Michael Deacon

Deadly overnight attack

Zelensky warns Russia is overwhelming air defenses, hours after Trump backed away from a pledge to allow Ukraine to manufacture Patriot interceptors

FRAUD FALLOUT

Minnesota's crypto ATM ban takes effect after nearly $1 million reported lost to scams

Trump threatened to keep Todd Blanche as acting A.G. and “push hard” to revive his slush fund if GOP Sens. Cornyn and Tillis refuse to back Blanche.

Hawkish Signals Ahead

Analysis: Markets heard a dovish Kevin Warsh. The Fed chairman’s own words suggest a rate hike

Democrats are increasingly desperate to get their Senate candidates to drop out in these red-state races

The first solar eclipse in almost 30 years: Where best to view it?

Chart of the Day

Bond vigilantes are doing the Fed's dirty work

One Must-Read

In an AP exclusive, child soldiers recount the horrors of Sudan’s war and presence of Colombian mercenaries.

Middle East tensions

U.S. and Israel weigh major strikes on Iran's energy sites as Tehran warns of response

In focus

Bordeaux’s vineyards haven’t burned – but the wine may still be ruined

These are the people who could stop Trump from stealing the next presidential election.

Building for 131°F

Europe is racing to protect its infrastructure from a ‘quiet catastrophe’

EXCLUSIVE

Olivia Wilde's relationships famously blew up in her face. Now insiders reveal her deepest fear

Girl who was raped by boy tells Sky News she feels 'sick' at lack of custodial sentence

FIFA president Gianni Infantino once was untouchable. A backlash to his private-equity plan for world soccer has put his future in jeopardy