How the Trump-Putin summit unfolded… in under 2 minutes
The meeting concluded with no deal being reached between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin but "great progress" was made in Ukraine talks.
Are mangoes good for diabetes? Indian studies challenge conventional wisdom
Two Indian trials suggest that controlled mango consumption, instead of carbs, may improve blood sugar in diabetes.
Trump says Xi told him China will not invade Taiwan while he is in office
US president says Chinese counterpart told him ‘I am very patient and China is very patient’
The US president, Donald Trump, has said that his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, told him China would not invade Taiwan while Trump is in office.
Trump made the comments in an interview with Fox News on Friday, ahead of talks with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
Continue reading...Tuvalu considers pulling out of Pacific leaders’ summit amid China-linked power struggle
Exclusive: Prime minister Feletei Teo says Tuvalu may withdraw from crucial meeting after key countries such as Taiwan were barred from attending
Tuvalu’s prime minister Feletei Teo said his country may pull out of the region’s top political meeting next month, after host nation Solomon Islands moved to block all external partners – including China, US and Taiwan – from attending.
The Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting will be held in Honiara in September. On 7 August, Solomon Islands prime minister Jeremiah Manele told parliament that no dialogue partners would be invited to the annual gathering.
Continue reading...Watch: Royals and veterans mark VJ Day 80 years on
The King and Queen led a two-minute silence at a service in Staffordshire to commemorate 80 years since VJ Day.
China unveils newest AI technology at World Robot Conference
More than 200 companies showcase their latest innovations at the World Robot Conference in Beijing, China.
Hamas negotiators signal willingness to ease demands that collapsed talks — officials – The Times of Israel
- Hamas negotiators signal willingness to ease demands that collapsed talks — officials The Times of Israel
- Live Updates: Israel prepares for Gaza takeover, Hezbollah warns Lebanon The Jerusalem Post
- Gaza talks to focus on releasing hostages all in one go, Netanyahu hints BBC
- Netanyahu hints Gaza ceasefire talks now focus on releasing all hostages at once NBC News
- Hamas softens stance on partial hostage deal as Israel weighs next move Ynetnews
Liverpool avoid late Bournemouth scare to win Premier League opener
Bournemouth fight back from two down but Liverpool secure late win on emotional Anfield night.
Democrats introduce joint resolution to end Trump’s ‘lawless’ DC takeover
Legislation says special emergency conditions that would warrant federalization of DC police have not been met
Democratic lawmakers have introduced a joint resolution aimed at ending what they call Trump’s unlawful and unprecedented move to federalize the Metropolitan police department (MPD) in Washington DC.
Representative Jamie Raskin, the ranking member of the House judiciary committee; DC’s non-voting House delegate, Eleanor Holmes Norton; and representative Robert Garcia, ranking member of the House committee on oversight and government reform, introduced the resolution on Friday, invoking the District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973.
Continue reading...New Orleans mayor indicted on fraud charges linked to affair with bodyguard
LaToya Cantrell is accused of ‘defrauding’ city, paying Jeffrey Vappie as if he were on duty while on trips and trysts.
New Orleans mayor indicted for corruption over alleged bodyguard romance
Grand jury charges LaToya Cantrell with using city property and resources for purported affair
The New Orleans mayor, LaToya Cantrell, was indicted by a federal grand jury Friday on corruption charges involving a purported romance with her former bodyguard.
Cantrell, 53, thus became the first New Orleans mayor in the city’s 307-year history to be charged by the US government with crimes while still in office.
Continue reading...UK to prosecute 60 more people for backing banned Palestine Action group
Since the controversial ban on July 7, more than 700 people have been detained at peaceful protests.
How an emergency declaration deepened Honduras’s crime crisis
Critics say Honduras's long-running state of exception created a system of impunity for the country's law enforcement.
I tried to find out if the dinosaur tooth I bought online was real. It didn’t go as expected – CNN
Africa wants new map to represent continent’s impact on the world – The Times
- Africa wants new map to represent continent’s impact on the world The Times
- African Union joins calls to end use of Mercator map that shrinks continent’s size The Guardian
- Why African campaign groups want the traditional world map scrapped Sky News
- ‘Correct The Map’: AU Denounces Cartographic Imperialism in Global Fight for Africa’s Spatial Justice Morocco World News
- African countries are calling on the international community to adopt a map that reflects the right 매일경제
Trump, Putin skip questions ahead of Alaska joint press conference
US President Trump and Russian President Putin began talks on the Ukraine war at a US military base in Alaska.
When our inflation infeelings don’t match the CPI : Planet Money – NPR
Pilot Detained At A Chilean Military Base In Antarctica Finally Cuts Deal To Leave, All For Children’s Cancer Research – Jalopnik
- Pilot Detained At A Chilean Military Base In Antarctica Finally Cuts Deal To Leave, All For Children's Cancer Research Jalopnik
- American Pilot, 20, Stuck Off Antarctica Says It’s ‘Isolating and Lonely’ The New York Times
- US teen influencer pilot accused of unauthorized Antarctic landing reaches deal to leave Chile CNN
- American teen pilot detained in Antarctica while raising money for cancer on solo trip Fox News
- U.S. teen influencer still stranded in Antarctic weeks after landing plane without permission CBS News
Israel targets emergency workers trying to help people trapped in Gaza City
As military closes in on city, it continues attacks across enclave, targeting al-Shifa and Al-Aqsa hospitals.