- 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
After Afghanistan fires drones into Pakistan, what’s next? – Al Jazeera
- After Afghanistan fires drones into Pakistan, what’s next? Al Jazeera
- Afghan Taliban launch strikes on border with Pakistan as tensions escalate BBC
- Afghanistan says airstrikes launched on Pakistan; Islamabad says drones shot down Reuters
- Pakistani airstrikes kill dozens in eastern Afghanistan The Guardian
- Opinion | Pakistan Might Just Be Getting A Bit Too Confident - This Time, With Afghanistan NDTV
Who is Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev, the suspected target of the Monaco bombing? – France 24
- Who is Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev, the suspected target of the Monaco bombing? France 24
- With 556 police officer patrolling a country half the size of Central Park, everyone thought Monaco was safe CNN
- Explosion in Monaco: Who is Vadym Yermolaiev? DW.com
- Princess Charlene wears chic power suit as she joins Prince Albert for emergency visit HOLA
- Parcel Bomb Explodes in Monaco, Injuring 3 The New York Times
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
Female Prison Guard Who Fell for Convicted Killer Behind Bars Gets Prison Sentence of Her Own – Yahoo
- Female Prison Guard Who Fell for Convicted Killer Behind Bars Gets Prison Sentence of Her Own Yahoo
- Whitemoor prison officer jailed after relationship with murderer BBC
- Prison officer jailed over relationship with inmate who was convicted murderer The Independent
- She has now been jailed facebook.com
- Lincolnshire prison officer had relationship with convicted murderer Lincolnshire Live
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)
Canada to make Eurovision Song Contest debut in 2027
The country becomes the first new participant since Australia joined the contest in 2015.
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...EU issues new steel and e-commerce regulations to reduce trade imbalance with China – AP News
- EU issues new steel and e-commerce regulations to reduce trade imbalance with China AP News
- EU unveils new steel import quotas to protect its industry from overcapacity Reuters
- EU to Limit Tariff-Free Steel Imports, Hike Duties When They Apply WSJ
- EU to increase steel tariffs on trading partners Financial Times
- EU quota allocations stun Italian coil buyers, importers EUROMETAL
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.
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