Vladimir Putin announced 300,000 reservists would be mobilised to help halt a successful Ukrainian counter-offensive. But reports suggest recruits are being sent to the frontline without proper training and are having to buy their own body armour. Is Russian president Vladimir Putin now looking for an escape route? Military expert Philip Ingram has the latest
Ken Turkel, an attorney who has represented multiple high profile figures like Sarah Palin and Hulk Hogan in defamation cases, speaks with CNN’s Jake Tapper about former President Donald Trump’s recent deposition in the defamation case brought against him by E. Jean Carroll. #CNN #News
In 1965, before women in America had the constitutional right to choose abortion, a then 19-year-old student at the University of Chicago helped a friend find a doctor who was willing to carry out the procedure illegally. With desperate women putting their lives in danger by seeking back-alley terminations, it wasn’t long before more were
Rishi Sunak has stood by his decision to re-appoint Suella Braverman as home secretary, despite calls for an investigation into security breaches she committed. Ms Braverman resigned from the role seven days ago, having breached the ministerial code by sending secure information from her private email, and left with scathing remarks about Liz Truss’s government.
Apple said on Tuesday it would make fresh investments to set up solar and wind projects in Europe and called on its suppliers to decarbonize operations related to the production of iPhones and other products. The company in 2020 had pledged to remove carbon emissions from its entire business, including products and its sprawling supply
Jeremy Hunt has delayed the announcement of the government’s economic plan from Halloween to 17 November, saying it will help ministers make “difficult decisions… that stand the test of time”. A medium term fiscal statement was due to be delivered by the chancellor in the Commons on 31 October – along with a forecast from
The crew of a giant US aircraft carrier in European waters says they are ready to fight Russia if the call comes but their mission is to deter threats and prevent escalation. The USS George H W Bush is helping to test NATO’s ability to defend itself – a mission that became all the more
Rishi Sunak will make his debut at Prime Minister’s Questions at lunchtime, in what is shaping up to be the first big test of his leadership. The new PM will face Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer in the Commons – a day after culling almost a dozen Conservative ministers from the cabinet. Jacob Rees-Mogg has
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SEATTLE — Vinod Khosla, the founder of the Silicon Valley venture capital firm Khosla Ventures, says 2040 is the more important goalpost in combating climate change than 2030. Khosla, who is currently worth more than $5 billion according to Forbes, made the claim at the inaugural Breakthrough Energy Summit in Seattle last week. “If we
In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Alphabet shares dropped about 7% in extended trading on Tuesday after the company reported weaker-than-expected earnings and revenue for the third quarter and said it would significantly decrease headcount growth. Earnings per share (EPS): $1.06 vs. $1.25 expected, according to Refinitiv estimates. Revenue: $69.09 billion
In this article MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Microsoft shares fell about 7% in extended trading on Tuesday after the company reported softer cloud revenue than expected in its fiscal first quarter and gave weak quarterly guidance. Here’s how the company did: Earnings: $2.35 per share, vs. $2.30 per share as expected by
British and US intelligence say Iranian troops are on the ground in Crimea, supporting Russian drone attacks on Ukraine. It comes as the Ukrainian military continues a counter-offensive in the strategic Kherson region, an area that was annexed and put under martial law by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Retired Air Vice Marshal Sean Bell takes
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law in four Ukrainian regions the Kremlin claims to have annexed. Retired Maj. Gen. James “Spider” Marks joins CNN’s Victor Blackwell and Erica Hill to discuss the motivation behind Putin’s latest move. #CNN #News
4:23 PM ET Associated Press BASEL, Switzerland — On a stellar day for veteran Grand Slam champions, Stan Wawrinka beat third-ranked Casper Ruud and Andy Murray rallied to win in three sets in the first round of the Swiss Indoors on Tuesday. Wawrinka, 37, hit his ninth ace to seal a 6-4, 6-4 win over
A Ukrainian minister has urged refugees who fled the country after Russia’s invasion to stay away this winter. Iryna Vereshchuk, a deputy prime minister, said blackouts caused by Moscow’s bombardment of power stations would put a heavy strain on the country. In an interview on national television on Tuesday, she told Ukrainians sheltering in foreign
Rishi Sunak has reinstated Suella Braverman as home secretary only six days after she resigned, in a cabinet reshuffle which Downing Street said “reflects a unified party”. Ms Braverman, a favourite of the Conservative right, stepped down last Wednesday after admitting to sending secure government information from her personal email and being accused of breaching
A gunman who killed a student and a teacher at a Missouri high school was armed with an AR-15-style rifle and more than 600 rounds of ammunition. Orlando Harris, 19, had magazines strapped to his chest, some in a bag, and other ammo police found dumped in stairwells around Central Visual and Performing Arts High
8:50 AM ET Just over a year ago, Rory McIlroy was at a low point. The four-time major champion was moved to tears at the Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits, after he went 1-3 and could do nothing to stop the U.S. team’s historic 19-9 beatdown of the Europeans. At one point in 2021, McIlroy
The pound hit a six-week high as Rishi Sunak became prime minister today, another sign of the markets welcoming the country’s new leader. Sterling was up 1.8% against the dollar at $1.147, having risen by 1.92% to $1.150 earlier in the day – the highest level since 15 September. On Friday afternoon the pound had