Corpses of two Russian servicemen who had dressed in military fatigues in an apparent bid to sneak into the Ukrainian capital were pictured strewn next to an unmarked armoured vehicle after they were killed in a skirmish with Kyiv's forces early this morning. 

Central Kyiv was empty by Friday afternoon as residents fled as Russian troops advanced on the capital from Chernobyl. More Russian troops and armour are advancing on the capital from Konotop, in the east, having bypassed the city of Chernihiv where they ran into heavy Ukrainian resistance

The couple were taken the next day to a hospital where medics have kept working despite the building also being struck by shelling. By this time there was a stream of people searching Mariupol for missing relatives.

Russian armour is now advancing on Kyiv from the north and east, with US intelligence saying the plan is to besiege the city, capture an airport, and fly in paratroopers who would then attack the capital.

But it was ruled that her medical evidence was not grounds to avoid attending the court hearings in person. She was said to owe almost £200,000 to Farrers, which represented her in a court case in Malta.

In a video message to the besieged nation, Zelensky accused the Kremlin of attempting to seize the capital, overthrow the government and install a 'puppet' regime 'like in Donetsk', one of two separatist regions which warmonger Vladimir Putin officially recognised before launching an all-out invasion. 

(AP) - Google has disclosed plans to infuse its dominant search engine with more advanced artificial-intelligence technology. The effort is in response to one of the biggest threats to its long-established position as the internet´s main gateway. The gradual shift in how Google´s search engine runs is rolling out three months after Microsoft´s Bing search engine started to tap into technology similar to that which powers the artificially intelligent chatbot ChatGPT.

"Over the summer, we will begin the planning process for further ways to modernize the facility and substantially enhance the fan and student-athlete experience. I think folks are really going to be excited about all that we have in store."

Like so many others, the family had discounted the threat of Russian invasion. Then, as fighting began on the city's outskirts, they listened to civic leaders telling them to stay calm and joined communal efforts to distribute food and clothing to the frontline.

Meyer, who was awarded an honorary MBE in 2011 and advised David Cameron's government, claimed she was unable to travel to court from her home in Switzerland due to having the eye condition conjunctivitis and being unjabbed.

They put tape over their windows for protection from flying glass, stocked up the freezer and started sleeping on mattresses alongside other families at High School Number Two, across the yard from their flat.

She has admitted disliking the superficiality of LA, saying: 'I have a lot of friends who were brought up in the UK like me [who] are working in LA as actors. They're stuck in this place where everyone is so far up your a**e.'

VALHALLA, New York (AP) - President Joe Biden is blasting Republican demands for federal spending cuts as "devastating." He made his case in a campaign-style speech to voters in Valhalla, New York, on Wednesday.

At the same time, lawmakers met in Washington to try to find a path forward to lifting the government´s borrowing limit and avoiding a potentially catastrophic default as soon as June 1. The president showed an increased willingness to discuss possible deficit savings, yet he said that any talks should occur without the risk of the federal government being unable to pay its bills.

(AP) - Imagine being able to make a bet with this level of specificity: the Yankees´ Aaron Judge will hit a home run on the fourth pitch he sees in a given at bat, which will be a curveball spinning at a certain speed. While it´s incredibly unlikely to win, it´s the kind of thing that could be offered soon to sports bettors around the United States.

She was hungry but she could not forget the people left behind in the city that has come to symbolise the barbarity of Russia's assault on Ukraine, the families still trapped in basements and cellars under the horror of constant bombardment.

Some corpses were hastily covered with a thin layer of soil amid the shelling, while others were dumped in a mass grave dug in a nearby park - resulting in fears that many people will never discover the remains of their loved ones.

He's admitted he fell out with his son, fine-art dealer and journalist Oscar Humphries, who had been left damaged by the breakdown of the Australian comedian's third marriage, to artist Diane Millstead.

BOSTON (AP) - The highest court in Massachusetts has upheld a nearly $37 million judgment for a woman who said she developed cancer after switching to Marlboro Light cigarettes because she thought they were less dangerous than what she had previously smoked.