Breaking news: Former president Barack Obama has told allies in recent days that President Biden’s path to victory has greatly diminished and he thinks the president needs to seriously consider the viability of his candidacy. wapo.st/3W8gf0c

Britain's fighter jet programme is feared to be at risk of being axed as the new government declined to give assurances they would commit to its future as part of a major defence review, our in-depth read The Times and The Sunday Times thetimes.com/article/dacea5…

Exc: Labour open to returning Elgin marbles to Athens amid a broader bid to “reset” relations with Europe thetimes.com/uk/history/art…

❗️ Bloomberg has confirmed that Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza is set to be released as part of the prisoner exchange between Russia and the West.

Enjoyed talking to James Hanson on Times Radio about the Kursk offensive.... and the parallels with the Usyk vs Fury bout earlier this year (h/t John Foreman CBE) youtube.com/watch?v=XfwqGu…

Many fascinating details in here but among them - "a month before they were dispatched into Kursk, some of the unit were sent to England where they underwent a few days of training alongside British soldiers" thetimes.com/world/russia-u…

BREAKING: A Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet was destroyed in a crash on Monday, per U.S. official, just weeks after the first of the American-made aircraft arrived in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Air Force would not confirm the crash or the status of the pilot. wsj.com/world/ukrainia…

Israel's PM Netanyahu calls the UK's suspension of some arms sales 'shameful'. But what were they sending, and will it make a difference to the war in Gaza? Listen now ⬇️ 🎙️ The Story podcast 🗣 Manveen Rana | Aubrey Allegretti | George Grylls pod.fo/e/2657db