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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #AfricanMacron: Putin 'played' Trump if no Zelensky meeting commitment by Monday
French President Emmanuel Macron issued a reminder Friday of President Trump's deadline for Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. "If that doesn't happen by Monday, the deadline set by President Trump, it means that once again President Putin played President Trump," Macron said Friday during a joint press conference...
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Federal appeals court rejects Trump’s emergency tariffs
A federal appeals court on Friday rejected President Trump’s assertion that emergency powers justify his worldwide tariffs, a blow to his efforts to refashion global trade. In a 7-4 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a lower court’s ruling that the tariffs were not authorized by the statute Trump cited...
Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source:Alligator Alcatraz conversion could cost Florida $218M
The state of Florida could lose $218 million after a judge ordered the closure of Alligator Alcatraz, a detention facility based in the Everglades that was once a training airport. The site was created with funding from the Florida Division of Emergency Management and was quickly retrofitted to house people detained for federal immigration purposes....
Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source:Trump's controversial cutting move
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story What to know about Trump’s ‘pocket rescission’ President Trump is using a tool known as a “pocket rescission” to cut roughly $5 billion in congressionally approved funding, sparking bipartisan pushback. Evan Vucci, Associated Press The...
Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source:Zelenskyy seeks meeting with Trump and European leaders on slow progress of Russia talks
The proposed meetings appeared designed to add momentum to the push for peace, as Zelenskyy expressed frustration with what he called Russia’s lack of constructive engagement in the process while it continues to launchdevastating aerial attacks on civilian areas.
Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source:Modi and Ishiba agreed to expand India and Japan’s ties. Here’s what they said
The two nations released a “joint vision” for cooperation for the next 10 years after Indian Prime MinisterNarendra Modiand his Japanese counterpartShigeru Ishibaheld talks in Tokyo.
Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source:Duffy pulls $679M in funding from offshore wind projects
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he pulled $679 million in funding for offshore wind projects Friday, suggesting investments be made elsewhere. “Wasteful, wind projects are using resources that could otherwise go towards revitalizing America’s maritime industry,” the Transportation secretary said in a Friday statement. “Joe Biden and [former Transportation Secretary] Pete Buttigieg bent over backwards...
Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source:Why is Donald Trump signing an executive order against cashless bail
Trump’s claims conflict with national crime data that shows violent crime has dropped consistently for the last several years, following a peak during and after the pandemic. A trend that happened in jurisdictions whether or not they were among the handful which enacted bail reform.
Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source:Asylum-seekers can remain in UK hotel after government wins appeal to keep it open
Britain's Court of Appeal on Friday overturned a ban on asylum-seekers from being housed at a hotel northeast of London thathas been the site of protestsfor weeks and has become a political flashpoint across the country.
Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source:FTC chair alleges Gmail uses partisan filtering
FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson has warned Gmail that it may face a federal investigation over allegations that it intentionally suppresses messages sent by Republicans, which could violate the FTC Act's prohibition of unfair or deceptive trade practices.
Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source:CVS withholding COVID-19 vaccines in 15 states and DC, citing 'regulatory environment'
Related video: Changes Atop the CDC CVS Health does not currently plan to offer the updated annual vaccine COVID-19 vaccine in more than a dozen states, citing the current "regulatory environment" after the updated shots receiving approval for high risk groups this week. A spokesperson for CVS said in a statement that "based on the...
Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source:School districts sue Education Department over transgender policy funding loss threats
Arlington Public Schools and Fairfax County Public Schools sued the Department of Education on Friday after the federal agency threatened funding losses over the Virginia school districts' policies regarding transgender students. The Education Department said five school districts in Northern Virginia were at risk of losing funding over their refusal to change policies that...
Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source:Court blocks Trump administration from ending deportation protections for Venezuelans in US
A federal appeals court has blocked the Trump administration from ending protections from deportation for some 600,000 Venezuelans living in the U.S. The decision from a three-judge panel for the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reinstalls Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans in the U.S., which were lifted by the Supreme Court despite a lower...
Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source:South Korean prosecutors indict ex-prime minister Han and wife of ousted president Yoon
The wife of South Korea's jailed ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol and his former prime minister were indicted Friday as part ofinvestigationsinto his administration and his attempt to overcome opposition by declaring martial law.
Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source:Kennedy, Epstein, funding fights set to grip Capitol Hill
Plus: Judge weighs Trump firing of Fed’s Lisa Cook {beacon} LAWMAKERS WILL RETURN from August recess next week to dive into funding fights and multiple controversies involving the Trump administration: one focused on Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and another over convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Congress will also...
Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source:Donald the audacious: Why Trump wins
Donald J. Trump is not merely a politician; he is a phenomenon, a paradigm.
Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source:Thai court ends prime minister’s term over compromising phone call with Cambodian leader
Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, ruling that she violated ethics rules in aphone callwith a high-ranking Cambodian official.
Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source:O'Leary warns of hyperinflation if Trump sets interest rates
“Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary on Thursday warned President Trump against setting interest rates after the president threatened to replace the Federal Reserve chair for refusing to lower rates. “The reason we don’t have hyperinflation like Venezuela is we have a Fed. If you allow the 'el presidente' to set interest rates, you end up...
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Florida carries out 11th execution of the year amid flurry of death warrants signed by DeSantis
A man convicted of killing his girlfriend, her mother and a man he claimed owed him $2,000 was put to death Thursday in arecord 11th executionthis year by the state of Florida.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Judge orders new trial for 3 Memphis ex-officers convicted over fatal beating of Tyre Nichols
U.S. District Judge Sheryl H. Lipman issued the order for a new trial for Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith, who werefound guilty in October 2024of obstruction of justice through witness tampering in the beating death of Nichols after he fled a traffic stop.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:UN votes to end its peacekeeping operations in Lebanon next year after nearly 5 decades
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously on Thursday to terminatethe U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanonat the end of next year after nearly five decades, bowing to demands from the United States and its close ally Israel.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:‘Public health is in trouble,’ says high-ranking CDC leader who resigned in protest
There are serious concerns about the Centers for Disease Control and its mission after Susan Monarez was suddenly fired from her position as director. She had refused to resign amid clashes with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine policy. Her dismissal set off a wave of resignations, including chief medical officer Dr. Debra Houry, who joined Amna Nawaz to discuss the developments.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Minneapolis mourns 2 children killed in Catholic school shooting
Minneapolis is beginning the long healing process in the wake of the country's latest school shooting. Mourners gathered outside the Catholic school where two students were killed on Wednesday. Special Correspondent Fred De Sam Lazaro reports.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Trump fires Democratic Surface Transportation Board member before huge rail merger decision
President Donald Trump has fired one of two Democratic members of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board to break a 2-2 tie before the body considers thelargest railroad mergerever proposed.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Russian drone attack on Kyiv kills at least 18
In our news wrap Thursday, Kyiv is reeling from a massive Russian barrage involving nearly 600 drones that killed at least 18 people and wounded 48 more, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook sued the Trump administration over the president's attempt to fire her and a federal judge upheld her ruling to wind down the Everglades detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz by late October.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Why European countries want to reimpose harsh sanctions on Iran
Three European countries that were part of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal launched a process to reimpose sanctions that were lifted a decade ago as part of the agreement. France, Germany and the United Kingdom accused Iran of breaking its commitments, starting a 30-day clock that could end with Iran’s economy further squeezed, arms deals halted and foreign assets frozen. Nick Schifrin reports.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Minnesota officials give new details on school shooting: Key takeaways
Minnesota officials gave an update on Wednesday’s deadly shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school at a Thursday afternoon press conference, discussing new details about injuries and the background of the suspect, 23-year-old Robin Westman. The shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School killed two children and left 18 others injured, rocking the nation and drawing an...
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Tesla sales continue plunging in Europe as anger at CEO Musk keeps buyers away
Europeans angry at Elon Musk still aren't buying his cars months after the billionaire predicted a“major rebound”in Tesla sales, data released Thursday shows.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:‘We felt ambushed,’ man says after wife’s ICE detention led to hospitalization
ICE arrested Jemmy Jimenez-Rosa in Boston as she and her family returned home to the U.S. after a vacation in Mexico. Rosa, who has a green card, was held for 10 days and moved between detention facilities. She's one of many with no violent criminal convictions caught up in the administration’s immigration crackdown. Amna Nawaz spoke with Jemmy's husband, Marcel Rosa, and attorney Todd Pomerleau.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:20 years later, a look at Katrina’s lasting impact and concerns over future storms
It's been 20 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama coasts. While Katrina remains the costliest U.S. natural disaster, the deepest impact is found in the human suffering and the difficult journey toward recovery. For our series Tipping Point, Lisa Desjardins explores the lessons learned — and what still lies ahead as weather has become more extreme.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:New Hampshire arts groups face double budget blow as state slashes funding
Cuts to the arts at the federal level have been in the news, but some states are also slashing their funding. In New Hampshire, the cultural sector generated some $3.5 billion in revenue in 2023, but arts groups there now face a potential double hit. Jeffrey Brown reports for the series, Art in Action, exploring the intersection of art and democracy, and our CANVAS coverage.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:GOP senators express unease over RFK Jr.’s CDC shake-up
Two influential GOP senators are expressing unease over Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s firing of Susan Monarez as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which led to the resignations of four other high-ranking CDC officials. The strongest pushback among Republicans on Capitol Hill came Thursday from Sen....
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Collins 'alarmed' by Trump firing CDC head
GOP Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) on Thursday said she was “alarmed” by the firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Susan Monarez as ordered by the Trump administration. Monarez was originally asked to resign but ultimately chose to hold firm to the post until the White House informed her of the removal....
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Trump order makes classical architecture default style for federal buildings
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order establishing classical architecture as the "preferred and default" style for federal buildings, the latest way Trump has sought to put his stamp on government structures. Trump's order, titled "Making Federal Architecture Beautiful Again," requires that he be notified 30 days in advance if government officials intend to...
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Cook sues Trump
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Cook files lawsuit over firing from Fed board Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook sued President Trump on Thursday over his “unprecedented and illegal attempt” to remove her from her position. AP She asked a...
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