Why Russia Sold Alaska to the U.S.
The Trump-Putin summit will take place in a former Russian colony that the United States bought for $7.2 million in 1867. Here’s how the deal came together and why its legacy matters.
Day: August 15, 2025
News24 | Melania Trump threatens to sue Hunter Biden over ‘false, disparaging, defamatory’ Epstein claims
US First Lady Melania Trump has threatened to sue former US president Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, for more than $1 billion over claims about Jeffrey Epstein.
Plastic pollution treaty talks end without deal
Talks aimed at reaching a treaty on tackling plastic pollution ended on Friday with no agreements on a last-ditch proposal aimed at breaking the deadlock.
Gaza health workers forced to work in “starvation conditions”
“As a healthcare worker, you go to work not sure if you’re ever going to come back to your family.”
Jeff Bezos’s Mother Jackie Bezos Dies At 78. She Was First To Invest In Amazon
In a tribute on social media, Jeff Bezos wrote that his mother died “surrounded by so many of us who loved her,” saying her death followed “a long fight with Lewy body dementia.”
Japan marks 80th anniversary of Second World War surrender
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed ‘remorse’ over the war.
Pakistan’s War Mongering Ploy To Hide Its Failures: India
India has sharply condemned Pakistan’s recent war-mongering rhetoric, characterising it as a deliberate ploy by Pakistan’s leadership to obscure their internal failures.During a weekly briefing, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal addressed escalating hostile comments from Pakistani officials, including threats of war and nuclear retaliation.Jaiswal underscored that
Trump, Putin meet in Alaska for high-stakes Ukraine summit
US President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin are set to meet on Friday in Alaska for a rare, high-stakes summit on Ukraine, marking Putin’s first visit to Western soil since the 2022 invasion. The summit comes as Moscow made fresh battlefield…
Suspected French spy arrested in alleged Mali coup plot
The French national is accused of working “on behalf of the French intelligence service” in Mali.
Mali coup plot: French man arrested over spying allegation – BBC
Mali coup plot: French man arrested over spying allegation BBCMali’s junta arrests generals and French national over alleged coup plot The GuardianMali’s military arrests generals, suspected French agent in overthrow plot &nb…