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Native American tribes and big drug firms have reached a historic agreement over the devastation caused by opioid addiction. The provisional agreement, which includes Johnson & Johnson and three big pharma distributors, is valued at $590 million (£436 million). "Knowingly marketing addictive medications into vulnerable neighborhoods," the businesses were accused. Johnson & Johnson said in a statement that the settlement did not include any admissions of wrongdoing. The business said that its actions in promoting its painkillers were "acceptable and responsible." On Tuesday, distributors McKesson Corp, AmerisourceBergen Corp, and Cardinal Health Inc agreed to the terms. The settlement funds will be available to all 574 federally recognized tribes, even those who did not participate in the claims process. On top of the $75 million already pledged to the Cherokee Nation, a total of $440 million will be paid over the following seven years. The agreement, accordi

Boris Johnson's trip to Ukraine was a change of theme and location for him. For a few hours on Tuesday, the political challenges of the previous few days could be forgotten, and the more serious issues of European security could take their place. He came to Kyiv to convey his support for a country under siege, a place where political survival has a more visceral, existential meaning, far removed from Westminster's inflated analogies. Mr Johnson assured his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, that the United Kingdom will always defend his country's independence. He promised him £88 million in aid and sent a clear warning to Moscow: if even a single Russian toe cap crossed the border, they would be confronted by a determined Ukrainian army "a terrible and ferocious resistance I believe that Russian parents and moms should consider this." Mr Johnson also warned Moscow that any economic sanctions imposed on as a result of the invasion of Ukraine would be "

According to press secretary Jen Psaki, the Biden administration views Spotify's decision to include advisory warnings to podcasts about Covid-19 as a "good step." Several musicians have requested that their songs be removed from the streaming site due to the escalating controversy surrounding Joe Rogan's show. The White House, according to Ms. Psaki, hopes that other platforms will follow suit. Joe Rogan has promised to work harder to provide more fair perspectives. Ms. Psaki said the White House was encouraged by Spotify's move to add disclaimers during a press briefing on Tuesday, but said internet platforms and media outlets can do more collectively. "Our hope is that all big tech platforms and, for that matter, all major news outlets be responsible and vigilant in ensuring that the American people have access to correct information on something as important as Covid," she said. Despite the fact that the disclaimers were a "good step," the

President Vladimir Putin of Russia has accused the United States of attempting to drag his country into a conflict in Ukraine. He said America's goal was to use the situation as a pretext to impose further sanctions on Russia, in his first substantive comments on the subject in several weeks. He also claimed that the US was dismissing Russia's worries regarding Nato forces in Europe. Tensions are rising in Ukraine due to a Russian troop build-up near the country's borders. Nearly eight years after seizing Crimea and backed a deadly revolt in Ukraine's eastern regions, Russia disputes Western charges that it is planning an invasion. Moscow, for its part, accuses Ukraine's government of failing to carry out an international agreement to restore calm to the country's eastern regions, where at least 14,000 people have been dead and Russian-backed insurgents hold large swaths of land. Mr Putin said during meetings in Moscow with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban:

The police watchdog has revealed "disgraceful" misogyny, discrimination, bullying, and sexual harassment among the ranks of the Met Police. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) issued 15 recommendations after officers were found to have joked about rape and exchanged inappropriate social media posts. According to the IOPC, the majority of the officers probed were police constables assigned to Charing Cross Police Station. "We are terribly sorry," the Met added. "We believe these occurrences are not isolated or merely the behavior of a few 'bad apples," the IOPC wrote in its report. The investigation was begun in March 2018 into nine separate independent probes involving serving Metropolitan Police officers. According to the IOPC, investigations began after an officer allegedly had sex with a vulnerable lady in a chamber inside a London police station, though this claim was never proven. Two of the 14 policemen investigated were fired for eg