U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. File | Photo Credit: AP The Kremlin said Thursday (August 7, 2025) that a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin was set for the “coming days”, with the two sides already having agreed the venue “in principle.” The summit would be … Read more
When a flight from Madrid to New York had engine trouble over the Atlantic, 282 passengers ended up at a tiny, remote airport wondering what happens next. Source link
Cuban influencer Sandro Castro has chosen a very different path from his revolutionary grandfather Fidel, using his name to pursue online fame while occasionally poking fun at the island’s dire shortages of food, medicine, power and fuel. It is a pastime some find entertaining, even fair commentary, but the 33-year-old is coming under increasing scrutiny … Read more
Ready to pay personal price to protect farmers’ interest: PM Modi on Trump tariff Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (August 7, 2025) said India will never compromise the interests of its farmers, fishermen and dairy farmers, asserting that he would be ready to pay any price. “For us, farmers’ interest is the foremost priority. … Read more
A general view of a cogeneration plant in Schwerin, Germany. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Germany’s Cabinet approved a draft law on Wednesday (August 6, 2025) aimed at fast-tracking the rollout of geothermal energy projects, as part of its goal to eliminate fossil fuel-based heating by 2045. Interest in geothermal energy has surged since Russia’s … Read more
President Donald Trump’s higher tariff rates of 10% to 50% on dozens of trading partners kicked in on Thursday, August 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump’s higher tariff rates of 10% to 50% on dozens of trading partners kicked in on Thursday (August 7, 2025), testing his strategy for shrinking U.S. trade … Read more
Supporters of the recall election await the results in Taipei on July 26. | Photo Credit: AFP The story so far: On July 26, Taiwanese citizens voted to recall 24 Kuomintang (KMT) opposition party lawmakers from parliament (Legislative Yuan), but in round one, all 24 members managed to retain their seats with people in their … Read more
In this image taken from video, a man carries bodies retrieved from the military helicopter crash in Sikaman near Adansi, Ashanti region, Ghana, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP The crash of a military helicopter in Ghana on Wednesday (August 6, 2025) killed all eight people aboard including the West African country’s Defence … Read more
Demonstrators rally in support of former President Jair Bolsonaro at the entrance to his residential complex, to denounce his house arrest order by the Supreme Court, in Brasília, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. | Photo Credit: Bolsonaro Lawyers for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro appealed on Wednesday a house arrest order imposed against him earlier … Read more
Since June, the intensity of Russian attacks on Ukrainian territories has increased significantly, leading to a large number of civilian deaths. June 2025 recorded the highest civilian casualty since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in February 2022. As per numbers by the UN Human Rights Mission in Ukraine, 232 people were killed and 1,343 … Read more
