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Pakistan defends flood response after over 270 people killed
BUNER, Pakistan — Torrential rains triggered new flash floods overnight in two villages in the Kathua district of Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing at least seven people and injuring five others, officials said Sunday.In Kishtwar district, search teams are still scouring the remote village of Chositi, where floods during an annual Hindu pilgrimage last week killed at least 60 people and injured 150 others. More than 300 others were rescued, but dozens remain missing.Meanwhile in Pakistan, officials defended their emergency response as the death toll from flash floods in the mountainous Buner district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province climbed past 270.Mohammad Suhail, a spokesman for the provincial emergency service, said 54 bodies had been recovered from Buner after intense rains and...
August 17, 2025

Pakistan defends flood response after over 270 people killed

Three Republican-led states to send hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington
WASHINGTON — Three Republican-led states announced Saturday the deployment of hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., intensifying President Donald Trump’s federal intervention aimed at reshaping local policing and addressing crime and homelessness in the nation’s capital.West Virginia said it is sending 300 to 400 troops, South Carolina committed 200, and Ohio pledged 150 military police in the coming days.The reinforcements follow Trump’s executive order federalizing the D.C. police force and activating around 800 District of Columbia National Guard members.By expanding the military footprint in the Democratic-controlled city, Trump is tightening federal control under the justification of a public safety emergency, despite city leaders noting that violent crime is...
August 17, 2025

Three Republican-led states to send hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington

Protesters in Israel stage nationwide strike to demand hostage deal as Gaza toll rises
TEL AVIV — Protesters across Israel escalated their campaign for a hostage deal on Sunday with a one-day nationwide strike that disrupted life in major cities, blocked roads, and shuttered businesses.Police responded with water cannons and arrested at least 32 demonstrators in one of the largest coordinated protests since the Gaza war began.The strike, dubbed a “day of stoppage,” was led by two prominent groups representing families of hostages and bereaved relatives.It comes as frustration mounts over the fate of the estimated 50 hostages still believed to be in Gaza — only around 20 of whom are thought to be alive.Chanting “We don’t win a war over the bodies of hostages,” protesters staged sit-ins at highway intersections, lit bonfires, and rallied outside military...
August 17, 2025

Protesters in Israel stage nationwide strike to demand hostage deal as Gaza toll rises

Three killed, eight wounded in mass shooting at Brooklyn
NEW YORK — Three people were killed and eight others wounded when multiple gunmen opened fire inside a Brooklyn restaurant early Sunday, according to New York City police.New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch said officers responded just before 3:30 a.m. to a shooting at the Taste of the City Lounge on Franklin Avenue in the Crown Heights neighborhood.The deceased were identified as three men, ages 27 and 35, with the third victim's age not yet confirmed. The eight others injured—ranging in age from 27 to 61—were transported to nearby hospitals. Authorities did not provide further details on their conditions."Currently, we have identified 11 victims: eight males and three females," Tisch said at a press briefing.She added that multiple shooters were...
August 17, 2025

Three killed, eight wounded in mass shooting at Brooklyn

European leaders to join Zelenskyy for White House meeting with Trump
KYIV — European and NATO leaders will accompany Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White House on Monday for a high-stakes meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Sunday.The move comes amid concerns in Kyiv and across Europe that Trump’s push for a peace deal with Russia could pressure Zelenskyy into accepting unfavorable terms.The joint appearance aims to ensure a united front and prevent a repeat of the tense Oval Office encounter between Trump and Zelenskyy in February.Von der Leyen said on social media platform X that her participation, along with other European leaders, followed a request from Zelenskyy."In support of Ukraine and at the request of President Zelenskyy, I will join the meeting with...
August 17, 2025

European leaders to join Zelenskyy for White House meeting with Trump

Melania Trump delivers emotional plea for peace to Putin in letter focused on children
WASHINGTON — First lady Melania Trump made a rare diplomatic gesture by authoring a personal letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, urging him to consider the plight of children amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.The letter was hand-delivered by President Donald Trump during his meeting with Putin on Friday in Alaska.Although the letter did not explicitly mention Ukraine, which Russia invaded in 2022, it appealed to Putin’s conscience through the lens of childhood innocence.“There is an innocence which stands above geography, government, and ideology,” the first lady wrote on official White House stationery.“You have the power to singlehandedly restore the melodic laughter of children,” she continued, calling on Putin to take steps to protect children caught in conflict....
August 17, 2025

Melania Trump delivers emotional plea for peace to Putin in letter focused on children

Trump seeks trilateral summit with Russia and Ukraine on Aug. 22: Report
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump is aiming to convene a high-stakes trilateral summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as early as Aug. 22, according to a report published Saturday by Axios.The effort comes on the heels of Trump’s summit Friday with Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, their first in-person meeting since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and Putin’s first trip to U.S. soil for bilateral talks since 2007.During a phone call with European leaders following the meeting, Trump proposed arranging a three-way summit with Putin and Zelenskyy, according to Axios.The U.S. president is expected to host Zelenskyy at the White House on Monday and has invited several European leaders to attend.While...
August 17, 2025

Trump seeks trilateral summit with Russia and Ukraine on Aug. 22: Report

Flash floods kill more than 300 across Pakistan
ISLAMABAD — Flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 307 people across Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, authorities said Saturday, as rescue efforts continue in several mountainous regions declared disaster zones.The majority of fatalities were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwestern Pakistan, where steep terrain and relentless downpours caused widespread destruction.At least 74 homes were damaged, and a military helicopter carrying emergency personnel crashed en route to Bajaur due to severe weather, killing all five crew members, officials said.In the northern Gilgit-Baltistan region, five people were confirmed dead. Another nine fatalities occurred in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.Rescue workers remain on high...
August 16, 2025

Flash floods kill more than 300 across Pakistan

Zelenskyy to meet Trump in Washington after Alaska summit
KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday in Washington, following the U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska that ended without an agreement to halt the war in Ukraine.The summit produced what Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin called an “understanding,” but no concrete commitments.On Saturday, Trump shifted his position, saying a comprehensive peace deal—not a ceasefire—was now the preferred path to ending the war, aligning more closely with Moscow’s long-standing stance.“It was determined by all that the best way to end the horrific war between Russia and Ukraine is to go directly to a Peace Agreement, which would end the war, and not a mere Ceasefire Agreement,” Trump posted after holding calls with Zelenskyy and...
August 16, 2025

Zelenskyy to meet Trump in Washington after Alaska summit

Macron urges lasting peace in Ukraine backed by strong security guarantees
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday that any lasting peace in Ukraine must be grounded in firm security commitments, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.“It is essential to continue supporting Ukraine and to maintain pressure on Russia as long as its war of aggression continues and until a solid and lasting peace, respectful of Ukraine’s rights, has been established,” Macron wrote on X, formerly Twitter.He emphasized that “any lasting peace must be accompanied by unwavering security guarantees,” and welcomed the U.S. administration’s apparent readiness to contribute in this regard.Macron’s remarks came after Trump’s meeting with Putin on Friday and subsequent calls with European leaders and...
August 16, 2025

Macron urges lasting peace in Ukraine backed by strong security guarantees

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