🇷🇺Russia has defaulted on its foreign debts for the first time in a century, in a humiliating blow to Vladimir Putin that further freezes his country out of the Western financial system.
🔴G7 leaders have agreed that money collected from higher trade tariffs imposed on Russian exports should be funnelled as aid to Ukraine, the White House has said telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…
🗣️Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked for anti-aircraft defence systems, more sanctions on Russia and security guarantees as he addressed leaders of the G7, a European official has said telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…
🔴Civilians should urgently evacuate the city of Lysychansk, the regional governor of Luhansk has said telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…
🔴NEW: Nato to increase its forces at high readiness to over 300,000
🇲🇩 Moldova's president said during a visit to Ukraine on Monday that her country was "fragile and vulnerable" and needed help to remain "part of the free world"
🗣️ Ukrainian MP says 'we need justice' after mall strike.
Sharing a video of the mall strike aftermath on social media, Ukrainian MP Inna Sovsun said: "Good god… They hit a mall...We need weapons! We need sanctions! We need justice!" telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…
🌍 Olaf Scholz, the German Chancellor, said there would be no return to the times before Russia's attack on Ukraine, which had ushered in long-term changes in international relations
Labour sources told The Telegraph that the three male Conservatives, first elected in 2019, have entered formal discussions about crossing the floor to join Sir Keir Starmer’s party
🔴 Those familiar with discussions said the MPs had slim majorities in Red Wall areas in the North that have historically voted Labour and believed they would lose their seats at the next election if they did not defect
“Brain fog is an umbrella term used to describe a collection of symptoms – most commonly, a loss of mental clarity and inability to focus or to concentrate" says Dr Sabina Brennan, health psychologist, neuroscientist and author of Beating Brain Fog
🗣️“Brain fog has become much more common as a result of Covid itself and also as a consequence of the stress of the last two years" says Brennan
🔴Joe Biden will on Monday attempt to block Boris Johnson’s plan to move away from green fuels amid a transatlantic split over how to tackle the global cost of living crisis
➡️Mr Johnson will address G7 leaders at a summit in Germany and ask them to repurpose land currently used for crop-based biofuels to grow more food
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ George Ezra's secret set was bursting with positivity
"Ezra’s blend of soul and sunny pop could have been tailor-made for Glastonbury. It’s an unrelentingly uplifting sound, rich in horns, organ and backing vocals." telegraph.co.uk/music/concerts…
🕺🕺 With just hours to go before Paul McCartney’s Pyramid Stage headline set, the rumour mill has gone into overdrive about who might be joining him on stage
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🔴 Lauren Laverne pulls out of Glastonbury coverage following her mother's death.
❤️ In a heartfelt tribute, she wrote that her mother Celia "ran the only reggae club night in the NE" and was looking forward to "watching Paulie", her favourite Beatle telegraph.co.uk/music/concerts…
⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Feminist powerhouse Self Esteem deserves a bigger stage"
The singer's poignant ballad The 345 was dedicated to “our sisters in America” in light of the changed abortion law.