Good morning. Donald Trump casts doubt on Ukraine’s ability to defeat Russia. Japan is set to get its first woman prime minister. And the White House is tearing down part of the East Wing to make way for Trump’s ballroom. Listen to the day’s top stories.

This is the third of a four-piece series promoting ways Connecticut people can help overcome the political and social polarization dividing the United States. Here are Parts One and Two. When I boarded an Amtrak train from Chicago to Washington, D.C. earlier this year, I carried with me a Chipotle bag, a heavy suitcase, and

US President Donald Trump warned Monday that Hamas would be “eradicated” if it violates the Gaza deal with Israel but said the group would be given a chance to uphold the truce. Vice President JD Vance…

Xi Jinping’s Power Move Before Meeting Trump; Fires Top Chinese Generals In Latest Purge A major shake-up rocks China’s Communist Party as President Xi Jinping expels top military generals in a sweeping purge. The Chinese Ministry of Defence confirmed that several high-ranking officials, including He Weidong, vice-chair of the Central Military Commission, and Miao Hua,

During a recent appearance at Italian Tech Week, Amazon founder and Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos predicted that within the next 10 to 20 years, humanity will begin constructing gigawatt-scale, solar-powered data centers in outer space to meet the surging energy demands of artificial intelligence and cloud computing.

Twitter used to be a place lots of journalists used. Then Elon Musk bought it, changed a lot — including its name — and lots of journalists left. Now Twitter — which now calls itself X — would like them to come back, says Nikita Bier, the company’s head of product. And it’s promising to