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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.
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:
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Zelenskyy to meet Trump in Washington on Monday
The visit comes after the high-stakes Putin-Trump summit in Alaska that failed to bring a ceasefire in the Ukraine war.
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:Germany to create national security council
Germany does not have a national security council, unlike many other countries, but that is about to change. What are the security body's tasks, and will it be able to hasten Berlin's sluggish decision-making?
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source: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.
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:Two years after her death, a biopic on Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor is in the works
The Irish musician died in 2023 at the age of 56. The future biopic should focus on her early career and is backed by the producers of the 2022 documentary 'Nothing Compares'.
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:Flash floods kill more than 300 in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir
The majority of deaths were recorded in Pakistan's mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa area.
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:Mexico, Guatemala and Belize Launch Trinational Corridor to Protect the Great Maya Forest
Mexico, Guatemala and Belize have created the world’s largest biocultural corridor to protect the Great Maya Forest, as environmental groups urge stronger safeguards amid controversy over the Maya Train project.
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:Inequality, taxes and a false fiscal dilemma in Singapore
Since its inception, Singapore’s paramount economic advantage has lain in its seamless integration with global markets, attracting vast foreign investment and driving trade flows that transformed it from a sleepy entrepot into a burgeoning metropolis. Yet the turbulence unleashed by Donald Trump’s tariff wars has starkly illuminated how such openness can become a strategic liability. […] The post Inequality, taxes and...
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:Backlash in Washington as Trump gives Putin a red carpet welcome in Alaska
First meeting since full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago attracts criticism from the president’s allies
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:Researchers reveal the hidden breakthroughs that have slashed the price of solar power
The breakthroughs went beyond technology, spanning policy, software and more efficient installation processes.
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:One dead and dozens injured as Danish train hits tanker and derails
The crash at a railway crossing in southern Jutland involved a lorry transporting farm waste.
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:From warzones to tropical islands: Meet the 19-year-old solo traveller who has visited 118 nations
Euronews Travel spoke to solo-traveller Arjun Malaviya about his experiences, from navigating dangerous conflict areas and warzones, to negotiating with customs officials and reaching some of the remotest parts of the world.
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:Protesters oppose Donald Trump's Alaskan summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin
Demonstrations have been held in the city home to about 300,000 people for several days, protesting the reception of Putin on US soil and holding talks on Ukraine without the participation of its President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:India’s hand in Trump tariff row stronger than it looks
On August 6, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order doubling tariffs on most Indian exports to the United States, raising the rate from 25 to 50%. The decision, set to take effect later this month, was justified on grounds of trade imbalances and New Delhi’s continued discounted purchases of sanctioned Russian oil. The […] The post India’s hand in Trump tariff row stronger than it looks appeared first on...
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:Why is South Africa’s army chief under fire for backing Iran?
General Rudzani Maphwanya's comments in Iran come as South Africa is trying to negotiate tariff relief with Trump.
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:‘No deal’ at Trump-Putin meeting: Key takeaways from Alaska summit
The US leader cut a subdued figure after the meeting, which failed to achieve its primary goal – an end to Russia's war.
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:Mind the skills gap: Older workers falling behind in training
Older workers are falling behind in training. The OECD says a stronger focus on boosting their skills is crucial for the labour market.
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:Latest news bulletin | August 16th, 2025 – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 16th, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:No ‘plausible justification’ to murder Anas al-Sharif
Jamal Elshayyal, Director of Al Jazeera 360, talks of the double standard in the reaction to Anas al-Sharif’s killing.
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,269
Here are the key events on day 1,269 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:China dependence poses existential risk to US universities
In July 2025, the Trump administration paused export controls on advanced AI chips to China in an effort to restart trade talks. The decision drew criticism from national security circles concerned about China’s expanding tech dominance. Yet a quieter and more enduring pipeline of technological transfer remains largely overlooked: America’s elite universities. Institutions such as […] The post China dependence poses...
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:Trump and Putin's Alaska Summit in photos
Putin made his first trip to the United States in a decade on Friday, where he met Trump in Alaska to hold his first face-to-face talks to discuss the war in Ukraine and ways to end it. Here’s a collection of photos from their summit.
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:Trump, Putin end short summit without ceasefire deal in Ukraine
Warm welcome for Russia's Putin at meeting with US President Donald Trump in Alaska, but no deal on ending Ukraine war.
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:Investors grapple with Trump’s corporate America
It is no longer left to the invisible hand of capitalism to figure out who are the winners
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:Grandparents are the reserve army of society
Those undertaking the formidable work of second parenthood often go unrecognised
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:UK consumers risk inflation hit to savings for first time in two years
Banks slash interest rates paid to customers in response to base rate cuts; inflation forecast to peak at 4%
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:Ireland and the ‘British question’
Few now discount the prospect of unification. Yet the Republic still struggles to imagine the changes that would be needed to accommodate unionists
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:‘The hottest reservation in London’ – a first look at the Chancery Rosewood
Edwin Heathcote is Guest No 1 at the former US embassy and cold war monolith turned 144-suite hotel
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:Back to Blundell’s: inside the closed world of an English boarding school
I hadn’t visited my old school for more than 20 years. Then I heard about the attack
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:Ireland’s cocaine habit comes to ‘weddings, funerals, any occasion’
Record seizure turns spotlight on nation’s rising consumption of cocaine
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:Bryce Dessner: ‘The Beatles weren’t worried about what was allowed’
One of the few to win Grammys in classical and rock, The National’s guitarist has a gift for genre-hopping, from Steve Reich to Taylor Swift. He explains how he does it
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:A culinary guide to Penang
Food writer and supper club host Ranie Saidi on where to eat, sleep and dance in the street
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:US: Trump administration to keep DC police chief in charge
The decision reverses the US President Donald Trump administration's bid to take control of the police department in Washington, DC.
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:US credit spreads hit lowest level this century after sharp rally
Investors warn credit markets are ‘weirdly confident’ despite threats to global economy
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:80% of American troops would disobey illegal orders: study
With his August 11, 2025, announcement that he was sending the National Guard – along with federal law enforcement – into Washington, DC to fight crime, President Donald Trump edged US troops closer to the kind of military-civilian confrontations that can cross ethical and legal lines. Indeed, since Trump returned to office, many of his […] The post 80% of American troops would disobey illegal orders: study appeared...
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