August 17, 2025 - Brief Briefing

Zelenskyy knows he risks another Oval Office ambush – but has to be a willing participant in peace talks

There will be no red carpet or fly past, no round of applause when Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in Washington DC on Monday. But the...

by admin August 17, 2025

Zelenskyy knows he risks another Oval Office ambush - but has to be a willing participant in peace talks

World

‘You just need a bad day to get killed’: Defusing death in the former IS terror capital

“If something goes wrong, there shouldn’t be multiple deaths. I should be the only one.” Where once Islamic State ruled the land, the black...

by admin August 17, 2025

'You just need a bad day to get killed': Defusing death in the former IS terror capital

Science

Astronomers Observe Rare Supernova–Black Hole Interaction in Early Stages

In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers observed SN 2023zkd, a supernova that may have been triggered by close interaction with a black hole. Featuring unusual...

by admin August 17, 2025

Science

10 Strange ‘Dark Voids’ Appear Over Remote Island Near Antarctica in Rare Satellite View

A rare NASA satellite image shows 10 sharply defined “dark voids” above Heard Island, a volcanic peak in the southern Indian Ocean. Formed by...

by admin August 17, 2025

Politics

Starmer to meet European leaders for ‘coalition of the willing’ talks on Ukraine

European leaders who make up the ‘coalition of the willing’ are set to hold a conference call on Sunday – ahead of crunch talks...

by admin August 17, 2025

Starmer to meet European leaders for 'coalition of the willing' talks on Ukraine

Politics

Sir Keir Starmer and his allies have no choice but to keep their Trump criticisms implicit

Sir Keir Starmer is straining his diplomatic sinews to simultaneously praise Donald Trump’s efforts to end the war in Ukraine, while repeating calls for...

by admin August 17, 2025