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🤖 They have waited years for justice. Now, these 9/11 families are losing hope

Almost 24 years on from the September 11 attacks, many relatives of victims are resigned to possibility that the accused perpetrators may never face trial.

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🤖 They’ve waited years for justice. Now, these 9/11 families are losing hope

Almost 24 years on from September 11, many relatives of victims are facing up to the possibility that those accused of orchestrating the attacks will never face trial.

SMH

🤖 Prince William and Kate Middleton's romance bubbled away before most people realised… as royal author reveals secrets about their early relationship

In April 2002, Kate Middleton took part in a charity gala at Fairmont St Andrews Hotel when she decided to wear what was originally a skirt as a mini-dress.

DAILYMAIL

💨 Meghan Markle refused the Queen's advice to reconcile with her father but her 'far-fetched' excuse 'avoided the truth', according to royal author

Tom Bower wrote about the relationship between the estranged father and daughter in his 2022 book, Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 UFC 319: Chimaev dominates Du Plessis to win middleweight championship

Khamzat Chimaev overpowers title holder Dricus Du Plessis in a lopsided UFC title bout in the Octagon.

ALJAZEERA

⚔️ Major update after Kiwi mum and her six-year-old son were detained in the US for three weeks: 'The war is not over'

The mother and son faced 'horrible' conditions within the walls of the US immigration centre, with lawyers warning: 'The war is not over'.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 16, 2025

Latest from the Institute for the Study of War.

KYIVPOST

👔 Putin has eliminated truth. If nothing is true, anything is possible

The Russian president and Donald Trump are allies in autocracy - a brutalist bromance. The West’s leaders must respond.

SMH

🌧️ Senegal's 'schools for husbands' aim to shift gender roles, keep mothers from dying

Senegal's “schools for husbands” have been training hundreds of men in largely conservative communities on issues ranging from women's rights to the need to help with household chores

ABC

🌧️ Mistrust and fear: The complex story behind strained Syria-Lebanon relations

Relations between Beirut and Damascus remain tense — as they have been for decades past, a time during which Syria failed to treat its smaller neighbor as a sovereign nation

ABC

👔 Meet the actor with Down syndrome who wants to run for president of Chile

Chilean actor Sebastián Solorza is already a household name for many Chileans

ABC

🌟 Legendary LA restauranteur Dan Tana known for celebrity clientele dead aged 90

Dan Tana, who founded the eponymous Santa Monica Boulevard restaurant beloved by A-listers, died in his native Serbia on Saturday.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Alabama town rocked by horror family-of-four killed in suspected murder-suicide

Investigators believe Larrica Gaines Smith, 41, and her two kids, Khristian Smith, 15, and Kinsley Smith, 11, were shot dead by her husband, 44-year-old Kenneth O'Neil Smith Jr.

DAILYMAIL

🚨 Arkansas inmate's extreme escape plan revealed before he simply walked out of prison

An Arkansas inmate escaped prison using a fake uniform made from kitchen laundry and a badge crafted out of a can lid.

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🤖 From teen mom to raising a billionaire: How Jacklyn Bezos' selfless sacrifices over the years secured son Jeff's Amazon success

Jacklyn Bezos gave birth to the billionaire Amazon founder at 17 years old and made countless sacrifices over the years to catapult her son's success.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Nine teens arrested in connection with 'love triangle' murder of boy, 16

Trey Wright, 16, of South Carolina, was lured to his death in what authorities are calling a calculated plot - resulting in the arrests of nine teenagers, including the victim's own girlfriend.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ From Alaska to Washington, Pressure Now Shifts to Zelensky After Putin Wins Optics Game

Experts warn that the Trump-Putin summit was a ‘clear propaganda win for Russia’ and has left Ukraine’s president facing a ‘difficult task’ as he prepares for his crucial meeting with a US president.

KYIVPOST

⚔️ Bolivia heads to the polls as its right-wing opposition eyes first victory in decades

Bolivians have headed to the polls for a pivotal election that could end the long reign of the leftist Movement Toward Socialism party

ABC

🌧️ Meet the Woman Building Ukraine’s Droid Army

Ukrainian engineers like Lyuba Shipovich are not just using their skills to help their native country under attack, they are creating the future of warfare for the world.

KYIVPOST

🔥 Zelensky Says Russia Refusing Ceasefire ‘Complicates Situation’

Kyiv again doubts Moscow’s interest in a peaceful settlement.

KYIVPOST

🔥 Takeaways from the Alaska Summit

A Finnish analyst’s conclusions in bullet form.

KYIVPOST

🔥 A Mugging of Expectations: What We Were Robbed of at the Trump-Putin Summit

A correspondent’s on-the-spot impressions.

KYIVPOST

🇨🇳 China’s Biotech Is Cheaper and Faster Than America’s

China’s biotechnology sector has established a bright future by focusing not on breakthrough cures and treatments but on speed and efficiency.

NYTIMES

🤖 Generation X Needs to Stop Complaining

It’s fine to make room for the next generation.

NYTIMES

🔥 Zelensky says Russian ceasefire refusal ‘complicates’ peace efforts

As he prepares to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington, Ukraine’s leader says Russia’s rejection of a truce puts any longer-term peace deal in doubt.

SMH

⛽ I used to go to Vegas four times a year like clockwork - there are two reasons why the city is dying

One frequent Las Vegas visitor has revealed two reasons why they believe visitors are boycotting Sin City.

DAILYMAIL

🇬🇧 Business owner's fight to start over after his restaurant was canceled over chef's clash with influencer

The business owner was forced to restart after shuttering his previous restaurant in the wake of a viral social media controversy involving chef Luke Sung and influencer.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Luis Diaz scores for Bayern Munich to win German Supercup on debut

Colombian winger scores on his competitive debut for Bayern Munich in a victory over Stuttgart in the German Supercup.

ALJAZEERA

🌧️ Putin Sees Ukraine Through a Lens of Grievance Over Lost Glory

Speaking after Friday’s summit, President Putin again implied that the war is all about Russia’s diminished status since the fall of the Soviet Union.

NYTIMES

🤖 3,500-year-old opal workshop and rare lithophones unearthed in Vietnam

Archaeologists in Vietnam's Gia Lai province have uncovered a remarkable prehistoric site dating back more than 3,500 years. Excavations at Plei Ring, located in H'Bong commune of Chu Se district, revealed not only a vast opal stone workshop but also one of the most intriguing musical discoveries in Southeast Asia: a set of prehistoric lithophones, or stone xylophones. The findings were announced during a conference on August 15, organized by the Pleiku Museum in collaboration with the Southern Institute of Social Sciences. Leading Vietnamese scholars hailed the site as a key hub in the prehistoric network of tool production and cultural exchange across the Central Highlands. A 3,500-Year-Old Opal Stone Workshop Excavations between March and June 2025 showed that Plei Ring was more than just a settlement. According to Dr. Nguyen Quoc Manh, deputy director of the Archaeological Center, the site functioned as a large-scale opal stone workshop around 3,500 to 3,000 years ago....

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🔥 The Delicate Exit

My coalescing sense of the underwhelming Alaska Chats is that Russia has not materially varied from its longstanding terms. Trump rolled into town with his "stealth" flyover, imagining he was the one giving an audience to Putin. From start to finish it was perfectly evident to any discerning observer that it was just the opposite, and that Putin was there to repeat and to emphasize Russia's apparently inviolable terms. As I understand it, the Russians have said they will implement a conditional temporary ceasefire in the south while NATO/AFU forces withdraw from Donetsk. No one has said anything about ending the Special Military Operation, nor of the disposition of territories. In essence, the Russians are saying: "We'll temporarily stop destroying you on the southern part of the line of contact while you retreat from the northern part, and then we'll demand you also withdraw from the southern part, and lay down your arms." I cannot understand how so many people seem to doubt the...

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🌧️ Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,270

Here are the key events on day 1,270 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

ALJAZEERA

🌧️ China’s entrepreneurial spirit is under immense strain

The private sector needs enforceable protections, predictable regulation, and personal bankruptcy laws

FT

💱 EU push to protect digital rules holds up trade statement with US

Document formalising last month’s deal delayed by squabbles over language on ‘non-tariff barriers’, the bloc’s officials say

FT

🔥 JPMorgan steps up planning for new Canary Wharf tower

Redeveloping plot acquired in 2008 under serious consideration owing to expense of renovating current office

FT

🏦 The small east German bank that cannot drop its far-right customer

Extremist parties are opening accounts with the Sparkassen network of regional lenders

FT

🇨🇳 China steps up tax crackdown on overseas investments

Wealthy individuals are rethinking trading strategy as Beijing tries to fill its coffers to counter economic pressure

FT

🤖 ‘You will have AI friends’: Character.ai bets on companionship chatbots

Company argues persona-based chatbots will aid real-life interactions but critics say they create dependency

FT

🤖 Burford Capital seeks to buy equity stakes in US law firms

New corporate structures could get around long-standing restrictions against non-lawyer ownership of firms

FT

🌧️ Posturing over peace: What Trump and Putin’s meeting was really about

In one of the few places on Earth where both men were safe, the point of this summit was never to resolve the war in Ukraine.

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🇮🇳 Caitlin Clark's boyfriend Connor McCaffery announces death of his grandma in emotional Instagram post

The boyfriend of the Indiana Fever sensation posted an emotional picture on Instagram on Saturday night.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Western US ranch four times bigger than New York City goes on sale for $79.5M

Here's a home where the Buffalo roam - but you're going to need about $80 million of you want to join them.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Plastic surgeons reveal what could be behind Tom Brady's changing appearance

It's often said that Tom Brady has aged like fine wine. Now, a plastic surgeon has reviewed his photos to reveal the surgeries he may have received.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Officials warn the next opioid epidemic could come from substance sold at vape shops for less $10

Authorities are now targeting a potent opioid mimic that's slipped through regulatory cracks-even as it becomes a bestseller in gas stations and head shops nationwide.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Four cities where Americans can find a cut-price mansion… for less than a regular home elsewhere

For those with dreams of owning their own mansion, four cities have emerged as the best place to bag a deal.

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💰 Fury as economy passengers lumbered with hefty tax to 'subsidize' the use of private jets

Private jet passengers do not buy tickets for flights so they are subject to different rules than those who fly commercial.

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🤖 Chili's fans fume over shocking 'shrinkflation'... 'how could they do this to me?'

Chili's is in hot water after a customer claimed a popular offering was a victim of shrinkflation.

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🤖 Best friend of girl, 11, who went missing 29 years ago issues direct plea to suspect after arrest

For 29 years, loved ones of Trudy Appleby have waited in agony for answers about what happened to the bright and spirited 11-year-old - but now, answers may finally be forthcoming.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Population explodes in beautiful red state military town that can't keep up with the demand for new homes

Clarksville, Tennessee, faces soaring housing costs and strained infrastructure as rapid growth outpaces development, experts say.

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🤖 It looks like an average boring bathroom but can you spot the pet dog hiding in plain sight in 30 seconds?

It looks like a peaceful bathroom at first - but there's a hidden pup lying in plain sight. Can you spot the dog in under 30 seconds?

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Mystery as 'Dancing for the Devil' star abandons millions of followers as social media account suddenly vanishes after feds raid TikTok manager's home

Married influencers Miranda and James Derrick left fans baffled after their Instagram and TikTok accounts were suddenly wiped without explanation.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Lionel Messi scores as Inter Miami wins late against LA Galaxy

The Argentinian superstar returns from injury to score a goal and add an assist as Inter downs Galaxy at Chase Stadium.

ALJAZEERA

🛡️ For a Few Hours, a Party Drowns Out the Tensions in D.C.

At Fort Dupont Park, thousands gathered to honor a local music legend, creating a brief refuge from the conflict.

NYTIMES

❄️ Chargers star Quentin Johnston rushed to hospital after getting knocked out cold by sickening blow to the head

He was going out to catch a pass in the first quarter when the Rams' Tanner Ingle hit him underneath his facemask and knocked him to the ground.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Zelenskyy knows he risks another Oval Office ambush - but has to be a willing participant in peace talks

There will be no red carpet or fly past, no round of applause when Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in Washington DC on Monday.

SKY

🔥 At Trump and Putin Summit, an Alaskan Halibut Dish Gets a Cameo

Halibut Olympia, a Tuesday-night kind of recipe, was part of the planning (if not the eating) at the Friday meeting.

NYTIMES

🔥 Gal Gadot finally breaks silence on woke Snow White as she claims she was pressured over Israel

The movie was dogged by controversies, many of them involving the leading lady Rachel Zegler , who came under fire for polarizing public statements including 'free Palestine.'

DAILYMAIL

❄️ Chargers star Quentin Johnston knocked out cold after sickening blow to the head

He was going out to catch a pass in the first quarter when the Rams' Tanner Ingle hit him underneath his facemask and knocked him to the ground.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Pete Davidson reveals why he feels 'guilty' about girlfriend Elsie Hewitt's pregnancy

The Saturday Night Live alum, 31, previously shared his excitement about becoming a first-time father

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📰 Caitlin Clark's boyfriend Connor McCaffery announces heartbreaking personal news

The boyfriend of the Indiana Fever sensation posted an emotional picture on Instagram on Saturday night.

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🔥 Surfing legend Dale Webster who hit the waves every day for 40 years dies aged 75

He began the challenge in 1975 in Bodega Bay and had racked up 14,642 consecutive days when he finally had to stop 40 years later in October 2015 because of a minor medical procedure.

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🌀 Heart-pounding moment rescue crews scramble to save divers swept away by Hurricane Erin

Heart-stopping footage captured the dramatic rescue of two divers who were swept away in the deadly, turbulent waters of a Caribbean island amid Hurricane Erin.

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🤖 Justin Bieber shares rare photo with Kendall Jenner... but fans are obsessed with Hailey's comment

Justin Bieber fans were left buzzing on Saturday as the pop star shared a rare photo of himself with his wife Hailey's BFF Kendall Jenner to Instagram.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Eva Longoria, 50, sizzles in black string bikini after revealing secrets to her flawless figure

The 50-year-old Desperate Housewives star, who now lives between Spain and Mexico , was indulging in a day in the water in Marbella.

DAILYMAIL

🇦🇺 Australia grants asylum to Hong Kong pro-democracy activist

Former politician Ted Hui expressed relief but urged Australia not to forget others facing prison “simply for defending basic democratic rights”.

SMH

🤖 Influencer killed in fatal off-road crash was still conscious after vehicle fell 656 feet

Harrowing new details have emerged about the off-roading crash that killed Stacey Tourout and Matthew Yeomans, the pair behind the Toyota World Runners YouTube channel.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Browns quarterback Dillon Gabriel forced to backtrack apparent dig at Shedeur Sanders

Shedeur Sanders' Browns rival walked back a controversial comment on Saturday night after fans perceived it to be a slight at the former Colorado passer.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Truth about Selena Gomez and Nicola Peltz feud, as friends reveal if Brooklyn Beckham and wife have been invited to Selena's wedding

Insiders have exclusively revealed to the Daily Mail exactly where Selena stands with Nicola and Brooklyn after she was noticeably absent from the Beckham couple's vow renewal.

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🛢️ Inside spoiled lives of ultimate nepo babies Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz and exactly what they do all day as insiders whisper to KATIE HIND: 'It's all ghastly...'

Posing in front of a mirror, Brooklyn Beckham looks thoroughly bored while he waits for wife Nicola Peltz to try on clothes at a Los Angeles boutique.

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❄️ One of the girls filmed the man following them in the forest. He sped up, his eyes bulging... and uttered one cold word: Minute by haunting minute, the murder that shook America

Two teenage friends went for a walk in the woods. They should have been safe - but they never made it home.

DAILYMAIL

💒 Conjoined Hensel twins spotted with newborn baby months after Abby's 'secret' wedding

The sisters, who first rose to fame in the 1990s and later starred in their own TLC reality show, were seen carrying the infant in car seat on Thursday.

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🔥 My TV career was soaring but no one spotted my spiraling wine addiction... until I did something so shameful to my son it still haunts me

She was living her dream. A middle-class mother with a loving husband, two adorable children and a charming home in an upscale neighborhood. But she had a dark secret.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Trump's bombshell but subtle gesture to Putin that everyone missed... it could be his most ingenious move yet: MARK HALPERIN

The Anchorage summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, which opened with so much expectation, pomp and ceremony, ended in uncertainty.

DAILYMAIL

🇦🇫 Female travel influencers spark backlash after 'glamourising' Taliban-run Afghanistan where women live under a 'gender apartheid'

But today, female travel influencers are gushing over their trips to Kabul despite Western countries strongly advising against travelling to the nation.

DAILYMAIL

🇬🇧 Fat jabs like Ozempic and Mounjaro threaten to push up pension age as life expectancy rises

With more than 1.5 million people now using weight-loss drugs in the UK, the number-crunchers say that actuarial calculations about life expectancy will have to be adjusted.

DAILYMAIL

✊ Hundreds march to White House to protest Trump's D.C. crackdown

Protesters marched to the White House on Saturday as D.C. Metropolitan Police officers and National Park Service police looked on from a distance.

NPR

🌧️ Zelensky 'trapped in Trump and Putin vice': Europe powerlessly looks on as Ukraine's President is summoned to White House amid fears he'll be forced to surrender land for fragile peace deal

Critics warned that other world leaders were powerless to stop Volodymyr Zelensky being caught 'with his head in a vice' by the American and Russian leaders when he visits Mr Trump.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Rarely-seen Trump aide's fascinating role revealed as she takes center stage at Alaska summit

She may not be as famous as Trump or have as much sway in decision-making as some of his cabinet members, but the Chief of Protocol plays a vital role in all of the President's major US-hosted events.

DAILYMAIL

💥 Flash floods kill hundreds in Pakistan as fast-flowing water sends boulders crashing through villages

Most of the deaths, 328, were reported in the mountains of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in northwestern Pakistan, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Auth

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Prince Andrew's biographer promises more shock revelations after Duke of York's friends who had refused to speak to him 'come forward in droves' - and he's coming for Philip too

It is a devastating portrait of Prince Andrew which - even by his standards - contains sensational details about his relationships and finances.

DAILYMAIL

💒 Prince Philip told the Queen 'Thank f*** that's over' after Harry and Meghan's wedding, by the Royal butler who witnessed it - and the extraordinary revelations don't stop there...

Panicking as I hid behind a wooden screen in the ballroom at Balmoral, I wondered how I'd imagined I could possibly be part of something as traditional, timeless and regal as the Ghillies Ball

DAILYMAIL

🗳️ Blocked from Bolivia's election, ex-leader Morales not sure how to respond to threats of arrest

Evo Morales, Bolivia's former president, has expressed uncertainty about threats from right-wing presidential candidates to arrest him if they gain power

ABC

💨 William and Kate's 'forever home' fallout: Two families vacate cottages next to eight-bed Windsor mansion with tennis court and ballroom to make way for the Waleses

William, Kate and their three children are set to move to the 300-year-old, Grade II-listed Forest Lodge in Windsor Great Park - described as their 'forever home' - later this year.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Kelsey Plum admits she made 'bad joke' when she called out Caitlin Clark at All-Star game

A WNBA All-Star has admitted she made a 'bad joke' when she called out Caitlin Clark and other members of her All-Star team last month.

DAILYMAIL

🌊 Flash floods kill more than 360 in Pakistan, India

The floods came so fast that many people could not leave their homes, one eyewitness said, as forecasters warn of more rain to come.

SMH

🔥 Heart-wrenching footage shows parents begging cops to storm elementary school in tense moments after gunman opened fire

Newly released videos and records show in greater detail the heartbreak and failures from the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Sydney Sweeney faces fresh blow as new movie bombs at box office after American Eagle controversy

Sydney Sweeney's latest film is bombing at the box office and it may have more than a little something to do with the recent controversy surrounding her American Eagle campaign.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Desperate Ukrainians beg the US not to sell them out... as Putin's missiles continue to rain down and Trump goes for a round of golf, a sense of doom descends of Kyiv

Amid anger at seeing the red carpet rolled out for Vladimir Putin in Alaska , many citizens spoke of growing concern that tomorrow's talks in Washington could result in catastrophe for Ukraine.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 The Devil weds Branagh! Prada star Meryl Streep gets a new husband as she films long-awaited fashion sequel

British actor Kenneth Branagh appears to be enjoying his role as her third husband during filming for the forthcoming Devil Wears Prada sequel.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 U.S. Pauses Visitor Visas for Gazans After Laura Loomer Posts

The move blocked a pathway for those seeking medical care in the United States, including young children, who have arrived in recent weeks with serious conditions.

NYTIMES

✊ Protesters Gather to Oppose Trump’s Push on Redistricting

Thousands assembled around the country to demonstrate against a Republican effort to redraw congressional maps in their favor for 2026.

NYTIMES

🔥 Tensions soar in Serbia as angry protesters clash with police, set fire to party offices

Angry protesters have set fire to the offices of Serbia’s governing populist party in a western town and clashed with police in the capital Belgrade in another evening of violent protests shaking the Balkan country

ABC

🔥 Charli XCX sends fans into a frenzy as she teases new 'mockumentary' The Moment

Charli XCX sent fans into a frenzy as she teased her new 'mockumentary' The Moment in an Instagram post on Friday.

DAILYMAIL

👔 CNN's Jake Tapper caught on hot mic feuding with producer

Tapper had been reporting live from Anchorage, Alaska , following the meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 No concessions, no ceasefire: how Putin outplayed Trump in Anchorage

Russia’s leader seems to have drawn the US president closer to Moscow’s position on the Ukraine war

FT

🔥 In Pope Leo XIV’s first 100 days, a calm papacy that avoids controversy comes into focus

As Robert Prevost marks his 100th day as Pope Leo this weekend, the contours of his pontificate have begun to come into relief, primarily where he shows continuity with Francis and where he signals change.

PBS

🤖 Courtney Stodden makes shock claim about Chrissy Teigen four years after cyberbullying scandal erupted

Back in 2011, Courtney shot to notoriety after her acting coach Doug Hutchison married her when she was just 16 years old and he was 50.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Manchester United vs Arsenal: Premier League – teams, start, lineups

Man Utd and Arsenal have had contrasting fortunes of late, but serve up a Premier League opening weekend special.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Tensions soar in Serbia as angry protesters clash with police and set fire to party offices

Serbia has been gripped by protests since November, when a train station canopy collapse killed 16 people. Many blamed the tragedy on poor renovation work resulting from widespread corruption in infrastructure projects.

PBS

✊ ESPN won't release Spike Lee's documentary about exiled NFL star Colin Kaepernick

The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback sparked a national debate when he protested racial injustice nearly a decade ago and has not played in the NFL since.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Prince Andrew's biographer promises more shock revelations after Duke of York's friends who had refused to speak to him 'come forward in droves'

It is a devastating portrait of Prince Andrew which - even by his standards - contains sensational details about his relationships and finances.

DAILYMAIL

🛡️ Air Canada is ordered to squash union conflict as passengers are left in limbo over hundreds of cancelled flights

The Canadian government has ordered Air Canada take measures to end the massive strike, which saw 10,000 flight attendants walk off the job from 1am ET on Saturday.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Judge in Brazil lets Bolsonaro temporarily leave house arrest for medical exams

Brazil's Former President Jair Bolsonaro temporarily left house arrest Saturday to undergo medical exams in Brasilia, after a judge authorized him to spend six to eight hours at a hospital.

PBS

🔥 Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell caught swearing at his players during angry hot mic moment

Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell provided an NSFW moment on Saturday as he cursed on live TV in response to a blunder from his team.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Country star Kane Brown shows off 'insane' body transformation and fans can't believe their eyes

Kane Brown is showing off the results of months of dedication to his fitness. On Friday, Kane shared a striking shirtless photo on Instagram, comparing his physique from April to his current look.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Leonardo DiCaprio's girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti SPANKS him on yacht and they kiss publicly for first time... as friends reveal her verdict on his dad bod

Leonardo DiCaprio turned heads as his 27-year-old Italian model Vittoria Ceretti lovingly spanked and snogged him on board a yacht. Subscribe to see all the photos.

DAILYMAIL

✊ Democrats Gather for Protests Over Trump’s Push on Redistricting

Thousands assembled around the country to demonstrate against a Republican effort to redraw congressional maps in their favor for 2026.

NYTIMES

🌧️ Zelensky 'trapped in Trump and Putin vice': Europe powerlessly looks on as Ukraine's President is summoned to White House amid fears he'll be forced to surrender land for fragile peace deal

Critics warned that other world leaders were powerless to stop Volodymyr Zelensky being caught 'with his head in a vice' by the American and Russian leaders when he visits Mr Trump.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Trump claims 'great progress' in Putin meeting

But holds details close pending calls to Zelensky, European allies President Trump proclaimed Friday he and Russian President Vladimir Putin made "great progress" toward ending Moscow's war on Ukraine after meeting for nearly three hours in Alaska — while cautioning "there's no deal until there's a deal." Trump, 79, and Putin, 72, didn't publicly mention any details of a preliminary "understanding" toward ending the long-running war, with the US leader saying he would be calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and key European allies to discuss negotiations. "There were many, many points that we agreed on, most of them," Trump said at a media availability where neither he nor Putin took any questions.

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🤖 Leo DiCaprio's girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti SPANKS him on yacht... as pair kiss publicly for first time

Leonardo DiCaprio turned heads as his 27-year-old Italian model Vittoria Ceretti lovingly spanked and snogged him on board a yacht. Subscribe to see all the photos.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Security expert analyzes fallout of Trump’s alignment with Putin after their summit

Efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine are shifting next week to the White House, where Trump will meet with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy. Their talks come as Trump aligns himself with Putin, dropping his demand for a ceasefire and backing a comprehensive peace deal hours after meeting with Russia’s president in Alaska. John Yang speaks with security expert Andrea Kendall-Taylor for analysis.

PBS

📰 News Wrap: Hurricane Erin strengthens into Category 5 storm

In our news wrap Saturday, Hurricane Erin rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm in the Atlantic Ocean, rescue crews search for survivors after devastating flash floods and mudslides in Pakistan, and the Canadian government ordered thousands of striking Air Canada flight attendants back to work and sent their contract dispute to binding arbitration.

PBS

⚔️ Trump launches 'Manhattan Project' as one of America's largest companies set to be nationalized

The government nationalized a number of banks after the 2008 financial crisis and key logistics companies during World War II.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Zelenskyy prepares for fresh White House visit - as Putin issues first comments after summit

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is preparing for his meeting with Donald Trump - as Vladimir Putin issued his first comments following the US-Russia talks on the war in Ukraine.

SKY

🌧️ Putin demands key regions of Ukraine in 'exchange for peace'

Vladimir Putin made demands to take control of key regions of Ukraine during his talks with Donald Trump, it has been widely reported, as a condition for ending the war.

SKY

🌧️ Putin 'demands key regions of Ukraine in exchange for peace'

Vladimir Putin made demands to take control of key regions of Ukraine during his talks with Donald Trump, it has been widely reported, as a condition for ending the war.

SKY

🔥 ESPN host makes humiliating error that Dave Portnoy brands 'next level stupid'

During Friday's episode of 'First Take', Smith and McNutt welcomed comedian and actor Druski onto the show, who was wearing the jersey of Detroit Lions legend Barry Sanders.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ How a White House plan to overturn a key EPA regulation threatens children’s health

In July, the Trump administration proposed revoking a landmark 2009 finding that’s been the basis for EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. If the proposal is finalized, experts warn that it could jeopardize the health of millions of Americans, especially children. John Yang speaks with pediatrician and clinical professor Dr. Debra Hendrickson for more.

PBS

🏈 Bill Belichick refuses to take part in college football tradition as 73-year-old nears first game with UNC

The legendary 72-year-old coach will not be a regular guest on the Tar Heels' traditional coach's radio show that runs every week throughout the season.

DAILYMAIL

📉 AI-generated models shake up the fashion industry and raise concerns

The rise of artificial intelligence has touched nearly every industry, disrupting long-established workflows and raising concerns about job losses. Now, the fashion world is reckoning with these changes as AI takes hold, from virtual fitting rooms to AI avatars starring in marketing campaigns. Ali Rogin reports on the refashioning of the industry and why it’s raising alarms.

PBS

🏛️ Louisiana Has a Long History of Political Corruption

For decades, Louisiana lawmakers at all levels of government have been caught up in corruption allegations.

NYTIMES

🔥 Nigeria says it has arrested 2 militant leaders on its most wanted list

Nigeria's national security adviser has announced the arrest of two militant leaders on the country's most wanted list

ABC

🔥 Donald Trump reverses course on Ukraine-Russia ceasefire deal

US President Donald Trump has made an abrupt reversal on a ceasefire condition before a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.

SMH

🔥 Trump Backs Off Cease-Fire Demand in Ukraine War, Aligning With Putin

President Trump’s break from a strategy agreed to with European allies could give President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia an edge as talks to end the fighting continue.

NYTIMES

👔 Brazil's former president Bolsonaro temporarily leaves house arrest for medical exams

Former President Jair Bolsonaro temporarily left house arrest Saturday for medical exams in Brasilia

ABC

🌀 Hurricane Erin strengthens to Category 5, fueling dangerous surf, coastal flood risk from Carolinas to New England

Erin has evolved into a monstrous hurricane and is expected to take a path between the United States East Coast and Bermuda next week bringing powerful seas and dangerous surf. Erin rapidly intensified into a major Category 5 hurricane Saturday morning with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph. After departing the Caribbean, Erin will set its sights on the East Coast of the United States, with the severity of impacts dependent on its track. Erin is moving over water temperatures that are higher than the historical average not just at the surface but also hundreds of feet deep. These warm waters, combined with very little in the way of dry air and wind shear, have created "near perfect" conditions for rapid intensification, according to AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex DaSilva.

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⛽ Tom Brady oozes cool in custom Raiders jacket as he watches their preseason game in Las Vegas

Tom Brady turned up in style to the Raiders' preseason game on Saturday night as he arrived in a bomber jacket representing the franchise.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Jeanine Pirro Takes on Prosecutor Role in Trump’s D.C. Crackdown

As the U.S. attorney in Washington, Jeanine Pirro is a central player in a clash that could define her legacy: the president’s takeover of local law enforcement.

NYTIMES

🔥 New York Rangers star lives in 'perfect' basement apartment below hockey super fans

The 22-year-old, currently in the final year of his three-year entry-level contract, lives with the Fiorita family, a household of six who are longtime Rangers fans.

DAILYMAIL

📰 Roblox stock gets punished as outrage rises against platform for enabling child abuse

Shares of Roblox (NYSE:RBLX) are in red on Friday after multiple reports of backlash against the online gaming platform for not doing enough to protect its young user base against child predators. RBLX stock is down over 9% in early open market trading on the NYSE. NBC News reported that the Louisiana attorney general filed a suit against the company on Thursday, alleging that its failure to implement strong safety protocols for children has made it "the perfect place for pedophiles." According to a report from People, a new federal lawsuit has been filed against Roblox in California alleging that its practices enable child predators to operate without oversight, and the number of lawsuits against the company for child exploitation has crossed over 300.

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🤖 Leo DiCaprio's girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti SPANKS him on yacht vacation... as pair kiss publicly for first time

Leonardo DiCaprio turned heads as his 27-year-old Italian model Vittoria Ceretti lovingly spanked and snogged him on board a yacht. Subscribe to see all the photos.

DAILYMAIL

🚨 Guatemalan prison guards freed after being held hostage by gang members

Guatemalan authorities have freed nine prison guards held hostage since Thursday by rioting inmates in Guatemala City

ABC

🔥 Yamal and Raphinha fire Barcelona to La Liga opening win at Mallorca

Lamine Yamal and Raphinha both find the net in Barcelona's 3-0 La Liga win at Mallorca, who had two players sent off.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Barcelona begin La Liga title defence with win at Mallorca

Lamine Yamal and Raphinha both find the net in Barcelona's 3-0 La Liga win at Mallorca, who had two players sent off.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Mila Kunis admits she 'barely ate' to prep for Black Swan with Natalie Portman

Mila Kunis revealed that while working on the Oscar winning film Black Swan, she had to stay far away from the craft services table.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ The quest to understand the link between cannabis and schizophrenia

Recent studies have examined the relationship between the drug and psychoses and looked at how the brain responds to the substance While cannabis has become a mainstay in recreational dispensaries and medical clinics, scientists are still learning about its long-term psychological impacts. The drug's increasing popularity — both recreationally and to treat conditions like chronic pain and anxiety — is making some researchers and consumers concerned over one of its most severe side effects: psychosis. Cannabis is psychoactive, meaning it affects how a user's brain works. For decades, researchers have been identifying how cannabis' brain-affecting properties can cause symptoms of psychosis. Psychosis refers to any mental state where a person struggles to distinguish between what is real and what is not real. Psychosis is characterized by hallucinations, where people sense things that are not there, and delusions, where people hold inexplicable false beliefs. Some psychoses, like...

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🏥 Woman from Gaza evacuated to Italy in a 'state of severe physical deterioration' dies in hospital

An Italian hospital says a 20-year-old Palestinian woman has died after being transferred from Gaza for treatment

ABC

⚔️ Israel Gears Up for Nationwide Strike to Support Hostages

Nearly two years of demonstrations have failed to push Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a deal with Hamas that would end the war and free the remaining captives.

NYTIMES

🇨🇦 What to know as Air Canada strike ends and flights resume

Air Canada advises passengers not to go to the airport unless they have tickets on other airlines.

BBC

🏛️ Israeli Official Arrested in Nevada Child Sex Operation Is Released and Back in Israel

A top cybersecurity official for the Israeli government was arrested in Nevada during an undercover operation targeting child sex predators. Tom Alexandrovich was apprehended and faced felony charges of "Luring a Child with Computer for Sex Act," according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, which assisted in conducting the operation from nearby Henderson, Nevada. "A multi-agency operation targeting child sex predators led to the arrest of eight individuals over the last two weeks," the department said in a release published on Friday. The release lists the names of 38-year-old Tom Artiom Alexandrovich and seven others. Sometime after the arrest became public, Alexandrovich's LinkedIn profile was deleted. According to a screenshot posted online, his LinkedIn said he is the Executive Director of the Israel Cyber Directorate, which is a government agency that operates under the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Alexandrovich was in Las Vegas to attend this...

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🗳️ Will Montana Voters Ban Corporate Political Spending in Elections?

A proposed amendment to the state constitution redefines what is considered legitimate business activity.

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🌧️ I taught Bryan Kohberger about mass killers, here's why we must study his brain

Bryan Kohberger's criminology professor has said she is 'horrified' that one of her former students went on a stabbing rampage that shocked the nation.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Transgender runner sues NCAA and college over track ban in wake of Donald Trump's executive order

A distance runner has sued the NCAA and Division III Swarthmore College claiming she was removed from the track team illegally because she is transgender .

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Invasive tick species spreading infection that can leave people with debilitating symptoms

An invasive tick species is creeping its way into more parts of the country as warming temperatures help it spread a little-known infection that can leave people with debilitating symptoms and, in rare cases, dead. In May, scientists at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven discovered for the first time that the longhorned […]

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🚨 Heavy rains lash Mumbai, India - 3 dead - 8 inches of rainfall overnight

Heavy downpour pummelled Mumbai and its suburbs, with some parts recording more than 200 mm rainfall in the wee hours of Saturday (August 16, 2025), inundating low-lying areas and affecting the movement of local trains. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall in the metropolis for two days. Two people were killed and two others injured as a landslip hit Jankalayan Society in Mumbai, Maharashtra, an official said on Saturday (August 16, 2025). Soil and stones from a nearby hillock collapsed on a hut, injuring four persons, an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. Heavy rains also lashed parts of Kerala on Saturday, as the IMD issued an "orange alert" in five districts of the State for the day.

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👔 More National Guard soldiers head to D.C. and prepare to carry weapons

More National Guard troops are heading soon to Washington, D.C., and they are preparing to start carrying weapons in the coming days, officials say, a major shift that comes days after President Trump said he was deploying them to “take back” the capital from what he described as violent criminals. Defense officials had previously said […]

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🇨🇳 China develops the world’s first ‘pregnancy humanoid’ that’s capable of giving birth to a live baby

It’s a concept that currently only exists in sci–fi movies. But scientists in China are developing the world’s first ‘pregnancy robot’ capable of carrying a baby to term and giving birth. The humanoid will be equipped with an artificial womb that receives nutrients through a hose, experts said. A prototype is expected to be released […]

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🏛️ Government moves to end Air Canada strike, ordering both sides to bargaining table

Canada's jobs minister intervenes in a bid to preserve "stability and supply chains".

BBC

🇨🇦 Air Canada and union ordered to bargaining table to end strike

Canada's jobs minister intervenes in the dispute in a bid to preserve "stability and supply chains".

BBC

📰 The Forbidden Question

My personal experiences seem to lag a bit behind the general population. I have not, until recently, noticed too many people succumbing to strange cancers. Now, quite a few have come up in my personal life, as well as in my professional life (experiences of my psychotherapy patients). We have, of course, heard for years that one of the fallouts from the irresponsible release of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine was the possibility of increased cases of all sorts of cancers. Reports from doctors to support this reality have increased over the years, and of course, our personal experiences with friends and family, and news reports of people dying of cancer in mysterious ways (too young, death too quickly, rare cancers) have corroborated the doctors' concerns. Proponents of this view argue that the vaccines, introduced globally in late 2020, have triggered an unprecedented increase in cancer diagnoses, particularly among younger individuals, with cancers presenting as unusually aggressive and...

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🔥 State Department halts 'medical-humanitarian' visas for people from Gaza

The U.S. State Department says it's halting visas for visitors from Gaza as it reviews its process for granting visas for medical evacuees.

NPR

🤖 I taught Bryan Kohberger about murder... I hate it. But there's one thing I'd love to know

Bryan Kohberger's criminology professor has said she is 'horrified' that one of her former students went on a stabbing rampage that shocked the nation.

DAILYMAIL

🇮🇱 Recognising Palestine won’t stop the killing, on either side

Political posturing will have no real effect on the lives of Israelis or Palestinians, according to one witness.

SMH

🔥 Europe on edge as Trump risks his biggest TACO moment

The handshake at the start of the Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska was to be expected. The empty hands at the end should ring alarm bells.

SMH

👔 Regnum defende: MI5, Belfast's child rape factories and Britain's shameless puppet masters

Although Kincora reads like the tawdriest of black novels, unlike the Putin/Lvova-Belova affair, all of it is true. An SIS (Secret Intelligence Service) officer lies from his first day in the Service. It is part of his cover....As the years go by, the lies take over from the truth and morality accepts the other demands which are made on an officer to get the job done. MI6 Chief Anthony Cavendish, cited on page 378. Kincora, Britain's Shame: Mountbatten, MI5, the Belfast Boys' Home Sex Abuse Scandal and the British Cover-up begins by telling us, in the starkest baby English, that Lord Louis Mountbatten, uncle to King Charles, regularly buggered the children of Kincora Boys Home before the IRA blew him to smithereens on 27 August, 1979. Before proceeding into the meat of the book and the precedent the cover up of this scandal has for the Epstein scandal and the fake charges MI6 have leveled against Russian President Putin and Russian child trsarina Maria Lvova-Belova, it is important...

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🔥 Trump Bows to Putin’s Approach on Ukraine: No Cease-Fire, Deadlines or Sanctions

The net effect of the Alaska summit was to give President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia a free pass to continue his war against his neighbor indefinitely without further penalty, pending talks on a broader peace deal.

NYTIMES

🤖 Medicaid Cuts Threaten Life-Saving Care for Rural Black Families

Experts worry a lack of access could lead to death and chronic illnesses, and worsen economic disparities.

TRUTHOUT

🚔 West Virginia sending hundreds of National Guard troops to DC at Trump team’s request

Members of the West Virginia National Guard will be deployed the streets of the nation’s capital as part of the Trump administration’s effort to overhaul policing in the District of Columbia through a federal crackdown on crime and homelessness.

PBS

🇵🇸 Oppression Starts With Concrete and Ends With the Mind at West Bank Crossing

More than a geographical point of control in Palestine, Checkpoint 300 is a political barrier showcasing oppression.

TRUTHOUT

💥 Trump’s FEMA Guts Disaster Mitigation While Funding Migrant Jails

As climate disasters increase, the hamstrung agency’s response efforts will be impeded when they’re needed most.

TRUTHOUT

🇫🇷 France says Mali’s arrest of embassy worker on coup charges ‘unfounded’

Arrest of Yann Vezilier, accused of trying to destabilise Mali, marks new low in relations between Paris and Bamako.

ALJAZEERA

🇨🇳 Disney BANS theme park guest after bizarre act with character

One man's bizarre act with a character during a recent visit to Shanghai Disneyland in China reportedly resulted in him being hit with a two-year ban.

DAILYMAIL

🇮🇱 Israeli attack kills baby girl in Gaza as more Palestinians die of hunger

A baby girl and her parents have been killed in the al-Mawasi area, once designated a 'safe zone' by Israel.

ALJAZEERA

🎖️ Israel preparing to forcibly displace Palestinians to southern Gaza

Plans move ahead for a military offensive in some of the territory's most populated areas, amid move to seize Gaza City.

ALJAZEERA

✊ “Fight the Trump Takeover” Protests Spread Nationwide

Republicans in Texas are poised to become the first in the nation to redraw their maps at the president's behest.

TRUTHOUT

🌧️ Ukrainians feel betrayed by Trump’s red carpet treatment for Putin in Alaska

In Kyiv, Ukrainians living under near daily Russian bombardment watched with astonishment as their country’s most important ally rolled out a red carpet in Alaska for the man they blame for over three years of war, bloodshed and loss.

PBS

🏥 Tristan Rogers, ‘General Hospital’ Actor, Dies at 79

Mr. Rogers became a fixture on the daytime television show as Robert Scorpio, a spy who became a police commissioner.

NYTIMES

👔 Secret Service agent's daughter shares his wildest stories about protecting the President

Ashley Hicks, 36, has revealed that her dad worked in Secret Service for 25 years, and was responsible for ensuring the safety of Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Scientists transform 'forever chemicals' in water into fluoride with new process

Exposure to a sunlight-activated catalyst broke down 99% of a forever chemical, leaving behind recyclable fluoride.

LIVESCIENCE

🌩️ US East Coast to experience deadly rip currents and massive waves as Hurricane Erin moves through Atlantic

Hurricane Erin rapidly intensified to a Category 5 storm on Saturday and is headed north through the Atlantic, where it's expected to miss the U.S., but bring dangerous conditions to coastal areas.

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🌩️ US East Coast to experience deadly rip currents, massive waves as Hurricane Erin moves through Atlantic

Hurricane Erin rapidly intensified to a catastrophic Category 5 storm on Saturday and is headed north through the Atlantic, where it's expected to miss the U.S., but still bring dangerous conditions to coastal areas.

FOXWEATHER

🔥 Mortifying moment school board member accidentally left mic on while branding co-worker MORBIDLY OBESE at packed meeting

The school board member - who is also an Arizona State Senator - was the only female to attend the meeting virtually. She forgot to mute herself when she made the shocking comment.

DAILYMAIL

🌩️ Hurricane Erin rapidly intensifies into catastrophic Category-5 monster storm: Warning for East Coast

Hurricane Erin has quickly whipped into a catastrophic Category-5 monster storm travelling west as a warning is issued for the East Coast.

DAILYMAIL

✊ Druze hold largest protest since deadly clashes in Syria

Hundreds of people demonstrated in Syria’s southern city of Sweida.

ABC

💻 Immigration Raids and Fear of Deportation Push Patients Into Telehealth

But accessing the technology can be a challenge and virtual appointments aren’t a viable long-term solution.

TRUTHOUT

🔥 Suspected Islamist rebels kill 30 in Congo's North Kivu province

The attacks are the latest by the Islamic State-aligned Allied Democratic Force.

ABC

🌧️ Starmer to meet with European leaders for 'coalition of the willing' talks on Ukraine

European leaders who make up the 'coalition of the willing' are set to hold a conference call on Sunday - ahead of crunch talks between Donald Trump and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy next week.

SKY

🌧️ Starmer to meet European leaders for 'coalition of the willing' talks on Ukraine

European leaders who make up the 'coalition of the willing' are set to hold a conference call on Sunday - ahead of crunch talks between Donald Trump and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy next week.

SKY

⚔️ Israeli airstrike kills baby in Gaza as families of hostages urge mass protest over war

An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed a baby girl and her parents on Saturday, Nasser hospital officials and witnesses said, while families of hostages called for a “nationwide day of stoppage” in Israel to express growing frustration over 22 months of war.

PBS

🇨🇦 Cabin crew walk out as pay dispute halts Air Canada flights

Air Canada flight attendants strike over pay, grounding hundreds of daily flights and affecting 130,000 travelers

SALON

🔥 Rare Kobe Bryant-Michael Jordan card 'expected to sell for over $6million' at auction

As of Saturday morning, bidding had already soared past $5 million, with auction experts predicting a final sale price north of $6.1 million.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Top dermatologist familiar with Brandi Glanville's mysterious condition says solution is 'so simple'

A top dermatologist has weighed in on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum's facial disfigurement in an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Kim Kardashian debuts jaw-dropping hair transformation and says 'about time'

Kim Kardashian set social media abuzz Friday with a striking new hair color reveal. The 44-year-old reality star and beauty mogul is long known for her signature long raven locks.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Meet the 'neglectons': Previously overlooked particles that could revolutionize quantum computing

When mathematicians revived ignored mathematical structures, they found that overlooked particles, called "neglectons," could complete the quantum computing puzzle.

LIVESCIENCE

🌧️ Trump greets Putin with a red carpet. Ukrainians feel betrayed.

Ukrainians in Kyiv have been shocked by the U.S. welcoming Russian President Vladimir Putin with a red carpet in Alaska

ABC

🔥 Pookie and Jett's throwback Trump photo sends the internet wild

The couple went viral after the internet caught onto Jett telling his wife she was 'looking absolutely fire tonight,' but now sleuths are digging into the Hermes-wearing couple's politics.

DAILYMAIL

🏛️ Government Shuts Down Air Canada Strike That Grounded Hundreds of Flights

A walkout by flight attendants ended after about 12 hours with the imposition of binding arbitration. But getting travel back to normal will take days.

NYTIMES

🌩️ US suspends visas for Gaza residents after right-wing social media storm

State Department move comes as Israel's war and induced famine in Gaza reach new extremes, with 61,827 killed so far.

ALJAZEERA

🌧️ ‘Stab in the back’: Kyiv reels as Trump embraces Putin’s terms

Abrupt shift in Washington’s stance triggers alarm and sense of betrayal in Ukrainian capital

FT

🏛️ African courts may pave the way for holding social media giants to account

A recent decision by a Kenyan court opens the door to seek justice for harms done by violent and hateful content.

ALJAZEERA

🌧️ The Alaska summit was not a ‘new Munich’, but it could be a ‘new Yalta’

Europe and Ukraine have to change their approach towards Trump or risk ceding more ground to Russia.

ALJAZEERA

🌧️ Ray McGovern: Applying the lost art of Kremlinology

ALASKA SUMMIT: If Moscow wants to avoid its own Vietnam in Ukraine, Putin may accept a "negotiated solution" that applies copious lipstick to the pig of actual defeat for the U.S., NATO and Ukraine. How are the Russians approaching Friday's summit with President Donald Trump? The short answer? With confidence, curiosity, some nervousness and a modicum of hope - despite the mercurial behavior of President Donald Trump. This can be gleaned from applying the methodology of Kremlinology/media analysis - a discipline that seems to be an endangered species. Trump had foolishly set a deadline of Aug. 8 for Russia to end the war in Ukraine, or else! It was a hollow threat, brandishing "bone-crushing" sanctions that were doomed to failure and embarrassment. Two days before the latest deadline, Steve Witkoff, Trump's envoy, arrived in Moscow to ask Russian President Vladimir Putin to help bail Trump out. Voila: There is to be an early summit — forget the sanctions! It took Witkoff three...

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🌧️ Zelensky refuses to leave Donbass

Ceding territory to Russia would only lead to a new war, the Ukrainian leader has claimed. Ukrainian troops will not voluntarily leave the territory they currently occupy in Donbass, Vladimir Zelensky has said, dismissing suggestions that the land could be included in a potential swap deal with Russia. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Zelensky claimed that ceding land in Donbass to Russia would only allow Moscow to begin a new war in a couple of years and push deeper into Ukraine. "We will not leave Donbass. We cannot do this. Everyone forgets the main issue - our territories are illegally occupied," Zelensky stated. He alleged that the land would only serve as a "springboard" for Moscow to launch a new campaign against Ukraine in a couple of years. "Any issue of territories cannot be separated from security guarantees. Otherwise, now they want to gift them about 9,000 square kilometers - this is about 30% of the Donetsk region, and this is a springboard for their new aggression."

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⚔️ Groups calls on Delaware to revoke Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's corporate charter over complicity in genocide

The Center for Constitutional Rights is joining local organizations in calling on Delaware's Attorney General to investigate the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which is registered in the state, for its complicity in war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Gaza. This week, CCR sent a letter to Delaware AG Kathy Jennings detailing how the GHF is complicit in war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Gaza. According to CCR, Jennings is obligated to sue the organization in order to revoke its corporate charter. The letter declares: "GHF woefully fails to adhere to fundamental humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence and has proven to be an opportunistic and obsequious entity masquerading as a humanitarian organization." Jennings has not publicly acknowledged the demand.

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📰 650,000 fighting-age men have fled Ukraine

The authorities in Kiev have struggled to deal with widespread draft evasion throughout the conflict with Russia. At least 650,000 Ukrainian men of fighting age have fled the country since the conflict with Russia escalated in 2022, The Telegraph reported on Thursday. Others are hiding inside Ukraine or bribing officials to avoid being sent to the front, as the military faces its worst manpower crisis yet, the newspaper wrote. According to the report, draft evasion in Ukraine is "tipping into crisis" amid Russian advances in the Donetsk region. Earlier this week, DeepState, a monitoring group with ties to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, described the situation as "chaotic" with Russian troops "accumulating forces for further advancement." Kiev's general mobilization, which mandates all able-bodied men aged 25 to 60 to serve in the armed forces, has failed to make up for ongoing battlefield losses and has led Ukrainian commanders to voice concerns over persistent manpower shortages....

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🔥 Zelenskyy to meet Trump on Monday after U.S.-Russia summit secured no halt to war in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet Monday in Washington with U.S. President Donald Trump, who has shifted to saying an overall peace agreement — and not a ceasefire — is the next step in ending the 3 1/2-year-old war.

PBS

👔 The Mag before MAGA

Theodore Roosevelt as Trump precursor President Trump claimed his inner Theodore Roosevelt when he recently posted one of TR's best lines on Facebook: "It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually the man in the arena." To which one can only say to the man in our arena: It's about time. Some of my National Review colleagues have noted accurately that Trump's "remake the world" second-term debut resembles that of Franklin Roosevelt. Other commentators have pointed to the ways in which Trump resembles Richard Nixon. But the most glaring likeness among presidents is that of President Trump to the Bull Moose. Though a century apart — TR served from 1901 to 1909 — these two chief executives have favored the same modus operandi: using unpredictability to amass power. And the record of Theodore Rex, as Edmund Morris titled his TR biography, bodes ill...

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🌩️ Hurricane Erin rapidly strengthens to Category 5 storm - with winds of up to 160mph

A hurricane making its way across the Caribbean Sea has quickly turned into a Category 5 storm, having rapidly strengthened in just 24 hours.

SKY

🌀 Hurricane Erin reaches wind speeds of up to 160mph near Caribbean

A hurricane making its way past the Caribbean Sea has been downgraded after initial gusts whipped at up to 160mph.

SKY

🌩️ Erin rapidly intensifies into Cat 5 hurricane heading toward Puerto Rico, and Leeward Islands

Hurricane Erin has rapidly intensified into a rare Category 5 storm. The powerful hurricane will pass close enough to Puerto Rico and the Leeward Islands to unleash heavy rain, strong winds and pounding surf. AccuWeather meteorologists say a turn toward the west-northwest is likely before Erin reaches the islands. Erin strengthened from a tropical storm […]

ENDTIMES

🎬 Why ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Is a Good Movie

The Netflix animated blockbuster might be proof that we are finally living in a post-multicultural world.

NYTIMES

⚕️ Netflix doc exposes Biggest Loser’s hidden health costs

New doc shines light on The Biggest Loser’s grueling challenges and long-term impact on participants

SALON

🌧️ Catalog of Children and Catalog of Betrayal

Negotiations conducted without regard for dignity and life risk forgetting every Ukrainian child stolen from its parents’ arms, cataloged, filtered and absorbed into the aggressor’s history.

KYIVPOST

🌩️ Erin rapidly intensifies to category five hurricane

The "extremely powerful" storm "explosively deepened and intensified" overnight, say forecasters.

BBC

🏛️ Air Canada suspends operations as more than 10,000 flight attendants go on strike

A bitter contract fight between Canada’s largest airline and the union representing 10,000 of its flight attendants escalated Friday as the union turned down the airline’s request to enter into government-directed arbitration, which would eliminate its right to strike and allow a third-party mediator to decide the terms of a new contract.

PBS

🏛️ Government forces striking flight attendants back to work and into arbitration with Air Canada

The Canadian government’s action came less than 12 hours after workers walked off the job, and means 10,000 flight attendants will return to work soon.

PBS

🌐 New files show CIA spymaster James Angleton was Israel's man inside the CIA

CIA spymaster James Angleton shaped the US-Israeli relationship in secrecy. Newly unredacted files shed light on his wanton betrayal of his country to assist Israel's theft of US nuclear material and global spying operations. Veteran CIA counterintelligence chief James Angleton secretly oversaw a top-level spy ring involving Jewish émigrés and Israeli operatives without "any clearances" from Congress or Langley itself, according to recently declassified documents published as part of the Trump administration's pledge to disclose all available information on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The files provide a fresh and often disturbing look at a spy described by historian Jefferson Morley as "a leading architect of America's strategic relationship with Israel," detailing Angleton's role in transforming the Mossad into a fearsome agency with global reach, while assisting Israel's theft of US nuclear material and protecting Zionist terrorists.

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🇮🇱 ‘Will I make it back alive?’: Gaza journalists fear targeting by Israel

After Israel's attack on a tent housing journalists in Gaza City, Palestinians say press vests now feel like a target.

ALJAZEERA

🌡️ US Guts Mentions of Indigenous Rights, Climate Change From Human Rights Reports

The reports also reduce criticism of human rights records of Trump administration allies like Israel and El Salvador.

TRUTHOUT

🛂 Immigration arrests dip in July, and activists hope they're partly responsible

Immigration arrests falter in July after a big push for mass deportations in June. Activists in sanctuary jurisdictions hope their resistance plays a role.

NPR

🔥 Bond girl, 85, known for iconic 007 catfight scene is unrecognizable during rare outing in Los Angeles

She put on a casual display as she stepped out on Monday to run errands at a local shopping center.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Grim note left on couple's door as they move into first home together sparks fury

A menacing note left to a young couple moving into their first home together has sparked outrage online.

DAILYMAIL

🌊 Pakistan’s monsoon flooding death toll rises to 220 with more rain in the forecast

Flooding in a northwest Pakistani district has killed at least 220 people, officials said Saturday, as rescuers pulled 63 more bodies overnight from homes flattened by flash floods and landslides, with forecasts of more rain in the coming days.

PBS

🔥 Patrick Mahomes reveals his honest reaction to Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift romance in 2023

Mahomes and Kelce have played side-by-side for the Chiefs since 2017, developing one of the most successful duos in NFL history - and a strong friendship off the field.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Plastic surgeon reveals secrets of Cristiano Ronaldo's changing face, including a painful oral procedure... and how he avoided the 'Tom Brady mistake'

'I was small, feeble and had crooked teeth,' Cristiano Ronaldo once confessed of his 18-year-old self who arrived at Old Trafford in 2003. 

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Top dermatologist familiar with Brandi Glanville's mysterious says solution is 'so simple'

A top dermatologist has weighed in on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum's facial disfigurement in an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Tracee Ellis Ross tries to shift focus with sexy bikini shots after bombshell claim Barack Obama 'failed' her

Tracee, 52, flaunted her toned figure in a tiny black bikini... days after she made a brazen confession about her relationship with former President Obama.

DAILYMAIL

🌩️ Heavy rain hits U.S. Virgin Islands as Hurricane Erin charges nearby

Hurricane Erin is bringing heavy rain to the U.S. Virgin Islands on Saturday as the Category 4 storm moves closeby.

FOXWEATHER

🌩️ Photos: Heavy rain hits U.S. Virgin Islands as monster Hurricane Erin charges nearby

Hurricane Erin is bringing heavy rain to the U.S. Virgin Islands on Saturday as the Category 5 storm moves through the Caribbean

FOXWEATHER

🌩️ Photos: Heavy rain hits US Virgin Islands as monster Hurricane Erin charges nearby

Hurricane Erin is bringing heavy rain to the U.S. Virgin Islands on Saturday as the Category 5 storm moves through the Caribbean

FOXWEATHER

🛡️ COVID-19 vaccines for kids are mired in uncertainty amid conflicting federal guidance

Abrupt policy changes and confusing public messaging have injected confusion in back-to-school vaccine protocols.

LIVESCIENCE

🤖 New Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. Draws Criticisms Over Its Proportions

A statue in Florida has prompted complaints about its shoes, arm and head but also a discussion about art and representations of historic figures.

NYTIMES

🔥 Suicide, nosebleeds and an intimate male affliction... just some of the side effects men suffer from 'gold standard' medication taken by 1 million Americans

Some advocates are even pushing for the drug to be banned. Currently more than 1 million patients take it in the US and it is regarded as the gold-standard treatment.

DAILYMAIL

💱 Commanders activate disgruntled star Terry McLaurin after he was slammed by Stephen A. Smith over trade demand

One of the NFL's leading contenders is activating a disgruntled All-Pro receiver who has spent the last week facing criticism for his holdout and trade demands as he enters the final year of his deal.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Putin demanded Ukraine cede Donetsk and Luhansk in exchange for freezing rest of front line

Russian president reiterated ‘core demands’ that would undermine Ukraine’s statehood and roll back Nato expansion

FT

⚔️ The downfall of Hollywood heartthrob Olivier Martinez: The 'French Brad Pitt' with a string of award-winning roles and beautiful women on his arm is now unrecognisable and 'living off  payments from ex Halle Berry'

Two decades on from his Noughties heyday, Olivier Martinez is worlds away from the tall, dark and handsome actor after taking on bitter legal battles and little work.

DAILYMAIL

🇨🇦 What to know as Air Canada grounds flights and attendants strike

Air Canada advises passengers not to go to the airport unless they have tickets on other airlines.

BBC

🛢️ Spy in the Bag mystery: Expert claims he was asked to 'cover up' MI6 spook's death and reveals SIX glaring red flags that show he was murdered

In one of the most mysterious deaths ever on British soil, on August 16 2010, Gareth Williams was found impossibly folded inside a red North Face holdall in his bath. He was just 31.

DAILYMAIL

🤣 When did butter become so luxe?

From TikTok pasta memes to $20 compound sticks, butter’s gone from pantry staple to posh indulgence

SALON

🌧️ Ukraine Strikes Deep, Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace, Trump-Putin Talks

Welcome to Summary of the Week — your quick guide to the top headlines from Aug. 8 to Aug. 15.

KYIVPOST

🔥 Trump drags Zelensky to White House showdown as Putin ‘land swap’ pact stuns Europe: ‘Russia is big, you’re not’

Donald Trump has summoned Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House following his secretive meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska. The president announced in the early hours of Saturday that the high-stakes summit with the Russian despot had been a success – despite no ceasefire. Trump signaled that he and Putin had discussed potential land swaps […]

ENDTIMES

🔥 Trump drops ceasefire demand for Ukraine war after summit with Putin

President Donald Trump said Saturday that Ukraine and Russia should go straight to agreeing on a final peace deal, dropping his demand for a ceasefire in a dramatic reversal that aligns him with Russian President Vladimir Putin hours after their summit in Alaska. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, with the backing of European leaders, has insisted […]

ENDTIMES

🇮🇱 Influencer breaks his silence on high-stakes poker ring allegedly linked to NBA superstar and Israeli mobsters that led to murder

Notorious shock-influencer Tony Toutouni breaks his silence on allegations of clandestine Hollywood high-stakes poker games.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Trump's mystery woman takes center stage charming Putin at Alaska summit

She may not be as famous as Trump or have as much sway in decision-making as some of his cabinet members, but the Chief of Protocol plays a vital role in all of the President's major US-hosted events.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Trump set to meet Ukraine’s Zelenskyy after ‘successful’ talks with Putin

Trump changes his position on Ukraine saying he prefers peace accord as opposed to ceasefire after Alaska talks.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Trump to meet Ukraine’s Zelenskyy after ‘successful’ talks with Putin

US president changes position on Ukraine, saying he prefers direct peace accord instead of ceasefire after Alaska talks.

ALJAZEERA

🇺🇸 Air Canada move sparks fury as THOUSANDS of passengers are stranded by mass staff walkout

The airline was forced to ground flights after 10,000 staff went on strike amid a bitter contract dispute.

DAILYMAIL

🇬🇧 Olivia Dunne sizzles in new bikini-clad snap from lakeside vacation after backing Taylor Swift in NFL fan feud

After sharing photos from her trip to Montauk with MLB boyfriend Paul Skenes last month, the former LSU gymnast has now headed to Georgia for her vacations.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Trump Might Offer Ukraine NATO-Style Security Guarantees

Moscow has long claimed Ukraine’s NATO ambitions prompted its February 2022 invasion, while the West now seeks ways to offer security guarantees while bypassing that issue.

KYIVPOST

🤖 Best smart rings 2025 — Our top 3 sleep and fitness tracker rings, tried and tested

These are the best smart rings you can buy in every category, from Oura Ring Gen 4 and Ultrahuman Ring AIR to Amazfit Helio.

LIVESCIENCE

🔥 A hundred Hiroshimas

Hind Hassan examines the prospect of a new nuclear arms race, the companies helping to fuel it and the dangers it poses.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas' 26-year age gap raises MAJOR compatibility concerns to experts

While the 26-year age gap may seem significant on paper, the pair share several core values and lifestyle similarities that could make them surprisingly compatible.

DAILYMAIL

🌩️ Bryan Norcross: Erin explodes into Cat 4 – still likely to avoid landfall but cause significant impacts

By late Tuesday, Erin will have passed the Bahamas and will be heading north between the U.S. East Coast and Bermuda. Everyone is super lucky that this storm is threading the relative needle. But significant impacts will still be felt along the coast from Florida to New England.

FOXWEATHER

🌩️ Bryan Norcross: Hurricane Erin explodes in size – still likely to avoid landfall but cause significant impacts

By late Tuesday, Erin will have passed the Bahamas and will be heading north between the U.S. East Coast and Bermuda. Everyone is super lucky that this storm is threading the relative needle. But significant impacts will still be felt along the coast from Florida to New England.

FOXWEATHER

🌧️ Putin told Trump he could relax some territorial claims in exchange for Donetsk region

Russian president offered at Alaska summit to freeze front lines if Ukraine withdraws from crucial eastern area

FT

👔 The power of the Trump-Putin presidential photo op.

NYTIMES

👔 The Power of the Trump-Putin Presidential Photo Op

NYTIMES

🔥 No deal in Alaska: Trump, Putin talk peace, with no resolution

Trump-Putin Alaska talks conclude with no resolution, Zelenskyy to meet Trump next week

SALON

👔 Who’s in Charge of D.C.? Here’s What the Law Says.

The city’s limited self-governance set the stage for the president’s push to take over the police.

NYTIMES

🇺🇸 $83m cash bonanza as surprise checks sent to residents in red state

Hundreds of thousands of Americans are set to receive surprise checks worth up to $5,000 after a new law lets the state automatically return unclaimed money - with no paperwork required.

DAILYMAIL

🇷🇺 Inside remote US island with just 77 residents where you can WALK to Russia

Little Diomede, a territory that the US bought in 1867, lies just 2.4 miles from Big Diomede, their Russian neighbors, in the Bering Strait.

DAILYMAIL

🇮🇳 Forget robot bunnies - realtor turned real-life Indiana Jones is hunting Florida's most dangerous predators

At the center of the fight against an invasive predator in the Florida Everglades is Amy Siewe, a former real estate broker who now hunts the beasts.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 America's tiny golden city to lose iconic bar serving 'millionaires' club' as owner in landlord dispute

Carmel-by-the-Sea, the wealthy California coastal village, is facing the loss of one of its last unpretentious gems - Sade's, a 400-square-foot dive bar that's been a local institution since 1926.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 The 'King of American Coins' is found in 'grandpa's closet' after 70 years... and is set to fetch $5million

A pristine 1804 silver dollar - the 'King of American Coins'- has surfaced after 70 years in a family's collection and could fetch up to $5 million at auction.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 School librarian's 'sick messages and trophies' revealed as he's arrested for distributing disgusting images

A middle school librarian in Massachusetts was arrested Wednesday for allegedly distributing child pornography in a depraved group chat full of predators.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Indonesia: Selling a Colonial War

The Dutch manipulation of the narrative of their colonisation of Indonesia and problems confronting their colonial past.

ALJAZEERA

🎖️ What Do Russians Make of the Trump–Putin Meeting?

Russian propagandists especially seized on images of US soldiers laying out the red carpet for Putin’s arrival, portraying it as the American military bowing before the Kremlin leader.

KYIVPOST

🏛️ Fauci's great escape: Explosive Wuhan claim stalks Covid czar... but he still walks free

More than 200 days into the Trump administration, Republicans - who control all levers of the federal government - have yet to bring a single charge against Anthony Fauci. 

DAILYMAIL

🛢️ BORIS JOHNSON: It's the most vomit-inducing episode in all the tawdry history of international diplomacy but it will have taught Trump this vital lesson…

It made the gorge rise to see Putin welcomed on to American soil. It was emetic to see him applauded on to the red carpet.

DAILYMAIL

🎖️ Military airstrike on gem mining town kills at least 21 in Myanmar

An airstrike by Myanmar’s military on the town of Mogok, the center of the Southeast Asian country’s lucrative gem-mining industry, has killed at least 21 people including a pregnant woman

ABC

🔥 A fire at a Russian industrial plant kills 11 and injures 130

A fire at an industrial plant in Russia’s Ryazan region has killed 11 people and injured 130

ABC

👔 Trump flexes as most muscular executive EVER smashing Biden's four-year record in just 206 days

President Donald Trump has signed 191 executive orders in office as of Thursday, more than former President Joe Biden signed throughout his entire four years as president.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Top surgeon warns of 'conveyor belt' clinics in country where men eager to avoid balding on the cheap walk out with 20-inch scars, 'porcupine' beards and necrosis

Dallas Surgeon Dr. Abraham Armani told of his efforts to fix hair transplants gone horribly wrong at cheap 'conveyer belt' clinics where balding men risk strange results and even their skin dying.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Leonardo DiCaprio's girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti, 27, posts topless selfie after his remarks about dating at 50

Leonardo has been linked to Vittoria since summer 2023 but prior to their relationship, in 2022 he famously split from actress Camila Morrone after five years together just a month after she turned 25.

DAILYMAIL

🇮🇱 Video shows prominent Palestinian prisoner for the first time in years

The world got a glimpse of Marwan Barghouti for the first time in years in a video of a far-right Israeli minister berating him.

NPR

🤖 Behind the scenes of Meghan Markle's 'blow-up' with the Queen's aide ahead of her wedding, according to royal author

Princess Diana's biographer, Tina Brown, wrote about the friction between Meghan Markle and the Firm in the lead-up to her wedding to Prince Harry in her 2022 book, Palace Papers.

DAILYMAIL

💼 New Orleans mayor and bodyguard lover charged with fraud and corruption

Prosecutors accuse LaToya Cantrell of conspiring with her protection cop to pay him for personal liasons.

BBC

🌧️ Across the land, LGBTQ crosswalks face orders to erase ‘asphalt art’

Across the United States, rainbow-painted crosswalks—vibrant symbols of LGBTQ+ pride and community solidarity—are facing orders to be removed or covered up, deemed as “asphalt art” that violates new directives. These colorful installations, often found in urban centers and progressive enclaves, have become a point of contention as state and federal policies increasingly target public expressions […]

ENDTIMES

🌡️ Toxic algae season is back — and Trump has cut safeguards

Climate change and funding cuts are putting our drinking water, ecosystems and lives at risk

SALON

🔥 Scientists have finally made an elusive meteorite diamond, predicted to be 50% harder than Earth diamonds

Meteorite diamonds, which could be 58% harder than ordinary diamonds, have finally been made in the lab.

LIVESCIENCE

🇬🇧 ‘I saw the nail-pierced’ hands of Jesus: Supernatural dreams are fueling Christian Revival in Uzbekistan

(OPINION) Along the storied Silk Road, in the spiritual heart of Central Asia, an unlikely movement is quietly growing behind closed doors. In Bukhara, a city revered in Islam with more than 2,000 years of history and home to the region’s oldest mosque, a small but determined group of Christians is worshipping, praying, and sharing […]

ENDTIMES

🇮🇱 Arab, Islamic countries condemn Netanyahu’s ‘Greater Israel’ remark

A statement issued by the countries says the Israeli PM's remarks constitutes a direct threat to Arab national security.

ALJAZEERA

🇨🇦 Air Canada suspends operations as flight attendants go on strike

More than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants went on strike after a deadline to reach a deal passed, leaving travelers around the world stranded and scrambling during the peak summer travel season.

NPR

🏛️ Government forces Air Canada flight attendants back to work, into arbitration

Canada's government forced Air Canada and its striking flight attendants back to work and into arbitration Saturday after a work stoppage stranded more than 100,000 travelers around the world.

NPR

🏛️ Body of Chinese climber killed during K2 summit descent retrieved by rescue team

A Pakistan government spokesman said rescuers have retrieved the body of a Chinese climber killed in a rockfall on K2

ABC

🤖 More than two dozen people linked to Epstein scandal have died under “Mysterious Circumstances”

Jeffrey Epstein’s mysterious death occurred six years ago this month — but the National Enquirer has discovered 22 people in the sketchy billionaire’s orbit have also died under murky circumstances, fueling fears of a cover-up by powerful figures seeking to erase potential witnesses. From the predator’s alleged victims to house managers, lawyers, accountants, investigative journalists […]

ENDTIMES

🐾 When animals fight back: The hunters killed by the very beasts they were hoping to slay and turn into trophies

From the savannahs of Africa to the wild of Argentina, a string of hunters have discovered the brutal reality that the animals they stalk are not always willing to go quietly.

DAILYMAIL

🇬🇧 Travis Kelce, Prince Harry and Lady Gaga's ex all share SHOCKING relationship trait... are you guilty of it?

What do Kansas City Chiefs tight end Kelce, the Duke of Sussex, and Lady Gaga's ex Taylor Kinney all have in common? It's a relationship phenomenon that seems to be taking over Hollywood.

DAILYMAIL

🇺🇸 Ranchers brace for flesh-eating screwworms in Texas

Now surrounded by a healthy herd of longhorn cattle, Dove is anticipating the return of screwworm, the parasitic fly that eats livestock and wildlife alive. From 1972 to 1976, a screwworm outbreak in the United States infested tens of thousands of cattle across six states, cost tens of millions of dollars to contain, and was […]

ENDTIMES

🌧️ ‘Quite the Switcheroo’: Stark Increase in GOP Support for Ukraine

A large majority of Republicans believe that Ukraine and Europe should get a seat at the table in negotiations and support more sanctions on Russia.

KYIVPOST

🌀 Hurricane Erin becomes a Category 4 in the Caribbean as the region braces for flooding

Erin strengthened into a powerful Category 4 hurricane in the Caribbean on Saturday and continues to intensify, the National Hurricane Center said.

NPR

🌩️ Hurricane Erin rapidly intensifies to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean

Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day, the National Hurricane Center said.

NPR

🌩️ Category 4 Hurricane Erin moves past northern Caribbean islands

Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean before weakening on Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said.

NPR

🔥 Trump drops Ukraine ceasefire push as Europe calls for security guarantees

US president to host Ukrainian leader in Washington on Monday after failing to secure pause in fighting from Putin

FT

🔥 The Real Danger of Trump’s Macho Act

It’s been a summer full of Trump’s overreach. Our round table convenes to discuss.

NYTIMES

🤖 Why Putin's grin as he left Alaska says it all: The 'Don and Vlad' show may have ended without a big finale, but there seems one clear winner, writes NICK ALLEN

The world had waited with bated breath but the Don and Vlad show ended in confusion rather than with a bang.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ NJ parents face $2,000 fines or 90 days in jail if their children break laws

Parents now face major consequences for their children’s actions, whether they are aware of them or not. One state is holding parents accountable for any laws their children, who are under the age of 18, break. Some parents will face fines or jail time if their children break any laws, ranging from drunkenness to felonies. […]

ENDTIMES

🏥 Every hospital in Gaza overwhelmed with malnutrition cases

In the Al-Rantisi hospital in Gaza City, nine-year-old Maryam Dawas is wasting away.  

SKY

🤖 Remaining hospitals in Gaza overwhelmed with malnutrition cases

In the Al-Rantisi hospital in Gaza City, nine-year-old Maryam Dawas is wasting away.

SKY

🇷🇺 Moment Putin's legs 'twitch suspiciously' in Trump farewell as Russian dictator dons platforms to overcome 'Napoleon complex' - amid rumours he wore EXOSKELETON

Kremlin footage captured the Russian leader's knee jolting repeatedly as he stood alongside his US counterpart at the end of their brief exchange following a joint press conference.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Ukrainians See ‘Nothing’ Good From Trump-Putin Meeting

Ukrainians slammed the Trump-Putin Alaska meeting as a win for Putin and “useless” without Kyiv, stressing Ukraine must decide its fate amid ongoing attacks.

KYIVPOST

🎖️ Secretive X-37b to conduct quantum GPS experiment on next flight

The enigmatic, pint-sized space vehicle is about to embark on another of its mysterious space missions. Samuel Lellouch: A US military space-plane, th...

UM

🌧️ Europe Welcomes Trump’s Talks But Calls for ‘Iron-Clad’ Security Guarantees for Ukraine

EU leaders backed Trump’s proposal for a trilateral summit after Friday’s Alaska talks, while emphasizing the need for security guarantees and preventing any Russian veto over Ukraine’s future.

KYIVPOST

⚔️ New Texas Laws Open a Wild West for Corporate Governance

The state has handed big business a series of legislative wins as it races to woo corporations from Delaware, including a law that helped pave the way for Elon Musk’s big Tesla payday.

NYTIMES

⚔️ As arms race in Asia intensifies, a-bomb survivors make final plea for peace

While atomic bomb survivors warn the catastrophic risks, leaders of nuclear-armed states and self-proclaimed 'realists' argue that the deterrence of nuclear weapons is what keeps them from being deployed.

NPR

🔥 Opinion: Remembering Ted Clark, great colleague - better friend

Scott Simon remembers former longtime NPR colleague Ted Clark, who passed away last week at the age of 79.

NPR

🔥 Opinion: Remembering Ted Clark, great colleague — better friend

Scott Simon remembers former longtime NPR colleague Ted Clark, who passed away last week at the age of 79.

NPR

🌧️ From dough to dough: Bahraini chefs rise with sweet, spicy success

In the heart of Bahrain in the Persian Gulf, a woman with a passion for sweet treats transformed her love for baking into a thriving business.

UN

🏥 NIH Hospital Sees “Manufactured Crisis” as Patient Numbers Plummet Under Trump

It cares for those with rare or life-threatening diseases, and has faced mass firings and the gutting of research.

TRUTHOUT

⚔️ Europeans Worry Trump Will Pressure Zelensky After Meeting With Putin

With no strategy of their own for ending the war, the continent’s leaders are anxious that President Trump will force Kyiv to accept terms that favor Russia too much.

NYTIMES

⚔️ After Trump-Putin Alaska Summit, Europeans Worry Trump Will Pressure Zelensky

With no strategy of their own for ending the war, the continent’s leaders are anxious that President Trump will force Kyiv to accept terms that favor Russia too much.

NYTIMES

🤖 AI Hype Is the Product and Everyone’s Buying It

AI’s flaws and dangers are glaring, yet the industry keeps growing, fueled by fantasies and fears of missing out.

TRUTHOUT

🌐 Palestinian Youth Movement Vows to Make Genocide Support Too Costly for Maersk

Global activists aim to halt the Gaza genocide by interrupting the flow of arms to Israel.

TRUTHOUT

📰 Hiker found dead after brown bear attack on trail in northern Japan, officials say

A hiker attacked by a brown bear while walking a trail in northern Japan has been found dead, according to officials. The man in his 20s was hiking at Mount Rausu, on the northern island of Hokkaido, on Thursday morning when he was attacked, a local police spokesman told news wires agency AFP. Japanese media outlets, including the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, reported that the hiker tried to fight off the bear but was pulled into the nearby woods. He was found on Friday afternoon, local time, and taken to a hospital where he was officially pronounced dead, a Hokkaido government official said. Hunters also caught and killed a bear near the trail, an official working for Shari, a town near the mountain, told AFP. DNA analysis will be conducted to determine whether it was the same bear that attacked the hiker.

SOTT

🌧️ WATCH: 2 Russian Soldiers in 1 Shot – Ukraine’s ‘Ghost’ Sniper Unit Scores Longest Kill at 4,000m

A Ukrainian sniper unit, “Pryvyd,” has set a world record by eliminating two Russian soldiers with a 4,000-meter (4,374-yard) shot using the domestically produced Alligator rifle.

KYIVPOST

🔥 Republicans say price report is a boon; Democrats say bust. Who’s right?

Republicans highlight the positives, Democrats the negatives in latest US CPI report; experts say the data is mixed.

ALJAZEERA

🌧️ ‘Feeding a narcissist:’ Ukraine reflects on Trump-Putin summit

Some wins for Russian president, Ukrainian analysts say - although nothing concrete comes out of the meeting.

ALJAZEERA

🇨🇦 Air Canada’s Flight Attendants Begin Strike, Crippling the Airline

Ahead of the work stoppage, the airline said it had canceled most of the 700 flights that it directly operates, which carry about 130,000 people each day.

NYTIMES

💰 Trump vs. the U.S. Economy

Natasha Sarin walks through how Trump’s tariffs, the A.I. boom and the leadership shake-up at the Bureau of Labor Statistics are impacting the economy.

NYTIMES

🔥 Trump to meet Zelenskyy as Europe urges US to offer security guarantees

US president invites Ukrainian counterpart to Washington on Monday after failing to secure ceasefire from Vladimir Putin

FT

🚔 Criminal Fights Crime

Democrats should remember: “It’s the crime, stupid!”

NYTIMES

🔥 Trump’s Political Theater Won’t Save D.C.

It’s been a summer full of Trump’s overreach. Our round table convenes to discuss.

NYTIMES

🔥 Caligula in the Hamptons

Vying for social influence and top-tier gossip in the Hamptons? The Romans were just like you — but they liked drowning people for fun more, too.

NYTIMES

🌐 EM companies rush to global debt markets as risk premium falls to near 20-year low

Banks and companies in emerging markets outside China are issuing debt at the fastest pace since 2021

FT

🤖 Amid growing 'scandal' of elder homelessness, health care groups aim to help

The housing crisis is requiring creative scrambling and new partnerships from health care organizations to keep older patients out of expensive nursing homes as homelessness grows.

NPR

🔥 California’s top Democrats aren’t convinced a progressive can win

Democrats think they can flip California's 22nd District and take back the House, but they can't agree on how

SALON

👔 No Deal

President Trump came home empty-handed.

NYTIMES

🔥 Arrests in Turkey Silence Erdogan’s Rivals, Opposition Says

Turkey has arrested at least 390 people associated with the political opposition since March.

NYTIMES

🔥 Trump pursues peace deal after leaving Alaska without ceasefire pact

The US president said a peace agreement would be better than a "mere" ceasefire, hours after summit with Putin that produced little.

BBC

💥 Russia, Ukraine and Europe are all trying to manipulate Trump

Kyiv and its western allies will attempt to turn the near disaster of Anchorage into a success

FT

🌧️ Russian Politician Calls for Zelensky’s Arrest If He Rejects Summit Agreements

Lawmaker Sergei Mironov also pinned the blame for Moscow’s invasion on the US, saying “it was the United States that was at the origin of the Maidan and the coup in Ukraine in 2014.”

KYIVPOST

⚔️ Red carpets and flypasts: In Alaska, an indicted war criminal was feted like a king

For Vladimir Putin, this really couldn't have gone much better. From the red carpet to the flypast - the indicted war criminal was feted like a king.

SKY

🌀 Erin becomes a Category 3 hurricane in the Caribbean and is expected to strengthen further

Erin has become a Category 3 hurricane in the Caribbean, with expectations to strengthen further on Saturday, according to the National Hurricane Center

ABC

🇺🇸 A data breach exposes thousands of Afghans who have settled in the UK and British troops

Thousands of Afghans, British troops, and civil servants may have fallen victim to another data breach

ABC

🌧️ After Trump-Putin Alaska Summit, Europeans Are Relieved, for Now

The problem is that they have no strategy of their own for ending the Ukraine war, other than hoping to contain Russia over the longer term.

NYTIMES

💥 Trump’s assault on global health is cruel — and it’s making America look weak

Demolishing USAID is a humanitarian disaster — and will damage America's reputation forever

SALON

🏛️ Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal details of Trump-Putin summit

Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.

NPR

🤖 Old Fiddler's Convention is pushing 90 and keeping mountain music alive

The Old Fiddler's Convention in Galax, Va., features mostly amateur musicians playing Bluegrass and Old Time music. At age 89, it's the oldest continuous competition of its kind in the U.S.

NPR

👔 Teenagers in Washington D.C. say the federal police takeover makes them feel unsafe

When President Trump announced his crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C., the local U.S. Attorney said she wanted to focus on juveniles. But experts say harsher punishments don't deter criminals.

NPR

🔥 Chimpanzees pick up communication styles from their moms, not their dads

A new study finds that chimpanzee babies learn vocal and visual communication patterns from their mothers. The findings may shed light on the way human babies learn from those close to them.

NPR

🤖 Always Inadequate

The force of low self-esteem can feel so enormous, so unexplainable, it seems almost mythic.

NEWYORKER

🤖 The Fiery Mania of Dijon’s “Baby”

The album’s frantic, unruly nature aims to communicate the madness of living with big feelings—emotions that are difficult to process and to hold to the light.

NEWYORKER

⚖️ The Texas Democrats’ Remote Resistance

After leaving the state to block the G.O.P. from redrawing the state’s congressional maps, Democratic lawmakers are keeping the pressure on from afar.

NEWYORKER

🏛️ Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal new details of Trump-Putin summit

Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.

NPR

🔥 Sharon Stone reveals how she was abused by her grandfather, was almost killed after a stroke and her mother's shocking last words to her in scandalous interview

A couple of days before our interview, late last month, Sharon Stone announced on Instagram that her mother had died.

DAILYMAIL

🌊 Flash floods wreak havoc in northern Pakistan

Rescue efforts intensify in flood-hit villages as thousands remain stranded and death toll rises across Pakistan.

ALJAZEERA

🌧️ Kyiv Protesters to Trump: Don’t Trade Land – Bring Our People Home

Families of captured Ukrainian defenders make their voices heard and press for international action to help bring their loved ones home.

KYIVPOST

🇨🇦 Hundreds of flights grounded as Air Canada cabin staff go on strike

The strike could disrupt travel plans for more than 100,000 passengers.

ALJAZEERA

🏛️ Government forces Air Canada into arbitration in bid to end strike

Jobs minister says full resumption of services could take days, arbitration means 10,000 cabin crew will return to work.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Trump touts peace deal after leaving Alaska without ceasefire pact

The US president wrote of a potential permanent agreement hours after meeting Russia's Vladimir Putin.

BBC

🤖 Mom and child detained over visa error released from US facility

Legal US resident and 6-year-old son detained for weeks after visa paperwork issue, now released from ICE custody

SALON

🌧️ Chilling sight of Putin shaking his head and shouting over journalists as they demanded to know when he would 'stop killing civilians' in Ukraine

The Kremlin strongman shook his head defiantly, as aids could be heard ushering journalists out of the room, saying 'Thank you, press'.

DAILYMAIL

🇬🇧 American woman living in the UK reveals the British attitude she finds totally shocking as she says: 'I thought I knew England. I was wrong.'

Ellen Ferrara Bencard, who originally hails from the US, shared her observations of British culture on her TikTok channel, racking up 50,000 views on the app.

DAILYMAIL

💨 Tribal Solar Projects Meet Different Fates In Wyoming After Trump Administration Kills Funding

WIND RIVER, Wyo.—Last week, the Northern Arapaho tribe learned that it was losing about $10 million in federal grants that would have helped members of the tribe lower their electrical bills. “For us, it’s really a kick in the balls,” said Patrick Goggles, a member of the tribe who led the implementation of the federal […]

ICN

⚔️ Why Is the U.S. Offering a $5 Million Reward for a Haitian Gang Leader?

A major bounty has been offered for help apprehending Jimmy Cherizier, a gang leader known as “Barbecue.” Experts have doubts about whether it will make any difference.

NYTIMES

🔥 ‘South Park’ Is Crude and Childish. That May Make It Perfect for This Moment.

For decades, “South Park” has been crude, cynical and childish. That may be what makes it perfect for this moment.

NYTIMES

❄️ Where D.C. Crime Is Bad, Residents Question Trump’s Motives for Federal Takeover

The president might have found allies in Southeast Washington, where violent crime has long vexed residents. But when he described the city as “disgusting,” with “roving mobs,” his remarks left those looking for help cold.

NYTIMES

🤖 One Way Gen Z Finds Stress Relief? Overspending on Treats.

Any excuse is good enough for young adults to treat themselves, whether it’s failing an exam, getting a “job well done” from a boss or simply washing the dishes.

NYTIMES

🌀 An Arts District Helped Make Asheville a Destination. Its Recovery Is Slow Going.

Nearly a year after Hurricane Helene severely damaged the popular River Arts District, the rebuilding process continues in a gradual manner.

NYTIMES

🔥 Trump-Putin summit ends with no ceasefire deal

The anticipated meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin ended without a ceasefire deal in Ukraine.

ALJAZEERA

🛡️ Congressman’s Stock Trades Draw More Scrutiny After Key Votes

Representative Rob Bresnahan Jr. has traded stocks that could be affected by his work in Congress, raising questions about potential conflicts of interest.

NYTIMES

🌡️ Environmental Groups Face ‘Generational’ Setbacks Under Trump

As President Trump dismantles the country’s efforts to fight climate change, environmental groups are back on their heels.

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💻 C.E.O.s Want Their Companies to Adopt A.I. But Do They Get It Themselves?

Some are being nudged to learn how to use the nascent technology. Coming to the C-suite retreat: mandatory website-building exercises using A.I. tools.

NYTIMES

🤖 After Years of Waiting, These 9/11 Families Are Losing Hope

Pretrial hearings have been on-again, off-again for so long that some family members of the nearly 3,000 victims now question whether justice is attainable.

NYTIMES

📈 Private equity and crypto could be heading for your 401(k). Here's what to know

A recent executive order paves the way for retirement accounts to include a lot more than stock and bond funds.

NPR

📊 Electricity prices are climbing more than twice as fast as inflation

Electricity prices are rising more than twice as fast as overall inflation. That's especially costly during the dog days of summer when air conditioners are working hardest. In addition to hot weather, a variety of factors are causing power bills to climb, including the high cost of natural gas used to generate electricity and soaring demand from data centers.

NPR

🎤 For Puerto Ricans on and off the island, Bad Bunny's concert feels like home

Bad Bunny's 30-concert residency in San Juan inspires pride in Puerto Rican culture and soothes pangs of sorrow over many people's decision to leave their island in search of opportunity.

NPR

🔥 What was the first human species?

Modern humans emerged roughly 300,000 years ago, but our genus Homo is much older. So what's the oldest human species on record?

LIVESCIENCE

☀️ After a Drought Last Year, Ohio Farmers Wished for Rain. Now Downpours Are Destroying Their Crops

The water in the creek was rising quickly, and Paul Tomcho could not reach his herd. His southeast Ohio property—the aptly named Creekside Farm—was getting more rain than anyone in living memory could recall. Tomcho, who logs daily rainfall for the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network (CoCoRaHS), measured the total downpour at 4.28 […]

ICN

🌧️ “Expectations were low and nothing came out” of Trump-Putin talks

Analyst Melinda Haring says Europe is relieved Trump didn’t cut a land deal with Putin over Ukraine at the Alaska summit

ALJAZEERA

🤖 From Landfills and Recycling Programs to Desks in Offices, Toxic Chemicals in Plastics Poison Workers

So much plastic waste ends up in dumps around the world that millions of people, mostly in poor countries, make their living as “waste pickers,” sifting through mountains of trash, looking for recyclable materials to sell.  Not surprisingly, waste pickers, who work alongside burning garbage with no protective gear, are highly exposed to toxic chemicals […]

ICN

🌊 Mass funerals held after more than 300 die in floods across India and Pakistan

More than 300 people have been killed by flash flooding across Pakistan and India-controlled Kashmir, local authorities say.

SKY

🇬🇧 UK pauses to mark 80 years since end of WWII

The UK has paused to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, which marks the day Japan surrendered in 1945 bringing WWII to an end.

SMH

🇷🇺 Russia Blocks Calls on Popular Messaging Apps

Russia’s telecommunications authority Roskomnadzor placed restrictions on voice and video calls on WhatsApp and Telegram this week

KYIVPOST

🔥 Hope and disappointment as world reacts to Trump-Putin summit

Russia hailed the summit as "very positive," while U.S. and European officials urged Trump to push harder for a ceasefire. Zelenskyy, meanwhile, said he will meet Trump in Washington on Monday.

NPR

🌧️ Trump, Zelenskyy to meet at White House after Alaska summit with Putin fell short

President Trump says he is talking with his Ukrainian counterpart and European leaders about the next steps to try to end Russia's war on Ukraine.

NPR

📰 Hand pats, manspreading and discontent: The body language giveaways from the Trump-Putin Alaska summit

Hand pats, manspreading and tell-tale signs of discontent - there was plenty on display in the body language of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to show who had the upper hand in their Ukraine negotiations, an expert has told Sky News.

SKY

📰 'Putin sat upright - but Trump was crumpled': Body language expert unpacks the summit

Hand pats, manspreading and tell-tale signs of discontent - there was plenty on display in the body language of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to show who had the upper hand in their Ukraine negotiations, an expert has told Sky News.

SKY

🌧️ Zelensky to fly to US to meet Trump in wake of Alaska summit

The meeting on Monday sharpens the focus on how Trump will respond to continued Russian attacks on Ukraine after he emerged from the summit in Alaska on Friday without any clear progress with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

SMH

👔 Trump admin backs off Washington, DC police takeover after striking deal

US President Donald Trump had placed Washington's police department under federal control earlier this week.

ALJAZEERA

🇬🇧 The Third Build Up Workshop in Dnipro Supported by Favbet Foundation and Andrii Matiukha

A Build Up workshop, backed by the Favbet Foundation and Andrii Matiukha, took place in Dnipro. The project gives teenagers an opportunity to explore digital professions

KYIVPOST

🇷🇺 Trump places Onus on Zelensky, Rejects Retaliatory Tariffs on Countries Buying Russian Oil.

Trump says Putin and Zelensky to set up a meeting.

KYIVPOST

🇷🇺 Trump places Onus on Zelensky, Rejects Retaliatory Tariffs on Countries Buying Russian Oil

Trump says Putin and Zelensky to set up a meeting.

KYIVPOST

🌧️ Melania Trump Appeals to Putin Over Abducted Ukrainian Children

During the Aug. 15 Alaska talks, Trump handed Putin a letter from the First Lady addressing Russia’s abduction of Ukrainian children, amid mass deportations, forced adoptions and Russification.

KYIVPOST

🇨🇦 Hundreds of flights grounded as Air Canada staff strike

The airline says the strike will disrupt travel plans for around 130,000 passengers a day.

BBC

🌧️ Zelensky Heads to Washington After Trump Debrief Call

Zelensky and Trump held a lengthy call with NATO leaders after Trump’s Alaska summit with Putin. The Ukrainian president is now heading to Washington for talks.

KYIVPOST

🔥 Trump and Putin leave Alaska with no Ukraine deal

The two leaders greeted each other warmly in Anchorage - but a ceasefire agreement fails to materialise.

BBC

🌧️ The Flashy Trump-Putin Summit Without Ukraine Was a Rehearsal for Betrayal

Preliminary conclusions about what the stagecraft in Alaska produced, or rather failed to deliver.

KYIVPOST

🔥 100 days of Pope Leo XIV: a calm papacy that avoids polemics is coming into focus

Pope Leo XIV is marking his first 100 days in office, showing a mix of continuity with and change from Pope Francis' papacy

ABC

👔 Melania Trump writes private letter to Vladimir Putin

The note was hand-delivered to the Russian president by her husband, Donald Trump, as the two leaders sat down for peace talks in Alaska.

SMH

🌧️ Melania letter to Putin pleads case of abducted Ukrainian children

The note was hand-delivered to the Russian president by her husband, Donald Trump, as the two leaders sat down for peace talks in Alaska.

SMH

😷 How a father’s love and a pandemic created a household name

Made by a pharmacist whose son was sick with croup, Vicks VapoRub saw skyrocketing sales during the 1918 Spanish flu.

ALJAZEERA

⛽ Unraveling in Las Vegas, Then a Massacre in New York

Shane Tamura was barely known in the city where he lived, working at night and navigating mental health crises. He drove 2,500 miles east to commit New York’s deadliest shooting in a quarter-century.

NYTIMES

🌐 A Lifelong Party of ‘Puzzle-Making Tomfoolery’

In 1978, Jerry Slocum assembled the first International Puzzle Party in his living room. Now it’s a global event.

NYTIMES

🎥 Mamdani’s Video Savvy: Easy to Envy, Hard to Duplicate

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Mayor Eric Adams are trying to mimic Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani’s buzzy online videos in the New York City mayor’s race.

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