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First lady Melania Trump, left, watches as President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin welcome each other. | Photo Credit: AP Melania Trump took the unique step of crafting a letter that calls for peace in Ukraine, having her husband President Donald Trump hand-deliver it to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their Friday (August 15, 2025) meeting in Alaska.The letter did not specifically name Ukraine, which Mr. Putin’s forces invaded in 2022, but beseeched him to think of children and “an innocence which stands above geography, government, and ideology.” Nor did the American First Lady discuss the fighting other…

These days, the Russian army has a hard time scoring any major successes. Its soldiers face a grinding slog in Ukraine, dying by the hundreds, sometimes to advance just a few hundred metres or not at all.On the diplomatic front, however, the situation is different. Russian President Vladimir Putin secured a major diplomatic victory by holding a summit with United States President Donald Trump.At Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska, it was all bonhomie. Trump clapped as Putin made his way onto the red carpet for a handshake before Trump escorted him into his presidential limo as the Russian leader smiled…

Though no official announcement has been made by the once-estranged cousins, Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said Friday, “The Thackeray brothers will contest the civic polls together and they will win. Talks are already going on for several municipal corporations, including Mumbai, Thane, Nashik and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. No evil force can now break the unity of the Thackerays.” Raj’s political career has, however, been defined by frequent shifts in allegiance, and mixed signals to opponents as well as allies in Maharashtra. His meetings in recent months with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and other ruling Mahayuti alliance’s leaders had triggered speculations…

Bob Simpson of Australia. | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan Former opener Matthew Hayden and ex-captain Steve Waugh paid tribute to ex-Australia captain and coach Bob Simpson, who passed away at the age of 89 in Sydney. Simpson was a key figure in Australia’s surge to the pinnacle of the cricketing world in the 1990s. Simpson took the full-time coaching role for the Baggy Greens when the Allan Border-led side was enduring a steep decline in fortunes. Australia was tottering in the middle of a winless run that stretched out for three years. Under Simpson, Australia, in a bid to regenerate…

On a late summer evening in Tribeca, a small group of guests steps quietly into the working studio and NYC flagship store of Cynthia Rowley—iconic designer, CFDA award-winner, and one of the rare American fashion figures who has remained both visible and enigmatic over the course of her career. Inside: racks of silks and colorful hand-embellished separates line the walls.This is the site of Rowley’s new and intimate Airbnb Experience—a private, highly curated event blending styling, photography, and candid conversation. The event begins casually, with chilled wine, mocktails, and plated snacks passed among a small group of guests—no more than…

In April 2025, the Human Rights Court in Kenya issued an unprecedented ruling that it has the jurisdiction to hear a case about harmful content on one of Meta’s platforms. The lawsuit was filed in 2022 by Abraham Meareg, the son of an Ethiopian academic who was murdered after he was doxxed and threatened on Facebook, Fisseha Tekle, an Ethiopian human rights activist, who was also doxxed and threatened on Facebook, and Katiba Institute, a Kenyan non-profit that defends constitutionalism. They maintain that Facebook’s algorithm design and its content moderation decisions made in Kenya resulted in harm done to two…

The anterior, middle, and posterior cerebral arteries respectively supply the yellow, red, and blue parts of the brain. | Photo Credit: Frank Gaillard, Patrick J. Lynch The brain is a guzzler, burning through about a fifth of our resting energy and keeping almost nothing in reserve. When a few thousand neurons suddenly burst into activity — e.g. when you spot a familiar face in the crowd — the fuel has to arrive immediately. Blood vessels open wide to let it in but they can’t rob neighbouring regions to pay for the rush. The whole supply network must pitch in, and…

NPR’s White House correspondent takes stock of the meeting President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin had about the war in Ukraine in Anchorage.

India’s star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has made himself available to play the forthcoming Asia Cup in Dubai, a Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) source said. The Indian Express understands that Bumrah had spoken to the selectors a few days ago and informed them about his readiness to play. The senior selection committee headed by former all-rounder Ajit Agarkar is expected to meet on August 19 in Mumbai to pick a 15-member squad for forthcoming Asia Cup, which is scheduled to be played from September 9 to 28 in UAE in the T20 format. “Bumrah has informed…

The two companies did not disclose what, if any, payments will flow between them as part of the deal [File] | Photo Credit: AP Oracle and Alphabet said on Thursday their cloud computing units have struck a deal to offer Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence models through Oracle’s cloud computing services and business applications. The deal, similar to one that Oracle struck with Elon Musk’s xAI in June, will let software developers tap Google’s models to generate text, video, images and audio.Businesses that use Oracle’s various applications for corporate finances, human resources and supply chain planning will also be able to…