Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez laying the groundwork for a run for president in 2028? And would the Democrats really pick her as a nominee?

This week AOC has been back making headlines with comments over freezing her eggs, distancing herself from the so-called “woke 1” era of Democratic politics and hinting at a future run for the White House.

Speculation of a future presidential run has raised a debate over whether the U.S is ready to vote for a left-wing candidate in the next presidential election and whether the party can shake off previous policies that have been unpopular with voters.

Despite the success of the Democratic Socialists of America in recent primary races, the group suffered a setback this week in Wisconsin when its primary candidate, Francesca Hong, lost to centrist candidate David Crowley in the race for state governor.

Could AOC be a unifying figure within the party, or will voters be reluctant to let her shrug off comments she’s made in the past?

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In an exclusive interview, BBC Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg sits down with Dmitry Muratov, the Nobel Prize-winning Russian journalist.

Muratov co-founded Novaya Gazeta, a newspaper that became the flagship media outlet for independent journalism in Russia. He and his colleagues have faced threats for their work and six of the paper’s journalists were murdered, including Anna Politkovskaya, who investigated human rights abuses in Chechnya.

Soon after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, under pressure from the authorities Novaya Gazeta halted operations and its licence was subsequently revoked.

In the Novaya Gazeta offices that were raided earlier this year by police, Muratov talks to Rosenberg about public perception of Russia’s war on Ukraine, increasing repression inside the country, and the man who has ruled Russia for more than a quarter of a century – Vladimir Putin.

00:38 – 01:33 Who is Dmitry Muratov?
01:33 – 06:15 What do Russians think of the war in Ukraine?
06:15 – 12:30 Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine
12:30 – 14:30 Russia’s political prisoners
14:30 – 17:25 What happened to Novaya Gazeta?

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The Met Office has issued a rare amber extreme heat warning for Thursday, with temperatures peaking in the mid-to-high 30s across the Midlands and south-east of England, and a high of 38C possible.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham will chair a meeting of the government’s emergency Cobra committee on Wednesday to discuss the UK’s response to the extreme heat.

A No 10 spokesperson said the government understood firefighters, farmers and NHS staff were all facing challenges connected to the weather.

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Ukrainian officials have said at least five people have been killed in overnight Russian strikes, as both countries continue to exchange drone and missile attacks.

The country said it shot down three Russian missiles and nearly 100 drones.

In Russia, another warehouse belonging to online retailer Wildberries, referred to as “Russia’s Amazon”, was hit.

Moscow’s mayor said about 600 Ukrainian drones were launched towards the city overnight.

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A Kyiv market has burned down after being hit in a wave of Russian strikes on Ukraine, while the governor of Moscow said “one of the most massive drone attacks of recent times” was fired towards his region overnight.

Eight people have reportedly been killed by Russian strikes across Ukraine, while Russian officials say seven people have been killed following Ukrainian strikes.

In Russia, another warehouse belonging to online retailer Wildberries – referred to as “Russia’s Amazon” – was hit by a Ukrainian attack.

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