In today’s newsletter: As Paris gears up for the Games, the excitement is palpable, but concern about performance-enhancing drugs threatens the reputation of one of its sports

In today’s newsletter: As they try to find Rishi Sunak’s successor, the Tories need to decide what they stand for

In today’s newsletter: Lebanon’s border villages reduced to rubble and 150,000 people displaced in tit-for-tat strikes that commentators say risk turning into a wider conflict

In today’s newsletter: The Republicans’ attack campaign was based on their Democratic opponent being elderly, weak and impaired – but now they’ve got to pivot, fast

In today’s newsletter: The president announced he will not be seeking reelection and endorsed his VP. Now Kamala Harris has to convince the American people she can see off Donald Trump

In today’s newsletter: The former president’s speech at the Republican national convention started with a promise to govern for all Americans before returning to partisan attacks. What does it mean for the race?

In today’s newsletter: President William Ruto’s unpopular finance bill has sparked a wave of protests – that have been met with brutality and yet more discord in the country

In today’s newsletter: From workers’ rights to housing targets, the speech will flesh out Labour’s agenda for the coming year. But will Labour’s crowded backbenches prove rebellious?

In today’s newsletter: The new foreign secretary has met with officials from Israel, Palestine and relief agencies – but what do his actions and words mean for the conflict?

In today’s newsletter: On Saturday, the former president was shot at during a campaign rally leaving two dead, and two others with serious injuries – here’s what we know about that day and what might happen next

In today’s newsletter: The UK’s biggest water company has faced fierce criticism after presiding over rising water bills and a sewage crisis – and now customers are facing a 22% increase in bills

In today’s newsletter: The new government has ambitious plans to quell the housing crisis, but it faces a series of obstacles

In today’s newsletter: At least 30 have died after a missile hit the Okhmadyt facility in Ukraine’s capital – this is how the city continues to life under bombardment

In today’s newsletter: The company’s UK workers watch on as thousands of employees in the West Midlands vote on a trade union recognition ballot that has been years in the making

In today’s newsletter: A shock defeat for the far right National Rally in France, while in the UK the new Labour government gets down to work

In today’s newsletter: What you need to know about an extraordinary set of election results that will see Keir Starmer enter No 10

In today’s newsletter: From Rishi Sunak’s ‘Drowning Street’ announcement to Ed Davey’s many stunts, we chart the memorable moments of each party’s campaign with senior political correspondent Peter Walker

In today’s newsletter: The Labour leader has kept details about his wife and children private, but that could prove difficult with a move to Downing Street

In today’s newsletter: 12% of the electorate are believed to be undecided about how to vote, and they might change the demographic of voters. Could the polls be wrong?

In today’s newsletter: Marine Le Pen’s National Rally has gained ground with a historic victory in the first round of the parliamentary election, with more strife ahead for Macron, as Jon Henley explains