Trump and Putin to meet on steps of plane in Alaska, as Kremlin says talks could last hours
Summary
We're answering your questions ahead of Ukraine talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine was "counting on America", as Donald Trump began his journey to Alaska
"HIGH STAKES!!!" is how Trump describes the meeting on Truth Social, while Putin has been visiting businesses and watching ice hockey on his way to the talks
At a church in Kyiv, there's a lack of faith that these talks will change the lives of Ukrainians, our reporter there says
Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with tens of thousands of soldiers killed on both sides
Could Trump ambush Putin in the same way he did Zelensky?
Viewer Mark asks: “What are the chances that Donald Trump ambushes Putin in the same way that he did Zelensky in the Oval Office?”
As a reminder, Zelensky left the White House early on a visit in February after a shouting match erupted with Donald Trump and Vice-President JD Vance, who accused the Ukrainian leader of not thanking the US for its support.
Gary O’Donoghue suggests that “many outcomes” are possible in today’s Alaska meeting, but adds that the kind of “kebabing” that Zelensky got isn't on the cards.
“Putin is a very different kettle of fish” as a nuclear power, which means he has to be taken incredibly seriously, O’Donoghue explains.
Mali’s junta arrests generals and French national over alleged coup plot
Development comes as the military continues to crack down on dissent after a pro-democracy rally in May
Fri 15 Aug 2025 12.41 BST
Mali’s military rulers say they have arrested a group of military personnel and civilians, including two Malian generals and a suspected French agent, accusing them of attempting to destabilise the country.
The security minister, Gen Daouda Aly Mohammedine, who announced the arrests on the local evening news on Thursday, told viewers an investigation was under way and that the situation was “completely under control”.
Sources told the Reuters and Agence France-Presse agencies earlier this week that dozens of military officials had been taken into custody.
UN talks on plastic pollution fail to reach deal
Despite running over Thursday's deadline, representatives from 185 countries failed to reach a deal to bring the world closer to ending plastic pollution with a legally binding, global agreement..
"We will not have a treaty to end plastic pollution here in Geneva," Norway's negotiator said following talks in Geneva that went into the early hours of Friday.
Macron pledges action over anti-Semitic 'hatred' after memorial tree vandalised
President Emmanuel Macron on Friday condemned the felling of a memorial tree for Ilan Halimi, a Jewish man tortured to death in 2006, calling it an anti-Semitic act and vowing to punish those responsible amid rising hate crimes in France.
President Emmanuel Macron on Friday vowed punishment over an act of anti-Semitic "hatred" after a memorial tree planted in tribute to a Jewish man tortured to death in 2006 had been cut down outside Paris.
"Cutting down the tree in honour of Ilan Halimi is tantamount to killing him a second time," Macron said on X. "Every effort will be made to punish this act of hatred," he said, adding that the country will not forget the "son of France who died because he was Jewish."
Palestinians condemn Israel’s Ben-Gvir over Marwan Barghouti threat
Footage shows far-right minister taunting 66-year-old Palestinian leader during jail visit.
Palestinian officials have condemned far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s taunting visit to the jail cell of long-imprisoned Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti.
Footage of the visit shared on social media on Thursday showed the minister making threatening remarks to the 66-year-old.
In the footage, Ben-Gvir is seen telling Barghouti, who has been in prison since 2002, including years in solitary confinement: “You won’t win. Whoever messes with the nation of Israel, whoever murders our children and women – we will wipe them out.”
Ministers spent £2.4m fighting to keep huge Afghan data breach a secret
The Ministry of Defence exposed the details of 18,700 Afghan applicants for UK sanctuary, putting them at risk of Taliban reprisals
Ministers spent £2.4m in legal fees fighting to keep a catastrophic Ministry of Defence data leak secret for two years through the use of an unprecedented superinjunction, it has emerged.
The MoD leak, in February 2022, exposed the details of thousands of Afghans who said they were in danger from the Taliban because of their links to UK forces and now wanted to escape to Britain.
The breach was only discovered in August 2023 when part of the leaked database was posted online, prompting a top-secret government operation that saw 16,000 affected Afghans brought to safety in the UK.
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