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Global LNG: Asian spot LNG prices ease as markets eye Trump-Putin meeting
Business Recorder
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August 15, 2025
LONDON: Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices declined this week on soft demand and strong storage inventories and as markets awaited the outcome of a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin later...
Russian propaganda in occupied territories accuses Ukraine, West of 'provocations' during Alaska talks, monitors say
The Kyiv Independent
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August 15, 2025
Telegram channels in Russian-occupied Ukraine have disseminated claims about Ukraine planning major "provocations" ahead of the high-stakes U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska, according to a Let's Data analysis provided to the Kyiv Independent on Aug....
Russia Experts Worry Onetime KGB Agent, Now Murderous Dictator Putin Will Play Trump
HuffPost
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August 15, 2025
WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump heads to Alaska on Friday to meet with the KGB agent-turned-dictator for whom he has long held a fawning admiration, Russia experts worry that the big loser will be Ukraine, the neighbor Vladimir Putin...
Russia's Duma Speaker Meets North Korea's Kim, Conveys Putin's Greetings: Report
MENAFN
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August 15, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Moscow, Aug 15 (IANS) The chief of Russia's parliamentary lower house met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang and conveyed greetings from Russian President Vladimir Putin, a Russian media report said Friday. The...
Russian rouble value dips ahead of Trump-Putin meeting
The Independent
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August 15, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
European shares approach five-month high as markets watch Trump–Putin talks
EUToday
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August 15, 2025
22European equities edged higher on Friday, with the pan-European STOXX 600 trading near a five-month peak, supported by a broadly resilient earnings season and with attention fixed on a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian...
Global plastics treaty talks in Geneva conclude without agreement
EUToday
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August 15, 2025
14United Nations negotiations aimed at delivering the first legally binding global treaty on plastic pollution ended in Geneva on 15 August without agreement, after delegates were unable to bridge divisions over production limits, controls on...
Refugee charity boss who accused Robert Jenrick of 'xenophobia' in BBC row says top Tory should work with him to 'de-escalate fear and anger' over small boats crisis
Daily Mail
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August 15, 2025
By GREG HEFFER, POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT Published: 07:30 EDT, 15 August 2025 | Updated: 07:31 EDT, 15 August 2025 The refugee charity boss who accused Robert Jenrick of 'xenophobia' over his stance on illegal migration has now suggested he 'work...
Africa does not need to import solutions to address housing challenges
Ghana News Agency
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August 15, 2025
By Morkporkpor Anku Accra, Aug. 15, GNA – Mr Prosper Hoetu, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Homeownership Fund (NHF), says the African continent does not need to import solutions to address its housing challenges. He said the continent...
Russia to Present Clear Position at Alaska Summit: Lavrov
teleSUR
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Sergey Lavrov. X/ @porojocerradura August 15, 2025 Hour: 7:30 am Russia will make its position clear during the upcoming meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump. RELATED: Russia Downplays European Leaders’...
Chinese Smugglers Wreak Havoc In Sri Lanka's Gem Industry
MENAFN
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August 15, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Chinese involvement in Sri Lanka's gemstone industry is causing significant revenue losses to the island nation's crisis-ridden economy and impacting local businesses, according to an article in The...
Russian energy facilities targeted in drone attacks
The Straits Times
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August 15, 2025
US President Donald Trump is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Aug 15, with energy markets watching closely for developments that could change global oil and gas supplies. Mr Trump said on Aug 14 that Mr Putin appeared...
Russia restricts WhatsApp and Telegram calls ahead of Trump–Putin meeting
Euro Weekly News
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August 15, 2025
The Kremlin has demanded access to call data for terrorism-related investigations. Credit: photoibo / Shutterstock.com Just days before Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are due to meet face-to-face in Alaska, Russia has announced major restrictions...
Migrant Education Tutorial & Support Services (Metss) Program Wraps For Summer
Oswego County Today - New York
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August 15, 2025
OSWEGO COUNTY – Since 1983, the METSS program through the Center for Instruction, Technology & Innovation has been providing services to the CNY and the Finger Lakes community. This year marks 41 years of providing an uplifting, educational...
Environmental lawyers slam DOT climate policy
E&E News
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August 15, 2025
ALBANY, New York — The state’s transportation department is “flouting” New York’s landmark climate law by failing to provide enough guidance to scrutinize agency decisions, a new report says. New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, a legal...
China This Week | US-China tariff truce holds, ‘unprecedented’ deal with Nvidia, and more
The Indian Express
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August 15, 2025
On Monday (August 11), US President Donald Trump extended his country’s tariff truce with China for an additional 90 days, till November 10. Discussions between senior officials in Stockholm in late July had previously hinted at another extension,...
African Union backs map campaign showing Africa's true size
Semafor
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August 15, 2025
The African Union has joined a campaign urging global institutions to adopt a map of Africa that more accurately reflects the continent’s size. The Mercator map, widely used since 1599, shows a version of Africa that has been distorted to appear...
China’s economy slows in July amid tariff uncertainty, property slump
United News of Bangladesh
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Workers install a platform for a up-coming basketball games event by Chinese sports brand Li Ning at the capital popular commercial district, in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) China’s economy lost momentum in July as...
Russian strikes hit Sumy, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia, causing civilian casualties
The Odessa Journal
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From the morning of August 14 to the morning of August 15, Russian forces carried out over 100 strikes on 46 settlements in 16 territorial communities of Sumy region, causing civilian injuries and extensive damage to infrastructure. Sumy region...
Russia ready to share its experience in IT sector with APEC partners — MFA
TASS
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August 15, 2025
SEOUL, August 15. /TASS/. Russia is ready to share its advanced developments in information technologies with its partners in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) so that they could be independent from the collective West in this field,...