Day: August 19, 2025
Russia-Ukraine exchange fire after Trump-Zelenskyy meet: Moscow launches biggest attack on Kyiv in August; Volgograd governor says oil refinery on fire
Overnight, Russia and Ukraine exchanged fire. This happened as Volodymyr Zelenskyy engaged in talks with US and European leaders. Russia launched drones and missiles, some of which Ukraine intercepted. Strikes impacted multiple sites. Russia claims to …
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni caught rolling her eyes as Merz ‘lectures’ Trump during Ukraine talks – MSN
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni caught rolling her eyes as Merz ‘lectures’ Trump during Ukraine talks MSNTrump whispers ‘crazy’ Putin deal theory to Macron in hot mic moment Fox NewsThis conversation is being recorded: Trump’s hot mic m…
Timelapse shows Swedish 600-tonne church begin three-mile journey to new home
A landmark church in Sweden began a two-day journey to its new home on Tuesday, 19 August, time-lapse video shows.
SFL cuts dividend as vessel sales reduce cash flow
Shipowner names Seatankers’ Jan Erik Klepsand as new board director
Power Games: How Donald Trump tried to make Volodymyr Zelenskyy wear a suit and tie – but the latter refused
But Zelenskyy has spent the last three years rewriting that script. His wartime wardrobe is not an accident of comfort but a deliberate symbol. Sweatshirts, fatigues, and henleys have become part of Ukraine’s frontline diplomacy, reminding the world at…
Why Ukraine’s first lady wrote Melania Trump a letter
Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska has thanked US First Lady Melania Trump for imploring Vladimir Putin to protect children.
Russia Responds To Washington Talks With Mass Drone And Missile Strikes On Ukraine – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Russia Responds To Washington Talks With Mass Drone And Missile Strikes On Ukraine Radio Free Europe/Radio LibertyRussia launches largest attack of August on Ukraine after Trump-Zelenskyy meeting ABC NewsRussia bombards Ukrainian …
Decarbonisation advocate Rasmus Bach Nielsen quits Trafigura weeks before key IMO vote
Influential figure in the world’s second-biggest oil trader to take time out for management school training
Gaza ceasefire proposal agreed by Hamas ‘almost identical’ to US special envoy’s, Qatar says
A latest Gaza ceasefire proposal approved by Hamas is “almost identical” to that put forward by US special envoy Steve Witkoff, a spokesperson for Qatar’s foreign ministry has said.