The Guardian
Europe suspects Russia is testing NATO's limits with a 'shadow war' of sabotage, while the UN general assembly kicks off and El Niño breaks temperature records.
The Guardian Europe
European spy chiefs warn Russia may test Nato in 'months not years,' while the Baltics say calm down, and everyone agrees the sabotage is only getting started. Cheery stuff.
The Guardian
Rita Flores, a Pussy Riot-affiliated artist, says the FSB blackmailed her into spying on activists and then asked her to help kidnap a Kremlin critic - so she fled Russia instead.
Grist
Russia keeps bombing Ukraine's power grid, so businesses are installing rooftop solar - because nothing says 'resilience' like panels that survive missile strikes.
The Guardian
Von der Leyen prepares to list Europe's challenges, including Russia, China, Trump, populism, and its own competitiveness - while Canada's Mark Carney attends, presumably to see if the EU is still taking applications.
The Guardian
Ukraine's prosecutor quits over corruption allegations while Russia bombs Kyiv, plus art heists and war criminal funerals - Europe's having a week.
UN News
WHO warehouses in Ukraine keep getting bombed despite sharing their locations, because apparently 'deconfliction' means 'aim here.'
The Guardian Europe
Russia drops a drone on Ukraine's intelligence HQ in Kyiv, injuring nine and disrupting a poppy seed roll breakfast. Zelenskyy promises a 'tangible response.'
BBC World
Ukraine warns airlines that Russia's sky is filling with drones, Putin calls it terrorism, and airlines are left playing a high-stakes game of 'will they or won't they' overflight.
The Guardian
Germany finally blames Russia for the Leipzig drone attack, announces sanctions, and evicts a spy-riddled cultural center, because even hybrid warfare needs a response.
The Guardian Europe
Russia kills 12 in Ukraine, EU ministers meet in Ireland, and Norway's queen skips a ceremony - all in a day's work for Europe.
The Guardian Europe
Russia gears up for more energy strikes as Ukraine counts the dead from its worst attack this year, and NATO says 'no imminent threat' while Europe holds its breath.
BBC World
Russia says its African Corps helped Niger thwart a coup, because nothing says 'stability' like a military alliance with a country that just had a coup.
The Guardian Europe
Russia bombs an ammo warehouse that shouldn't have been there, killing 37, and Ukraine's leaders are furious about the 'criminal negligence' that made it possible.
UN News
WHO tallies 3,205 attacks on Ukraine's healthcare, because apparently bombing hospitals is a strategy, and still tries to patch things up.
BBC Politics
Andy Burnham pops over to Ukraine, promises to keep poking Russia, and shares missile blueprints because who needs peace when you have fire?
The Guardian Europe
UK PM Andy Burnham visits Ukraine on independence day, promising to help build long-range missiles - a plan that'll take years and probably annoy Russia a lot.
BBC World
Russia's double-tap drone strike on a Ukrainian mall kills 15, because one wave of terror just wasn't enough. Also, emergency workers were targeted, because war is hell - but apparently not hellish enough.
BBC World
Russia's latest missile barrage kills 13 in Kyiv, while Ukraine's air defence stockpile runs dry and politicians play blame games.
The Guardian
Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies drop a last-minute probe on unnamed officials, Fedorov wants elections mid-war, and Russia keeps doing Russia things - all in a day's work for Zelenskyy.
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