File photo of U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday (August 11, 2025) that his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin this Friday (August 15, 2025) in Alaska will be a “feel-out meeting” aimed at urging Russia to end the war in … Read more
Norwegian central bank, where Norway’s sovereign wealth fund is situated, in Oslo, Norway. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Norway’s $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund said on Monday (August 11, 2025) it is terminating contracts with asset managers handling its Israeli investments and has divested parts of its portfolio in the country over the situation in … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 11, 2025, conveyed to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that India remains committed to making every possible contribution for a peaceful solution to the Ukraine conflict. File | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (August 11, 2025) conveyed to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that India remains committed … Read more
Miguel Uribe Turbay, centre in blue tie, a Colombian senator and presidential candidate for the right-wing Centro Democrático party, celebrates after voting against a labor reform referendum proposed by the government, in Bogota, Colombia, May 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Colombian conservative senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay died on Monday (August 11, … Read more
In recent years, GLP-1 medications have gained a lot of traction. They not only help in managing Type 2 diabetes; they also play a major role in helping people lose weight. But now, recent research suggests that these medications may help in protecting the brain from cognitive decline, too. Two newly published observational studies have … Read more
Greta Thunberg. | Photo Credit: Reuters Greta Thunberg said she and a Palestinian activist group plan to sail a new flotilla loaded with humanitarian aid to Gaza to break the “illegal Israeli siege”. Two other attempts by activists to deliver aid by ship to Gaza, in June and July, were blocked by Israel. Troops boarded … Read more
Los Angeles suffered days of unrest and protests sparked by mass immigration raids at places where people gather to find work, like Home Depot stores, a garment factory and a warehouse. | Photo Credit: AP A landmark trial kicks off on Monday (August 11, 2025) over the Trump administration’s use of National Guard troops to … Read more
Palaces rich with history often fall flat with children, but these offer playgrounds and activities that capture their imaginations and let them run wild. Source link
Al-Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif in Gaza City. Al Jazeera said two of its correspondents, including a prominent reporter, and three cameramen were killed in an Israeli strike on their tent in Gaza City on August 10. | Photo Credit: AFP Anas al-Sharif, a journalist for Al Jazeera, was killed in an Israeli strike on Sunday (August … Read more
This handout video grab released and taken on August 11, 2025 by the Philippine Coast Guard shows an incident between a Chinese Navy vessel (L) and a Chinese Coast Guard ship (R) as seen from a Philippine fisheries boat near Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea. Photo: Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) … Read more
