Starmer Takes Sanctions Push to G7, EU Opens Ukraine Accession Talks, and a Social Media Ban for British Teens

Keir Starmer pledges to choke off Russian revenue with new sanctions at the G7 summit in Évian, as Russia strikes Kyiv's UNESCO-listed Lavra cathedral. The EU formally opens accession talks with Ukraine after years of Hungarian obstruction. Italian police dismantle an underground bank in Prato that laundered hundreds of millions for drug traffickers. And the UK bans under-16s from social media — setting up a test case that regulators right across Europe are watching closely.