I’d like there be a Palestinian state that lives in peace with Israel, too. But on the showing of the past century, this is a little like wishing that tigers would become house pets.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/readers-debate-blinken-on-a-palestinian-state-israel-hamas-gaza-432a12b6
The bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, and Nagasaki three days later, was, on any application of just-war principles, immoral.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-case-for-the-atom-bomb-doesnt-persuade-roberts-churchill-nuclear-war-660f6097
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Zelensky and the European leaders are expected to push Trump on the nature of the security guarantees to protect Ukraine from future Russian attacks.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/18/ukraine-russia-zelensky-trump-meeting/
The high-stakes gathering comes as Trump presses for a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine after Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/18/trump-ukraine-russia-europe/
Three members of an Afghan family, including a man who worked for the U.S. military, could be eligible for asylum in Canada. ICE won’t release them.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/18/canada-afghan-migrants-ice-detention/
Alexandre de Moraes says he’s preserving Brazilian democracy. The White House says he’s destroying it.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/18/brazil-moraes-judge-trump-bolsonaro/
Centrist Rodrigo Paz and right-wing leader Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga won the most votes, marking the end of an era that leftist Evo Morales dominated for nearly 20 years.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/17/bolivia-socialism-right-wing-paz-quiroga/
The EU’s exports to the U.S. declined in June and hit their lowest level since the end of 2023, according to statistics agency Eurostat.https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/european-trade-takes-fresh-hit-from-trump-tariffs-e912062e
EXCLUSIVE: Global economic growth has held up better than expected when the threat of high tariffs loomed.https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/global-economy-took-tariff-hike-in-its-stride-but-stronger-headwinds-are-ahead-5af46e60
The demonstrations and partial strike were organized by the Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum, which said plans to prolong the war could endanger their loved ones.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/17/israel-protests-gaza-occupation/
Trump’s announcement that a cease-fire won’t precede peace talks is good news for Ukraine.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-bad-summits-silver-lining-russia-ukraine-war-trump-putin-summit-alaska-88ee5c42
Democrats stand to lose big after 2030, especially if the Supreme Court bars racial gerrymandering.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/newsoms-map-gambit-is-a-short-term-play-redistricting-gerrymandering-elections-7c82822b
The union representing 10,000 flight attendants at Canada’s biggest airline says its members will disobey a government order to return to work , putting plans to restart flights into jeopardy.https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/air-canada-flight-attendants-to-defy-back-to-work-order-6d912a2c?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
A Department Health and Human Services spokesperson declined to verify the authenticity of the document, which was obtained by ABC News.https://abcnews.go.com/Health/draft-new-maha-report-suggests-rfk-jr-target/story?id=124714523
Russian President Vladimir Putin's continued refusal to accept a ceasefire is "complicating" efforts to reach a peace deal, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.https://abcnews.go.com/International/russia-ceasefire-refusal-complicates-talks-zelenskyy-white-house/story?id=124719641
Tracking Hurricane Erin, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, which weakened to a Category 3 storm early Sunday.https://abcnews.go.com/US/hurricane-erin-tracker-atlantic-hurricane-season/story?id=124719983
The initial 911 call was received at about 3:27 a.m., the NYPD said.https://abcnews.go.com/US/3-dead-after-11-shot-brooklyn-lounge-police/story?id=124720254
Prediction platforms are turning the AI arms race into a high-stakes gamehttps://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/top-ai-model-betting-markets-kalshi-b2964992?mod=rss_Technology
A podcast series about an emerging ecosystem of data brokers who license or sell content from creators to artificial-intelligence companies.https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-new-ai-data-trade-web-publishers-and-startups-look-to-cash-in-b2499129?mod=rss_Technology