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THE GUARDIAN

Occupied by the US’: wildfires renew Native Hawaiian call for sovereignty

At a time of climate crisis, dwindling resources and unfettered capitalism, the decades-long Native Hawaiian struggle for sovereignty has gained a renewed sense of urgency following the August wildfires that incinerated west Maui.

Indigenous activists say restoring Hawaiʻi as a self-sufficient island nation is the only way to preserve it for their children and grandchildren.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Blinken Visits Kyiv as Russian Missile Kills 16 in Eastern Ukraine: Live Updates

At least 16 people were killed on Wednesday in a Russian strike on Kostyantynivka, a city in eastern Ukraine that is close to the front lines, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. It was one of the deadliest strikes in Ukraine in months.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Russia-Ukraine War News: Live Updates

THE BATTLE: Ukraine’s counteroffensive, launched in early June, aims to reclaim land in the south and east of the country. Its goal in the south is to reach the Sea of Azov and drive a wedge through Russian-occupied territory, and its main effort so far has been in the direction of the city of Melitopol.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Putin and Erdogan Meet in Russia, But No Breakthrough on Grain Deal: Live Updates

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia restated his opposition on Monday to the internationally backed Black Sea grain deal, a sign that little progress had been made toward reviving the agreement after bilateral talks with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Putin and Erdogan Will Meet Next Week, Kremlin Says: Russia-Ukraine Live Updates

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, are set to meet in Russia next week, the Kremlin said on Friday, as international efforts to revive a deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain through the Black Sea appear to be stalled.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Russia-Ukraine War News: Live Updates

After penetrating a major line of Russian defenses around the southern village of Robotyne, Ukrainian forces are now engaged in a fierce battle a few miles farther to the east as they seek to take the next step of a hard-fought counteroffensive, according to Ukrainian military commanders and Western military analysts.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Russia Reports Widespread Drone Attacks on Country: Ukraine Live Updates

Exploding drones attacked six regions of Russia overnight Wednesday and damaged four military cargo planes at an airfield hundreds of miles from Ukraine, Russian officials said, suggesting that, after months of enduring missile and drone strikes with little recourse, Ukraine is increasingly able to hit back deep inside Russia.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Ukraine Steps Up Evacuation Calls as Russia Attacks in Northeast: Live Updates

Ukrainian officials said that a 45-year-old resident of Kupiansk died under Russian artillery shelling on Tuesday morning, as attacks on the northeastern city mounted and the authorities stepped up calls for civilians to evacuate.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Trump Trial Set for March 4 in Federal Election Case

The federal judge overseeing former President Donald J. Trump’s prosecution on charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election set a trial date on Monday for early March, laying out a schedule that was close to the government’s initial request of January and that rebuffed Mr. Trump’s extraordinary proposal to push off the proceeding until nearly a year and a half after the 2024 election.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

With Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Death, Putin Projects a Message of Power

The Kremlin appears to be sending the signal that no degree of effectiveness can protect someone from punishment for disloyalty.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/25/world/europe/prigozhin-putin-russia-power.html