⬤ The first official statement from the Kremlin about Trump's move seemed to distance Russian President Vladimir Putin from Dmitry Medvedev's inflammatory comments.
⭘ President Trump confirms nuclear submarines are positioned in region as special envoy Steve Witkoff prepares to visit Russia ahead of ceasefire deadline.
⭘ Texas Democrats fled the state Sunday, aiming to delay a plan to redraw the state's congressional map and give the GOP a bigger edge — an idea blessed by President Trump.
⬤ The walkout was a sharp escalation in the clash over a redistricting effort. Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to remove the lawmakers who left their posts if they did not return by Monday.
⭘ Daniel Savala urged generations of Chi Alpha students to get naked in his Houston sauna. Now some say the Assemblies of God campus ministry didn't do enough to stop him from abusing children.
⬤ Carlo Alberto Capella served prison time for a child pornography conviction but was allowed to return to work at the Vatican, posing a test for Pope Leo XIV.
⭘ In 2017, Eileen Freiberg-Dale's husband, Barney, had a serious bicycle accident that caused a brain injury. Those first few months were among the hardest of her life. A friend offered support.
⬤ Six weeks after Benjamin Netanyahu scored a victory over Iran, the Israeli leader is now pushing for an "all or nothing" deal with Hamas. But he has not made the compromises needed to make it happen.
⭘ The World Health Organization has led condemnation of an Israeli attack on the Palestine Red Crescent Society's headquarters in Gaza that killed one person and left several others injured.
⬤ Israeli officials say arming clans can create a counterweight to Hamas. Some critics of the initiative say it aims to undermine Palestinian nationalism.
⬤ Israel said it would allow more food to enter Gaza and provide secure corridors for humanitarian aid. But U.N. officials say almost nothing has changed.
⭘ Higher tariffs are set to take effect this week, but the data is not showing that they have been working so far. And, Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff speaks with hostages' families in Israel.
⭘ President Donald Trump's global reset of trade relationships will remain in the spotlight this week as his administration moves forward with sweeping new taxes on imports on Aug. 7.
⭘ The president says his tariffs will spur America into a "golden age," but that remains far from certain. Here are 5 things to know about how his trade policies could impact the U.S. and the global economy.
⬤ Once a cog in the Malaysian economy, the solar industry profited from Chinese investment. Now it's becoming a case study of what happens when the United States closes its markets.
⭘ Seasonal employees counting on housing at Yosemite were asked to volunteer for the park while the government was unable to onboard them at the start of the summer.
⭘ Roughly 3,200 workers are striking at sites in Missouri and Illinois. Members of the labor union representing the workers rejected a modified contract offered by Boeing last week.
⬤ Brazilian officials have cordoned off a massive parcel of degraded land in the Amazon and leased it to a private carbon credit company to safeguard and restore.
⭘ Health officials from Minnesota to Maine have issued alerts warning of poor air quality from wildfires burning in Canada. People are advised to limit outdoor exposure.
⭘ Governors Island, a 172-acre island in New York Harbor only accessible by ferry, attracts nearly a million visitors each year. More recently, it has evolved into an educational hub and incubator for solutions to facing the city's climate and environmental challenges
⭘ A licence to dig in the Cajas region has been welcomed by some as an answer to economic woes. Yet many fear it will devastate a fragile ecosystem and set the tone for further projects in the country
⭘ The head of Google's DeepMind says artificial intelligence could usher in an era of 'incredible productivity' and 'radical abundance'. But who will it benefit? And why does he wish the tech giants had moved more slowly?
⬤ Goodbye to the age of consumer websites and mobile apps. Artificial intelligence has ushered in an era of what insiders in the nation's innovation capital call "hard tech."
⭘ Trump administration criticizes European tech regulations as censorship, unveiling a new AI plan focused on deregulation to prevent ideological bias in contrast to EU policies.
⭘ Those who fled Afghanistan fearing gender apartheid have been forced back to live in a society in which, without a male 'guardian', they cannot work or rent a home, leaving them in poverty and open to abuse
⬤ More than a million Afghans have returned from Iran this year, according to the U.N. — either forcibly deported or pressured to leave by Tehran authorities.
⬤ Migrants show up for hearings or scheduled check-ins. In growing numbers, they end up in handcuffs as President Trump's immigration crackdown shifts tactics.
