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Getty ImagesPutin received a warm welcome in Alaska on FridayThe Kremlin has played down talk of an imminent summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, as Donald Trump renewed his call for the two leaders to meet to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.The push for a bilateral meeting comes after the US president met Putin in Alaska last week, and welcomed seven European leaders and Zelensky to the White House on Monday.Trump admitted the conflict was “a tough one” to solve and conceded it was possible the Russian president was not interested in ending hostilities.”We’re going…

The actor Aubrey Plaza has opened up about the suicide of her husband, director Jeff Baena, who died in January.The White Lotus and Parks and Recreation star was speaking to Amy Poehler for her podcast Good Hang when she was asked how she was doing during “a terrible, terrible, tragic year”.“Right in this very, very present moment, I feel happy to be with you,” Plaza said. “Overall, I’m here and I’m functioning. I feel really grateful to be moving through the world. I think I’m OK, but it’s like a daily struggle, obviously.”Baena, who directed Plaza in the comedies Life…

Port Sudan — Transitional Prime Minister Dr. Kamil Idris chaired a meeting of the Currency Control and Related Economic Issues Committee on Tuesday evening in the Cabinet Hall. The meeting touched on economic issues and urgent measures to address the crisis of the sharp decline in the exchange rate of the national currency against the dollar, and to take the necessary measures to curb speculation.

Digha, India – On a hot and sultry June afternoon, Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of India’s West Bengal state, swept a sun-scorched road to make way for a towering chariot in Digha, a tourist town on the country’s Bay of Bengal coast.The moment, captured by dozens of cameras and broadcast widely on television, on June 27, marked the launch of the eastern state’s first-ever government-sponsored Rath Yatra (“chariot festival”) to celebrate the construction of a sprawling temple complex built to house the Hindu god, Lord Jagannath.First announced in December 2018, and completed in May this year, the Digha temple has…

A United States Senate investigation has identified more than 500 credible reports of human rights abuses in US immigration detention since January, including alarming allegations of mistreatment of pregnant women and children.As of late last month, the investigation—led by US senator Jon Ossoff, a Democrat of Georgia—had unearthed 41 cases of physical and sexual abuse; 14 involving pregnant detainees and 18 involving children.The accounts of abuse span facilities in 25 states and include Puerto Rico, US military bases, and charter deportation flights. Among the most harrowing: a pregnant woman reportedly bled for days before being taken to a hospital, only…

new video loaded: Deadly Flash Floods Lash Northern PakistanBy Axel Boada•August 19, 2025Torrential rains continued pouring on dozens of villages in northern Pakistan, triggering flash floods that have wiped out houses and killed hundreds.Recent episodes in Extreme WeatherShow more videos from Extreme Weather

Hope for Future Generations (HFFG) and its partners have lauded the Government of Ghana (GoG) for fully settling its 2025 vaccine co-financing obligation of US$ 24.5 million, describing the payment as a decisive step towards safeguarding the nation’s immunisation programme. According to the group, the move demonstrates strong political will and commitment to protecting the health of every child in Ghana by ensuring uninterrupted vaccine supply and preventing potential shortages. A statement signed and issued by HFFG and copied to The Ghanaian Times yesterday noted that while the payment secures vaccine availability for the year, it also presents an opportunity…

A Florida judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed against embattled HR and payroll provider Deel. And while Deel described this as a “Rippling-aligned” and “Rippling-supported” lawsuit, this is not the infamous lawsuit filed by its rival earlier this year that involved an alleged corporate spy. Rippling CEO Parker Conrad even went so far as to write “This litigation has nothing to do with Rippling, we are not a party to it, did not fund it,” in a tweet. (Rippling representatives declined further comment.) Still, this is some good news for Deel. In January, a lawsuit was filed in Florida…

Nairobi — President William Ruto’s latest corruption salvo has placed the Senate in an uncomfortable spotlight, after revealing unnamed Senators pocketed Sh150 million to sway an impeachment vote. The revelation, made during a joint Kenya Kwanza-ODM parliamentary group meeting on Monday, has raised fresh questions about the integrity of impeachment proceedings, already derided in political circles as a “soko huru” (free market) where governors’ survival often comes down to bargaining rather than justice. “By virtue of my position, I am a consumer of raw intelligence. The latest ‘soko huru’ in the Senate… where does someone find Sh150 million? Is that…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. On the heels of Cynthia Erivo and Adam Lambert’s sold-out three-day L.A. run of Jesus Christ Superstar, another buzzy musical is hitting the City of Angels. & Juliet, which made its Broadway debut in 2022, features music by Swedish songwriter and producer Max Martin, a central force behind Taylor Swift’s upcoming album The Life of a Showgirl. While Swift’s songs aren’t included in & Juliet‘s soundtrack, the musical has no shortage of well-loved no.1s written by Martin,…