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A new report obtained by Ukraine's allies points to a Chinese company sending a range of purpose-built military drones to Russia for testing, with the ultimate destination being Ukraine.

The deal occurred last year, according to a western official, who was unable to disclose the name of the company. However, they said there was “clear evidence now that Chinese companies are supplying Russia with deadly weapons for use in Ukraine”.

“While the Chinese government might not admit it, they are going to struggle to keep their increasing support under wraps,” added the official, appearing to accuse Beijing of being involved or aware of the delivery.

They also confirmed a Reuters report from earlier in the week that Russia is believed to have established a weapons programme in China to develop and produce long-range attack drones for use in the war against Ukraine. [...]

• Last week, Google updated its hybrid three-day-a-week office policy to include badge tracking.
• The company is struggling to deal with the downsizing of real estate projects and other cost cuts while also forcing people back to the office.
• Google is far from alone among its tech peers in struggling to find the right path with hybrid work.

• French President Emmanuel Macron burned through huge amounts of political capital and personal popularity to achieve his long-held ambition of raising the retirement age.
• Macron believes “he must prove that he is not doomed to domestic impotence within the next four months,” said Mujtaba Rahman, managing director for Europe at Eurasia Group.
• He will seek key wins on defense spending, a green industry bill and migration, analysts said — though some will prove more challenging than others.

*Two 19-year-old students and a man in his 50s were stabbed to death, and a further three people injured when a stolen van was driven into them, in an early morning rampage across Nottingham.

A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Counter-terror police were helping officers with their investigation but Nottinghamshire police insisted they were keeping an “open mind” about the motive.*

RIP

The previously destroyed Bradleys did their job and saved their crew. The US is sending replacements.

Russia launched a "massive missile" attack overnight on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, killing at least three people and wounding 25 and damaging civilian infrastructure, Ukrainian officials said early on Tuesday.

Palestinians under the age of 30 have never had a chance to vote in an election and many say they have little faith in the Palestinian leadership. Exclusive data shared with the BBC suggests they are increasingly rejecting the idea of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The head of Radio New Zealand has apologised for publishing what he called "pro-Kremlin garbage".

Mourners at the funeral of an elderly Ecuadorian woman were startled to discover she was still alive.

Three people were killed after Russia attacked a boat carrying evacuees from a flooded area in Kherson, the regional governor said.

Ukraine says it has liberated three villages in the south-east of the country in the first victories of its much-anticipated counter-offensive.

A new report from the European Legal Support Center shows how the IHRA working definition of antisemitism is used to suppress Palestinian rights activism and silence criticism of Israel.

Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Saturday that Tunisia would not accept becoming a border guard for other countries ahead of a planned visit by European leaders concerned at the number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean.