Trump’s Asia trip live: US president to attend ASEAN in Malaysia
US president begins trip to Malaysia, Japan and South Korea, with international trade and China on the agenda.
A humming annoyance or jobs boom? Life next to 199 data centres
Data centres were billed as a boon to Virginia’s economy. Now, residents are concerned about their impact on real estate and electricity costs.
Watch: Moment nuclear plant towers collapse during demolition
Two nuclear cooling towers in the town of Gundremmingen, Germany, collapse into large swirls of thick, white dust during demolition.
ASEAN summit in Malaysia: Who’s attending and what to expect – Al Jazeera
- ASEAN summit in Malaysia: Who’s attending and what to expect Al Jazeera
- ASEAN summit: Torn between China and the US DW
- Malaysia warns ASEAN neutrality eroding as global powers compete AP News
- Chairman’s Statement of the ASEAN Joint Foreign and Economic Ministers (AMM-AEM) Meeting ASEAN Main Portal
- Courage to forge new partnerships, foresight to deepen current ones crucial for ASEAN amid rising protectionism: Anwar CNA
Sudan’s fertile region where food is rotting amid famine and war
The Jebel Marra area is neutral in the war but its produce cannot get out to feed a hungry nation.
ASEAN summit in Malaysia: Who’s attending and what to expect
The Cambodian-Thai border conflict and the US trade war will feature prominently at Southeast Asian bloc summit.
‘Heroes of Kharkiv’: How 48 children were saved from kindergarten hit by Russian drone
The story of a dramatic and heroic rescue that has captured the public imagination in Ukraine.
Women welcome arrest of charity boss identified in BBC sex-for-aid investigation
Syrian refugees in Turkey allege they were taken advantage of when they were desperate for help.
Charity boss arrest in BBC sex-for-aid investigation ‘gives women strength’
Syrian refugees in Turkey allege they were taken advantage of when they were desperate for help.
‘Brothers in the forest’ – the fight to protect an isolated Amazon tribe
Peru's Mashco Piro face a struggle to survive in the 21st Century, but locals want to help them.
‘Brothers in the forest’ – the fight to protect an isolated Amazon tribe
Peru's Mashco Piro face a struggle to survive in the 21st Century, but locals want to help them.
Trump raises tariffs on Canadian goods in response to Reagan advert
Saying that airing the advert was a hostile act, Trump announced an additional 10% "over and above what they are paying now".
At least four killed in Russian strikes overnight on Ukraine
Attacks come after Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeals to US for long-range missiles and urges allies to expand sanctions on Russian oil
Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine overnight into Saturday killed at least four people and wounded 20, officials said, and prompted fresh pleas from Ukraine’s president for western air defence systems.
In the capital, Kyiv, two people were killed and 13 were wounded in a ballistic missile attack in the early hours of Saturday, Kyiv’s police said.
Continue reading...New Jersey officer charged after going out for pizza instead of responding to shooting
Sgt Kevin Bollaro accused of misconduct and falsifying report after blowing off investigation of a double homicide
A New Jersey officer has been charged with misconduct after prosecutors say he didn’t quickly respond to and properly investigate reports of a shooting that turned out to be a double murder, instead stopping at an ATM and pizzeria.
Franklin township police sergeant Kevin Bollaro was the on-duty officer on the evening of 1 August when police received 911 calls reporting gunshots and screaming in Pittstown, about 60 miles (96 kilometers) from Manhattan in central New Jersey, according to Hunterdon county prosecutor Renée Robeson’s office.
Continue reading...Liverpool defeated by Brentford, record fourth straight Premier League loss
Premier League holders Liverpool's title defence continues to stutter as Brentford's recovery persists.
British Airways pulls Louis Theroux podcast sponsorship after Bob Vylan interview
Airline says singer’s defiant interview breached its policy on politically sensitive or controversial subjects
British Airways has halted its sponsorship of Louis Theroux’s podcast over an interview with the frontman of Bob Vylan.
The airline has withdrawn its adverts from the journalist’s podcast after he interviewed Bobby Vylan – whose real name is Pascal Robinson-Foster.
Continue reading...Venezuela’s Maduro says US ‘fabricating war’ as it deploys world’s largest warship
The deployment marks a major escalation in what the US says is a campaign against drug traffickers, which Trump warns will include "land action".
Trump raises tariffs on Canada by 10% in retaliation for anti-tariff TV ad
Move is response to ad sponsored by Ontario that referenced Ronald Reagan’s support for free trade
Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he will raise US tariffs on Canada by 10% in retaliation for an anti-tariff advertisement sponsored by the Ontario government, which has further strained one of the world’s largest trade partnerships.
The statement, posted on Trump’s Truth Social account, came after several days of public disputes over the ad, which referenced Ronald Reagan’s support for free trade and provoked the US president’s anger.
Continue reading...‘I’m not going to be wasting my time’ — Trump rules out Putin meeting without Ukraine peace progress – The Kyiv Independent
- 'I'm not going to be wasting my time' — Trump rules out Putin meeting without Ukraine peace progress The Kyiv Independent
- Stony silence from Moscow after Trump turns on Russia, says talks with Putin 'don't go anywhere' CNBC
- Trump says he won't waste time meeting Putin unless Ukraine deal is likely to happen soon Fox News
- How Trump’s plans for a Budapest summit with Putin turned into sanctions on Russia CNN
- Trump says he will not meet with Putin until he thinks there is a deal on Ukraine Reuters
Connolly declared president of Ireland after landslide win
Catherine Connolly, an independent who was backed by the major left-wing parties, pledges to be "an inclusive president for all".