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August 17, 2025
Trump-Putin summit receives mixed reactions from European leaders, US lawmakers
08/16/25 5:10 PM ET The high-stakes summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin garnered mixed reactions from U.S. lawmakers and European leaders. Trump, along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff, huddled with Putin, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and top foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov, for nearly three hours at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson near Anchorage, Alaska on Friday. Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský welcomed the preside ...
Go to discussionTrump rows back threat of 'secondary tariffs' against India and China after Putin summit
Sunday 17 August 2025 04:10 BST US president Donald Trump has played down the prospect of imposing so-called "secondary tariffs" on buyers of Russian oil after his meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Trump had proposed the levies as a new way of pressuring Russia's war-time economy if it failed to stop its invasion of Ukraine, and they were largely due to impact China and India, by far the two biggest buyers of Russian crude. Mr Trump earlier this month doubled duties on Indian p ...
Go to discussion'Lie, Lie!': GOP Rep Savaged at Local Town Hall
Updated Aug. 17 2025 3:52AM EDT Published Aug. 17 2025 1:22AM EDT Wyoming Republican Representative Harriet Hageman has once again found herself facing an angry crowd while attempting to defend a Trump administration policy. The congresswoman tried to justify the government’s planned repeal of the Environmental Protection Agency’s landmark “endangerment finding” to a crowd of voters at a town hall event in the rural town of Pinedale, Wyoming. The Endangerment Finding is a determination by ...
Go to discussionThe last dance? Organizers of North America's largest powwow say 2026 will be the event's final year
Updated 6:13 PM EDT, August 16, 2025 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — For decades, tens of thousands of people have descended upon Albuquerque for what is billed as North America’s largest powwow, a celebration showcasing Indigenous dancers, musicians and artisans from around the world. Organizers announced Saturday that 2026 will be the last time the cultural event is held, saying via email and social media that it will end after 43 years without providing details on the decision. “There comes a ti ...
Go to discussionEuropean Leaders Will Join Zelenskiy for Key Meeting With Trump
August 17, 2025 at 5:27 AM EDT Updated on August 17, 2025 at 6:38 AM EDT European leaders will join Volodymyr Zelenskiy at his high-stakes meeting with US President Donald Trump on Monday in Washington as they seek to pin down security guarantees for Ukraine to ensure that any peace deal reached with Russia holds. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emman ...
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