C.I.A. Chief Delivered Bleak Assessment of Russia’s War in Secretive Moscow Visit NYT > Top Stories By: Adam Entous and Julian E. Barnes 27 August 2026 at 22:58 John Ratcliffe’s meeting this week with a Russian intelligence chief was aimed at pushing the Kremlin to pursue a peace deal with Ukraine. © Kenny Holston/The New York TimesJohn Ratcliffe, the C.I.A. director, delivered an urgent message to Aleksandr V. Bortnikov, the head of Russia’s F.S.B. intelligence service this week in a secret visit to Moscow.
Great British fry-up implicated in Salmonella outbreak www.telegraph.co.uk for the latest news from the UK and around the world. By: Maeve Cullinan · Paul Nuki 27 August 2026 at 14:14 Food Standards Agency suggests traditional fried eggs with a runny yolk are best avoided while the outbreak is ongoing