Security and defence analyst Professor Michael Clarke explains how Ukraine’s plans to launch a heavily armoured counterattack, could “punch a hole” in Russian-occupied territory. He says that Ukrainians have “got to be able to change the balance of forces on the battlefield”, with the added support of West, in order to change the course of
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Video posted on Telegram by Anton Gerashchenko, adviser to Ukraine’s minister of internal affairs, appears to show Russian infantry fleeing a Ukrainian counterattack near Bakhmut. The video was purportedly filmed on May 11, though CNN cannot independently verify the date. #CNN #News #shorts
Rishi Sunak has rejected Liz Truss’s calls for Taiwan to be fast-tracked into a trans-Pacific trading bloc. The UK is in the process of joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which includes countries like Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Chile and Japan. Both China and Taiwan have applied to join the bloc
Dara Khosrowshahi, chief executive officer of Uber David Paul Morris | Reuters Uber announced several new features on Wednesday during the company’s annual Go-Get product showcase. The new options include the ability to reserve a ride with a car seat, to call an Uber without the app, and to add teens to a family profile,
Harry and Meghan have been involved in a “near catastrophic” car chase after being followed by paparazzi – the latest in a long string of run-ins between the press and the prince. Sky News looks at the strained relationship between the prince and the press and what he’s previously said about the paparazzi. Harry blames
Prince Harry, his wife Meghan and her mother were involved in a “near catastrophic” car chase after being followed by paparazzi, according to his spokesperson. The incident happened after Meghan and Harry had attended an awards ceremony in New York on Tuesday. “This relentless pursuit, lasting over two hours, resulted in multiple near collisions involving
Britain has now missed its window of opportunity to build a battery industry, and the government, including Rishi Sunak, is largely to blame, the head of collapsed cell manufacturer Britishvolt has told Sky News. The company was feted as the jewel in Britain’s manufacturing crown – the first home-grown gigafactory, co-financed by the government and
A high school student has been suspended for three days after she recorded her teacher using a racial slur in class. The Missouri student decided to record the incident on her phone on 9 May during her geometry class at Glendale High School in Springfield, US. According to NBC News, the teacher allegedly used the
Three people have died while as many as 5,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in northeast Italy due to flooding. Rivers swollen by days of downpours burst their banks on Tuesday, flooding nearby towns and cities. Cesena, in the heart of the Emilia-Romagna region, was one of the worst-hit areas, with pictures showing
Tesla gave an update on its humanoid robot program, which is known as Tesla Bot or Optimus. New images of prototypes were quite impressive – making the project look less like a sideshow and increasingly like a potentially real product. When Elon Musk first announced the Tesla Bot, many laughed it off as a sideshow
Aerial view of oil and gas jack-up rig at the yard for maintenance with many vessels in Singapore. Oil prices saw three consecutive weekly declines last week, marking the longest losing run this year. Chain45154 | Moment | Getty Images The ongoing pressure in oil prices neglects an accelerating demand outlook and looming supply tightness,
Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch clashed with Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle as she faced MPs to be grilled on changes to the revocation of EU-era laws. Find live updates here – https://news.sky.com/story/local-elections-live-tories-lose-labour-and-lib-dems-gain-12593360 #speakerofthehouse #houseofcommons #politics SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow
Rep. George Santos (R-NY) pleaded not guilty after he was charged in a 13-count federal indictment which accused him of wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds, and lying to the US House.
A deadly fire at a hostel in New Zealand is being treated as suspicious. At least six people were killed when the blaze broke out at Loafers Lodge on Monday night, and several others are unaccounted for. Fire crews in Wellington have now handed the scene over to the police, and officers are hoping to
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tesla CEO Elon Musk sat down for a sprawling interview with CNBC anchor David Faber on Tuesday following Tesla’s 2023 annual shareholder meeting in Austin, Texas. During the course of their approximately hour long conversation, Musk reflected on: How he has managed a takeover of
Former prime minister Liz Truss will call for her successor Rishi Sunak to say China is a “threat” to UK security. Ms Truss will be speaking in Taiwan’s capital Taipei, where she is expected to say that Mr Sunak should deliver on language he used during last summer’s Conservative Party leadership contest. He had described
Almost 11 million people are battling to keep up with bills and credit repayments, new figures have revealed. Around one in five adults have found financial commitments to be a heavy burden from the start of the year, according to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The number of people struggling soared from 7.8 million last
American actor Danny Masterson drugged women’s drinks so he could rape them before relying on his prominence in the Church of Scientology to avoid the consequences, a jury has been told in closing arguments at his trial. Masterson, a former star of the hit US sitcom That 70s Show, is on trial for rape for
Plans to scrap “no-fault” evictions will be unveiled by the government today. The Renters’ (Reform) Bill will be published later – three-and-a-half years after the government was elected with a manifesto promise to stop the practice. No-fault – or Section 21 – evictions allow landlords to take back possession from tenants without giving a reason.
A girl whose disappearance was featured on Netflix’s “Unsolved Mysteries” was found alive in North Carolina last week, six years after she was allegedly abducted by her mother. Kayla Unbehaun, who was born in Illinois, was nine years old when she went missing in 2017 while in the care of her mother, Heather Unbehaun. In