Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to meet in coming days, Kremlin aide says
Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov says a Trump-Putin meeting could happen as soon as next week.
I lost my link to the outside world as Israel continues to bomb us in Gaza
Ahmed Al-Najjar writes about the day his phone stopped working, and why that means so much more than it seems.
Video: Boy who looks after cats in Gaza mourns for kitten he could not save
Palestinian boy Ahmed Aaed shared his grief over one kitten he was unable to save due to the Israeli-imposed blockade.
Fabregas’s Como and Pellegrini’s Betis involved in punch-up
Both sides have a player sent off as first half between Real Betis and Como descends into violence.
Why Trump-Putin talks unlikely to bring rapid end to Ukraine war
Even with Trump's direct involvement, Moscow's preconditions for a ceasefire in Ukraine make a swift ending to the bloodshed difficult to reach.
MSF demands Gaza’s GHF sites be shut down over ‘orchestrated killing’
‘People are being shot like animals.’ Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is calling for Gaza’s GHF aid sites to be shut down
Macron takes aim at Algerian officials in major diplomatic escalation – politico.eu
- Macron takes aim at Algerian officials in major diplomatic escalation politico.eu
- France to tighten visa rules for Algerian diplomats as deportation dispute escalates Reuters
- Macron introduces new French visa restrictions against Algeria Middle East Eye
- Macron seeks to end visa exemptions for Algerian diplomats amid deportation row France 24
- France's Macron Hardens Stance on Algeria, Calling for Greater Firmness Bloomberg.com
Frontline report: Ukraine deploys RPG-firing drones to crush Russian flank attempt near Torske – Euromaidan Press
- Frontline report: Ukraine deploys RPG-firing drones to crush Russian flank attempt near Torske Euromaidan Press
- Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,261 Al Jazeera
- War update: Ukrainian forces repel 52 Russian attacks in Pokrovsk sector Ukrinform
- Pokrovsky and Lymansky directions remain the hottest on the front Online.UA
- Battlefield sees 147 combat clashes over past day, 38 of them on Pokrovsk front – Ukraine's General Staff yahoo.com
Settlements ‘annex the West Bank into Israel’
The building of settlements “is going to be a fatal blow for a potential of any Palestinian state”.
Trump’s sweeping new tariffs take effect against dozens of countries
The president also hit India with a 50% tariff and threatened a 100% levy on foreign-made computer chips.
Thousands of hotels in Europe to sue Booking.com over ‘abusive’ practices
Class action lawsuit argues the online travel platform distorted market with ‘best price’ clauses
Booking.com is facing a class-action lawsuit from more than 10,000 European hotels arguing that the accommodation mega-site used its muscle to distort the market to their detriment over a 20-year period.
The Association of Hotels, Restaurants and Cafes in Europe (Hotrec), which represents the industry within the EU and is bringing the legal action, recently extended to 29 August a deadline for hotel owners to join the suit because of high demand.
Continue reading...South Africa ‘fear’ nothing as Australia seek WTC revenge
Australia begin white-ball tour of South Africa on Sunday with hosts brimming from World Test Championship final win.
Captive negotiator says he received written ceasefire proposal from Hamas
Greshon Baskin says Hamas submitted a written ceasefire deal to end the war and release all Israeli captives
What makes Israel’s starvation of Gaza stand apart – vox.com
- What makes Israel’s starvation of Gaza stand apart vox.com
- Opinion | Hunger in Gaza has many authors, but Israel isn’t one of them The Washington Post
- Feeding the Enemy Tablet Magazine
- Headlines for August 07, 2025 Democracy Now!
- Nearly 12,000 children under five in Gaza have acute malnutrition, says WHO Reuters
Saving endangered leopard sharks in Indonesia’s Raja Ampat archipelago
101 East meets the conservationists in Indonesia bringing leopard sharks back from the brink of extinction.
Arundhati Roy works among dozens of books banned in Indian-administered Kashmir
Censorship order accuses books of promoting ‘false narrative and secessionism’ in disputed territory
The government in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir has banned 25 books, including works by the Booker-prize winning author Arundhati Roy, accusing them of promoting a “false narrative and secessionism” in the disputed territory.
The censorship order was issued by Manoj Sinha, the lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir, who was appointed by the ruling Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) under the prime minister, Narendra Modi. Sinha was previously a minister in Modi’s BJP government.
Continue reading...Tears and outrage in South Africa as accused in pig farm murder walks free
Adrian de Wet says he was forced to throw the bodies of two black women into the pig enclosure.
Religious schools fill gaps amid Afghanistan’s fractured education system
Enrolment in madrassas surges, with one school seeing number of students grow from 35 to 160 in five years.
Italy greenlights plan to build world’s longest suspension bridge
Italy has approved a $15.5bn suspension bridge which will connect the mainland to the island of Sicily.
Columbia University agrees to rules making teaching “Impossible”
Prof. Khalidi warns Columbia’s Trump-era deal curbs academic freedom, making key topics “impossible to teach.”