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At least seven killed as Russian air strikes on Ukraine continue right before Trump-Zelenskyy talks
The US president ruled out Ukraineโs joining of NATO and reclaiming Crimea as part of any peace agreement with Russia just hours before heโs due to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders for talks following his Alaskan summit with Putin on Friday.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:
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How smart city planning helps to avoid accidents
The Finnish capital Helsinki went a whole year without a traffic fatality. Data-driven city planning helped.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:War-torn Myanmar to hold first general election since 2021 coup
Critics have denounced the vote as a sham that will be used to entrench the military government's power.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Germany, Japan partner to face down 'aggressive' China
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has praised the strength of ties with Japan and underscored the importance of strategic partnership. He also called out China for being "increasingly aggressive."
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Zelenskyy joined by EU and Nato heads for Trump summit in Washington
European and US leaders are holding a snap summit in Washington on Ukrainian security and borders โ amid concern Donald Trump has flipped back toward Russia.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Why are young men โT maxxingโ testosterone? Do they need it? And what are the risks?
T maxxing offers a compelling narrative: raise your testosterone, upgrade your life. But if you donโt have clinically low testosterone, there are health risks.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Neymar leaves field in tears as Santos humbled
Brazil forward Neymar leaves the field in tears after Santos suffer a 6-0 home defeat by Vasco da Gama.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: 40 Missing, 10 Rescued in Sokoto Boat Mishap
[Vanguard] Rescue workers are racing against time to save scores of passengers after a tragic boat accident in Sokoto State, the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, confirmed yesterday.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Russiaโs missile salvoes stretch US defenses from Kyiv to Taipei
Russiaโs missiles are outpacing Ukraineโs defensesโand the implications reach well beyond Europe. From South Korea to Taiwan, the US and its allies face the same looming test: intercepting smarter, faster salvos before magazines run dry. That picture is already visible in Ukraine, where the US Special Inspector Generalโs latest quarterly report says Kyiv is struggling [โฆ] The post Russiaโs missile salvoes stretch US...
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Spainโs Sรกnchez vows โclimate pactโ as record wildfires rage
Spainโs prime minister Pedro Sรกnchez pledged to forge a national "climate pactโ on the climate emergency, after returning from his vacation to visit the fire-hit northern region of Galicia where multiple blazes forced the closure of rail and road links to Madrid.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:US: Excessive Force Against LA Protesters
Click to expand Image Los Angeles Police Department officers shoot kinetic impact projectiles at protesters outside City Hall in Los Angeles, California, on June 8, 2025. 2025 Apu Gomes/Getty Images Law enforcement officers responded to protests against immigration raids in and around Los Angeles between June 6 and 14 with excessiveforce and deliberate brutality.Local, state, and federal law enforcementโs aggressive...
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Former Speaker Mapisa-Nqakula's Corruption Case Resumes - South African News Briefs - August 18, 2025
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Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:E-bikes could slash our reliance on cars โ but overpowered illegal models on the roads make us all less safe
Bicycles donโt have the same power as ebikes to get people out of cars, but we need the regulation and infrastructure to harness their full potentialSince the invention of gears, nothing has encouraged more people to get on a bicycle than the introduction of electric motors and batteries. When people have an ebike, they drive less and cycle more. A study of frequent car drivers in Sweden found the distance people drove...
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:A month on, Kallas' meaningless Gaza 'deal' has failed
During the past month, there has been no visible improvement on the ground. Presented as a great diplomatic breakthrough EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas' so-called โdealโ has proven to be little more than a symbolic gesture and a way for Israel to buy more time, when there is no time left.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:CNBC Daily Open: Trump's 'peace' for Ukraine doesn't seem like what Zelenskyy wants
"Peace" could be the halting of armed warfare or the acquisition of annexed territory โ or it could look like a golden coin engraved with Alfred Nobel's profile.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Pop Mart's Labubus boost China's soft power as Beijing brands find global appeal
Chinese coffee chains are popping up in New York. Chinese video games are generating billions. Even Chinese makeup, or "c-beauty," firms are expanding globally.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:South Korea, US begin joint military exercises
The joint drills come at a time when Trump is eyeing higher payments for the US troops stationed in South Korea. Meanwhile, Seoul ordered the partial, phased implementation of existing pacts made with North Korea.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Culture Digest: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week
England's oldest psychiatric institution exhibits patient's waking dreams, while Julia Ducournau's paranoia-infused body horror 'Alpha' arrives in French cinemas. Here are this week's cultural highlights.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:A quiet path to peace in the South China Sea
For more than two decades, the South China Sea has been the focal point of competing claims, maritime frictions and delicate diplomacy. What was once envisioned as a stabilizing frameworkโthe Code of Conduct (CoC)โhas itself become a symbol of ASEANโs struggle to balance sovereignty with pragmatism. From the time ASEAN and China adopted the Declaration [โฆ] The post A quiet path to peace in the South China Sea appeared...
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Generative AI is not a โcalculator for wordsโ. 5 reasons why this idea is misleading
Big tech wants generative AI systems to seem like neutral, reliable tools โ but the reality is far more complicated.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:German ministers face criminal case over Afghan refugees
Germany's interior and foreign affairs ministers are being sued for failing to help Afghans in Pakistan being deported back to Afghanistan.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:โSupermanโ villain and 'Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert' star Terence Stamp dies aged 87
The Oscar-nominated British actor died at the age of 87. He is best remembered for his role as Superman villain General Zod and other big screen roles in 'The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert' and 'The Limey'.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:I saw a kaleidoscopic light before going blind, says survivor of Laos methanol poisoning
Calum Macdonald and the families of three people who died in South East Asia call on the Foreign Office for clearer travel advice.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Latest news bulletin | August 18th, 2025 โ Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 18th, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Verifying claims Spain sent humanitarian supplies in bad condition to Gaza
A viral video claims to show a bag of humanitarian supplies air-dropped into the Gaza Strip by Spain and other governments containing mouldy contents. Euroverify investigates.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:OPINION: Black fathers should not be perceived as a threat when they show up for their childrenย
Across the country, Black fathers are too often seen as a threat when they speak up and advocate for their children. And itโs not just in courtrooms and on sidewalks โ itโs happening in classrooms, daycares and schools. Iโve spent my career in education and equity leadership, and I know this is part of a [โฆ] The post OPINION: Black fathers should not be perceived as a threat when they show up for their children...
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Why US upgraded Balochistan Liberation Armyโs terror designation
US systemic rivalry with China over the contours of the emerging world order has made many assume that it backs all opponents of the Peopleโs Republic, from neighboring states with whom Beijing has territorial disputes to terrorist groups, yet a recent move just shattered this perception. The US State Departmentabruptly raisedthe Balochistan Liberation Armyโs (BLA) [โฆ] The post Why US upgraded Balochistan Liberation...
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Trump puts onus on Zelenskyy to end conflict with Russia ahead of meeting
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that Zelenskyy could "end the war with Russia almost immediately, if he wants to, or he can continue to fight."
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Swatch sorry for 'slanted eyes' ad after China uproar
The image of a model pulling the corners of his eyes resembled a racist image, critics say.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:โI genuinely did hold my breathโ: a sordid, sexy queer debut evokes Hitchcock and Christos Tsiolkas
When twentysomething Ash arrives in Melbourne seeking a โnew versionโ of himself, heโs fleeing a country town and a joyless upbringing.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Senegal: Families Internally Displaced by Floods in Limbo
Click to expand Image Fisherfolk working in Saint-Louis, located about 250 kilometers north of Senegal's capital, Dakar, on January 8, 2025. 2025 Andres Gutierrez/Anadolu via Getty Images For nine years, in Khar Yalla, authorities have effectively abandoned Senegalese families internally displaced from the Langue de Barbarie peninsula by coastal floods, violating their rights to an adequate standard of living,...
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Bolivia set to elect first non-left wing president in two decades
The rightward turn by the Bolivian electorate can see changes in economic policies and closer US ties.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Bolivia's elections headed for first presidential runoff
Bolivians voted in elections overshadowed by the worst economic crisis in four decades. Early exit polls show that the first round ended 20 years of leftist rule in the country.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:'Skibidi', 'delulu', and 'tradwife' make their way into Cambridge Dictionary
The latest additions to the world's largest online dictionary, among 6,000 others, show how much internet culture is changing the English language.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Why is the soap scum in my bathroom pink? Is it mould? And can it make me sick?
In some cases itโs mould but the more likely culprit is a bacteria called Serratia marcescens. Hereโs what you need to know about it.
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