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Troops hold little hope for peace

Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield expressed little hope for a diplomatic solution to the war, as US President Donald Trump’s deadline arrived for the Kremlin to make peace and he eyed a possible summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir...

Business

Tech boss breaks silence after Trump calls for ouster

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan says he’s “always operated within the highest legal and ethical standards” after US President Donald Trump said he should resign. Earlier this week, Trump said on his Truth Social platform that, “The CEO of Intel is highly...

Explainer

What to know about Israel’s Gaza takeover plan

Israel announced in the early morning hours that it plans to take over Gaza City, the largest urban area in the territory and one that has already suffered extensive devastation in repeated Israeli raids. Another major ground operation in one of the few areas of Gaza not already under evacuation orders would likely spark even more mass displacement and further disrupt efforts to deliver desperately needed food in the territory, where experts have warned that famine is unfolding. Israel has faced mounting calls from many of its closest allies to end the war, and the plan faces opposition within Israel from families of the remaining 20 or so living hostages held by Hamas and members of the security establishment who say there is little to gain militarily at this point.

Security

Trump orders DC crime crackdown

The White House says there will be increased presence of federal law enforcement in the nation’s capital to combat crime for at least the next week, amid President Donald Trump’s suggestions that his administration could fully take over running the city. “Washington, DC is an amazing city, but it has been plagued by violent crime for far too long,“ White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. “President Trump has directed an increased presence of federal law enforcement to protect innocent citizens.”

Russia

Putin-Zelensky meet not essential

US President Donald Trump says he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin even if the Russian leader won’t meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in comments that suggested the US and Russia could soon hold a summit. Trump’s remarks followed a statement from Putin earlier in the day that he hoped to meet with Trump next week, possibly in the United Arab Emirates. But the White House was still working through the details of any potential meetings, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. When asked by a reporter if Putin would need to meet with Zelensky in order to secure a meeting with the US, Trump said: “No, he doesn’t. No.”

Shooting

Soldiers hailed as heroes for tackling armed assailant

Sergeant Aaron Turner was helping lock down a supply warehouse on Fort Stewart after gunshots were reported in a neighbouring office building. Then he saw a fellow soldier walking past, wearing a hooded sweatshirt over his uniform and holding a handgun. Instead of ducking for cover, Turner said, he approached the gunman and started talking – asking what he was doing there and where he was heading.

Lebanon

Shiite ministers walk out over plan to disarm Hezbollah

Shiite members of Lebanon’s cabinet walked out a government meeting in protest of a proposed plan to disarm the Hezbollah militant group and political organization. The rest of the cabinet then voted in favour of the US-backed plan to disarm the...

Russia

Diplomatic efforts paved the way for Trump-Putin meet

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he hopes to meet US President Donald Trump in latest bid by the White House to broker an end to the 3-year-old war in Ukraine. Putin’s foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov said a meeting could take place as...

Inquest

05 Aug 2025

Titan disaster was ‘preventable’

The 2023 Titan submersible disaster that killed five people could have been prevented, the US Coast Guard said, but OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush ignored safety warnings, design flaws and crucial oversight that could have resulted in criminal charges...

05 Aug 2025

Transport

‘Glastonbury of trains’ celebrates 200 years of rail

Stretching across more than 65 acres in the English city of Derby, Litchurch Lane Works is one of the UK’s largest working train factories, and the only one where trains are designed, built and tested on a single site. This weekend, the site is hosting one of the biggest public railway events ever held in Britain. The Greatest Gathering is a three-day celebration marking 200 years since the world’s first passenger railway.

Russia

Trump orders subs closer to Russia

In a warning to Russia, US President Donald Trump says he’s ordering the repositioning of two US nuclear submarines “based on the highly provocative statements” of the country’s former president Dmitry Medvedev. Trump posted on his social media site that he had “ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that.“