The race to replace embattled British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has begun: Health Secretary Wes Streeting, who resigned last week in protest against the prime minister, has announced his candidacy for the Labour leadership – and is making the case for rejoining the EU. Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, who is currently running for a seat in the House of Commons in a by-election, is also a favourite for the job.

At the latest since the scaled-down military parade on 9 May, a growingumber of voices are saying that Russia is struggling. Popular support for Putin appears to be waning and Russia's military position in its war of aggression against Ukraine has deteriorated. Over the weekend, Ukraine launched a series of major drone attacks on industrial facilities and oil-refining infrastructure in the Moscow region. Several people were killed.

Tehran says it has submitted aew proposal to Washington aimed at ending the war. US President Donald Trump responded by saying that plans for an imminent strike had been put on hold and that he hoped for 'seriousegotiations'. Although little is known about what this might entail, Europe press speculates on ways out of the crisis.

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda are grappling with an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus. Several hundred suspected cases and over a hundred deaths have been reported so far, prompting the World Health Organisation (WHO) to declare an international public health emergency. There areo vaccines or treatments for the rare strain of the virus that is currently spreading.