Kennedy Center board votes again to renovate building and inscribe Trump’s name on it – report

The center has until next week to present plan to judge who had blocked earlier rehab and name changeUS politics live – latest updatesThe board of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington is said to have voted once again to move forward with Donald Trump’s controversial plan to temporarily shutter the building for substantial renovations, as well as to inscribe the US president’s name on the facade of its building, despite a federal order for his name to be removed from the signage.The board – mostly handpicked, staunch allies of the president – voted “to close the Kenne

Harvard : un juge rejette la plainte de l’administration Trump concernant des manifestations anti-Israël

Le juge de Boston, Richard Stearns, a estimé que le gouvernement n’était pas parvenu à prouver que Harvard avait violé une disposition de la loi sur les droits civiques qui interdit la discrimination fondée sur la race, la nationalité et d’autres critères.

Водії назвали 4 речі, які найбільше дратують їх на дорогах

Поведінка інших водіїв може зіпсувати настрій, навіть якщо вам подобається керувати автомобілем.

Family of Irish plane crash victim awarded $29m in damages

A jury in Chicago in the US awarded the sum to Michael Ryan's family after his widow Naoise Connolly Ryan brought a civil suit against Boeing.

З російських та білоруських пілотів зняли всі обмеження в автоспорті

У FIA також дозволили демонстрацію російських та білоруських національних символів

UK sees temperatures of 38.1C, the hottest day of 2026; Greece battles wildfires after gale force winds – as it happened

A former UK government scientific adviser warned amid the ‘shattering’ heat that worse is still to comeMet Office has just offered an update on temperatures across the UK, with several stations already reporting temperatures above 30C – and it’s not even 11am.It’s 30.4C in Wych Cross, 30.3C in Charlwood, 30.2C at Kenly Airfield. Continue reading...

Суд продлил арест бизнесмену Траберу по делу о заказном убийстве

White House says more than 40 nations help China dodge tariffs

A new White House report says that China sends billions of dollars worth of goods to the U.S. via third countries in order to skirt Trump's high tariffs.

У Китаї висадили 78 мільярдів дерев: дощів побільшало, а води - ні

Вчені виявили, що висадка дерев не завжди покращує ситуацією з водою в регіоні.

Israeli troops force families from homes amid settler terror campaign in West Bank

Former PM of Israel calls events ‘concerted and meticulous attempt at ethnic cleansing’ against PalestiniansIsraeli troops forced two Palestinian families to leave their besieged West Bank homes on Thursday, the day after a top Israeli commander personally promised he would end a violent settler campaign to drive them out.Israeli soldiers also took over eight other homes in Qusra early on Thursday, telling the village’s mayor, Abdul Azim, that the buildings were needed for a days-long operation to remove the settlers. They later relinquished six. Settlers still roam the village. Continue readi

Two seriously injured after passenger train derails near Lewes in East Sussex

Additional nine passengers sustain less serious injuries and major disruption to services reportedTwo people have been seriously injured after a passenger train derailed between Haywards Heath and Lewes in East Sussex, prompting a rapid emergency response in the area.Images of the aftermath appeared to show passengers standing on top of the toppled carriages while others could be seen in an area of heathland alongside emergency workers. Continue reading...

Де краще не ховати запасний ключ від дому: експерт порадив 5 місць, яких варто уникати

До прикладу, залишення запасного ключа в поштовій скриньці робить ваш будинок вразливим для злочинців.

Europe swelters in latest wave of extreme heat

UK records its hottest day of the year as the temperature in west London reaches 38.1 degrees Celsius.

Carrick urges Manchester United to sign more transfers to boost title bid

United's preseason outlay pales in comparison with some of their fellow title contenders.

Several homes ablaze as firefighters try to contain West Midlands grassfire

About 60 crew responding to blaze covering about 40 acres near Stourbridge golf courseSeveral homes are ablaze and two people are receiving treatment as firefighters attempt to contain a grassfire in the West Midlands.The region’s fire service was alerted to an extensive grassfire near Stourbridge golf course just before 1.30pm on Thursday. Continue reading...

Judge nixes Trump lawsuit alleging Harvard did not protect Jewish students

Ruling latest setback in Trump administration response to Gaza war protests that swept college campuses.

Etna, sale l’allerta: l’aeroporto di Catania chiuso sino alle 15 di Ferragosto. Riaperto Comiso

Fioccano le disdette negli hotel. Camere vuote pure a Taormina e Siracusa. Cresce il livello di allarme per le fontane di lava

"Динамо" остаточно вилетіло з єврокубків

Кияни поступилися у матчі-відповіді - 0:2.

Навіщо наливати оцет у пральну машину: експерти назвали несподівані ефекти

Білий оцет має кілька корисних властивостей.

Behind England’s bumper A-level results lie record levels of regional disparities

Need for Burnham to tackle regional inequality could not be clearer as London becomes ‘educational outlier’Andy Burnham has put regional inequality at the top of his agenda as prime minister, and nowhere is the need for doing so clearer than in education.As England’s A-level results were published on Thursday morning, students across the country were pictured celebrating a bumper crop of results, with record rates of As and A*s. Continue reading...

How a Long-Shot U.S. Oil Drilling Project Is Shaking Up Greenland

A U.S. oil company says it could be on the verge of a major discovery in Greenland. The proposal comes at a tricky time for the Arctic island, and locals are lining up against it.

ШІ розшифрував тексти, яким 5 тисяч років: нова модель переклала те, що не змогла людина

Тепер комп’ютер допомагає систематизувати сотні тисяч фрагментів у єдину систему.

Захарова назвала неприемлемой реакцию Японии на визит Путина на Итуруп

Top Forbes editor reportedly fired after receiving $6m from business associate

Randall Lane left his job last month after accepting money from founder of firm that does business with magazineThe top editor of Forbes left his job last month and was reportedly dismissed for accepting $6m from the founder of a firm that does business with the magazine.The New York Times reported this week that Randall Lane was paid by RJ Shook, whose company, Shook Research, worked with Forbes since 2016 to publish rankings of wealth advisers. The payment was made after Shook sold a majority stake in the company to a private equity firm a year ago. Continue reading...

Trump-led board reportedly votes again to close Kennedy Center for renovations – live

In May, a judge issued a temporary block on Trump’s demand to close the arts institution for renovations after the board – mostly handpicked by the president – voted unanimously in favorSign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald Trump’s executive order on vaccines does not change the US recommendations for the shots – but experts say it does create confusion and doubt about vaccines, which will lead to more illness and possibly deaths among children and will make it harder for families and pediatricians to protect them.The executive order was an attempt to reinstate sweeping changes to the v

Ціль номер один в Росії наразі не по зубах Україні, - ЗМІ

Попередні спроби атак по підприємству не дали істотного ефекту.

Carriages toppled as passenger train derails near Lewes in East Sussex

Major disruption to services in the area but no deaths or serious injuries reported after train comes off tracksA passenger train has derailed between Haywards Heath and Lewes in East Sussex, prompting a rapid emergency response in the area.Images of the aftermath appeared to show passengers standing on top of the toppled carriages while others could be seen in an area of heathland alongside emergency workers. Continue reading...

Средства ПВО за день сбили 193 украинских беспилотника

Poland arrests man who allegedly tried to kill Ukrainian American

The suspect has been identified as a Russian citizen who planned to kill one of Moscow's critics in Warsaw.

Fossils show huge carbon emissions harm forests, not ‘green the planet’

Study of 56m-year-old leaves counters claims from Trump administration members of ‘benefits’ of fossil fuel pollutionAdding huge quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is set to cause the Earth’s forests to wither and die rather than flourish, according to a new study that counters erroneous claims that fossil fuel pollution will green the planet.An analysis of fossilized leaf cells from a period known as the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (or PETM), which occurred about 56 million years ago, has helped reconstruct how the world’s forests responded when planet-heating gases were pr

Gaza mural for Burger King worker fired for shouting ‘Free Palestine’

Artists in Gaza painted a mural honouring former Burger King employee Arianna Hamilton.

Royaume-Uni : un train déraille près de Brighton, pas de blessés graves selon des médias

Sur des photos circulant sur les réseaux sociaux et diffusées par plusieurs médias, des personnes se trouvent debout sur les voitures renversées. La ministre des transports britannique, Heidi Alexander, a dit être « profondément inquiète ».

Royaume-Uni : un train déraille près de Brighton, deux blessés graves

Le train, en provenance de Londres, reliait la banlieue sud de la capitale britannique. La cause de l’incident reste inconnue.

Німеччина скасувала захист для частини українських чоловіків, їх можуть депортувати, - DW

Чоловіки, які вже отримали захист, матимуть його до березня 2028 року.

Итоги торгов на Мосбирже 13 августа

Главный бенчмарк российского фондового рынка по итогам основной сессии в четверг, 13 августа, снизился на 3,01% до 2232,14 пункта. Его долларовый аналог индекс РТС снизился на 3,95% и составил 839,05 пункта.

Число погибших в результате землетрясения в Колумбии возросло до 273

Government could pay higher rents to spread asylum accommodation across UK

Greater use of private rental properties would form part of PM’s plan to spread accommodation more evenly across UKMinisters are considering paying higher prices for housing asylum seekers in private rental properties as part of Andy Burnham’s plan to spread accommodation more evenly across the country.The shift towards more private rental accommodation, known as “dispersal”, and the use of former military barracks, are cheaper than expensive hotels for asylum seekers. Continue reading...

Ecuadorian police seize 1,000 pounds of cocaine bearing image of soccer star Erling Haaland

Images of politicians and celebrities are often used by drug cartels to mark their products, ease transportation and reflect quality.

UK universities face ‘financial crisis’ amid collapse in international students

Higher education figures call on Labour to reverse tax on fees and warn institutions at risk of ‘going under’University leaders are warning of financial turmoil in British higher education after new figures suggested a collapse in international student numbers would deprive the sector of vital income and undermine its future.The sector’s leaders called on the government to rethink the levy on international student fees imposed under Keir Starmer, as a former universities minister warned there was a risk of a university “going under” because of the financial crisis. Continue reading...

Grèce : un nouvel incendie près de Thessalonique, des touristes évacués

Le feu, qui a commencé jeudi après-midi, se situe dans une zone boisée située à environ 90 kilomètres au sud de Thessalonique, deuxième ville de Grèce.

Trump administration ‘gutted’ federal civil rights enforcement, HRW says

A new report finds key federal agencies have stopped providing oversight of civil rights laws nationally.

Met chief questions why Simon Levy was freed after assaulting prison officer

Murderer and serial sex offender sexually assaulted female staff member in HMP Brixton but was still releasedMark Rowley, the Met commissioner, has sparked disquiet within the Prison Service after questioning why the murderer and serial sex offender Simon Levy was released from jail after sexually assaulting a female prison officer.The UK’s most senior police officer said he “did not understand” why Levy, who went on to kill two women, was let out of HMP Brixton in south London. Continue reading...

BAE Systems to pay $36m penalty after 104 violations of US arms export rules

State department says it has reached administrative settlement with company’s US arm to resolve breachesThe UK defence firm BAE Systems is to pay a $36m (£26.7m) civil penalty after breaching US arms exports regulations more than 100 times.The US Department of State announced on Thursday it had reached an administrative settlement with the US arm of BAE to resolve 104 violations of the Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Continue reading...

В армии США появится подразделение ударных беспилотников

Знайдено бортовий реєстратор МіГ-29, який впав на Одещині, - ДБР

"Чорна скринька" зазнала термічних пошкоджень унаслідок пожежі.

Люди, які народилися в ці місяці, розквітають у другій половині життя

З віком вони матимуть більше можливостей для оновлення та внутрішньої гармонії.

Чи обійде Україна Польщу та Німеччину в боротьбі за ракети до Patriot: аналітики розповіли

Польща планує отримати завод або центр обслуговування ракет до Patriot.

Water customers are not a ‘blank cheque’, Burnham tells suppliers

Companies in England and Wales get green light for extra spending that will add billions to billsAndy Burnham has said he is angry with water companies for treating their customers as a “bottomless source of funding” after more than a dozen firms were given the green light to raise bills even higher.The prime minister said the companies must not be allowed to treat bill payers like a “blank cheque”, after Ofwat, the regulator, approved proposals for billions of pounds of spending on repairs and infrastructure. Continue reading...

Лавров назвал опасным решение ЕС объявлять все суда «теневым флотом»

Брюссель ограничивает возможности РФ работать на мировых рынках, заявил он

Чистая прибыль X5 упала почти на 40%

Чистая прибыль X5 по МСФО по итогам первого полугодия 2026 г. сократилась на 39,3% год к году, до 25,7 млрд руб., а во II квартале – на 37%, до 16,4 млрд руб., следует из отчетности ритейлера. При этом выручка компании за шесть месяцев увеличилась на 10,5%, до 2,48 трлн руб., но темпы роста этого показателя снизились более чем вдвое: годом ранее он прибавил 21,2%. Во II квартале динамика замедлилась с 21,6 до 9,9%.

DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to a sixth province

Ebola outbreak has killed 2,128 people out of around 4,566 recorded cases in the DRC, according to government figures.

Ukraine ‘proposes deal with Russia to halt attacks on civilian ships in Black Sea’

Kyiv said to have suggested agreement in apparent attempt to reopen crucial grain corridor, according to ReutersUkraine has proposed a deal with Russia that would see both sides halt their attacks on civilian ships in the Black Sea, Reuters has reported, in an apparent attempt to reopen a crucial grain corridor.Kyiv is said to have made the offer via a third party. Moscow has yet to respond, the news agency added. The busy waterway is a key export route for both Russia and Ukraine, used to transport grain and other vital foodstuffs worldwide. Continue reading...

Ukraine ‘offering Russia deal to halt attacks on civilian ships in Black Sea’

Kyiv reportedly suggested mutual agreement in attempt to reopen crucial grain corridor Ukraine has proposed a deal with Russia for both sides to halt their attacks on civilian ships in the Black Sea in an apparent attempt to reopen a crucial grain corridor, Reuters reports.Kyiv is said to have made the offer through a third party. Moscow has yet to respond, the news agency added. The busy waterway is a key export route for both Russia and Ukraine, used to transport grain and other vital foodstuffs worldwide. Continue reading...

Train Derails Near Town of Lewes in East Sussex, U.K.

Emergency services said they were working at the scene of a train derailment near Lewes, in East Sussex, on Thursday.

В Великобритании с рельсов сошел пассажирский поезд