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06/08/2025 23:19 The Guardian

Trump could meet Putin for Ukraine war talks ‘as soon as next week’

Summit with Russian leader would follow ‘great progress’ made by special envoy Steve Witkoff during Moscow visit Donald Trump could meet Vladimir Putin as soon as next week to discuss the war in Ukraine, White House officials have said, although senior administration officials have warned that s...

06/08/2025 21:46 The Guardian

Trump Tells European Leaders He Intends to Meet With Putin and Zelensky

If the meeting goes ahead as President Trump described, it will be the first in-person summit between an American and Russian president in more than four years....

06/08/2025 21:45 New York Times

Liquid butt lifts targeted in clampdown on England’s cosmetic ‘wild west’

Only qualified professionals would be able to offer high-risk BBL procedures and filler clinics would require licences‘The pain was unbearable’: the agonising cost of England’s ‘cowboy’ cosmetic clinicsMinisters have announced a clampdown on “cowboy” cosmetic procedures, including liqu...

06/08/2025 21:30 The Guardian

Trump: Very good prospect I'll meet Putin

Donald Trump could meet Vladimir Putin in person as early as next week to discuss a ceasefire in Ukraine, a White House official has said....

06/08/2025 21:30 Skynews

Trump to Double India’s Tariff to 50% Over Russian Oil Purchases

Tariffs on Indian exports to the United States will surge to 50 percent by late August, as part of an effort by President Trump to pressure Russia into resolving its war in Ukraine....

06/08/2025 19:22 New York Times

With Sanctions Looming, Trump’s Envoy to Russia Meets With Putin

The envoy, Steve Witkoff, passed along “signals” from President Trump, according to an aide to President Vladimir V. Putin. Mr. Witkoff was making his fifth visit to Russia this year....

06/08/2025 19:13 New York Times

Calls for clarity over whether UK police can release suspects’ ethnicity and immigration status

Warwickshire police and crime commissioner’s call comes after claims of cover-up over details of men accused of child rapeYvette Cooper is facing demands for clarity over the information that police forces are permitted to release to the public after claims of a “cover-up” by the authorities o...

06/08/2025 19:02 The Guardian

Rains and Broken Roads Complicate Flood Rescue in Indian Himalayas

About 190 people have been rescued so far, officials said, but they warned that the death toll could rise....

06/08/2025 18:17 New York Times

Donald Trump says ‘everyone agrees this war must come to a close’ after Witkoff meets Putin – as it happened

US president says ‘great progress was made’ as White House official says secondary sanctions on Russia still expected to be implemented on FridayWe are getting first pictures from inside the Kremlin showing Russia’s Putin welcoming Witkoff for their talks.Earlier today, Witkoff also went for a...

06/08/2025 17:46 The Guardian

Despite Opposition, Netanyahu’s Security Cabinet to Discuss Gaza Military Push

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with a group of senior ministers on Thursday as the families of the hostages warn that moving into new areas could endanger the captives....

06/08/2025 17:33 New York Times

China Turns to A.I. in Information Warfare

Documents examined by researchers show how one company in China has collected data on members of Congress and other influential Americans....

06/08/2025 16:33 New York Times

For Some Wounded in Ukraine War, Surgery Helps Rebuild a Sense of Self

Surgeons have made significant strides in tending to the war’s wounded, particularly through the use of 3-D printing, creating patient-specific implants and surgical guides....

06/08/2025 16:13 New York Times

What to Know About India’s Oil Trade With Russia

President Trump accused India of aiding Moscow’s war on Ukraine by purchasing Russian energy, derailing trade talks between India and the United States....

06/08/2025 16:11 New York Times

Journalist missing in Norway survived six nights in wilderness with leg injury

Alec Luhn ‘very lucky’ to manage in bad weather and with little food or drink in Folgefonna national park, medic saysRescuers in Norway have found the award-winning environmental journalist Alec Luhn alive after he went missing in the remote Folgefonna national park and survived nearly a week al...

06/08/2025 16:00 The Guardian

Trump threatens 50% tariffs on India over ties to Russia and Brics bloc

White House move follows India’s oil purchases from Russia and comes amid broader Trump push for trade ‘reciprocity’The White House is placing an additional 25% tariff on imports from India, bringing total tariffs up to 50%, in retaliation over the country’s purchase of oil from Russia, acco...

06/08/2025 15:45 The Guardian

British Opera Company Cancels ‘Tosca’ Collaboration in Israel After Criticism

The Royal Ballet and Opera said it was scrapping performances in Tel Aviv next year, after nearly 200 staff members signed an open letter criticizing its stance on the war in Gaza....

06/08/2025 15:43 New York Times

Trump threatens to take ‘federal control’ of DC after Doge staffer attack – US politics live updates

President claims on social media that DC is ‘totally out of control’ and if the city doesn’t ‘get it’s act together’ he will have ‘no choice but to take Federal control’After taking six months to conclude that Vladimir Putin may not be a kindred transactional authoritarian leader but...

06/08/2025 15:15 The Guardian

Keir Starmer downplays warnings that taxes will have to be raised in autumn

PM says he doesn’t recognise some figures in independent forecast that projects £51bn shortfall in public finances UK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has sought to play down warnings that the government will be forced to raise taxes this autumn and said some of the figures being circ...

06/08/2025 14:54 The Guardian

World awaits Trump’s next move as Russia ceasefire deadline approaches

US president has been unusually reticent about plans to punish Russia if it does not agree to end Ukraine warEurope live – latest updatesAfter taking six months to conclude that Vladimir Putin may not be a kindred transactional authoritarian leader but an ideological nationalist seeking the return...

06/08/2025 14:53 The Guardian

Sudan’s Civil War Shifts Toward Kordofan

Since the Sudanese Army drove its paramilitary rival from the capital in March, the two sides are battling for territorial gains in the Kordofan region....

06/08/2025 13:01 New York Times

Reeves urged to consider replacing council tax as thinktank warns of ‘impossible trilemma’ for chancellor – UK politics live

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research says government’s spending gap is on course to reach more than £40bnEd Davey, the Liberal Democrat leader, has urged Keir Starmer to call Donald Trump to encourage him to use his influence to block Israel’s plans for a “full occupation”...

06/08/2025 12:00 The Guardian

Gaza from the sky – a landscape of rubble, dust and graves | First Thing

The Guardian joins a Jordanian military airdrop for a rare chance to observe a landscape devastated by Israel’s offensive. Plus, travels in Trump’s FloridaDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Seen from the air, Gaza looks like the ruins of an ancient civilizati...

06/08/2025 11:19 The Guardian

US special envoy's visit to Moscow may get Putin to offer something, but likely not a Ukraine ceasefire

The first footage of Steve Witkoff in Moscow probably won't fill Ukraine and its allies with confidence....

06/08/2025 10:51 Skynews

Spat between Harry and Sentebale chair appears far from over despite charity watchdog's verdict

It was the most personal fall out: the vicious war of words and the 'he said, she said' of the Sentebale row between chair Sophie Chandauka and Prince Harry really hooking us all in back in April....

06/08/2025 09:57 Skynews

Russia takes fight over cancellation of embassy near Parliament House to Australia’s high court

Australia’s solicitor general tells high court Russia should not be paid compensation ‘for problems they cause themselves’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRussia has claimed the cancellation of its embassy lease in Canberra was illegal as lawyers for the Australian go...

06/08/2025 08:50 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: 20 killed as aid truck overturns in Gaza, civil defence agency says

Truck drivers have said delivering aid has become increasingly dangerous, while Jordan says Israeli settlers attacked a separate Gaza-bound convoy on WednesdayTargeting medics and hospitals in acts of war should be called “healthocide”, academics have urged, amid an increase in such attacks in r...

06/08/2025 08:27 The Guardian

Chemical pollution a threat comparable to climate change, scientists warn

More than 100 million ‘novel entity’ chemicals are in circulation, with health impact not widely recognisedChemical pollution is “a threat to the thriving of humans and nature of a similar order as climate change” but decades behind global heating in terms of public awareness and action, a r...

06/08/2025 04:00 The Guardian

Hiroshima anniversary: mayor says Ukraine and Middle East crises show world ignoring nuclear ‘tragedies’

On 80th anniversary of atomic bombing, Kazumi Matsui urges younger people to recognise ‘inhumane’ consequences of nuclear weapons as a deterrentThe mayor of Hiroshima has led calls for the world’s most powerful countries to abandon nuclear deterrence, at a ceremony to mark 80 years since the c...

06/08/2025 03:39 The Guardian

California Democrats Look to Redraw House Map Amid Texas Redistricting War

As a Texas senator summoned the F.B.I. to round up Democrats, the redistricting war that began in Texas was spreading, with California aiming at five Republican House seats....

06/08/2025 00:26 New York Times

Officials Move to Open Inquiry on Trump’s ‘Russia Hoax’ Grievance

Such an investigation would have to overcome a number of legal and practical hurdles, but an order by Attorney General Pam Bondi asking for a grand jury inquiry in Florida accomplishes political objectives....

06/08/2025 00:12 New York Times

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