• Associated Press

    Germany's foreign minister visits Kyiv as Ukraine battles to hold off a Russian offensive

    Germany’s foreign minister arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday in the latest public display of support for Ukraine by its Western partners, although deliveries of promised weapons and ammunition from NATO countries like Germany have been slow and have left Ukraine vulnerable to a recent Russian push along parts of the front line. Annalena Baerbock renewed Berlin’s calls for partners to send more air defense systems, as Russia pounds Ukraine with missiles, glide bombs and rockets.

  • Storyful

    Skater's Best Friend: Dog Takes Portland Boarder for a Ride

    Portlander Stephanie Guenther was in the right place at the right time recently to record a dog walk with a difference, as a skateboarder was pulled along effortlessly by his four-legged companion.Guenther was in an Uber on Couch Street when she noticed the pair waiting for the lights to change so they could cross the street.“The dog was doing circles waiting for the light to turn green,” Guenther told Storyful. "I took my camera out and recorded, it just ended up being a right time at the right place moment.” Credit: Stephanie Guenther via Storyful

  • Evening Standard

    Grocery prices finally rising at ‘more normal levels’ again after 2023 cost-of-living shock

    Figures from market research firm Kantar show grocery price inflation for the four weeks to 12 May at its lowest since October 2021