Ukraine war briefing: Military’s former top commander says Kyiv has no chance of joining Nato

Trucks are dousing capital’s roads with water and nurses are checking on vulnerable people as heat heads westwardsSeoul is bracing for its first ever “severe heatwave warning” on Tuesday, as South Korea reels from a deadly heatwave that…

Now UK envoy Valery Zaluzhnyi quoted as saying Ukraine can’t meet military standards needed to join alliance; Kyiv largely stalls Moscow’s advances, data suggests. What we know on day 1,623 Continue reading...

Prime minister Sanae Takaichi visited Kumamoto prefecture almost a week after a magnitude 7.1 quake hit, killing 38 peopleJapan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has visited the south-western prefecture of Kumamoto, where recovery efforts…

Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback calls failure to pay Briana Whatley money owed ‘an oversight’A far-right Republican candidate in Florida’s governor’s race has been accused of stiffing a high school debate champion over the…

PC, Xbox, PlayStation 5; Game Freak/FictionsGame Freak channels a post-apocalyptic reality that reflects our own repetitive erosion cycles, with a fair bit of hand-holdingMost of your time in Beast of Reincarnation is spent collecting last…

Democrats say agreement – which clears way for Blanche’s confirmation – makes promises president can easily reverseA compromise between Todd Blanche and two Republican senators that potentially cleared the way for Blanche’s confirmation as…

Shares soar as yearly revenue up 93%, even as opposition grows to company’s role in Trump immigration agendaIn a sea of companies reporting mixed financial results this quarter, Palantir stands out. Although Palantir was not immune to the…

North Carolina congressman’s campaign rejects committee finding that Edwards ‘engaged in sexual harassment’The US House of Representatives ethics committee on Monday recommended that Chuck Edwards, a Republican congressman, face censure…