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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #AfricanAs Russia continues to wage war, NATO meets to plan Ukraine’s future defense
Moscow demanded that it must participate in any security guarantees provided by the U.S. and Europe to Ukraine. That is likely a non-starter for the West and shows the challenge facing allies as they try to forge a path toward peace. Russiaโs challenge comes as U.S. and NATO military chiefs are working to create a plan that would provide Ukraine the ability to defend itself. Nick Schifrin reports.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:
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Expert analyzes difficulties of providing Ukraine with security guarantees
For perspective on the challenges of providing a security guarantee to Ukraine, Amna Nawaz spoke with James Townsend, a senior advisor at the Atlantic Council. He has had a decades-long career focusing on Europe, including as deputy secretary of defense for Europe and NATO policy during the Obama administration.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:South African rhino breeder accused of running $14 million horn smuggling ring
A seven-year investigation by South African authorities found the suspects allegedly secured permits under false pretenses to buy and sell rhino horns domestically while funneling the horns into illegal markets in Southeast Asia.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Texas lawmakers move closer to approving new congressional maps
In our news wrap Wednesday, Texas lawmakers are closer to approving controversial congressional maps that sparked a nationwide fight over redistricting, a federal judge temporarily blocked Texas from requiring schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms and Vice President Vance and Defense Secretary Hegseth visited National Guard troops in D.C. amid protests over their presence there.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Klobuchar weighs in on deepfake video of her talking about Sydney Sweeney
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) addressed the deepfake video that went viral last month of the senatorโs likeness offering a โvulgar and absurd critiqueโ of actress Sydney Sweeneyโs โgreat jeansโ ad campaign. In a New York Times op-ed, the moderate Democrat called on Congress to pass legislation to protect Americans from the harms of deepfakes, saying...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Macron denounces Netanyahu’s ‘abject’ claim that he is fueling antisemitism
French President Emmanuel Macron denounced Netanyahuโs remarks as โabjectโ and โerroneousโ in response to Israel Prime Ministerโs accusations that his intention torecognize a Palestinian stateis fueling antisemitism.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Texas House passes GOP-friendly map after weeks of Dem resistance
The Texas state House passed a new set of GOP-friendly congressional lines on Wednesday, putting the party one step closer toward adopting a new map that sparked a redistricting arms race across the country. The lower chamber approved the new maps on party lines, 88-52, in the first of two key votes.Republicans cleared the final...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Obama endorses Newsom's redistricting plan in California
Former President Obama endorsed California Gov. Gavin Newsomโs (D) redistricting plan in California on Wednesday, calling it a smart and measured approach. โOver the long term, we shouldnโt have political gerrymandering in America, just a fair fight between Republicans and Democrats based on whoโs got better ideas,โ Obama wrote in a post on the social...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Why the American Academy of Pediatrics is diverging from CDC vaccine guidelines
The American Academy of Pediatrics released new COVID vaccination guidelines, and for the first time, they diverge significantly from the recommendations from the CDC. The changes leave parents with competing guidance as we head into fall. Stephanie Sy discussed more with Dr. Paul Offit, a pediatrician and director of the Vaccine Education Center at Childrenโs Hospital of Philadelphia.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:How the reclassification of marijuana could impact users, businesses and research
President Trump has promised answers soon on a potential shift in national drug policy. Last year, the Biden administration proposed moving marijuana from the DEA's Schedule 1 to Schedule 3, which wouldnโt make it legal on the federal level but would ease federal restrictions. John Yang discussed what that long-anticipated change could mean with Beau Kilmer of RAND's Drug Policy Research Center.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Florida’s climate-focused tech sector faces uncertainty after federal cuts
South Florida is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Start-ups, local governments and researchers are working to make the area more resilient, but federal funding cuts may hinder those efforts. William Brangham traveled to the region and reports for our series, Tipping Point.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:As voucher programs expand, many public school districts are fighting to keep students
As states roll out or expand private school voucher programs, many public school districts are trying new ways to recruit families and keep their schools open. In Arizona, the national model for school vouchers, families can get up to $7,500 per child. But critics warn that it diverts critical funding from struggling schools. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Laura Meckler of The Washington Post.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Scholar says Trump’s efforts to reframe U.S. history is ‘reminiscent of McCarthyism’
President Trump described Smithsonian museums as โout of controlโ for emphasizing, in his view, โhow bad slavery was.โ It's part of a pattern by Trump in his second term to reframe historical narratives, in particular about racism and discrimination. Amna Nawaz spoke with historian Peniel Joseph for our series, Art in Action, exploring the intersection of art and democracy and our CANVAS coverage.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:MAGA, MAHA split on pesticides
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Pesticides test MAHA, MAGA alliance The โMake America Healthy Againโ (MAHA) movement may be on a collision course with its Republican allies over pesticides and toxic chemicals, The Hillโs Rachel Frazin reports. iStock MAHA, a movement...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:National Guard presence causes headaches, backlash in DC
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story National Guard presence causes headaches, backlash in DC A National Guard vehicle collided with a civilian car early Wednesday morning in Washington, D.C., an incident that comes as a new poll found a majority of the...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Gabbard to slash offices, nearly half of staff at ODNI
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard plans to slash 40 percent of the agencyโs staff by October in a move she said would help transform the head of the intelligence community into โODNI 2.0.โ Gabbard's cuts would reassign roles or eliminate various centers within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), including those that...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:What to know about Israel’s new Gaza offensive with 60,000 reservists set to be mobilized
The expansion of Israeli operations is likely to bring even more death and destruction to Gaza, around 75% of whichis already largely destroyedand controlled by Israel.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:MAHA's power tested by pesticides
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Pesticides test MAHA, MAGA alliance The โMake America Healthy Againโ (MAHA) movement could be on a collision course with its Republican allies over pesticides and toxic chemicals. Greg Nash The New York Times reported last week that a draft of the Trump administrationโs...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Most Americans oppose Russia seizing Ukrainian land: Pollย
Most Americans are opposed to Russia receiving Ukrainian territory at the end of the war, according to a new poll that comes as President Trump has suggested "land swaps" could be part of a peace deal. When asked in The Economist/YouGov poll about โhow much of Ukraineโs territoryโ they want Russia to have at the...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:DC officials say Trump crackdown is about immigration, power
Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and other officials in Washington, D.C., say the Trump administration's crime crackdown is really about exerting power and elevating immigration enforcement โ not making D.C. safer. While top Trump officials say the high-profile deployments have had the immediate effect of stifling crime in the District, local critics are raising questions about...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Sanders backs Trump's plan to take stake in Intel
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) voiced support Wednesday for the Trump administrationโs plan to potentially take a stake in Intel, suggesting it aligned with an earlier effort to secure returns from CHIPS and Science Act investments. โI am glad the Trump administration is in agreement with the amendment I offered three years ago to the CHIPS...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:What to know about school phone bans
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story What to know about school cellphone bans More and more U.S. students will be entering cellphone-free zones this year as states and school districts have implemented restrictions either in the classroom or the moment a child enters the building. Keith Srakocic, Associated Press Increased punishments, Yondr pouches and...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:FTC sues LA Fitness for making it too hard to cancel gym memberships
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against the operators of LA Fitness on Wednesday, alleging the popular gym chain makes the process of canceling memberships too difficult for consumers. โThe FTCโs complaint describes a scenario that too many Americans have experienced โ a gym membership that seems impossible to cancel,โ Bureau of Consumer...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Trump takes aim at Fed's Cook
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump finds next Fed target President Trump called for the resignation of Federal Reserve board of governors member Lisa Cook following allegations by the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) that she committed mortgage...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Texas city named best real estate market in 2025
McKinney, Texas has been ranked as the most attractive real estate market in the U.S. by WalletHub, with five other Texas cities in the top 10 and three Louisiana cities in the bottom three.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Gabbard announces 40% cut to workforce at key U.S. intelligence office
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence will dramatically reduce its workforce and cut its budget by more than $700 million annually, the Trump administration announced Wednesday.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Man executed for 1982 murder in record 10th execution this year in Florida
Bates was convicted of first-degree murder, kidnapping, armed robbery and attempted sexual battery in the June 14, 1982, killing of Janet Renee White in Bay County in the Florida Panhandle.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Pope urges fasting and prayer for peace in Middle East and Ukraine as he returns to Vatican
Pope Leo XIVasked people to fast on Friday to pray for peace and justice in theMiddle EastandUkraine,issuing a special appeal as he returned to theVaticanfrom summer vacation.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Walmart recalls its frozen shrimp in 13 states, citing potential radioactive contamination
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration asked Walmart to pull three lots of Great Value brand frozen shrimp from stores after federal officials detected Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope, in shipping containers and a sample of breaded shrimp imported from Indonesia.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Target CEO Brian Cornell to step down as company struggles with poor sales numbers
Target named an insider as its next chief executive officer Wednesday, a decision that comes as the discount retailer tries toreverse a persistent sales malaiseand to revive its reputation as the place to go for affordable but stylish products.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Vance, Miller criticize protesters while visiting National Guard troops at DC’s Union Station
โWe appreciate everything youโre doing," Vance said as he presented burgers to the troops. Citing the protesters whose shouts echoed through the station, Vance said โthey appear to hate the idea that Americans can enjoy their communities.โ
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Abrego Garcia pushes to toss criminal charges he says amount to 'vindictive' prosecution
Mistakenly deported man Kilmar Abrego Garcia is moving to dismiss his criminal case in Tennessee, arguing he was the subject of a vindictive and selective prosecution by the Trump administration. The motion is filed by those who feel they have been unfairly singled out by prosecutors and charged when others similarly situated would not have...
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Noem: Trump wants border wall painted black so it is too hot to climb
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday that President Trump wants the U.S.-Mexico border wall to be painted black so that it would be too hot for migrants to climb over. โNow, if you look at the structure that's behind me, it's tall, which makes it very, very difficult to climb, almost impossible. It also...
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Putin ‘won’t give up on trying to destroy’ us, Ukraine’s former foreign minister warns
The White House says that Vladimir Putin told President Trump that he would meet with the man whose country Russia invaded, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It comes as Trump is ruling out sending U.S. troops to Ukraine and also signaling it would be impossible for Ukraine to get Crimea back. Nick Schifrin discussed more with Pavlo Klimkin, Ukraineโs foreign minister from 2014 to 2019.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Trump White House launches TikTok account
The Trump administration launched its first TikTok account Tuesday as the fate of the social media app in the U.S. remains unclear. "Every day I wake up determined to deliver a better life for the people all across this nation," President Trump says in the first video shared to the account. "I am your voice."...
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