Analyst Melinda Haring says Europe is relieved Trump didn’t cut a land deal with Putin over Ukraine at the Alaska summit
Category: 3. Middle East
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“Expectations were low and nothing came out” of Trump-Putin talks
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Trump admin backs off Washington, DC police takeover after striking deal | Donald Trump News
US President Donald Trump had placed Washington’s police department under federal control earlier this week.
The administration of US President Donald Trump has reversed course and agreed to leave the Washington, DC police chief in control of…
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Israeli army kills 8 more Palestinians in fresh Gaza strikes – Middle East Monitor
Funeral of 20 Palestinians at Al-Shifa Hospital, following the recent Israeli attacked in the northern Gaza Strip, on 16 August 2025 [Moahmmed Asad/Middle East Monitor]
Funeral of 20 Palestinians…
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How a father’s love and a pandemic created a household name | Features
For most people, memories of childhood coughs and colds are synonymous with a menthol-smelling ointment in a dark blue jar with a turquoise cap.
For more than a century, Vicks VapoRub has been a household name across continents. How it became one…
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Why is South Africa’s army chief under fire for backing Iran? | International Trade News
South African Army Chief General Rudzani Maphwanya is facing backlash in his home country following the release of alleged comments he made during an official visit to Iran, which analysts say could further complicate the already turbulent…
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‘No deal’ at Trump-Putin meeting: Key takeaways from Alaska summit | Russia-Ukraine war News
In the lead-up to his much-touted Friday summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, United States President Donald Trump expressed confidence in his ability to make concrete progress towards securing a ceasefire in Ukraine at the meeting.
Putin…
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No “plausible justification” to murder Anas al-Sharif
Jamal Elshayyal, Director of Al Jazeera 360, talks of the double standard in the reaction to Anas al-Sharif’s killing.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,269 | Russia-Ukraine war News
Here are the key events on day 1,269 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Here is how things stand on Saturday, August 16:
Fighting
- The Ukrainian military said that it struck the Syzran oil refinery in Russia’s Samara region overnight, reporting a fire…
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Trump, Putin end short summit without ceasefire deal in Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News
US President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin ended in Alaska without a deal on halting Moscow’s war on Ukraine, but it did give the Russian president a “diplomatic win” after years of being shunned by the West,…
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“We didn’t get there” – Trump and Putin Ukraine meeting falls short | Russia-Ukraine war
NewsFeed US President Donald Trump says he and Russian President Vladimir Putin made progress during three hours of talks in Alaska to resolve the Russia-Ukraine war, but that there’s “no deal.”. Putin said they are “ready to work” on…
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