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Russia unmoved by Burnham or Farage as PM, says Badenoch
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch launched a sharp attack on Labour’s handling of defence as an outgoing Sir Keir Starmer travelled to a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, carrying what critics have called an unfunded defence plan. She accused the Prime Minister of leaving a £5billion “black hole” in the Government’s Defence Investment Plan for his…
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A boozy road trip to Venice anchors Francesco Sossai’s ageing tragicomedy
The Guardian has published a review of The Last One for the Road, a new tragicomedy by director Francesco Sossai. The film is presented as a road movie and buddy comedy following two amiable, perpetually drunk middle-aged men on a wandering journey towards Venice, and the review matters as a critical appraisal of a low-key…
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Autonomous US ground vehicles have driven over 1,100 missions in Ukraine
Forterra, a US builder of autonomous vehicles, has revealed that more than 100 of its self-driving all-terrain vehicles have been operating in Ukrainian conflict zones over the past nine months — what the company believes is the largest combat deployment of autonomous ground vehicles by any US defence tech firm. Funded by US defence dollars,…
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Blasts strike Damascus as Macron makes state visit to Syria
The French president is the first head of state of a European Union country to visit since rebels led by Ahmed al-Sharaa toppled Bashar al-Assad in 2024.
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Toxic silver-cheeked pufferfish spreading across Mediterranean holiday coastlines alarms swimmers
Holidaymakers travelling to the Mediterranean this summer have been warned about the spread of the silver-cheeked pufferfish, a toxic species that has migrated into the sea through the Suez Canal. The fish carries a potent neurotoxin and has an exceptionally powerful bite, and its rapid expansion across popular tourist coastlines has prompted growing concern among…
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Belgium cruise past United States to face Spain in quarter-final
Belgium ease past a defensively sloppy USA in a match shrouded in controversy surrounding Folarin Balogun’s delayed suspension, a scandal that made little impact on the pitch.
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Zelensky to seek stronger air defences from Nato amid Russian bombardment
The Ukrainian president will use the Nato meeting in Turkey to argue he needs more interceptor missiles.
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Russian officials accused of running torture prisons in occupied Ukraine named
A BBC World Service investigation has identified individuals accused of running Russia’s secretive “torture prisons” in occupied Ukraine, a detention system that human rights bodies say has abused thousands of civilians. The inquiry named Yurii Temerbek, a former Ukrainian traffic policeman who joined Russian-backed separatists, alongside two other men accused of mistreating detainees. The findings…
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Spain reach World Cup quarter-finals as historic defence anchors their run
If Spain are to get their hands on the World Cup trophy again, they may have their defence, rather than their attack, to thank.
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Spain reach World Cup quarter-finals as late goal sinks Portugal
Spain reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup after beating Portugal, with the decisive goal arriving in stoppage time. The late winner settled a closely fought match between the two Iberian rivals and secured Spain’s place in the last eight of the tournament. Only the headline details are available for this report, so the exact…