WHITE HOUSE: 6:45 AM: THE PRESIDENT DEPARTS THE WHITE HOUSE EN ROUTEWHITE HOUSE: 6:45 AM: THE PRESIDENT DEPARTS THE WHITE HOUSE EN ROUTE
Day: August 15, 2025
Aggression only leads to defeat, Taiwan president saysAggression only leads to defeat, Taiwan president says
Aggression only leads to defeat and as authoritarianism once again gathers strength, it is important that freedom and democracy prevail, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Friday marking the end
Japan minister joins crowds at controversial shrineJapan minister joins crowds at controversial shrine
Japan marked the 80th anniversary of its World War Two defeat on Friday, with at least one cabinet minister joining thousands of visitors at a shrine that Japan’s Asian neighbours
Casualties mount as Israel hikes attacks on Gaza residential areasCasualties mount as Israel hikes attacks on Gaza residential areas
Israel’s intensified attacks on residential areas in Gaza are causing a high number of casualties, UN humanitarians said Thursday.The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that
EU urges Israel to drop West Bank building planEU urges Israel to drop West Bank building plan
European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Thursday urged Israel to drop plans to advance settlement construction in the E1 area of the occupied West Bank, warning the
El Salvador may extend detention of alleged gang members until 2027El Salvador may extend detention of alleged gang members until 2027
Suspected gang members imprisoned under a sweeping Salvadoran state of emergency imposed since March 2022 could be held for another two years without trial under action taken by a congressional
Plastic pollution talks go into overtime as countries push for late breakthroughPlastic pollution talks go into overtime as countries push for late breakthrough
Talks to create the world’s first legally binding treaty to tackle plastic pollution hung in the balance late on Thursday as countries scrambled to bridge deep divisions over the extent
Starmer, Zelensky meet in London, focusing on expectations for meetingStarmer, Zelensky meet in London, focusing on expectations for meeting
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday at Downing Street in London, the Prime Minister’s Office said.According to an official statement, the two leaders