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• Representatives from Uganda and Burundi visited Rafah on August 18 as part of ongoing discussions regarding their potential inclusion in a Gaza stabilization force. • In separate military developments, Israel confirmed a strike on a Syrian air base, alleging that Turkey had plans to deploy forces in the region. • Mike Huckabee defended his description of those involved in the Qusra siege as "Israeli terrorists," arguing that settler violence is detrimental to Israel and the Jewish people.

• U.S.-based Denison Global Entertainment, LLC has established a new European production hub in Albania through the creation of Denison Entertainment Sh.p.k. • The expansion was facilitated by Fare Impresa®, an international legal and business advisory firm led by attorney Egli Haxhiraj. • This strategic move aims to enhance the company's capacity for international film and television production by leveraging Albania's regional advantages.

Tuesday’s competitions in Wisconsin and Minnesota follow similar battles for the direction of the party, including last week in Michigan where progressive Abdul El-Sayed triumphedSign up to the US Breaking News emailHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Democratic primaries for governor in Wisconsin and US senator in Minnesota will once again see left-wing candidates face off against more traditional ones.President Donald Trump departed on a secret military flight from Turkey last month when the White House said he was flying aboard ⁠Air Force One, an extraordinary move prompted by an Iranian assassination threat, the Washington Post reported on Monday.Trump signed an executive order that will involve splitting up the highly effective measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three single shots. The president also announced an overhaul to the childhood immunization schedule, scrapping recommendations for the hepatitis b, Covid-19 and influenza vaccines. He also suggested that the number of inoculations is linked to the rate of autism in the US, despite no proven link between the two. Medical experts have blasted the changes, calling it “problematic and deeply concerning.”Todd Blanche has been sworn as US attorney general, cementing Trump’s installation of his former personal attorney in charge of the Department of Justice. Blanche, who has been serving as acting attorney general since April, was confirmed in his new position during a ceremony at the White House on Monday.Trump has named White House staff secretary Will Scharf to become White ​House counsel and assistant to the president, replacing David Warrington, who is taking a job in the private sector. In taking up that role, Scharf will become the White House’s top lawyer after overseeing the administrative work of the Oval Office in his current position.Lawyers for David Hearn, the Olympian who was arrested for alleged property destruction of the reflecting pool before his charges were dropped, said that the Trump administration is “continuing to attack an innocent man”. Continue reading...

Yolanda Olejniczak Marodi, who served a decade for killing her husband, pleaded guilty to murder of Rebecca Marodi, a fire captain who fought the Eaton blaze A California woman this week admitted to killing her wife, a decorated fire captain who fought the deadly 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, by stabbing her – the same fate she previously delivered to her husband and had served a decade in prison for.Yolanda Olejniczak Marodi, 54, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to second-degree murder after killing her wife, Rebecca “Becky” Marodi, 49, a California fire captain, at their home in February 2025, just a month after Becky, as she was known, battled the Eaton blaze that killed 19. Continue reading...

Stella Gollovena, 47, has been charged with four counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harmA woman has appeared in court accused of stabbing four men in the back with a pair of scissors in one of London’s busiest tourist districts.Stella Gollovena, 47, is accused of attacking Patrick De Barr, Thomas Harding, Adrian Lovett and Mantas Jankus during the attack in Covent Garden on Wednesday lunchtime. Continue reading...

Stella Gollovena accused of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm after assaults in central LondonA 47-year-old woman has been charged after four men were stabbed in central London.Stella Gollovena, of no fixed address, was charged with four counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and one count of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place, the Metropolitan police said. Continue reading...

• Contrary to expectations that AI would primarily benefit new model-builders, recent earnings indicate that established European technology groups are emerging as key winners. • Airbus is leading this trend by integrating AI tools from Mistral and utilizing Scaleway, a subsidiary of the French telecoms group Iliad, for sensitive industrial and defense applications. • This shift matters because it demonstrates how legacy industrial giants can leverage AI to enhance specialized operations rather than being disrupted by new startups.