Irish novelist Sally Rooney has pledged to keep supporting Palestine Action even after the U.K. outlawed the group as a terrorist organization. Her vow, published in the Irish Times, could leave one of literature’s most prominent pro-Palestinian voices open to arrest on terrorism charges.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy opted for formal attire during a recent meeting with former U.S. President Donald Trump, according to IJR. The brief account notes a light exchange capped by the words, “You look good.”

Former President Donald Trump has branded Washington, D.C. a “dystopian cesspool of crime.” A commentary by journalist Luke Russert argues that this dire picture is wildly at odds with daily life in the nation’s capital—and serves as a test run for a broader autocratic message.

Federal regulators say three ticket brokers used bots, fake accounts and recycled credit cards to scoop up more than 320,000 seats to top concerts, then flipped them for a $5.7 million profit. The new FTC lawsuit offers a rare inside look at the mechanics—and the fallout—of large-scale ticket scalping.

Silicon Valley leaders warn that falling behind in artificial intelligence poses a greater danger to U.S. tech firms than any tariff fight. Backed by a July White House action plan and billions in private spending, AI has become the rare issue uniting Washington, Wall Street and the Valley.

In a brief but urgent letter to the Fargo Forum, John A. Jorgensen asks his fellow citizens to rethink what it means to live “in the land of the free.” Disillusioned with both major parties and nostalgic for a time when they still conversed civilly, he issues a simple call: save our democracy.

In March 2014, Russia seized Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in a swift, bloodless operation the world overwhelmingly deemed illegal. That single move plunged Moscow’s relations with the West into their steepest decline since the Cold War—a rift that still defines European security.

U.S. stock-index futures edged 0.1 percent lower Monday morning, signaling a quiet start on Wall Street. The dip comes just hours before President Donald Trump meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy swept into Washington today flanked by seven top European leaders and NATO’s secretary-general in a bid to keep the Western alliance intact against Russia. The visit comes hours after President Trump suggested Kyiv surrender Crimea and drop its NATO ambitions—demands long echoed by Vladimir Putin—and vowed to outlaw mail-in voting at home.

U.S. envoy Tom Barrack said Monday that Israel must now “honour commitments” it accepted under the cease-fire that ended its war with Hezbollah. The demand coincided with Beirut’s announcement of a process to disarm the militant group—linking Israeli obligations to Lebanon’s latest move.

In a sharply worded counterpoint, columnist Lucy Rehm urges Minnesota lawmakers to keep the state’s e-bike subsidy program. She argues the incentives “help build a state that works for everyone” and warns that abandoning them would amount to letting partisan bickering trump practical solutions.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has paid little to no federal income tax since its 2002 launch, despite securing billions of dollars in U.S. government contracts. A tax maneuver rooted in more than $5 billion in accumulated losses—and made indefinite by a 2017 law—continues to shield the rocket company from the IRS.

Journalist Shane Bauer’s investigation for The New York Times Magazine chronicles how Bashar al-Assad’s regime made an estimated 100,000 Syrians—children among them—vanish over the country’s 13-year civil war. The figure represents the largest wave of forced disappearances since the Nazi era.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is expected to sit down with former U.S. President Donald Trump, joined by European Union allies, according to a Bloomberg Daybreak Europe segment aggregated by Biztoc. The London-based program flagged the meeting as the latest headline in the Russia-Ukraine standoff.

Bolivia’s presidential election will move to an unprecedented second round after a surprise first-place showing by centrist Sen. Rodrigo Paz. Although he outpaced right-wing rivals in Sunday’s vote, Paz fell short of the majority needed for an outright win, forcing the nation’s first runoff between a centrist and right-wing field.

Professor Eric Claeys of George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia School of Law will take over The Volokh Conspiracy blog for a week, sharing insights from his new book, “Natural Property Rights.” The brief announcement, penned by Eugene Volokh, invites readers to follow Claeys’ daily posts on property law and philosophy.

Despite unclear evidence and guidelines advising against it, fundal pressure continues to be used in many maternity clinics. A recent study reveals how communication significantly shapes women’s experiences of this controversial practice during childbirth.

A new study reveals that Naloxone, the life-saving drug used to treat opioid overdoses, binds more to opioid receptors in women’s brains than in men’s. This finding suggests that sex differences may affect the efficacy of overdose treatments.

On Saturday morning, Samaritan’s Purse airlifted over 48 US tons of supplemental food supplies provided by MANA to help suffering families in Gaza.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov calls on European leaders to follow US President Donald Trump’s approach toward Russia, criticizing current EU policies as inadequate. Lavrov’s remarks highlight tensions between Russia and the European Union and suggest a desire for improved relations through policy shifts.

Assam’s Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi to discuss the state’s socio-economic progress and the near saturation of its welfare schemes. The meeting precedes the Prime Minister’s anticipated visit to Assam on September 8, a significant event marking new milestones in the state’s development journey.