Aug 15 WATCH: Trump and Putin hold joint news conference after meeting in Alaska By Michelle L. Price, Will Weissert, Associated Press President Donald Trump said he and Vladimir Putin didn’t reach a deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine after meeting on Friday — despite Putin saying they had come to “an understanding” — as the two leaders offered scant details… Continue reading
Aug 15 Far-right Israeli minister confronts long-imprisoned Palestinian leader face to face By Associated Press Marwan Barghouti is serving five life sentences after being convicted of involvement in attacks at the height of the Palestinian uprising, or intifada, in the early 2000s. Continue reading
Aug 15 Live updates: Trump meets with Putin in Alaska By Associated Press The leaders met in a three-on-three meeting along with top advisers a for high-stakes summit in Alaska that could determine the trajectory of the war in Ukraine and the fate of European security. Continue reading
Aug 15 Shooting near a mosque in Sweden leaves 2 wounded, police say By Associated Press The shooting took place outside a mosque in the central city of Örebro in the early afternoon following Friday prayers, police said. Continue reading
Aug 15 Plastic pollution treaty talks in Geneva end without an agreement By Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press Nations worked for 11 days at the United Nations office to try to complete a landmark treaty to end the plastic pollution crisis. Continue reading
Aug 15 Spain, Portugal, and Greece battle wildfires as heatwave is expected to last for days By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press A heatwave with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius, or 104 Fahrenheit, on several days this month was expected to last through Monday. Continue reading
Aug 15 Ethiopian fossil Lucy leaves for her first exhibition in Europe By Amanuel Gebremedhin Birhane, Associated Press Lucy was recovered in Ethiopia in 1974 from what was an ancient lake near fossilized remains of crocodiles, turtle eggs and crab claws. Continue reading
Aug 15 Taliban leader warns God will severely punish Afghans ungrateful for Islamic rule By Associated Press Since the Taliban seized Afghanistan in 2021, they have imposed their interpretation of Islamic law on daily life, including sweeping restrictions on women and girls, based on edicts from their leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. Continue reading
Aug 15 Pope Leo XIV prays for peace as U.S.-Russia summit over Ukraine war gets underway By Andrea Rosa, Nicole Winfield, Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press History’s first American pope didn’t mention the meeting Friday in Alaska between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. But he has constantly called for dialogue and an end to the conflict, including in conversations with Putin and Ukrainian… Continue reading
Aug 15 Flash floods triggered by torrential rains kill at least 176 people in India and Pakistan By Channi Anand, Riaz Khan, Associated Press Experts say cloudbursts have increased in recent years partly because of climate change, while damage from the storms also has increased because of unplanned development in mountain regions. Continue reading