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Macron says 26 nations ready to provide postwar military backing to Ukraine
Ukraine  
Macron says 26 nations ready to provide postwar military backing to Ukraine
French president says allies would either deploy ‘reassurance force’ troops to Ukraine, or be present in the area on land, sea or in the air
ExcIusive  
Starmer must not meet Israeli president during UK visit, say Labour MPs
US  
Trump expected to order rebrand of Pentagon as ‘Department of War’
Portugal  
Portuguese prime minister promises swift and thorough investigation of Lisbon funicular crash
UK politics  
Reform’s pro-fracking stance could divide potential voters, research shows
In focus
Palestine recognition: the principle the EU has been stuck on for decades
Gaza  
Palestine recognition: the principle the EU has been stuck on for decades
Europe’s ability to help bring peace to the Middle East has long come under question, with Spain’s PM this week saying it had failed on Gaza
Climate activism  
‘As more join, it gets less risky’: how Greta Thunberg’s lone strike turned into a movement
Social media  
How TikTok harms boys and girls differently – video
Features
Film  
‘Our songs last three minutes but they feel like an hour’: the return of Spinal Tap – an exclusive that goes up to 11!
‘Our songs last three minutes but they feel like an hour’: the return of Spinal Tap – an exclusive that goes up to 11!
Music  
Intervision Song Contest: why Russia is reviving its ‘cultural counterweight’ to Eurovision
The long read
From bank robber to scholar: the Knoxville dropout fighting to change how we see addiction
Addiction  
From bank robber to scholar: the Knoxville dropout fighting to change how we see addiction
Kirsten Smith was 19 when she first tried heroin; within a few years she was in prison. She says she willingly made those choices and wants society to stop treating addiction as a disease
 
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Opinion
It’s the big fat Greek farming scandal – devised by the political elite and paid for by ordinary people
Alexander Clapp
It’s the big fat Greek farming scandal – devised by the political elite and paid for by ordinary people
I dated Jeffrey Epstein. The files must be released
Stacey Williams
Sport
Tennis live  
US Open women’s semi-finals – Osaka v Anisimova; Sabalenka beats Pegula
US Open women’s semi-finals – Osaka v Anisimova; Sabalenka beats Pegula
Football  
Levy eased aside at Tottenham as club seek new path and investment
Cycling  
Vuelta a España: Ayuso outsprints compatriot Romo to grab glory on stage 12
Climate crisis
Business  
New Lloyd’s boss signals shift on insuring fossil fuels
New Lloyd’s boss signals shift on insuring fossil fuels
Oceans  
Just a pole and line, like they fished as boys: how a Maldives tradition is ensuring tuna stocks thrive
Podcast
Would you have your legs broken to be taller? – podcast
Today in Focus  
Would you have your legs broken to be taller? – podcast