Texas Republicans to pass voting map that reignited US redistricting wars

Democratic Texas Representative Gene Wu speaks during a press conference after the passing of HB 4 at the State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on August 20, 2025. SERGIO FLORES / REUTERS Texas... Read more »

Israel approves settlement plan that would divide the West Bank in two

An Israeli flag flutters, as part of the Israeli settlement of Ma’ale Adumim in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on August 14, 2025. RONEN ZVULUN / REUTERS Israel approved a major settlement project... Read more »

US judge denies government request to release Epstein grand jury transcripts

Activists with Free DC gather outside Washington Metropolitan Police Department headquarters in Washington, August 15, 2025. ALEX BRANDON / AP A federal judge on Wednesday, August 20, rejected the Trump administration’s request... Read more »

US announces new sanctions against four judges of the International Criminal Court

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2025. MANDEL NGAN / AFP The United States on Wednesday, August 20,... Read more »

India’s Modi meets China’s top diplomat as Asian powers rebuild ties

This handout photograph taken on August 19, 2025 and released by the Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB) shows India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Beijing’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a bilateral... Read more »

What is Kick, the platform on which French streamer Jean Pormanove died while going live?

Screenshot of the Kick homepage, August 19, 2025. CAPTURE D’ÉCRAN « LE MONDE » Raphaël Grave, known online as Jean Pormanove or JP, died on Monday, August 18, in Contes, North of Nice, while... Read more »

Ukraine allies meet in hopes of a breakthrough in peace talks

French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, August 18, 2025. ALEXANDER DRAGO / REUTERS Ukraine’s allies were meeting on... Read more »

An essential but largely unproductive meeting in Washington

The mission was uncertain, but worth attempting. On Monday, August 18, seven European leaders rushed to Washington in an unprecedented initiative to support Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in his talks with US... Read more »

Hurricane Erin forces evacuations in the US, but expected to stay offshore after hitting the Caribbean

Troops of the TCI Regiment prepare to support humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations following Hurricane Erin at an unidentified location, in Turks and Caicos Islands in this handout picture released on... Read more »

Hamas accepts an Arab ceasefire proposal as the Palestinian death toll exceeds 62,000

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa (C), accompanied by Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty (2R), speaks at a press conference on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing on August 18, 2025.... Read more »