Donald Trump reverses course on Ukraine-Russia ceasefire deal
US President Donald Trump has made an abrupt reversal on a ceasefire condition before a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.
Day: August 17, 2025
Trump Backs Off Cease-Fire Demand in Ukraine War, Aligning With Putin
President Trump’s break from a strategy agreed to with European allies could give President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia an edge as talks to end the fighting continue.
A new Artificial Analysis benchmark, focusing on OpenAI’s gpt-oss-120b, shows how open-weight LLMs exhibit inconsistent performance across hosting providers (Simon Willison/Simon Willison’s Weblog)
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A new Artificial Analysis benchmark, focusing on OpenAI’s gpt-oss-120b, shows how open-weight LLMs exhibit inconsistent performance across hosting providers — Artificial Analysis published a…
Horror moment ‘fire tornado’ ravages European holiday hotspot
Fire tornados are rare and are formed in intense heat when the air surrounding a fire begins to rotate into a vortex.
Tensions soar in Serbia as angry protesters clash with police, set fire to party offices
Angry protesters have set fire to the offices of Serbia’s governing populist party in a western town and clashed with police in the capital Belgrade in another evening of violent protests shaking the Balkan country.
Woman from Gaza evacuated to Italy dies in hospital
The patient was admitted to Pisa University Hospital late on Wednesday and died on Friday.
Road to Hoh Rain Forest reopens after flood closure
The Hoh Rain Forest area of Olympic National Park reopened on Saturday after flooding.
Malnourished Gazan woman flown to Italy dies in hospital
The woman was one of 180 Gazans evacuated by Italy in response to the humanitarian crisis
Malnourished Gazan woman flown to Italy dies in hospital – BBC
Malnourished Gazan woman flown to Italy dies in hospital BBCMalnourished Palestinian woman dies in Italy after Gaza evacuation The GuardianWoman from Gaza evacuated to Italy in a ‘state of severe physical deterioration’ dies in ho…
Wildfires rage in Spain and Portugal as heatwave continues
Thousands of firefighters have been battling huge blazes in Spain and Portugal on Saturday.