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Good evening. Around 1,000 civilians are believed to have been in a Ukrainian shopping centre when a Russian missile hit. The latest is here. At Wimbledon, Emma Raducanu is making her Centre Court debut.
Evening briefing: Today's essential headlines
Brexit | Northern Ireland border checks could be ripped up by the end of the year, Boris Johnson said today, as he braces for a rebellion from Tory MPs and a fresh clash with the EU. The Prime Minister insisted a new law to override large parts of the Protocol will come into force "very fast, Parliament-willing" but added that he still wants a deal with Brussels. Meanwhile, amid reports that a flurry of fresh no-confidence letters in Mr Johnson were submitted over the weekend, two high-profile Conservative rebels denied that they plan to defect to Labour.
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The big story: 'Do not let this drag on over winter'
Hours earlier, he had appeared in what is now a familiar sight: Volodymyr Zelensky addressing world leaders remotely from Kyiv.
The Ukrainian president this morning told a G7 summit in Germany that a big push was needed to end the war with Russia before winter sets in.
Just a short time later, Mr Zelensky announced that a Russian missile strike had hit a crowded shopping centre with a reported 1,000 people inside in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk.
Sharing a video of huge plumes of smoke and the complex engulfed in flames, Mr Zelensky wrote on Instagram: "The number of victims is impossible to imagine."
In the latest update at 5.30pm, officials said at least two people had been killed and dozens more wounded. Our live blog has rolling coverage.
Speaking virtually at the G7 summit, Mr Zelensky called on Boris Johnson and other leaders to "intensify" sanctions. Tony Diver, our political correspondent covering the meeting in Bavaria, understands that Mr Zelensky told leaders not to "let it drag on over winter".
Mr Zelensky's intervention came after G7 leaders discussed a new round of sanctions on Russian exports, including a ban on imports of gold and a price cap on Russian oil.
Mr Johnson said leaders should resist the temptation to support a peace deal because it would result in territorial losses for Ukraine and would allow the Kremlin to "manipulate" the world.
In another development, a contemptuous Vladimir Putin told France's Emmanuel Macron he would rather "play ice hockey" than make a decision on whether to meet Joe Biden over averting war four days before he invaded. Read more about the surreal nine-minute call.
Putin's next target?
What next for the Russian leader's ambitions? After the Kremlin today accused Kazakhstan, its staunch ally, of ignoring "Russophobic activity", fears have been raised that the Kremlin may turn against the nation after its war in Ukraine.
Igor Krasnov, Russia's chief prosecutor, claimed that Ukrainian activists in Kazakhstan were helping to fuel anti-Russian sentiment.
Publicly, Kazakh government officials have played down any fracturing of relations with Putin's regime. Yet, as James Kilner explains, they are privately concerned about its next move.
Russia's debt default
In a humiliating blow to Putin that further freezes his country out of the Western financial system, Russia has defaulted on its foreign debts for the first time in a century. After narrowly swerving non-payment several times since launching an invasion of Ukraine in late February, Moscow failed to pay $100million of coupons on bonds due last month, for which a 30-day grace period has now ended. Louis Ashworth explains the widespread implications for Russia and the world.
Comment and analysis
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Around the world: Panic as bullring collapses
At least four people have been killed and hundreds more injured after a ramshackle stand collapsed at a bullfight. Spectators fled in panic as the flimsy wooden framework toppled in El Espinal, Colombia. In footage broadcast online today, a full three-story section of wooden stands filled with spectators can be seen collapsing, while another video shows people trying to escape while a bull roams in the arena.
Monday long-read: Jaguar Land Rover battles grey market in China
Dealers frustrated by supply restraints in the car industry are redirecting vehicles to the most lucrative regions, says Howard Mustoe. Read the feature
Sport briefing: England's clean sweep
Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root completed England's third blistering chase in a row to kick off their riotous new era under Brendon McCullum with a series whitewash over New Zealand at Headingley today. Relive the action and reaction after the clean sweep. At Wimbledon, it took just 40 minutes of the opening day for rain to halt play. Top seed Novak Djokovic began his title defence against South Korea's Kwon Soon-woo – before Britain's Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray were also in action on Centre Court today. Follow live updates here.
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Business briefing: Bank's battle over pound
Britain's currency is getting slaughtered on international markets as investors question the conviction of the Bank of England to keep raising rates. Down nearly 10pc since the start of the year, Louis Ashworth explains how the pound has ended up in an unenviable club of losers from the world's new "reverse currency wars". Meanwhile, the Treasury has become the partial owner of an upmarket swingers' club founded by one of the Duchess of Cambridge's friends after it took out a Covid loan.
Tonight starts now
100 years of Centre Court | After Wimbledon got under way today with full capacity crowds for the first time in three years, we have taken a look back at the construction of Centre Court in 1922. The changing face of the great colosseum of tennis is laid bare in a new book to mark its centenary. Follow the inside story, told in a series of 15 pictures.
Three things for you
And finally... for this evening's downtime
The new dawn chorus | The songs of British birds are changing rapidly – so what will the future of the dawn chorus sound like in 20 years time? Listen for yourself in this feature by Joe Shute, which includes soundscapes created using a combination of bird monitoring data and recordings of individual species.
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