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Next PM likely to inherit improved economy after UK growth revised up

Updated quarterly GDP confirms UK was fastest-growing economy in G7 with consumer confidence returning

The Guardian - UK

G7 plan to use Russia’s frozen financial assets to help Ukraine fund the war: an economist weighs up the risk and rewards

The human tragedy of the Ukrainian conflict continues unabated inflicting enormous suffering on its people. Western policy since the onset of conflict has been to impose economic restrictions and political pressure on Russia and offer military assistance to Ukraine.

The Conversation

The importance of food in climate talks

"At the G7 summit and Bonn climate conference, world leaders failed to discuss "the cow in the room"

Salon

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Keir Starmer rejects ‘tax and spend’, so do Labour’s plans for economic growth add up?

In launching Labour’s manifesto, Keir Starmer sought to shed his party’s “tax and spend” image. Instead, Starmer pressed home that Labour’s core mission is to increase UK economic growth – the manifesto mentions the term more than 200 times.

The Conversation

‘I feel sorry for British voters’: our panel on how the UK election is seen around Europe

Britain may be about to buck a European trend and elect a progressive government – but correspondents find Brexit amnesia bemusing and Nigel Farage’s return surreal

The Guardian - UK

Botswana's President Masisi slams 'wrong' G7 decision on diamond certification

FRANCE 24 spoke to Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi on the sidelines of a global summit in Paris, during which $1 billion were pledged to increase the production of vaccines in Africa. Masisi discussed the importance of Africa producing its own vaccines and the need for considerable funding. He also reacted…

France 24

UK general election 2024: What are the key issues shaping the vote?

Candidates promise to fix Britain’s domestic woes as the top two parties look set to lose votes over Gaza positions.

Al Jazeera

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Climate activists bemoan scant progress on finance as Cop29 looms

UN says finding funds to tackle climate crisis is ‘a steep mountain to climb’, as talks end with little agreement

The Guardian - UK

Multilateralism is on life support – but does the G7 any longer have the power to revive it?

If France and the US end up with populist illiberals in power, it’s hard to see what can be salvaged from the western powers’ club, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine recap: Putin love-in with Kim Jong-un contrasts with western disarray over peace plan

Hotfoot from signing a security pact with North Korea on Wednesday, Vladimir Putin has popped up in Vietnam, another of the few remaining countries where the Russian president is still welcome (or doesn’t face arrest under the war crimes warrant issued by the International Criminal Court last year). Here he…

The Conversation

Russian troops fail to advance as Ukraine garners military, financial aid

Battles continue in Kharkiv as President Putin signs a strategic agreement with North Korea.

Al Jazeera

The question isn’t whether Trump or Biden is declining faster: it’s why the US is faced with this choice

Both men have behaved in ways that might give even the most cautious observer pause, says Emma Brockes

The Guardian - UK

Canada’s family-based immigration program for Sudanese fleeing war is too little, too late

Sudan’s civil war has forcibly displaced more than 9.2 million people since it began in April 2023. This represents not only the largest internal displacement situation globally, it’s also a growing humanitarian emergency affecting 25 million people.

The Conversation

'Cheapfakes': Out-of-context Videos Target Biden's Age

Republicans are flooding the internet with out-of-context videos of US President Joe Biden, using what the White House has characterized as deceptive editing tactics to cast the 81-year-old as infirm less than five months from November's election.

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France 24

Did Joe Biden really 'wander off' during the G7 summit in Italy?

A video in which US President Joe Biden appears to wander off at the G7 summit is going viral. The White House recently declared that Biden is a victim of "cheap fakes" on social media, which make it seem like he is senile and unfit for office. Also, did former…

The Conversation

Ukraine summit fails to provide a path to peace for Kyiv and its allies

Was the the first so-called “Summit on Peace in Ukraine”, held in Switzerland on June 15 to 16, a failure? Certainly not, if you listen to the fairly upbeat reactions of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and his western backers. And, to be fair, the summit has enabled Zelensky to keep…

The Conversation

G7 overcomes internal wrangling and ‘irrelevance’ barbs to strike US$50 billion deal to support Ukraine

In the 26 months since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the west has been riven with disagreement about how much – and what – support it will provide for Volodymyr Zelensky’s government. There are two main reasons for this. One is Russia’s deep integration in the global economy, particularly…

Al Jazeera

White House says Joe Biden is a victim of ‘cheap fakes’: What are they?

Easily edited and reliant on real videos, they’re less sophisticated than deepfakes — but very effective.

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Salon

Sinclair: Media empire built on lies

By conquering local TV and spewing relentless pro-Trump propaganda, Sinclair is winning a war no one noticed

The Guardian - UK

Investment in UK has trailed other G7 countries since mid-1990s, IPPR says

Institute for Public Policy Research urges Labour and Conservatives to reverse planned cuts

International Business Times

Team 'Melodi' Woos India As Meloni-Modi Video Goes Viral

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to Italy for the G7 summit, it was not diplomatic meetings that dominated headlines back in India -- but the relationship with his Italian counterpart.

Barchart

G7, PMI and Other Can't Miss Items this Week

All eyes were on the Fed and inflation data last week, which did not disappoint. Inflation data showed to be moving in a positive direction and the Fed acted exactly as most expected.

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Russian proposals not discussed at Swiss peace summit, Germany says

Olaf Scholz says plan put forward by Vladimir Putin not ‘meant seriously’; Zelenskiy predicts world will see ‘history being made’, but expectations of progress low. What we know on day 844

The Guardian - UK

Israel has fallen into Hamas trap in Gaza war, says Giorgia Meloni at G7

The Italian prime minister also stated the EU will not directly contribute to a $50bn loan to Ukraine agreed at the summit

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Italian Premier Dismisses Putin's Cease-Fire Offer As Propaganda

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni criticizes Putin's cease-fire offer, secures B loan for Ukraine, emphasizes dialogue in Israel-Hamas conflict, and addres...

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