Today
Elon Musk’s Tesla set to launch British household electricity supplier
It is thought that the service would sell power to UK households and buy back stored energy at times of peak demand, challenging the existing big providers.
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- James Titcomb
Zelensky goes rock star, as Albo bats away the sledging
The Ukrainian president stage-managed a rare public appearance in Vilnius to maximise pressure on the less Insta-adept NATO leaders.
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- Hans van Leeuwen
Yesterday
Shareholders divided on Glencore’s plans for coal behemoth
Many are questioning Gary Nagle’s strategy and appear uncomfortable with the company’s climate plans.
- Leslie Hook
NATO’s dilemma: what to do about Ukraine’s bid to join?
Membership represents the long-term security that Kyiv wants and was promised 15 years ago. But Russia’s war has complicated things.
- Henry Foy, John Paul Rathbone and Felicia Schwartz
Turkey backs Sweden’s NATO bid in historic move
The breakthrough came after months of arduous negotiations over Turkey’s demands and on the eve of a critical two-day NATO summit.
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- Firat Kozok, Selcan Hacaoglu and Natalia Drozdiak
Erdogan links Turkish EU membership talks to Swedish NATO accession
“Turkey has been waiting at the door of the European Union for over 50 years,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said as he left for a NATO summit in Lithuania.
- Karl Ritter and Suzan Fraser
PM pushes to supply Germany with Australian green hydrogen
Anthony Albanese says it’s feasible to export the fuel to Germany, and wants to add critical minerals to the mix. He also signed up to a “Climate Club”.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Putin met Wagner’s Prigozhin after revolt that shook Russia
Vladimir Putin held talks with Yevgeny Prigozhin and top Wagner commanders at the Kremlin for nearly three hours on June 29, the president’s spokesman said.
- Bloomberg News
Biden and Sunak agree to talks on boosting US-UK economic ties
The two leaders held detailed discussions on the Atlantic Declaration framework in advance of a meeting in October.
- Emily Ashton, Kitty Donaldson and Justin Sink
This Month
BBC suspends star over teenager photos scandal
The controversy threatening to engulf the corporation prompted calls to police to investigate the lurid claims made against one of its best-known presenters.
- Robert Mendick and Victoria Ward
England keep Ashes alive with dramatic win over Australia
Brilliant captaincy by Ben Stokes, and Australian batting failures, led to the victory at the third cricket test, keeping the hosts’ hopes buoyant.
- Andrew Clark
New phase of far-right politics brings down Dutch ‘Teflon Mark’
Prime Minister Mark Rutte resigned after his coalition partners rejected his tough new line on refugees, favouring his own political future over compromise, critics say.
- Matina Stevis-Gridneff and Claire Moses
Biden defends cluster bombs for Ukraine as war dominates NATO build-up
Washington announced it will give Ukraine weapons banned by more than 100 countries just days before major allies meet for a summit set to be dominated by Russia’s aggression.
- Zeke Miller, Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor
- Analysis
- Russia-Ukraine war
Drone warfare could tip the balance in Ukraine
An Australian company is helping Ukrainian forces fight for control of the sky, where drones carrying small bombs or flying ‘kamikaze’ missions are increasingly important.
- Misha Zelinsky
Dutch government collapses over immigration policy
The crisis was triggered by a push by Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s conservative VVD party to limit the flow of asylum seekers to the Netherlands.
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- Bart H. Meijer and Anthony Deutsch
US agrees to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine
The munitions are seen by the US as a way to get Kyiv critically needed ammunition to help bolster its offensive and push through Russian front lines.
- Zeke Miller, Tara Copp and Lolita C Baldor
- Explainer
- NATO
Why NATO matters more than ever (in four maps)
After the Cold War, the organisation went from being a defensive alliance against the Soviet Union to an expansive one aimed at European peace and stability. Now it’s trying to do both.
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- Hans van Leeuwen and Les Hewitt
Guns, cash, wigs: Russia mutiny boss returns to collect loot
Russia’s elite are unsure what Yevgeny Prigozhin’s return to Russia to wrap up his business affairs means for Vladimir Putin and the Wagner group’s future.
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- Robyn Dixon and Catherine Belton
Albanese’s tough task at Europe’s top table
When he goes to the NATO summit next week, the PM needs to help the alliance manage its divisions and misgivings over what to do about China.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Wagner mercenary boss ‘back in Russia’
The president of Belarus, who last month brokered a deal to end an armed mutiny in Russia, said Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was no longer in Belarus.
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- Valerie Hopkins
