What proof has Israel provided to support their claim that Anas al Sharif ran a Hamas cell in Gaza? Why has the partnership between Premier League Football and Stonewall ended? And will Putin’s visit to the US bring an end to the war in Ukraine?

Giles Whittell is joined by NPR’s International Correspondent, Lauren Frayer. Plus the Observer’s Serena Cesareo and Jessy Parker Humphreys, as they battle it out and pitch the top stories of the day.

Links to the team’s Must Reads and recommendations here:

• What It’s Like to Brainstorm with a Bot - HERE
• Dr. Phil’s Road From Oprah to ICE Raids - HERE
• Uber’s Festering Sexual Assault Problem - HERE
• A livestream of deep sea creatures transfixes Argentina and sparks calls for refunding science - HERE

More from Lauren’s NPR colleague Anas Baba reporting from Gaza

• For NPR’s Anas Baba, covering the war in Gaza also means living it - HERE
• The deadly risk of trying to reach food in Gaza - HERE

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Host: Giles Whittell, Deputy Editor-In-Chief

Producer: Casey Magloire

Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett and Matt Russell

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Is it wrong for the government to ask police to release information on the ethnicity and immigration status of crime suspects? As countries gather for the UN plastics summit, just how much of our lives are contaminated by plastic? Who is the YouTuber behind the misinformation campaign targeting France’s First Lady?

Giles Whittell is joined by The Observer’s Political Editor Rachel Sylvester, reporter Phoebe Davis and reporter James Tapper.

Links to the team’s Must Reads here:

• The Retrievals Series 2
• The Ezra Klein Show

Listen to Rachel’s series The Lab Detective HERE

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Host: Giles Whittell, Deputy Editor-in-Chief

Producer: Poppy Bullard

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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As the UK Parliament takes its summer break, has Reform seized the media spotlight and emerged as a viable third-party contender? What are the risks of uploading ID to age-restricted websites under the Online Safety Act? Will Trump impose his peace deal deadline on Russia if Putin refuses negotiations?

Rebecca Moore is joined by The New Statesman’s Associate Political Editor, Rachel Cunliffe. Plus the Observer’s Poppy Bullard and Patricia Clarke, as they battle it out and pitch the top stories of the day.

Links to the team’s Must Reads and recommendations here:

• Gen lay-Z: Why my generation doesn't care about work - HERE
• One year on, tensions still circle Britain’s asylum-seeker hotels - HERE
• Nathan For You (Season 4, Episode 8), Finding Frances.
• Trump’s relationship with Putin ‘at breaking point’ after Russia unleashes Kyiv blitz -
• HERE

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Host: Rebecca Moore, Executive Producer

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