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Aug 25, 2026 - World

UK PM to join delegation of leaders lobbying US president to step up suppliesBurnham plans trip to New York as Ukraine pleads for US-made missilesVatican envoy Paul Gallagher met Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow earlier today, and Reuters has some snap quotes from Pope Leo XIV’s representative following the meeting. He is quoted as saying that “The Ukrainian war must end” and that the pair discussed “avenues for pursuing lasting and just peace in Ukraine”.In relation to the post on a US military plane landing in Moscow (at 11:23), Reuters reported that the last time a US jet flew to Russia from Europe was in ​January, when special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner travelled to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin for peace talks. Continue reading...

Aug 25, 2026 - World

Ship has not made a port call for more than 200 days and there have been reports of low morale and poor mental health amid food and water shortagesSign up for the US Breaking News emailThe Kremlin said it had no information ‌on a US military ⁠transport plane landed at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport earlier today, data from ⁠the flight tracking service ⁠Flightradar24 ​showed.The large Boeing Globemaster had flown direct from Riga, in Latvia, and landed in Moscow at ⁠around 7am GMT, Reuters reports. The news agency was unable to verify ​whether it ‌carried any cargo ‌or passengers. Continue reading...

Aug 25, 2026 - World

On paper, the agenda is set to focus on trade, development financing, and reform of global institutions, but behind closed doors, the Middle East conflict and differences between Iran and the UAE are likely to dominate the meetings.

Aug 25, 2026 - World

Exclusive: Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire sites predicted to emit 4.5m tonnes a year when fully runningThe carbon emissions from just two planned datacentres in England will exceed all of the fossil fuel company ExxonMobil’s UK emissions, analysis has revealed.Experts have said this demonstrates the “serious threat” datacentres pose to the UK’s legally binding climate goals. Continue reading...

Aug 25, 2026 - World

Trump administration proposes new rule to dismantle requirement for datacenters to publicly report air pollutionA new rule proposed by the Trump administration aims to kill public notification for datacenter air pollution, public health advocates warn, and allow emission permits to be issued behind closed doors.The datacenters are often sources of nitrogen oxide, which helps form ozone, carbon monoxide and heavy metals, among other pollutants. Continue reading...