Trump says he will meet with Putin in Alaska on August 15

President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands at the beginning of a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018. PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS / AP... Read more »

US tacitly supports Israel’s plan to take control of Gaza Strip

Destroyed buildings in the Gaza Strip are pictured from a position along Israel’s southern border with the besieged Palestinian territory on August 5, 2025. JACK GUEZ / AFP For US President Donald... Read more »

US partners seek relief as Trump tariffs upend global trade

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on August 3, 2025. JULIA DEMAREE NIKHINSON / AP President Donald Trump’s steeper... Read more »

French Constitutional Council strikes down return of banned pesticide

Demonstrators hold a banner reading “feed not destroy” during a protest against the so-called ‘Duplomb law’ agricultural bill, which aims to re-authorize banned pesticides in front of the Luxembourg Gardens, in Paris,... Read more »

EPA cancels $7 billion Biden-era grant program to boost solar energy

Environmental activists unveil a new logo to rename the US Environmental Protection Agency to ‘US Environmental Pollution Agency’ during a protest outside the headquarters of the EPA on August 7, 2025 in... Read more »

Algeria pushes back against Macron’s tough line in diplomatic standoff

This photograph shows the national flag of Algeria flying at the Algerian Embassy in Paris on May 14, 2025. KIRAN RIDLEY, KIRAN RIDLEY / AFP Algeria pushed back against President Emmanuel Macron’s... Read more »

UK says first migrants held under return deal with France

In this drone view an inflatable dinghy carrying migrants makes its way towards England in the English Channel, Britain, August 6, 2024. CHRIS J RATCLIFFE/REUTERS The United Kingdom said Thursday, August 7,... Read more »

Two African artists somewhat lost amid the vast Decharme collection in Paris

The Beninese artist Ezekiel Messou (undated photo). ARCHIVES DE LA COLLECTION D’ART BRUT, LAUSANNE (SUISSE) / LUCIENNE PEIRY One Beninese and one Angolan: These were the only African artists represented – among... Read more »

Hezbollah ignores cabinet decision to disarm it

A Hezbollah supporter holds up a Hezbollah flag in Beirut, Lebanon, on July 26, 2025. BILAL HUSSEIN / AP Hezbollah said Wednesday, August 6, that it would treat a Lebanese government decision... Read more »

Dozens of Palestinians killed while seeking aid in Gaza Strip

Raed Salem Aslyieh, left, from Jabaliya, hugs his relatives after the death of his son, Ahmed Raed Aslyieh, 18, who succumbed to injuries sustained in an Israeli strike that killed eight other... Read more »