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Starmer to give missiles to Ukraine paid for with £70m interest on Russian assets
Ukraine  
Starmer to give missiles to Ukraine paid for with £70m interest on Russian assets
The 350 air defence missiles mark the first time the UK has used Russia-linked funds to buy weapons for Kyiv
Gaza  
At least 40 more Palestinians killed seeking aid in Gaza, say medics and officials
France  
Ex-French PM Dominique de Villepin launches party with view to 2027 presidential run
Vaccines and immunisation  
Millions of children at risk as global vaccine rates fall, study finds
New York  
Zohran Mamdani leads New York City mayoral primary as Cuomo concedes: ‘He won’
In focus
Madame Lynch: how an Irish woman joined the ranks of Paraguay’s heroes
Paraguay  
Madame Lynch: how an Irish woman joined the ranks of Paraguay’s heroes
Eliza Lynch was at her warlord partner’s side in a cataclysmic war and died in obscurity in Paris but is now being honoured – although not without controversy
Environment  
Scientists sound the alarm for Nullarbor’s fragile limestone caves and unique underground creatures
Military spending  
Europe’s pledge to spend more on military will hurt climate and social programmes
Features
Running  
‘Life is brutal. Running helps’: the 17-year-old who faced despair – and ran the length of Britain
‘Life is brutal. Running helps’: the 17-year-old who faced despair – and ran the length of Britain
Art  
‘I’ve been told off for taking snaps too’: our critic on the selfie-taking crackdown at the Uffizi gallery
The long read
Sold to the Trump family: one of the last undeveloped islands in the Mediterranean
The long read  
Sold to the Trump family: one of the last undeveloped islands in the Mediterranean
Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner have spent more than $1bn on an Albanian island that will be a luxury resort – once the unexploded ordnance has been removed
 

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Opinion
How Lisbon made itself irresistible to tourists – and became the least affordable city in Europe
Agustín Cocola-Gant
How Lisbon made itself irresistible to tourists – and became the least affordable city in Europe
Israel, please let aid organisations do our jobs in Gaza
James Elder
Sport
Club World Cup  
Delap opens Chelsea account in win over Espérance
Delap opens Chelsea account in win over Espérance
Euro 2025  
Team guides: Belgium must prove they are not a one-woman team
Club World Cup  
Auckland City hold on for shock draw with Boca Juniors while Benfica top Bayern
Climate crisis
The age of extinction  
‘Extinction crisis’ could see 500 bird species vanish within a century – report
‘Extinction crisis’ could see 500 bird species vanish within a century – report
Europe  
Noise pollution harms health of millions across Europe, report finds
Podcast
The protest group the UK government wants to brand terrorists – podcast
Today in Focus  
The protest group the UK government wants to brand terrorists – podcast
The home secretary has announced plans to proscribe Palestine Action under terrorism laws. Haroon Siddique reports
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