Russia gains in east before Trump-Putin summit, Ukraine says holding off Zelenskyy decries Russia’s attempt to gain battlefield edge pre-US summit maintains its army is holding back ‘occupier’. Al Jazeera · Aug 15, 2025
UK’s largest bioethanol plant to shut after blow from Starmer’s trade deal with Trump Associated British Foods says 160 jobs will be lost at Vivergo site in Hull after ministers refuse to fund rescue The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2025
Trump's Moves Push Intel To Strongest Week In 25 Years Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC) stock has been heading for its best week since January 2000, largely driven by vocal support from President Donald Trump. Benzinga · Aug 15, 2025
Verdict and sentencing for Brazil's Bolsonaro is set for early September Brazil's Supreme Court has announced that it will deliver a verdict and sentence in the coup trial against former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro early next month The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025
JK Rowling compares Nicola Sturgeon to Donald Trump in scathing book review The Harry Potter author also compared the former first minister to Twilight character Bella Swan, saying both women are ‘monomaniacs’. Evening Standard · Aug 15, 2025
President Trump Seeks Agreement With Putin To End Ukraine War President Trump's approach to the upcoming summit with Putin in Alaska and the focus on Ukraine conflict resolution. Top News · Aug 15, 2025
President Trump Heads To Alaska For Summit With Putin President Trump meets Putin in Alaska to discuss Ukraine ceasefire and economic cooperation. Top News · Aug 15, 2025
US Retail Sales Rise Amid Limited Consumer Tariff Hit So Far US retail sales rose moderately in July, according to data released Friday, as markets monitor tariffs that do not so far appear to have significantly battered consumers. International Business Times · Aug 15, 2025
Digital Currency Group Sues Genesis Over $1.1 Billion 2022 Bailout Amid Bankruptcy Dispute (UPDATED) Editor’s note: the story has been updated with a statement by the Digital Currency Group. Benzinga · Aug 15, 2025
Secret Service and US military engineers face scrutiny over raising river water level for Vance’s birthday Senator Adam Schiff suggests in letter that use of funds to alter outflow of lake for personal use may have been inappropriate The Guardian - US · Aug 15, 2025
Democrats introduce joint resolution to end Trump’s ‘lawless’ DC takeover Legislation says special emergency conditions that would warrant federalization of DC police have not been met The Guardian - US · Aug 15, 2025
Putin stops off at fish factory on way to Alaska for crunch Trump meeting Vladimir Putin stopped at a fish factory whilst on his way to Alaska to meet Donald Trump to discuss ending the Russia-Ukraine war. The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025
Donald Trump can kiss his dream goodbye: Congress won’t approve his latest whim and Democrats will ‘fight him tooth and nail’ Trump still has opposition for now. We Got This Covered · Aug 15, 2025
Intel Is Reportedly the Latest Company Trump Wants a Piece Of Since returning to office in January, Trump has floated several deals that would involve the feds taking a piece of an American company. Reason · Aug 15, 2025
Benzinga · Aug 15, 2025 This American Knife Maker Backed Trump. Now, His Tariffs Are Cutting Into Profits A national tariff strategy is sound in theory. The government imposes hefty taxes on imports; foreign goods become more expensive; and thus consumers and businesses are nudged toward “buying American."
The Guardian - US · Aug 15, 2025 Trump is targeting sanctuary cities to settle political scores and potentially arrest his opponents The president’s war on Democratic-run cities will not stop with Washington DC – it could get much worse
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025 Hours before interviewing Patel and Bondi, Hannity bragged he wouldn’t ask about Epstein. He stayed true to his word ‘If I hear that name one more time, my head's going to explode,’ Sean Hannity declared on his radio show about Jeffrey Epstein.
Euronews · Aug 15, 2025 Pushing Kyiv to give up land 'will force Ukrainians to take to the streets,' expert says The US president said that a possible deal to end Russia’s war against Ukraine would include certain “land swapping”. But for the Ukrainian society, this is an impossible step, seen not as a compromise but rather a capitulation, neither Trump nor even Zelenskyy can force them into.
Barchart · Aug 15, 2025 Crude Oil Lower Ahead of Today's Trump-Putin Summit September WTI crude oil (CLU25 ) is down -0.71 (-1.11%), and September RBOB gasoline (RBU25 ) is down -0.0244 (-1.16%). Crude oil prices are on the defensive ahead of today's Trump-Putin summit, which will reportedly begin at around 3 pm ET, according to Reuters, after the US oil futures market...
Evening Standard · Aug 15, 2025 FTSE eases on weak US data as Ukraine peace summit looms Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet later in Alaska.
Fortune · Aug 15, 2025 You’re welcome, world: U.S. tariffs may cool inflation for the rest of the global economy “We doubt that U.S. tariffs will significantly affect inflation in the rest of the world, but if anything, the effect could be mildly disinflationary.”
We Got This Covered · Aug 15, 2025 RFK Jr. has been using Medicaid information to violate the Constitution, but a judge just put an end to it Another illegal thing on Junior Kennedy's long list.
The Texas Tribune · Aug 15, 2025 Abbott calls second special session as first round ends with Democrats still out of state The second session is set to consider the same agenda that stalled in the first, with redistricting and disaster response at the top of the governor’s priorities.
Latin Times · Aug 15, 2025 Sheinbaum Reacts To Trump Admin Deployment Of Forces To Southern Caribbean: "Always For The Self-Determination Of Peoples' Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum reacted to the deployment of U.S. forces in the Southern Caribbean, which the Trump administration claims seeks to counter threats from Latin American cartels
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025 Serbia's protesters accuse police of brutality as they prepare to rally again on Friday Serbia’s police say they have detained scores of demonstrators who took part in anti-government protests throughout the country this week