UN Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres on Thursday renewed his call for a ceasefire in Gaza, greater humanitarian access and the release of all hostages, as the enclave faces yet another deadly escalation. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/08/1165734
Russia’s latest deadly attacks on Ukrainian cities overnight including the capital, Kyiv, left four children dead and dozens injured, UN aid agencies reported on Thursday.https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/08/1165733
The decision is latest blow to a central prong of the president’s economic agenda.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/appeals-court-rejects-trumps-global-tariffs-aae2dc99
The White House turns to untested “pocket rescissions” to bypass lawmakers.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-foreign-aid-cuts-pocket-rescissions-abac7ba4
The court aims to decide soon whether the president acted unlawfully by trying to remove her from the U.S. central bank’s board.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/judge-weighs-fed-governor-lisa-cooks-bid-to-stop-trump-from-firing-her-95c6a733
While Iowa leans red, her move complicates GOP plans to keep control of the chamber.https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/republican-sen-joni-ernst-decides-against-third-term-9126e6b0
It isn’t just Microsoft—companies are adopting a new, harder-line playbook for dealing with political debate at work.https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/workplace/workplace-employee-activism-company-response-7ef095f6
Susan Monarez’s removal has thrown the agency into turmoil and raised concerns about the Trump administration’s vaccine policies.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/cdc-director-refused-to-fire-leaders-approve-vaccine-recommendations-c777704c
President Trump embraced antivaccine supporters. Now a crisis is unfolding at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under RFK Jr.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-rfk-jr-cdc-vaccine-politics-0d388544
The move comes as U.S. allies prepare to recognize Palestinian statehood next month.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/29/palestinian-officials-us-visas-denied/
But resignations by officials who say the Trump administration is undermining vaccine science and confusion over who can get shots have fewer parallels.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/29/fda-covid-vaccine-rfk/
The Israeli military is trying to transfer nearly 1 million people from Gaza City. Many are wrestling with the costs and perils of moving to a massive encampment.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/29/israel-gaza-city-evacuation/
Narrowboats can moor for free on England’s increasingly crowded rivers and canals, at times alongside some of London’s most exorbitantly expensive real estate.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/29/britain-boats-canals-nomads-london/
China’s Xi Jinping, who has cast himself as a reliable leader in a multipolar world order, is seeking to take advantage of concerns about Trump’s unpredictability.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/29/india-china-relations-sco-summit/
Trump’s sprawling second term project to deport hundreds of thousands of migrants seems to have inspired far-right parties across Europe and elsewhere.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/29/trump-immigration-detention-europe-reform-uk/
In France, Taiwan and other market economies, partial government ownership of key companies is not so unusual.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/28/trump-intel-public-ownership-china-chips/
Some politicians hope the fund will take the blame for painful spending cuts. Good luck with that.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/bail-out-france-and-britain-youll-need-a-bigger-imf-5509cf75
AI systems are helping patients spot errors, understand lab reports and stick to care plans.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-chatbot-can-be-part-of-your-medical-team-9dc11ed7
One of the biggest explanations for the association’s mission creep is that it represents a narrow and radicalized slice of the medical profession.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-ama-doesnt-represent-doctors-like-me-physicians-politics-voting-69329bce
When my doctor informed me it could be years before I died of esophageal cancer, I was furious because, as a retired nurse, I figured she was lying.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/life-with-terminal-cancer-can-be-wonderful-treatment-medicine-49015c6b