Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited London on Oct.

14 to meet British Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

Britain announced a £45 million air-defense package and will speed up delivery of £10 million worth of lightweight missiles.

The missiles have been used against Russian jet-powered drones, which are faster and harder to intercept than older models.

Germany’s Bundestag finance committee backed a plan to raise tobacco taxes on Wednesday.

The increases would start in 2027 and rise in stages through 2030, affecting cigarettes, rolling tobacco, shisha tobacco and e-cigarette liquids.

A 20-cigarette pack could cost nearly €4 more by 2030, with the average price projected to rise from €8.05 to €11.78.

The government says higher taxes would help balance the budget and protect public health.

British comedian and actor Russell Brand appeared at Southwark Crown Court in London as jury selection began for his trial.

He faces three rape charges, three sexual assault charges and one indecent assault charge involving six women.

The alleged offences took place between 1999 and 2009.

Brand has pleaded not guilty and denies the allegations.

The average prepared food portion in Russia fell 10.3% over the past year, reaching 266 grams.

The figures cover prepared meals sold in Russia, where grocery stores account for about a quarter of the market.

Retailers face low margins and high operating costs, including spending on kitchens, packaging and delivery, while short shelf lives lead to many products being discarded.

Producers are also finding it harder to pass rising costs on to customers because competition is intense and demand is weakening.

NASA’s Perseverance rover has driven 28.10 miles on Mars, setting a record for the farthest distance travelled by a vehicle on another world.

The six-wheeled rover passed the previous record of 28.06 miles, set by NASA’s Opportunity rover.

Perseverance reached the mark in five and a half years, while Opportunity took nearly 15 years to cover its distance.

Perseverance landed in Jezero Crater in 2021 to explore Mars and investigate whether conditions there once supported microbial life.

Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix says good and bad play can be a matter of narrative rather than a clear difference in how he performs.

Denver is 3-2, but its offense ranks third-worst in the NFL, averaging 269 total yards per game.

Nix’s passing numbers have been modest, including 123 yards in Denver’s 23-17 win over the Los Angeles Chargers.

The team has also built a record of turning games around: since 2025, it has the NFL’s most comeback wins, with 15.

Nintendo has released a new overview trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake, which is coming exclusively to Switch 2.

The game retells Link’s adventure through Hyrule, where he sets out to stop Ganondorf from taking the Triforce.

Its trailer reveals the Hall of Fallen Foes, a room displaying monsters Link has beaten.

Players can read information about these creatures and learn where to find them again.

Verastem Oncology reported early results for its experimental drug, VS-7375, from a small study.

The study included people with metastatic pancreatic and colorectal cancers and advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

The drug targets KRAS G12D, a common cancer-driving mutation, and is designed to bind to two states of the mutation.

Tumor response rates ranged from 36% to 50% in pancreatic cancer, and were 33% in colorectal cancer and 43% in lung cancer.