BBC World
Russia celebrates upcoming peace talks by firing 30+ missiles and 170 drones at Ukraine's power grid, because nothing says diplomacy like a kindergarten strike.
The Guardian
Seven bomb threats across European flights turned out to be false alarms, because nothing says "I hate air travel" like a coordinated hoax campaign.
BBC World
Russia bombs a Ukrainian aid centre, killing 29 and injuring 10, because nothing says 'peace talks' like dropping nine 3,000kg bombs on a humanitarian queue.
BBC World
Evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky endure a 24km minefield walk, a flight to Belarus, and a bus ride to freedom - plus one long-delayed wedding - as a local ceasefire holds until Sunday.
BBC Politics
Chancellor John Healey asks all departments to find 1% cuts to fill a £4.7bn defence funding hole, while Kemi Badenoch quips that Putin must be terrified. Spoiler: he's probably not.
The Guardian Europe
Kremlin says new peace proposals lack 'substance' after Witkoff-Putin meeting, while Trump calls it 'the closest we've been' to ending the war - and Witkoff calls Putin a 'humanitarian.'
The Guardian Europe
France finds that curfews calm things down, Italy sends 500 troops to Milan, Sweden still can't form a government, and Macron buys diesel from the Gulf - all while Corsica floods.
The Guardian Europe
Macron keeps his interior minister because nothing says "we're handling it" like refusing a resignation after 2,400 arrests and admitting the police lost control.
BBC World
Ukraine hits two oil facilities in St Petersburg, injuring five and killing one, because the 'energy ceasefire' is apparently more of a suggestion.
BBC World
Trump blocks his own Russia sanctions two days before they start, calls it 'national interest,' and everyone from Zelensky to Don Beyer has thoughts.
The Guardian
Trump declares a Ukraine ceasefire no one agreed to, Zelenskyy shrugs, Putin blows up power plants, and the world collectively sighs.
BBC World
SpaceX's 100mph Starlink speed cap disrupts Ukrainian drone missions, because nothing says 'support Ukraine' like a speed limit during a missile barrage.
The Guardian
Trump says Ukraine needs a new leader after making a diesel deal with Putin, because clearly the problem is the guy getting bombed, not the guy doing the bombing.
BBC World
Trump cuts a deal with Putin to lower diesel prices, because nothing says 'America First' like outsourcing your fuel supply to the guy you've been sanctioning.
BBC World
Russia bombs a second Kyiv bridge, injuring two and disrupting traffic, because the first one apparently didn't send the right message.
The Guardian Europe
NATO leaders warn of Russia's 'rapidly increasing threat' but skip questions, while Ukraine strikes oil facilities, drones hit Kyiv, and Klopp dismisses racist football debate as 'complete nonsense'.
The Guardian
Australia throws another $60m at Ukraine, because apparently freedom isn't free - it's just heavily subsidized by embarrassed world leaders.
The Guardian Europe
Poland's PM warns of Russian 'accidental' drone strikes on NATO allies, then promptly hops on a train to Kyiv - because nothing says 'defiance' like a surprise visit.
The Guardian Europe
A train carrying Boris Johnson and ex-CIA chief David Petraeus may have been the target of a Russian drone strike near the Poland-Ukraine border, because subtlety is for people who don't have Shahed drones.
BBC World
Drones turn border crossings into parking lots and shopping centers into rubble, while diplomats pretend talks are imminent.
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