Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe Edition

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day.

On today's podcast:

(1) The US launched fresh missile attacks against Iran on Sunday in what has become a pattern of strikes and counterstrikes by Washington and Tehran as the two sides issued conflicting declarations over whether the Strait of Hormuz is open to shipping.

(2) This year’s record-breaking heat in central and western Europe has already caused close to 10,000 deaths across the UK, France, Spain and Germany, according research groups and government bodies in the affected countries.

(3) Andy Burnham, the UK’s presumptive next prime minister, is considering unveiling a bolstered budget later this year as allies and experts seek to persuade him to pursue a land tax, public control of utilities and a more ambitious devolution strategy.

(4) UK police said they arrested a suspect on Saturday on suspicion of the murder of former minister and Reform UK politician Ann Widdecombe

(5) Three prominent artificial intelligence developers released new models over the past week. They all promise to be more advanced, but their biggest immediate selling point may not be what they can do but how little they charge to do it.

(6) European foreign ministers will be grappling with the developments in the Middle East when they meet in Brussels this morning.

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Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day.

On today's podcast:

(1) Andy Burnham’s path to becoming the next UK prime minister looks certain after a vast majority of Labour MPs formally nominated him to be the next party leader.

(2) Technical talks between the US and Iran are continuing, according to a US official, following two days of clashes that threatened to shatter an already fragile ceasefire between the two nations.

(3) Europe’s third major heat wave this year is set to intensify and expand, extending from west to east over the coming week.

(4) Volkswagen plans to cut its sprawling model lineup by as much as 50%, a savings push that was unveiled after a closely-watched supervisory board meeting that stopped short of agreeing on deeper workforce reductions.

(5) As investors increasingly turn to artificial intelligence for help with everything from stock picking to risk management, JPMorgan Chase. has been testing whether a model can do something more ambitious: allocate money itself.

(6) A Ukrainian intelligence officer, who previously admitted to killing a woman linked to a bombing in Monaco, retracted his confession and shifted the blame to another defendant as their bail hearing opened in Kyiv

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Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day.

On today's podcast:

(1) The US military struck Iran for the second straight day, an escalation of violence that threatens efforts to reach a permanent peace deal.

(2) Oil extended a surge as the US struck targets in Iran for a second day, raising risks for energy supplies from the Middle East.

(3) Russia announced a short-term ban on diesel exports, causing global prices for the fuel to surge to multi-year highs, as a wave of Ukrainian drone attacks leads to domestic shortages.

(4) The European Union will allow governments to include nuclear power as one of the categories of energy spending that qualify for greater flexibility under the bloc’s strict budgetary rules.

(5) Nigel Farage intended his shock decision to quit Parliament and seek reelection in his coastal seat as a demonstration of political strength. But a man wearing a trash can could end up showing the depth of antipathy to the Reform UK leader.

(6) The UK has seen three summers of anti-migrant protests which have turned to violence -- in Belfast in Northern Ireland and in Southampton, following the death of Henry Nowak. Anger and resentment is being manipulated online and weaponized -- and authorities are struggling to address the real world impact.

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Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day.

On today's podcast:

(1) US forces completed a round of offensive strikes against Iran, according to a post on X by Central Command.

(2) The UK, France and Germany have launched a $50 billion NATO initiative to spur the development of long-range weapons without US involvement, aiming to close the gap in an area where Russia is well ahead.

(3) Greenland “should be controlled by the United States,” President Trump says ahead of a meeting with NATO leaders.

(4) Nigel Farage’s shock decision to quit as MP so he can fight again for the seat he won two years ago puts the poll-topping Reform leader back where he’s happiest: at the center of Britain’s attention.

(5) Marine Le Pen, France’s far-right leader for two decades, intends to make her fourth presidential run even after an appellate panel ordered her to wear an electronic-monitoring device when it upheld her conviction for misusing public funds.

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