In Germany DER SPIEGEL, WELT, ntv Nachrichten and in Austria DER STANDARD write that "the Ukrainian Offensive has failed"... ... That is wild nonsense. This nonsense happens, because all of them interviewed the same expert, who doesn't understand Ukraine's Offensive phases, of 1/25

Lviv....our most European-looking city. And now this, Russian Kalibr missiles. This is what European cities would look like if we went on "not provoking Putin" and "calling on both sides to de-escalate" instead of confronting the aggressor.

In this whole debate about cluster munitions and Ukraine, you should probably just ignore people who claim Russia doesn't use cluster munitions, they're either ignorant, idiots or liars, and not worth your time.

It's 45 years since the best ever account of an attempted crime. From the Edinburgh Evening News, 18 August 1978.

I remember Richard’s interview for the job and I’ve been glad to see he delivered what he pitched to us as his ambitions. Very sad loss to Aberdeen and his family.

Everyone is now an expert on how we should fight. A gentle reminder that no one understands this war better than we do.

This, this is the reason why Western aid is so important. There are few if any Wunderwaffes available, but survivability is everything when your most valuable asset is human life. The Challenger did its job and the overall assault seems to have succeeded.

'Has your ego cost Ukrainian lives?' Elon Musk was questioned by a Sky News reporter after the billionaire admitted thwarting a Ukrainian attack on Russia trib.al/ekDSDb5

An ideological gender gap appears to be emerging within Gen Z, and the consequences could be far-reaching, writes John Burn-Murdoch on.ft.com/3u8TGyk

Bill Clinton became US president 31 years ago this week. He is younger than both Biden and Trump…

NEW: an ideological divide is emerging between young men and women in many countries around the world. I think this one of the most important social trends unfolding today, and provides the answer to several puzzles.

Bernie Ecclestone told the Sunday Times he made "an honest mistake and I think everyone knew that". Nope. In fact *everyone* knows Ecclestone was dishonest. Here's why...

#ixelles Une des sculptures historiques (1871 ) de la place du Luxembourg a été démontée par les agriculteurs et mise au feu. Elle représente un ouvrier sidérurgiste. D'un point de vue patrimonial, c'est irréparable. D'un point de vue symbolique, c'est à pleurer

⚡️ Latvian president: Navalny 'brutally murdered by the Kremlin.' "Whatever your thoughts about Alexei Navalny as the politician, he was just brutally murdered by the Kremlin," Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics said. kyivindependent.com/breaking-russi…

Navalny was fine yesterday. We should expect a full Magnitsky style cover-up from the Russian government in short order. I can almost predict the language they will use: “natural causes”, “no sign of violence” “unexpected death” etc

Saying "no to war" can get you years in prison in Putin's Russia, so saying this in public is not nothing.

George Galloway was "born into poverty" in Dundee claims #wato wrongly. All part of the Galloway self-created myth. His father was a respected secondary school teacher & they lived in a very nice semi in St Mary's five minutes from where I lived.

Everybody knows this is how everything works but aren’t allowed to tell you.

How bus use has changed in London and in big cities outside of London since deregulation. (from which London was exempt).