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Metro 2039 is a game about war that actually has something to say
Ukrainian developer 4A Studios has revealed that Metro 2039, the next instalment in its post-apocalyptic Metro series, has been fundamentally reshaped by the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. Executive producer Jon Bloch explained that earlier games explored the “grey morality” of war in a detached, hypothetical way, but with the studio’s team living under war…
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UK Warned of Russian Retaliation Over Advanced Military Support for Ukraine
Andy Burnham has been warned by security sources that Russia is preparing a retaliatory action against UK interests after he agreed to give Ukraine the technical specifications for Britain’s Storm Shadow missiles during a visit to Kyiv. Officials view Russia’s withdrawal of its ambassador to London, without naming a replacement, as a sign Moscow wants…
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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Menacing messages from the Kremlin and security warnings about the Russians ‘planning some sort of action against UK interests’…it’s time to start taking defence seriously, Mr Burnham
The Daily Mail’s editorial warns Prime Minister Andy Burnham that fresh security warnings about Russia demand a serious rethink of UK defence policy. It says Burnham was right to share classified weapons intelligence in support of Ukraine, but argues he must now prepare for the consequences, given menacing rhetoric from Moscow and reports of intelligence…
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As Ukraine hits Russia’s refineries, Russia targets Ukraine’s petrol pumps
Russia has intensified attacks on Ukrainian petrol stations since April, with a Ukrainian energy think tank recording at least 246 strikes on filling stations to date, part of an apparent strategy to deprive civilians of fuel as Ukraine continues to hit Russian oil refineries. The campaign, concentrated near the front line but growing more frequent…
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DAN HODGES: What my senior security sources are telling me about Russia’s alarming plans for Britain. Putin is determined to test Burnham… and this is how he’s going to do it
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has agreed to give Ukraine the technical blueprints for Britain’s Storm Shadow missiles, a move senior security sources say has provoked Moscow. Journalist Dan Hodges reports that intelligence chatter over the past fortnight suggests Russia is preparing some form of retaliatory action against UK interests, seen partly as a deliberate test…
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Firms scramble for battery power in Spain and Portugal
A catastrophic power cut across Spain and Portugal in April 2025 left both countries in darkness for hours, causing widespread disruption and heavy financial losses for businesses. The blackout exposed how vulnerable firms have become after switching from fossil fuels to electricity for industrial processes, and it has since pushed many companies to invest heavily…
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Andy Burnham warned that Britain faces impending Russian ‘attack’ over its support for Ukraine
Andy Burnham has reportedly been warned by security experts that Britain faces a “direct response” from Vladimir Putin over its support for Ukraine, after the Prime Minister’s visit to Kyiv dispelled Kremlin hopes that he would take a softer line than his predecessor Sir Keir Starmer. The warning matters because it points to escalating tension…
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Sam Register Leaving As Warner Bros. Animation President
Sam Register, President of Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe, is leaving the company after nearly three decades, with Warner Bros. Television Group chief Channing Dungey announcing that his contract will not be renewed. The departure comes at a sensitive moment for the studio, as parent company Warner Bros Discovery faces…
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Long-Time Warner Bros. Animation President Sam Register Departing
Sam Register, the long-serving president of Warner Bros. Animation, is departing the studio after 18 years in charge, in a move his boss Channing Dungey admitted came as a surprise to staff. Dungey, chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Television Group and WBD US Networks, told employees in a memo that she and Register had…