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Ukraine Fest attendees celebrate culture amid political peace talks
MIDDLETON, Wis. (WMTV) - President Trump is expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday. President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, but failed to agree to a potential ceasefire. Amid ongoing...

Why Russia is desperate to capture eastern Ukraine’s industrial heartland
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How the war in Ukraine is making North Korea's military richer and stronger
The war between Russia and Ukraine is taking place in Europe, but its security implications are increasingly being felt in Asia, too. North Korea has benefited tremendously from its decision to supply enormous quantities of ammunition and soldiers...

Here are four ways the Treasurer’s roundtable could deliver for climate
We’ve seen a lot of ideas for the upcoming Treasurer’s Economic Reform Roundtable, but not many on our climate challenge. Here’s four ideas the roundtable should consider. First, let’s fix our broken environmental laws We can’t reach our targets...

Ukraine and Europe to present a united front in Washington talks
03:00 European leaders will join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on his visit to Washington to see President Donald Trump in a collective bid to find a way to end the conflict with Russia, with the U.S. offering security guarantees for...

Transatlantic unity is paramount to achieve sustainable peace in Ukraine – European Council president
Transatlantic unity is paramount at this moment to achieve a sustainable peace in Ukraine. Ukraine’s sovereign right to determine its conditions for peace must be respected. European Council President António Costa said this in a post on social...

Plenković: Sustainable Peace in Ukraine Must Respect Territorial Integrity
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković has underlined that any future peace in Ukraine must be both just and sustainable, respecting the country’s territorial integrity and international law. Plenković made the remarks on Sunday after taking...

Better Than Russia’s T-90M? North Korea Sending New Chonma-2 Tanks to Fight Ukraine
Head of Ukrainian military intelligence Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov has reported that the Korean People’s Army is preparing to dispatch fifty to one hundred combat vehicles and their crews to support the ongoing Russian war effort in the...

How Will the War in Ukraine End? Two Scenarios
The Trump-Putin summit in Alaska is over, and peace in Ukraine isn’t yet nigh. But the two most likely endings to the Russian invasion are coming into view. Ukraine could lose land but survive as a secure and sovereign, if shrunken, nation state....

Bulgarian PM: Security Guarantees for Ukraine Must Include Sustainable Support from Both Europe, US
Security guarantees for Ukraine must include sustainable support from both Europe and the US, Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov wrote on the social network X following Sunday's video conference of the so-called Coalition of the Willing. In his...

Top Trump envoy says Putin agreed to ‘game-changing’ security protections for Ukraine at Alaska summit with U.S. president
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Chengdu World Games closes, highlighting inclusiveness, sustainability, innovation
CHENGDU, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Under the slogan "Boundless Sports, Countless Wonders," The World Games 2025 closed Sunday after 12 days of competition marked by inclusiveness and innovation. "Over these unforgettable days, Chengdu has not only...

How the nature of environmental law is changing in defense of the planet and the climate
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. While the dangerous effects of climate change continue to worsen, legal efforts to address a range...

Mapped: The key territories Putin wants handed over to bring about peace in Ukraine
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Everywhere Insiders 10: Global Security: Gaza, Ukraine, Asia, and African Political Stability
Irina Tsukerman is a human rights and national security attorney based in New York and Connecticut. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in National and Intercultural Studies and Middle East Studies from Fordham University in 2006, followed by a Juris...

High-tech drones turn Ukraine’s front line into a kill zone. Medics can’t keep up
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Christodoulides joins leaders’ talks on Ukraine
President Nikos Christodoulides will take part this afternoon in a video conference of the “coalition of the willing,” – a grouping of allies of Kyiv – held at the level of heads of state, government leaders and international organisations. The...

Redrawing Ukraine: Trump’s Peace Plan Or Putin’s Victory March? A Net Assessment Perspective By Ex-IAF Official
As of August 17, 2025, the world watches with bated breath as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its fourth year, with no clear end in sight. Recent developments have thrust the conflict back into the global spotlight, particularly following...

Army chief vows to respect Hawaii culture and environment, but 60-day timeline is questioned
Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll has a vision for soldiers in the Pacific, and part of it centers on renegotiating leases for Hawaii lands the service has trained on for decades that expire in 2029. Driscoll recently embarked on a tour of the...

Ukrainians react to Trump-Putin meeting
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