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Saturday, August 16, 2025 3:57 AM ET

Christian Science Monitor - World

Moscow sees broader Alaska summit goals than peace in Ukraine -- President Vladimir Putin's stance on peace in Ukraine could disrupt his summit with Donald Trump, but no one knows the U.S. president's thoughts.

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US-Pakistan relations are the best they've been in decades. Pakistanis aren't thrilled. -- The budding U.S.-Pakistan friendship marks a seismic diplomatic shift in South Asia. But lingering distrust toward the American security establishment will color their cooperation.

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Trump likes to wing it. Putin always plans. How will that work in Alaska? -- Allies are pressing President Trump to draw up a clear plan for his summit with Vladimir Putin on Ukraine's future, rather than just see what happens.

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In Ukraine, swarms of Russian drones and missiles are transforming combat -- What Moscow's summer blitz tells us about the irreversible evolution of modern war as inexpensive drones bring the front line directly to the Ukrainian people.

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Saying women must end war, Israeli mothers 'take a stand' on Gaza border -- Israel is seeing a groundswell of protest against the war in Gaza. Following the government's decision to send ground forces into Gaza City, a new women's group, including mothers of combat soldiers, set up a protest camp on the border.

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Nowhere left to go as Gaza City faces looming Israeli offensive -- Palestinians in Gaza City fear that Israel's planned offensive against their town may force them from their homes forever. They say they are exhausted by war.

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Street dogs gave him hope during dark days. Now he's returning the favor. -- Niall Harbison is leveraging his large following on social media to help canines in South Asia.

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How China is making gains in the race for AI dominance -- With cutting-edge, open-source models like DeepSeek, Beijing is narrowing the AI innovation gap with the United States.

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Why France is cracking down on 'ultrafast' fashion – and other countries could, too -- French lawmakers are pumping the brakes on an industry they say has gotten out of control.

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'Who are we?' Russia aims to strip teens' Ukrainian identity. -- In Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine, a battle is on over national identity. Russia wants Ukrainians to feel Russian, and teens are the front line.

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In Darfur, Sudan, kidnapping is now a weapon of war -- Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces is using kidnappings to help fund its war efforts and, in the process, unleashing terror on Darfur's civilians.

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U.K. police say over 500 people arrested in pro-Palestinian events over weekend -- London police said 532 people were arrested Saturday when supporters of a pro-Palestinian group recently outlawed as a terrorist organization intentionally broke the law to test the government's ability to enforce the ban.

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A MAGA for the UK? These working-class voters feel left behind. -- Working-class voters are flocking to Reform UK, a new MAGA-like political party that is disrupting the old guard of Labour and Conservatives.

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Haiti declares 3-month state of emergency as gangs ravage country's central region -- The measure covers Haiti's West, Artibonite, and Center departments to "fight against insecurity and respond to the agricultural and food crisis," a government statement says.

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