverage in UK worse than any EU or G7 country, Which? says

Analysis finds services cheaper but country ranks 57th in network performance and 70th for download speeds

British holidaymakers watching online videos while they sit on a European beach this summer are likely to be pleasantly surprised: the signal should be better than at home.

Mobile coverage in the UK is worse than in any of the 27 EU member countries, and every other member of the G7 group of large economies, according to analysis by consumer group Which? of data from Opensignal.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 5, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War

  1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 5, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  2. Russia’s advance collapses in Ukraine, ‘40,000’ troops killed in June  Al Jazeera
  3. Even as It Bombards Kyiv, Russia’s Wider Military Campaign Has Largely Stalled  The New York Times
  4. The Russia-Ukraine War Report Card, July 1, 2026  Russia Matters
  5. Putin exaggerated Russia's successes at the front to create an illusion of victory - ISW  Українські Національні Новини (УНН)
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Anthony Albanese apologises ‘unequivocally’ for podcast comment about Kylie Minogue

Prime minister picked pop singer in game of ‘shag, marry, date’ on comedy podcast

Anthony Albanese has apologised “unequivocally” for his comments while playing a “shag, marry, date” game on a comedy podcast when he nominated Kylie Minogue for all three categories.

The prime minister issued a statement on Monday morning after receiving criticism at the weekend for his appearance on the Bush Deep podcast with the comedian Nikki Osborne.

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UK Reform’s Nigel Farage faces fresh misconduct allegations – DW.com

  1. UK Reform's Nigel Farage faces fresh misconduct allegations  DW.com
  2. Farage warned attack against ‘establishment’ over unregistered gifts could lead to harsher punishment – UK politics live  The Guardian
  3. Revealed: Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminal  The Times
  4. Brexit architect Farage under pressure as questions over funding mount  CNN
  5. Farage says he's 'done no wrongdoing' after benefits from ally not declared  BBC
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Rodríguez defends Venezuela’s emergency earthquake response as number of bodies expected to soar

Interim president says unrest will not break out despite anger at official response to the 24 June disaster

Venezuela’s interim president has defended her country’s emergency response to the twin earthquakes that have killed more than 3,000 people, vowing the country would not descend into social unrest.

Many Venezuelans have expressed anger at what they see as the US-backed government’s inadequate response to the 24 June disaster before international teams arrived.

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More than 100 detained as leftist groups hold anti-NATO protests in Turkey – Reuters

  1. More than 100 detained as leftist groups hold anti-NATO protests in Turkey  Reuters
  2. Turkey detains journalists and comic in crackdown before Nato summit  Financial Times
  3. Turkey steps up arrests ahead of NATO summit  DW.com
  4. Turkish protesters denounce NATO's push for higher military budgets ahead of summit  Big News Network.com
  5. Turkey NATO Summit  Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Death toll from Venezuela quakes rises to 3,342 – Reuters

  1. Death toll from Venezuela quakes rises to 3,342  Reuters
  2. Moles of Venezuela: the amateur rescuers digging and delving through the post-quake rubble  The Guardian
  3. Venezuela's earthquakes death toll reaches 3,535 as survivors look for missing relatives  NBC News
  4. Venezuelans are furious with the American-backed regime  The Economist
  5. After the Earth Stopped Shaking  The New York Times
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Report: Hamas to announce dissolution of its Gaza government after nearly 20 years – Ynetnews

  1. Report: Hamas to announce dissolution of its Gaza government after nearly 20 years  Ynetnews
  2. Report: Hamas plans to dissolve its Gaza government to allow in technocratic panel  The Times of Israel
  3. Report: Hamas to dismantle Gaza government before technocratic committee entry  Haaretz
  4. Meet the 13 Palestinians Tasked With Governing Gaza After Hamas  Foundation for Defense of Democracies
  5. Hamas terror group to dissolve governing body in Gaza Strip  The Jerusalem Post
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