Ukraine war briefing: Ukrainian army confirms retreat from part of key town of Chasiv Yar (www.theguardian.com)
US calls new Hamas ceasefire proposal for Gaza a ‘breakthrough’ (www.theguardian.com)
At least 89 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania, state news agency says (www.theguardian.com)
Kien, the most-delayed video game in history, released after 22 years (www.theguardian.com)
Exit poll suggests Labour set for huge landslide win in UK general election (www.theguardian.com)
After nine years in office, is it time for Justin Trudeau to go? (www.theguardian.com)
A Canadian prime minister who has outstayed his welcome, persistent inflation, a government bumped and bruised by scandal and a fired-up opposition leader itching for a public showdown....
Britain will not rejoin EU in my lifetime, says Starmer (www.theguardian.com)
Superman, Frodo and Star Wars: the stunning life of Kiran Shah – the world’s smallest stuntman (www.theguardian.com)
Video appears to show gang-rape of Afghan woman in a Taliban jail (www.theguardian.com)
Germany’s first African-born MP to stand down after racist abuse (www.theguardian.com)
The first African-born MP to enter the German parliament has announced he will not be standing in next year’s federal election, weeks after he revealed the hate mail, including racist slurs and death threats, he and his staff had received....
Should cuddling koalas be legal? Here’s why there’s a push to ban it in Queensland (www.theguardian.com)
Biden wins crucial support of Democratic governors to continue campaign: ‘We’re going to have his back’ – as it happened (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine war briefing: US to announce $2.3bn military aid package for Kyiv (www.theguardian.com)
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Man busted for carrying Master Sword from Zelda in the street (www.theguardian.com)
Negotiated outcome most likely result of Russia-Ukraine war, major poll says (www.theguardian.com)
In thinktank’s survey of 15 European countries, few respondents believe Ukraine can secure an outright victory
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...
EU plan to impose import duty on cheap goods could dent Shein and Temu (www.theguardian.com)
The EU is moving forward with plans to impose customs duty on cheap goods in a shift that could hit imports from online retailers and harm a hoped-for London listing by the fast-fashion seller Shein....
‘It’s nonsensical’: how Trump is making climate the latest culture war (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine war briefing: Thousands of Ukrainian convicts join fight against Russian forces (www.theguardian.com)
French centrists must decide: support the left – or hand the keys of power to the far right? (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....
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....