The Guardian
Burnham heads to New York to beg Trump for Patriot missiles, Kremlin calls him 'party of war', and Europe's heatwave death toll hits 35,000 - just another Tuesday.
BBC Business
A rock-melting tunnel-boring machine that shoots 27,000C plasma is making undergrounding critical infrastructure trendy again - because drones and weather are getting too good at ruining above-ground stuff.
The Guardian Europe
The world's on fire, and the top US diplomat is apparently too busy pandering to notice. Someone hand him a fire extinguisher - or a spine.
The Guardian Europe
Ukraine's ex-general says Nato membership is a pipe dream, frontlines are static, and a Russian anti-war politician flees to Paris - while drones and bombs keep flying.
The Guardian Europe
Russia and North Korea's first road bridge is nearly complete, officially for tourism, but Ukraine's investigators say it's really a supply route for troops and weapons - because nothing says 'cultural exchange' like a helicopter landing pad.
BBC World
Russians are hoarding cash as mobile shutdowns and tax hikes make card payments a gamble, and the Kremlin's left hand is busy undermining its right.
The Guardian Europe
G7 leaders finally sit down in France to talk about Ukraine, the Middle East, and everything else on fire - after a prolonged game of diplomatic hide-and-seek and a jersey handoff that Trump seemed less than thrilled about.
The Guardian Europe
Trump tells Putin he's ready to help end Ukraine war, but the Russian leader seems more focused on wishing him a happy 80th birthday ahead of a White House cage match.
The Guardian Europe
A car bomb kills Russia's ammunition chief, panic-buying grips Krasnodar, the EU proposes banning Russian soldiers, and Bulgaria stops arming Ukraine - a busy day in the ongoing saga.
BBC World
Xi Jinping visits North Korea to remind Kim Jong Un that China was the original 'forged in blood' ally, not that new guy Putin - because nothing says friendship like geopolitical leverage and a shared defence treaty.
BBC World
A Russian drone visits a Romanian apartment building, injuring two and reminding everyone that NATO borders are just suggestions to some.
Ars Technica
Russia's space program is now selling ad space on rockets because sanctions, war costs, and a shrinking economy have left it desperate for cash - and the revenue won't even make a dent.
SpaceNews
Britain's space defense architecture is fragile, outdated, and reliant on human operators - a recipe for disaster in the next conflict, argues a SpaceNews opinion piece.
The Guardian Europe
Guardian staff reveal the unglamorous reality of defending press freedom: libel trials, drone detectors, secure messaging apps, and a lot of guilt about journalists in Gaza.
The Guardian
Putin says the war is ending, right after hosting the saddest Victory Day parade in decades, and names his BFF Gerhard Schröder as his go-to negotiator.
The Guardian Europe
Leaked documents reveal Russia’s Bauman University runs a secret GRU training program teaching hacking, disinformation, and Kremlin propaganda - because apparently, space missions weren't enough to fill the curriculum.
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