Welcome to the Weekend Briefing. Our World News podcast looks at how Ukraine’s Kursk offensive in Russia could play out, and we’re watching developments Germany, where an unknown assailant killed and wounded several people in a stabbing attack in Solingen.
Where Harris stands: Now that the Democratic convention is over, Kamala Harris’ policy plans for her presidential run face new scrutiny. Will she try to revive the Iran nuclear deal? What about paying for expanded child tax credits? Helping first-time home buyers? The answer her senior policy adviser gave repeatedly are the words in the headline above.
Throwing in with Trump: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ended his presidential campaign and said he would support Donald Trump for president. He wants a cabinet-level job in a potential Trump administration, the head of a Super PAC supporting Kennedy said.
Invasive espionage: The hackers of APT42, also known as CharmingKitten, are known for placing surveillance software on the mobile phones of their victims, enabling them to record calls, steal texts and silently turn on cameras and microphones. They are widely believed to be associated with an intelligence division inside Iran’s military and are known for targeting high-value quarry in Washington and Israel.
Prison siege: Four inmates in a prison in the Volgograd region stabbed four staff to death and took a dozen hostages. They posted online videos describing themselves as Islamic State militants. It was the latest in a surge in Islamist militant attacks in Russia.
Racist riots that targeted Muslims, immigrants and police after misinformation about a deadly knife attack on young girls spread online have left Black Britons shaken. Excellent story by my colleague Sharon Kimathi.
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