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Europe
Sunak vows to bring back national service for school leavers
The British prime minister, facing internal and external political pressures, says his plan for 18-year-olds would create a renewed sense of pride in the UK.
- by Camilla Turner
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‘Influencer of God’: Teenager clears last miracle hurdle on road to sainthood
“Carlo was the light answer to the dark side of the web,” his mother said of the “patron saint of the internet” who will now be canonised.
- by Alexandra E. Petri
Analysis
UK election
Sinking Sunak steers Tories towards iceberg as MPs jump overboard
Nearly 80 Conservative MPs will not seek re-election on July 4, that’s nearly a quarter of all Tories serving under the British prime minister now.
- by Rob Harris
Opinion
UK election
Britain’s best hope is a PM with the charisma of frozen peas
A boring prime minister in Keir Starmer may be the best Britain can hope for if it’s to end the omnishambles era.
- by Nick Bryant
Tony Wright’s Column
Olympics
A rude awakening in the city of light
The French, as everyone knows, do things differently. Including, it would seem, their security alerts for the Paris Olympics.
- by Tony Wright
Analysis
UK election
Besides rain and bad polls, Sunak also must contend with ghosts
Two key figures, adored and detested by their respective tribes in equal measure, will make life harder for Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer.
- by Rob Harris
Analysis
UK election
Diminished and drenched, Rishi Sunak seems impatient for his own demise
The British PM is attempting to pull off a turnaround that would be unique in modern political history. It’s not off to a convincing start.
- by Rob Harris
Sunak calls snap UK election as Conservatives face thrashing at poll
In power since 2010, the Tories have tanked in opinion polls on the back of a post-COVID cost-of-living crisis and successive political scandals.
- by Rob Harris
Grandfather dies after severe turbulence on Singapore Airlines flight
Geoffrey Kitchen was travelling with his wife of more than 50 years, Linda, who has been transferred to hospital in Bangkok for treatment.
- by Rozina Sabur, Gareth Corfield, Max Stephens and Neil Johnston
Man charged with helping Hong Kong intelligence service dies
Matthew Trickett and two others were due to appear at London’s Central Criminal Court for a hearing on Friday on spying charges.
Zelensky pushes allies to step up and fight war that ‘no one even notices’
On the fifth anniversary of his inauguration, the comedian-turned-wartime leader concedes his allies need to push so-called “red lines” and get more involved.
- by Mike Collett-White, Dan Peleschuk and Sergiy Karazy