Chemical plant hit as fighting rages in Ukraine's east
The British Foreign Office has confirmed that a former British soldier has been shot and killed in Ukraine.
It said it is "supporting the family of a British man who has died" in the country.
Jordan Gatley left the British army in March and travelled to Ukraine. His father Dean Gatley said in a Facebook post his son died in the battle for the eastern city of Severodonetsk, which has seen intense fighting in recent days.
His family say they "have had several messages from his team out there telling us of his wealth of knowledge, his skills as a soldier and his love of his job".
Summary
- Russian shelling has caused a huge fire at a chemical plant in Severodonetsk as "non-stop" fighting rages in the city, the region's governor says
- Serhiy Haidai added Ukrainian forces remain in control of the site where up to 800 civilians are hiding in underground bomb shelters
- A former British soldier has been killed fighting for the Ukrainian armed forces, his family has said
- Jordan Gatley, who left the British army in March, died in the battle for the eastern city of Severodonetsk
- Meanwhile, President Volodymr Zelensky has again asked for more weapons, amid fears his soldiers are running out of ammunition
- The first rebranded McDonald's restaurants have opened in Moscow with a new name that translates as "Tasty and that's it"
Fear for democracy in Pakistan as ISI gets power over civil service
New PM mounts ‘attack on constitution’ by putting spy agency in charge of vetting bureaucrats
Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad
Pakistani politicians and activists have raised fears about the military increasing its control over the country’s public life after the new prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, gave the ISI spy agency vetting power over civil service appointments.
The move has placed the verification and screening of government officials in charge of postings, appointments and promotions in ISI hands, leading to concerns of a shrunken civilian space.
Pakistan’s powerful military, which ruled the country directly for three decades, and its premier intelligence agency have a long history of meddling in politics and controlling politicians.
Ongoing Dependence on Russian EnergyThe Natural Gas Continues to Flow
The EU promised to quickly wean itself off of Russian natural gas. But the European Commission in Brussels is far behind its stated goals – with potentially serious consequences for this winter.
By Claus Hecking, Isabell Hülsen, Michael Sauga und Gerald Traufetter
Klaus Müller is fond of delivering good news. The head of Germany's Federal Network Agency tweets daily about the current situation on the gas market – and lately, the numbers have only been going up. In mid-March, German fuel storage facilities were only 24 percent full. They were at 30 percent by Easter and 41 percent in mid-May. And last week, Müller's numbers signaled for the first time that more than half of the maximum levels had been reached. "Gas supply in Germany remains stable," the official proudly reported.
Japan: What's behind Okinawans' falling life expectancy?
An influx of foreign influences, ranging from fast food to less exercise, the stress of modern life, as well as a loss of the traditional sense of 'ikigai' in younger people are all to blame.
For generations, the people of Okinawa prefecture in Japan have enjoyed the reputation of being among the longest-lived humans on the planet.
Medical experts and gerontologists have flocked to these semi-tropical islands off southern Japan in search of the secret to the local population's longevity, with most concluding it was a combination of a nutritious diet, regular exercise and the support of family and the broader community.
Today, however, that is changing. And while the wider Japanese population is living longer than ever before, the people of Okinawa are beginning to die earlier. And the blame is being pinned on younger generations turning their backs on the old way of life in the islands.
80 years ago Anne Frank started her diary, a landmark of world literature
Thirteen-year-old Anne Frank began keeping her now-famous diary on June 12, 1942. She would spend a little more than two years confiding in its pages, sharing stories from daily life, observations, and hopes for the future from the cramped annex in Amsterdam she occupied with her family and several other Jews in hiding. The last entry in her diary is dated August 1, 1944, after which she was arrested and deported.
“I hope I will be able to confide everything to you, as I have never been able to confide in anyone, and I hope you will be a great source of comfort and support.” Anne Frank's diary begins with these now-famous words. Her book, published by her father in 1947, has become a landmark of world literature in its singular account of innocence in the face of barbarism.
Restoration of empire is the endgame for Russia's Vladimir Putin
Analysis by Nathan Hodge, CNN
Reading Russian President Vladimir Putin's mind is rarely a straightforward task, but on occasion the Kremlin leader makes it easy.
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