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‘Truly extraordinary’: Trump gets royal welcome in Europe after NATO boss’s gushing text
The US president received the red-carpet treatment on arrival – including an upgrade to stay at a Dutch palace – even as he wavers on whether America would come to their aid in a time of war.
- by David Crowe
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Russia-Ukraine war
Once the West’s great hero, Zelensky is now fighting to keep a divided world on his side
When the Ukrainian president travelled to the UK on Monday to shore up support, he ditched his trademark military fatigues. It was a subtle but calculated diplomatic posture.
- by Rob Harris
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NATO
‘Crosses our red lines’: Trump demand divides NATO
The US president has made it clear to Europe that it cannot expect an unlimited American guarantee over its security. But Spain is refusing to play ball.
- by David Crowe
Analysis
NATO
How Trump obliterated the best-laid plans of world’s most powerful military alliance
The US president was meant to be the guest of honour in the Netherlands this week. But his decision to bomb Iran has instead made him a wildcard everyone is scrambling to contain.
- by Rob Harris
BBC presenter corrects ‘pregnant people’ to ‘women’
Martine Croxall was reading a report during a live broadcast when she used the term “pregnant people”. She immediately added “women”, with a slight roll of her eyes.
- by Craig Simpson
Shadow fleets and ‘grey-zone’ sabotage: The communication battleground beneath the waves
Undersea fibre-optic cables are lifelines for everything from financial markets to military command. But they’re under siege, and in the Baltic Sea, NATO is racing to adapt.
- by Rob Harris
Putin says ‘the whole of Ukraine is ours’ – in theory
Ukraine’s foreign minister denounced the statements as evidence of Russian “disdain” for US peace efforts.
- by Guy Faulconbridge and Vladimir Soldatkin
UK parliament votes for assisted dying, paving way for historic law change
The vote puts Britain on course to follow Australia, Canada and other countries, as well as some US states, in permitting assisted dying.
- by Sarah Young and Andrew MacAskill
The Great British Heatwave has officially arrived – and this is just the beginning
With a health alert in place until Monday and thermometers nudging 34 degrees, the country famous for queuing in drizzle is now lining up shirtless for ice-cream.
- by Rob Harris
British police ‘failed family’ of teen killed in crash caused by US envoy’s wife
Independent investigators have accused police of mishandling the investigation into a crash in which Harry Dunn died, and the American fled the UK, claiming diplomatic immunity.
- by Lynsey Chutel
British parliament votes to end ‘cruel’ abortion prosecutions for women
Protesters and activists gathered near parliament as it voted to decriminalise abortion for women at any stage – the most significant change to UK abortion laws in half a century.
- by Rob Harris
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