Trump admin backs off Washington, DC police takeover after striking deal
US President Donald Trump had placed Washington’s police department under federal control earlier this week.
Day: August 16, 2025
Zelensky says he will meet US president in Washington
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky will head to Washington to discuss “ending the killing and the war” with US President Donald Trump, he announced Saturday (August 16). The Washington meeting is set to take place three days after Trump’s talks with …
Bid to track tourists amid fears hundreds could have been exposed to rabies at bat-infested cabins
Health officials estimated that up to 500 people had stayed in the cabins – some from outside America
A charred Grand Canyon mascot is recovered from the rubble. Can Brighty the Burro be saved?
One of the first chores for the team will be testing for any toxic materials on the sculpture
Alaska summit: Putin managed ‘to get out of the international isolation’
The high-stakes summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin began with a warm welcome and a flyover by screaming jets at a US military base in Alaska but ended with a thud Friday after they conceded that they had failed …
At least 18 dead and nine injured after bus plunges from bridge into a river after veering off the road in Algeria
AT LEAST 18 people have died and nine injured after a bus veered off the road and plummeted from a bridge into a river.
Emergency services were called to reports of the horrific i…
11 Killed in Ryazan Explosives Plant Blast – The Moscow Times
11 Killed in Ryazan Explosives Plant Blast The Moscow TimesA fire at a Russian industrial plant kills 11 and injures 130 ABC NewsBlast at factory in Russia’s Ryazan kills 11, injures 130 ReutersAt Least Nine People Kill…
Alaska summit done, Zelenskyy next: Ukraine President set for talks with Trump; focus on ending war
President Zelenskyy affirmed Ukraine’s commitment to peace following a briefing from President Trump on his Alaska meeting with President Putin. Zelenskyy expressed support for a trilateral meeting involving the US, Ukraine, and Russia, and he is sched…
Sudden, heavy rain in Pakistan, Kashmir and Nepal kills over 300 people
Sudden floods triggered by heavy rains have killed more than 300 people across parts of Pakistan, India-administered Kashmir and Nepal, authorities have confirmed, as scores of people remain missing.
Putin cynically ‘did not hear’ question about killing of peaceful Ukrainians twice
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