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News
US House speaker Mike Johnson calls for release of Epstein files amid backlash
US  
US House speaker Mike Johnson calls for release of Epstein files amid backlash
Trump has faced growing resentment over the decision of his attorney general, Pam Bondi, to withhold information
Ukraine  
Ukraine awaiting details on ‘billions of dollars’ worth of weapons promised by Trump
Houthis  
Houthi-linked dealers sell arms on X and WhatsApp, report says
Germany  
Germany’s 16 states locked in row over dates of school summer holidays
US-Israel  
Family of US citizen beaten to death by Israeli settlers calls on Trump administration to prosecute killers
In focus
Instant noodles, foot spas and counsellors: Seoul tackles loneliness with ‘mind convenience stores’
Society  
Instant noodles, foot spas and counsellors: Seoul tackles loneliness with ‘mind convenience stores’
As South Korea grapples with an epidemic of loneliness, the capital city has launched an ambitious new programme to address it
Environment  
‘The place is bleached, a dead zone’: how the UK’s most beloved landscapes became biodiversity deserts
On the ground  
‘Tourists go home’: Inside the angry protests on Spain’s holiday islands – video
Features
Music  
Left turns: How a terrible war injury led to the birth of one-handed piano music
Left turns: How a terrible war injury led to the birth of one-handed piano music
UK  
‘I was raped. And my dreams were shattered’ – Gina Miller on abuse, cancer and the toxic race for Cambridge chancellor
The long read
Inside the trial of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon
‘A relentless, destructive energy’  
Inside the trial of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon
The long read: An intimate account of an unprecedented trial
 

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Opinion
In Trump’s game of chicken, the EU cannot afford to back down
Nathalie Tocci
In Trump’s game of chicken, the EU cannot afford to back down
Afghans have been betrayed yet again by this shocking UK data leak – and many don’t even know if they’re affected
Diane Taylor
Sport
Exclusive  
Future British & Irish Lions tour of France on the agenda at Melbourne summit
Future British & Irish Lions tour of France on the agenda at Melbourne summit
Tour’s phoney war gets dose of reality as Pogacar v Vingegaard hits the mountains
William Fotheringham
Can Norway finally fulfil potential and end long wait for success at Euro 2025?
Tom Garry
Climate crisis
Environment  
Climate groups call for UK wealth tax to make super-rich fund sustainable economy
Climate groups call for UK wealth tax to make super-rich fund sustainable economy
Extreme heat  
Four areas of England now in drought as heat threatens wildlife and crops
Podcast
How the BBC got into a mess over Gaza – podcast
Today in Focus  
How the BBC got into a mess over Gaza – podcast
After mounting criticism over its coverage of the war in Gaza, will the BBC change its approach? Michael Savage reports
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