Biden wins crucial support of Democratic governors to continue campaign: ‘We’re going to have his back’ – as it happened (www.theguardian.com)
Norway blocks sale of last private land on Svalbard after Chinese interest (www.theguardian.com)
The Norwegian government has called off a plan to sell the last privately owned piece of land on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard in order to prevent its acquisition by China....
Kien, the most-delayed video game in history, released after 22 years (www.theguardian.com)
Should cuddling koalas be legal? Here’s why there’s a push to ban it in Queensland (www.theguardian.com)
‘It’s going to be tight’: Macron’s centrists struggle to deter voters from backing far right (www.theguardian.com)
ICC decision on Netanyahu arrest warrant may be delayed by UK (www.theguardian.com)
At least 18 people killed in series of suicide attacks in Nigeria (www.theguardian.com)
Journalists refused entry to Azerbaijan energy conference ahead of Cop29 (www.theguardian.com)
Western journalists were refused entry to an energy industry conference in Azerbaijan earlier this month, reigniting concerns over the state’s crackdown on the media ahead of crucial UN climate talks in Baku later this year....
‘It’s nonsensical’: how Trump is making climate the latest culture war (www.theguardian.com)
Melbourne airport staff accused of smuggling drugs for organised crime cartels (www.theguardian.com)
Dozens of Melbourne Airport staff have been accused of working for organised criminals attempting to smuggle drugs into the state....
Voter turnout in France’s parliamentary election at near-40-year high (www.theguardian.com)
Orbán to meet Putin in Moscow visit likely to anger EU (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine war briefing: Ukrainian army confirms retreat from part of key town of Chasiv Yar (www.theguardian.com)
Superman, Frodo and Star Wars: the stunning life of Kiran Shah – the world’s smallest stuntman (www.theguardian.com)
As Canada braces for a raging summer, Indigenous communities remain displaced (www.theguardian.com)
When Robert Laboucan pictured his son taking his first steps he imagined it would be at home, maybe even in front of a camera in their living room. Instead, the one-year-old first walked in the hallway of the Flamingo Inn in High Level, the tiny Alberta town where the family have been living for more than a year after escaping...