World News Review http://feed.informer.com/digests/IDPGUAWZZB/feeder World News Review Respective post owners and feed distributors Mon, 23 Jun 2014 07:29:37 -0400 Feed Informer http://feed.informer.com/ Live updates: Trump and Putin prepare for Alaska summit https://www.ft.com/content/c676f264-00f8-4565-a461-86ccf7e3127e FT.com - World urn:uuid:b8172a89-0651-f1be-1c4b-4f94e465f728 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 08:45:04 -0400 US and Russian leaders head for high-stakes summit over future of war in Ukraine Trump-Putin summit live updates: Trump departs DC, Russia attacks Ukraine overnight https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/trump-putin-meeting-summit-alaska/?id=124656413 ABC News: ABCNews urn:uuid:10e7b7de-4f85-9434-48a6-ced42e9210e4 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 08:40:07 -0400 President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin head to Alaska on Friday for a high-stakes summit as the U.S. seeks a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war. Politics 1 Trump-Putin summit live updates: Russia attacks Ukraine ahead of Putin-Trump summit https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/trump-putin-meeting-summit-alaska/?id=124656413 ABC News: ABCNews urn:uuid:0f41b74f-02ba-2545-c078-900566fd0daf Fri, 15 Aug 2025 08:27:20 -0400 President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin head to Alaska on Friday for a high-stakes summit as the U.S. seeks a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war. Politics 1 AstraZeneca launches at-home FluMist nasal spray delivery https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Wellness/astrazeneca-launches-home-flumist-nasal-spray-delivery/story?id=124660498 ABC News: ABCNews urn:uuid:887b8cff-7f20-0c4b-3820-f6c015706434 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 08:02:08 -0400 Starting Friday, Americans can order the nasal spray flu vaccine online and have it shipped directly to their home. GMA 4 WATCH: Washington, DC officials clear out homeless encampments https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/washington-dc-officials-clear-homeless-encampments-124672193 ABC News: ABCNews urn:uuid:5685cfc8-e076-ab8b-3525-e5684c9f06d9 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 08:00:50 -0400 President Trump vowed this week to rid Washington, D.C. of homeless encampments, issuing a warning that the "homeless have to move out, IMMEDIATELY." Politics 5 European investors switch attention to emerging market ETFs https://www.ft.com/content/4b920b8c-fbb1-490e-adc0-17504b12df8c FT.com - World urn:uuid:450aea14-202a-876d-c225-c08efa191165 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 08:00:08 -0400 Developing world stocks outperform US as dollar languishes at three-year lows Global plastic talks collapse as countries remain deeply divided https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgpddpldleo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss BBC News - World urn:uuid:6847be0b-91fa-c89f-f1f1-a3feb6661304 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 07:57:06 -0400 The latest round of UN-led talks have ended in deadlock, with disputes over plastic production and recycling. Wildfires spread dangerously close to southern European capitals https://www.ft.com/content/3ad89dd8-f79d-466f-97d4-24d22cce4b13 FT.com - World urn:uuid:e851db54-bdf3-d2db-e253-6921e07bd040 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 07:54:27 -0400 Data shows number of blazes in Europe has jumped by nearly 50% in 2025 during repeated heatwaves 'It's coming home' - the undignified row over the body of Zambia's ex-president https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyv68324zgo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss BBC News - World urn:uuid:ea4f0606-6b71-d984-c2ce-1391ea8770dd Fri, 15 Aug 2025 07:39:28 -0400 Edgar Lungu, who died in June, is yet to be buried - the debate over what next exposes deep divisions. Trump the ‘dealmaker’ gears up for Putin summit https://www.ft.com/content/f82a9d6e-f722-45c8-914c-77159099abff FT.com - World urn:uuid:ccef031a-26d0-d5d6-c7cb-bcf05338cd59 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 07:29:51 -0400 After promising to solve the Ukraine war throughout his campaign, the US president faces a moment of truth in Alaska Trump and Putin's changing relationship to take center stage in Alaska https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-putins-changing-relationship-center-stage-alaska/story?id=124621032 ABC News: ABCNews urn:uuid:9bbbd5de-2560-7d0c-15aa-d8ef309bcd72 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 07:24:47 -0400 Trump and Putin's meeting in Alaska will be a test of their relationship -- one Trump previously said was so strong he could end the conflict on his first day in office. Politics 3 Trump the ‘dealmaker’ faces his biggest test with Putin summit https://www.ft.com/content/f82a9d6e-f722-45c8-914c-77159099abff FT.com - World urn:uuid:daf25fcc-f594-62dc-ee14-1494ea703c3b Fri, 15 Aug 2025 07:03:41 -0400 After promising to solve the Ukraine war throughout his campaign, the US president faces a moment of truth in Alaska Robots run, punch and score at World Humanoid Robot Games in China – video https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2025/aug/15/robots-run-punch-and-score-at-world-humanoid-robot-games-in-china-video World news: World news + Video | guardian.co.uk urn:uuid:403c2acc-b227-3f0a-3831-39f1c7020f5e Fri, 15 Aug 2025 07:00:32 -0400 <p>China is hosting the inaugural three-day World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing as it looks to showcase its advances in artificial intelligence and robotics. In total, 280 teams from 16 countries are taking part in the event, where humanoids compete in sports such as kickboxing, football and athletics. </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2025/aug/15/robots-run-punch-and-score-at-world-humanoid-robot-games-in-china-video">Continue reading...</a> China Robots Artificial intelligence (AI) Asia Pacific Computing World news Sport Photograph: Reuters Fund managers turn a blind eye to Gaza at their peril https://www.ft.com/content/d8c697c2-8b41-401b-9305-503c3c8c8cc6 FT.com - World urn:uuid:a0834f8e-5d8a-7b28-a8c0-ecb0bab7beec Fri, 15 Aug 2025 07:00:07 -0400 Scandal at Norway’s $1.9tn oil fund highlights risks for asset managers Shut out of Alaska summit, Ukrainians anxiously await Trump-Putin fallout https://www.nbcnews.com/world/ukraine/trump-putin-summit-alaska-ukraine-europe-peace-rcna224730 World news urn:uuid:65dc5e4f-8f98-4763-644e-c4d8b2a5ca4e Fri, 15 Aug 2025 06:57:32 -0400 In Ukraine and Europe, the Trump-Putin peace talks in Alaska are causing concern about what the U.S. president might offer Russia for a ceasefire. Richard Engel Andrei Reshetilov funeral service on the southern outskirts of Kharkiv. Ted Turner Andrei Reshetilov funeral service on the southern outskirts of Kharkiv. Starmer's superpower: soft power? https://www.ft.com/content/908625a1-69cb-4da4-bb66-afc8922f9ef5 FT.com - World urn:uuid:770d13e1-9727-44bf-2d68-c165f165ed7e Fri, 15 Aug 2025 06:52:45 -0400 UK diplomacy from the Cotswolds to Alaska FirstFT: Putin summit puts Trump the ‘dealmaker’ to the test https://www.ft.com/content/65685b7d-a8c6-4b40-a1b8-506d87d4c0e2 FT.com - World urn:uuid:4b1c2f3c-b221-e073-d090-c5802bbfae7e Fri, 15 Aug 2025 06:32:21 -0400 Also in today’s newsletter, Berkshire resumes sales of Apple shares and China warns against hoarding rare earths UK ready to put ‘boots on ground’ in Ukraine if ceasefire reached, says minister https://www.ft.com/content/ccd2b0fd-a4a9-4095-8e95-62b45d422063 FT.com - World urn:uuid:78849d92-535c-d827-460b-8302d3a9c7b6 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 06:20:31 -0400 John Healey says UK is committed to helping secure peace ahead of Trump-Putin meeting in Anchorage Worried about IHT? Don’t miss the trust deadline https://www.ft.com/content/a5d2d6dc-ba31-4754-8ff7-3973f6cea9de FT.com - World urn:uuid:9e82329a-0ff8-b86d-41aa-b010ee8b885e Fri, 15 Aug 2025 06:00:07 -0400 Farm and business owners should take heed of the 10th Duke of Devonshire’s unexpected demise Jimmy Lai trial in final stretch as Trump says he hopes to 'save' Hong Kong tycoon https://www.nbcnews.com/world/hong-kong/hong-kong-jimmy-lai-trial-trump-hopes-save-tycoon-rcna224679 World news urn:uuid:340ae1e6-97fa-a388-ccd1-109135b37f69 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 05:57:01 -0400 The marathon national security trial of pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai is nearing conclusion in Hong Kong as President Donald Trump vowed to “do everything I can to save” the media tycoon from what critics say is political persecution by Chinese authorities. Jennifer Jett Media tycoon Jimmy Lai during an interview at the Next Digital offices in Hong Kong on June 16, 2020. Anthony Wallace Image: jimmy lai UN plastics treaty talks fail after US joins petrostates in blocking action https://www.ft.com/content/f8088e5f-fdca-42b1-b251-cb5c0a6887de FT.com - World urn:uuid:9ff06e50-c15d-4de4-a09d-00840ea3bc0d Fri, 15 Aug 2025 05:12:55 -0400 Delegates criticise role of Trump administration in siding with Saudi Arabia and other petrochemical producers Human rights reckoning behind stopping ‘small boats’ https://www.ft.com/content/6e7c33cc-8870-4339-a255-799134a3a9bd FT.com - World urn:uuid:46bd732c-1868-8515-0851-ec6402b20bb9 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 05:08:18 -0400 Government must find a solution before it loses to proponents of idea you can eradicate the problem by sinking vessels SoftBank-owned PayPay files for US listing https://www.ft.com/content/73677866-90fd-447c-9810-cd10051d9ca1 FT.com - World urn:uuid:f482a735-2067-0ad0-341f-7cb6909858c3 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 05:01:13 -0400 Sale of American depositary shares could value payments company above $10bn and help fund AI bets Putin enters Trump talks from a position of strength https://www.nbcnews.com/world/russia/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-alaska-russia-ukraine-war-ceasefire-rcna224955 World news urn:uuid:887ccde9-cfbf-bdd4-2e60-9356ed67da21 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 05:00:15 -0400 Russian President Vladimir Putin may already feel like a winner when he sits down in Alaska with Donald Trump about ending the war in Ukraine. Henry Austin Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow on June 2, 2025. Gavriil Grigorov Putin at the Kremlin 2 easyJet planes clip wings at Manchester Airport in UK https://abcnews.go.com/International/2-easyjet-planes-clip-wings-manchester-airport-uk/story?id=124670569 ABC News: ABCNews urn:uuid:039199ea-e623-7f5d-95ef-469d399c3fe3 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 04:54:14 -0400 Two easyJet planes clipped wings on the runway at Manchester International Airport in the United Kingdom on Friday morning, officials said. International 4 Trump-Putin summit live updates: Trump thinks Putin and Zelenskyy 'will make peace' https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/trump-putin-meeting-summit-alaska/?id=124656413 ABC News: ABCNews urn:uuid:8f01ca46-b3c3-da85-9710-99aea5b4a621 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 04:27:29 -0400 President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin head to Alaska on Friday for a high-stakes summit as the U.S. seeks a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war. Politics 1 Afghan whose details were in UK data breach at risk from Taliban if deported, son tells BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c776zgj73lpo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss BBC News - World urn:uuid:f5d2aa98-27f6-eafd-8527-0965ce01c73c Fri, 15 Aug 2025 04:22:31 -0400 Documents seen by the BBC suggest he was part of a special forces unit who worked with the British in Afghanistan. My family may be killed if deported, says son of Afghan caught in UK data breach https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c776zgj73lpo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss BBC News - World urn:uuid:954f5565-2831-2b65-ac87-69d2e5de40ab Fri, 15 Aug 2025 04:22:31 -0400 Documents seen by the BBC suggest he was part of a special forces unit who worked with the British in Afghanistan. Domes, prayers and protests: Anchorage awaits Trump-Putin summit https://www.ft.com/content/b2c26041-d1b4-44d3-96fe-cb1f17cd39fa FT.com - World urn:uuid:3a02d30b-1d04-849a-9aef-ec3e143c3436 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 04:09:48 -0400 Ukrainian refugees in Alaska have mixed feelings about US and Russian leaders’ meeting ‘May God give the right words to President Trump’: Anchorage awaits Putin summit https://www.ft.com/content/b2c26041-d1b4-44d3-96fe-cb1f17cd39fa FT.com - World urn:uuid:e1b83777-4109-a742-82ef-86e098379c90 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 04:09:48 -0400 Ukrainian refugees in Alaska have mixed feelings about US and Russian leaders’ meeting ‘Luck running out’ for Swiss economy as growth slows ahead of US tariff hit https://www.ft.com/content/1480de3e-ef62-4779-be61-74de7605d5e9 FT.com - World urn:uuid:fe0b0dd8-941e-7350-524c-cdbb2641f572 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 03:44:47 -0400 GDP only expanded by 0.1% in second quarter, adding to pressure on central bank to return to negative interest rates In maps: The war-ravaged Ukrainian territories at the heart of the Trump-Putin summit https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgkrn433lk2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss BBC News - World urn:uuid:aa567113-0ccd-0bc2-1032-ffa802948923 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 03:30:17 -0400 Kyiv has rejected ceding territory seized by Russia to secure a ceasefire. Suspected French spy arrested in alleged Mali coup plot https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj9w7dg3pr4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss BBC News - World urn:uuid:8289883a-3ee1-5112-e1dd-c1134f664dc6 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 02:52:07 -0400 The French national is accused of working "on behalf of the French intelligence service" in Mali. Modi vows ‘self-reliant India’ in wake of Trump’s 50% tariff https://www.ft.com/content/b04ac590-34da-4408-b477-28bedfac7103 FT.com - World urn:uuid:33356f80-0a97-b13b-52cd-fe2faac02b70 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 02:45:08 -0400 Prime minister unveils plans for tax and regulatory reforms to benefit business WATCH: Federal agents spotted near Gov. Newsom event in Los Angeles https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/federal-agents-spotted-gov-newsom-event-los-angeles-124667740 ABC News: ABCNews urn:uuid:e311874d-9735-4fd1-48e3-0e39f0c08958 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 01:58:55 -0400 Federal agents were spotted arriving in the Little Tokyo area of LA at the same time California Gov. Newsom was in the neighborhood to talk about the redrawing of California's congressional maps. US 5 What do Alaskans make of the geopolitical circus arriving in their city? https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7541g6d191o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss BBC News - World urn:uuid:5c49793f-baf4-6cea-b11a-bfa6b5f8f75d Fri, 15 Aug 2025 01:58:24 -0400 The city of Anchorage is set to host a meeting that could re-shape Europe and global security. How Singapore’s wealth fund punted its way to prosperity https://www.ft.com/content/1366d63f-29d1-4ece-9111-f6a7cffb9c1a FT.com - World urn:uuid:de8dbfd2-db67-446d-6a31-a04866b07b70 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 01:30:05 -0400 Lion City Capital Management LLC Defensive stocks’ offensive performance https://www.ft.com/content/5492e5f4-ac39-461a-9508-01929a4d590a FT.com - World urn:uuid:65d4a155-8f20-6a36-477f-ab21889a0f6d Fri, 15 Aug 2025 01:30:05 -0400 And Chinese deflation Trump admin live updates: Bondi says DEA head is DC 'emergency police commissioner' https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/trump-admin-live-updates/?id=124535213 ABC News: ABCNews urn:uuid:a1a35e6d-f521-a1d1-3d16-da23db9ef767 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:36:50 -0400 Trump said Thursday that the focus of the wide-ranging review of the Smithsonian Institution is on being "fair" and not "woke." Politics 1 Crypto group backed by Trump sons hunts for bitcoin companies in Asia https://www.ft.com/content/61abe931-390c-499a-951f-d0e95672fb0b FT.com - World urn:uuid:914d31bd-b033-af76-f229-bb24ad1e4e27 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:26:12 -0400 Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump look to make inroads in region with enthusiasm for digital assets WATCH: New rupture creates spectacular lava show for visitors to Sicily’s Mt. Etna https://abcnews.go.com/Travel/video/new-rupture-creates-spectacular-lava-show-visitors-sicilys-124667886 ABC News: ABCNews urn:uuid:f5a46381-61b0-4bc6-8ae2-a9309cb878b0 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:25:13 -0400 A new rupture has created a spectacular lava show for visitors to Sicily’s Mt. Etna, the largest active volcano in Europe. Travel 5 China’s economy loses momentum as trade pressures weigh https://www.ft.com/content/5472e144-cf09-44bc-a552-d8c18b306215 FT.com - World urn:uuid:ef5846b6-83e5-d700-f73a-eb8462dbe7c5 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:19:47 -0400 Industrial production and retail sales expand by slowest pace this year in July as policymakers battle threat of deflation Israelis reckon with growing global isolation https://www.ft.com/content/7e389a94-707f-4bce-b091-251503d40b8e FT.com - World urn:uuid:44cd6c07-7eb9-aad4-94ea-87bcc1392bb9 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:00:10 -0400 Backlash over Gaza war stokes fears from travellers to entrepreneurs that country is heading for pariah status N26 investors seek to replace chief executive with chair in boardroom bust-up https://www.ft.com/content/71ecf3c3-c3a8-489a-857a-98a96b6dd2fb FT.com - World urn:uuid:ffad98b0-3e2b-e009-b28a-f9c2590cedb9 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:00:10 -0400 Backers hope to strike deal that would remove co-founders from executive roles at German online bank by year-end How to invest in a stock market bubble https://www.ft.com/content/5efd8714-e0cf-4d4b-961f-f3c5b3a4f16d FT.com - World urn:uuid:4f47d64c-9a36-571a-b26c-e4edf973658c Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:00:10 -0400 The three lessons I learned as a professional money manager Opponents of Trump’s tariffs should be wary of relying on the courts https://www.ft.com/content/0ede7982-e0b1-4ae9-9ff2-72d9bf2dfb62 FT.com - World urn:uuid:198a3c76-8c56-74c4-3696-fe3b4dd1257b Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Judicial limits on the executive today will bind the hands of future presidents tomorrow Doom sells: why everyone’s talking about the end times https://www.ft.com/content/28e118e0-6e19-4932-8916-a7277edf66f8 FT.com - World urn:uuid:eb67c1e7-8267-67c7-db22-dfab981cd6c9 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0400 The apocalypse is in vogue because our fascination with catastrophe is lucrative Re-housing falcons and a £10mn front door: Westminster’s spiralling refurbishment costs https://www.ft.com/content/9e4b16ec-071f-40c8-9171-d2cf86737ce4 FT.com - World urn:uuid:99d2939b-f992-9d86-0a11-5fbc7c7dc101 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0400 MPs worry that recent building blunders will be repeated when badly needed works to upgrade Parliament begin The markets are shrugging off chaos https://www.ft.com/content/4a80eaff-742f-4628-aee9-88ff888814e3 FT.com - World urn:uuid:797881b9-500d-bd2f-fddb-4ddab6091687 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0400 People are looking at becalmed market conditions and writing them off as the result of a quiet summer Trump-Putin summit live updates: Trump says Putin, Zelenskyy 'will make peace' https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/trump-putin-meeting-summit-alaska/?id=124656413 ABC News: ABCNews urn:uuid:91af21c3-cbaa-b9d6-602d-b332f443a352 Thu, 14 Aug 2025 23:48:53 -0400 President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin head to Alaska on Friday for a high-stakes summit as the U.S. seeks a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war. 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