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Zelensky and allies head to White House for Ukraine talks with Trump
Jude Sheerin BBC News, Washington Watch: How Friday’s Trump-Putin summit unfolded… in under 2 minutes US President Donald Trump will host Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday for their first meeting since the pair’s heated exchange in the White House earlier this year – but this time the Ukrainian president is bringing European allies. Nato Secretary General…
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White House talks more important than US-Russia summit in Alaska
Frank Gardner BBC Security Correspondent Getty Images It is quite possible that Monday’s meeting in the White House could prove even more crucial to the future of Ukraine – and for all of Europe’s security – than last Friday’s US-Russia summit in Alaska. On the surface, that Putin-Trump reunion seemed to live down to every…
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Three Republican-led states to send National Guard troops to DC
Three Republican-led US states will send members of their National Guard forces to Washington, DC to bolster the roughly 800 troops President Donald Trump has already deployed to the city. West Virginia Governor Parick Morrisey said he would send 300-400 of the state’s National Guard troops at Trump’s request. South Carolina will send 200 troops,…
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Huge crowds gather in Israel calling for hostage deal and end to Gaza war
Getty Images “Hostages Square” on Sunday in Tel Aviv Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered in Israel to call for an end to the Gaza war and a deal to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas. The largest crowd was seen in Tel Aviv’s “Hostages Square” on Sunday, with the organisers saying…
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New Orleans mayor and bodyguard lover charged with fraud and corruption
The mayor of New Orleans and her bodyguard have been charged with fraud and corruption over claims they used public funds to fuel an alleged romance. Prosecutors said on Friday that LaToya Cantrell developed a “personal, intimate relationship” with Jeffrey Vappie from October 2021, while he was part of her protection team. From then until…
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What handing Donbas to Putin would mean for Ukraine
Joel Gunter Reporting from Kyiv Anadolu via Getty Images Life for those living close to the front lines in the Donbas region face a daily struggle for survival Days before meeting Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Donald Trump referred to what he called “land swaps” as a condition for peace. For Ukrainians, it was a confusing…
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What to know as Air Canada flights grounded and attendants strike
Lisa Lambert and Kayla Epstein BBC News Reuters Air Canada flights will resume on Saturday evening, as a strike by its 10,000 cabin crew came to an end. The Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) told the airline’s staff to return to work and said that an expired collective agreement would be extended until a new…
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Can a new wave of restaurants help China win hearts?
Getty Images As Chinese restaurant chains boom, they are finding their way to new places Kelly Ng BBC News, Singapore Grilled fish on a generous bed of numbing chillis and peppercorns from China’s south-western metropolis, Chongqing; cumin-laced lamb skewers from Xinjiang in the far north; and fiery rice noodles flavoured with snails from the famed…
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Hollywood stuntman set on fire for Pink Floyd cover dies aged 88
Ronnie Rondell Jr – who was famously set alight for the front cover of Pink Floyd’s iconic Wish You Were Here album cover – has died at the age of 88. The Hollywood stuntman and actor died on 12 August at a care home in the US state of Missouri, according to an online obituary.…
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Sudan army torturing people to death, says rights group
A prominent Sudanese human rights group has accused the country’s army and security forces of torturing people to death and operating “execution chambers”. The Emergency Lawyers group said it had documented hundreds of arrests in the capital Khartoum. It said that in the “worst cases”, some captives had later been found dead with evidence of…
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