US-Europe | Tumult of Trump’s trip smashes presidential precedent

Plenty of U.S. presidents have created commotion in their travels abroad, but none as much as President Donald Trump. The president’s tumultuous trip across Europe,

Offbeat | Amazon pokes fun at glitches, says tech gadgets popular

Amazon poked fun at the early glitches it saw with Prime Day, though it said shoppers still found plenty to buy. Analysts, meanwhile, saw other things Amazon

This Day in History | 1997 – IRA declares ceasefire

The IRA has announced its second ceasefire in three years starting at noon tomorrow. It follows a statement by republican political party Sinn Fein last night

World briefs

VIETNAM With China and the U.S. as its largest export destinations, Vietnam is seeking ways to insulate itself from an escalating trade war between the world’s two biggest

The Buzz | EU fines Google a record USD5 billion over mobile system

The European Union’s antitrust chief has fined Google a record USD5 billion for abusing the market dominance of its Android mobile phone operating system. EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager

South Africa, Obama mark Mandela centennial with charity

South Africans along with former U.S. President Barack Obama were marking the centennial of anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela’s birth yesterday with acts of charity in a country still

US-Russia | Trump returns from Helsinki summit with Putin to forceful criticism

In an extraordinary embrace of a longtime U.S. enemy, President Donald Trump openly questioned his own intelligence agencies’ firm finding that Russia meddled in the 2016 U.S.

Brexit | Frankfurt losing edge in race for jobs as Paris gains ground

Frankfurt’s efforts to attract bankers escaping Brexit are in danger of losing momentum. While Paris appears to be catching up in the race for jobs,

Offbeat | Hungry headache: German city seeks to evict big catfish

A German city is looking for a way to get rid of a giant catfish that is believed to have developed a taste for ducklings after eating

This Day in History | 1990 – English teenagers held in Thailand over drugs

Two teenage girls from the Midlands have been arrested for drug smuggling in Thailand. Patricia Cahill, 17, and Karen Smith, 18, were stopped by customs officials at

World briefs

MYANMAR’s government should expedite restitution for past illegal confiscations of land, an international human rights group said yesterday, detailing how previous land seizures there are still causing

The Buzz | 1.1 billion people face risks from lack of cooling

New data from 52 countries in hot climates reveals that over 1.1 billion people face “significant risks” from lack of access to cooling including death, a U.N. envoy

Gaming Alert | New Jersey gets five more sports betting applications

New Jersey regulators have received five additional applications from gambling companies seeking to start offering sports betting before football season starts in September. David Rebuck,

US | Billionaires fuel powerful Washington state charter groups

Dollar for dollar, the beleaguered movement to bring charter schools to Washington state has had no bigger champion than billionaire Bill Gates. The Microsoft co-founder

US-Russia Summit | Trump, Putin sit down a bit late for closely watched meeting

President Donald Trump opened a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday by predicting that their countries will end up having “an extraordinary relationship” but without mentioning Moscow’s

Helsinki protests Human rights for all – and save the planet

One sign in Helsinki read: “Build saunas not war!” Activists used yesterday’s summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold two

Offbeat | Rhode Island governor to hold office hours at the beach

 Rhode Island’s governor says she’s holding summer office hours at the beach. Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo will hold the first event today at Scarborough State

This Day in History | 1979 – Sandinista rebels take Nicaraguan capital

Fighters of the left-wing Sandinista National Liberation Front have overthrown the regime in the central American republic of Nicaragua and taken the capital, Managua. The notorious US-trained

World briefs

US-RUSSIA Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin opened their long-awaited summit yesterday with a one on one talk behind closed doors before the American leader declared their meeting was

The Buzz | Royalty, the pope, and now Trump – Putin makes everyone wait

Famous for his tardiness at official talks, President Vladimir Putin did it again — to U.S. President Donald Trump. Putin long has sought to meet with Trump,

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