Brown University reaches deal with Trump administration to restore $50m in funds

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Ivy League school will commit to nondiscrimination in admissions and campus programs, and grant officials access to data

Brown University has reached an agreement with the Trump administration that will reinstate nearly $50m in research funding and close several federal investigations into the institution, university president Christina Paxson announced in a campus-wide email on Wednesday.

The settlement follows the Trump administration’s threat in April to freeze $510m in federal support to Brown. This makes Brown the third Ivy League school to reach a resolution with the federal government this month.

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Flight disruption after major UK air traffic outage – BBC

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  1. Flight disruption after major UK air traffic outage  BBC
  2. Flights resuming after air traffic control issue, but dozens have been cancelled  BBC
  3. Flights at UK airports hit by major technical issue  CNN
  4. UK flight delays: traffic control restored but transport secretary warns of continued disruption – as it happened  The Guardian
  5. Flights Are Disrupted at Airports Across U.K. After Radar Problem  The New York Times
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NYC rabbis arrested while protesting hunger in Gaza – Gothamist

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  1. NYC rabbis arrested while protesting hunger in Gaza  Gothamist
  2. Gazans Are Dying of Starvation  The New York Times
  3. The grim reality of Gaza's hunger crisis appears to be shifting U.S. public opinion  NBC News
  4. Gaza experiencing ‘worst case’ scenario of famine, leading aid group warns  PBS
  5. People are dying of malnutrition in Gaza. How does starvation kill you? : Goats and Soda  NPR
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Labour says firms will be penalised for late payments to suppliers

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Government drive to support small business will include startup loans for 69,000 companies worth £4bn

Keir Starmer has warned businesses who persistently delay payments to their suppliers that it is “time to pay up” as the government prepares to impose fines and penalties on repeat offenders.

In what Labour has billed as the toughest crackdown on late payments in a generation, the business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, will say on Thursday that the changes will slash a cost to the economy that has escalated to £11bn a year.

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12 killed, record number of children injured in Russia’s massive attack on Kyiv – The Kyiv Independent

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  1. 12 killed, record number of children injured in Russia’s massive attack on Kyiv  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Russian strikes kill eight and hit apartment block in Kyiv, officials say  BBC
  3. Russian Missile and Drone Attack Pummels Kyiv, Killing at Least 7  The New York Times
  4. Russian strike on Kyiv kills 7, including 6-year-old boy, Ukrainian president says  ABC News
  5. Fires and destruction as missile attacks rattle Ukraine’s capital  Al Jazeera
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Israel said to warn Hamas it will annex parts of Gaza if no hostage deal reached – The Times of Israel

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  1. Israel said to warn Hamas it will annex parts of Gaza if no hostage deal reached  The Times of Israel
  2. Israeli Far-Right Minister Promotes Plan for Jewish Resettlement in Gaza  The New York Times
  3. Israeli minister hints at annexing parts of Gaza  Reuters
  4. Israel weighs Gaza annexation if no hostage deal reached  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Pressure Hamas, Appease Far Right: Are Israeli Plans to Annex Gaza Just Spin?  Haaretz
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White House to end US tariff exemption for all low-value overseas packages

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Under Trump order, parcels valued at or under $800 outside of international postal network to face ‘all applicable duties’

The United States is suspending a “de minimis” exemption that allowed low-value commercial shipments to be shipped to the United States without facing tariffs, the White House said on Wednesday.

Under an executive order signed by Donald Trump on Wednesday, packages valued at or under $800 sent to the US outside of the international postal network will now face “all applicable duties” starting on 29 August, the White House said.

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18 EU countries turn to new defense fund as U.S. no longer considers Europe’s security a priority – PBS

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  1. 18 EU countries turn to new defense fund as U.S. no longer considers Europe’s security a priority  PBS
  2. EU members eye €127 billion in loans for defense procurement  Defense News
  3. European countries to borrow billions from EU to rearm Ukraine  politico.eu
  4. Eighteen EU members apply for a total of $147 billion from defence fund  Reuters
  5. EU capitals ask Brussels for nearly €130B to spend on defense  politico.eu
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Pressure piles on Merz to punish Israel over Gaza – politico.eu

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  1. Pressure piles on Merz to punish Israel over Gaza  politico.eu
  2. Middle East: Germany announces plan to airlift aid to Gaza  DW
  3. Merz Calls on Israel to Stop ‘Catastrophic’ Crisis in Gaza  Bloomberg.com
  4. Germany, Jordan want to supply Gaza by air – here is how it could work  Defense News
  5. French, UK, German foreign ministers may visit Israel next week to push for Gaza aid — Merz  The Times of Israel
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France and Britain Thought the Jews Would Be Pushovers – Commentary Magazine

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  1. France and Britain Thought the Jews Would Be Pushovers  Commentary Magazine
  2. What Countries Recognize a Palestinian State: A Map  The New York Times
  3. Statehood remains a distant dream for Palestinians as nightmare unfolds in Gaza  AP News
  4. Opinion | Macron’s View of Palestine Fits the Progressive Model  The Wall Street Journal
  5. Portugal makes cautious move towards recognising Palestinian state  Reuters
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Calls for UK air traffic control boss to resign as new glitch disrupts flights

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System restored after Nats limited flights due to technical problems that raised fears of repeat of chaos in August 2023

The head of the UK’s air traffic control company is facing calls to resign after the second disruption to flights in two years due to technical problems.

Hundreds of flights were delayed after the air traffic control (ATC) system went down for about 20 minutes on Wednesday.

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