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He announced that the meeting will take place Aug. 15 in Alaska in a post on social meeting and said more details would follow. It is to聽be the first U.S.-Russia summit since 2021, when former President Joe Biden met Putin in Geneva. It could mean a breakthrough in Mr.听Trump鈥檚 effort聽to end the war, although there鈥檚 no guarantee it would stop the fighting since Moscow and Kyiv remain聽far apart on their conditions for peace.

They are seeking to increase the pressure on more than 50 Democratic lawmakers who left the state to prevent a vote on a new congressional map, announcing that absent state House members can only collect paychecks by appearing in person. Texas House of Representatives Speaker Dustin Burrows said electronic deposits had been canceled and members must now pick up payments at the capitol in Austin, effectively cutting off pay for Democrats who have left. The Texas standoff has prompted Democratic governors to threaten to carry out their own redistricting, while Republican leaders in other states have said they may follow Texas鈥� lead.

President Trump is hosting a summit meant to help end nearly four decades of conflict and reopen key transportation routes, while allowing the United States to seize on Russia鈥檚 declining influence in the region. The White House said the two nations will sign an agreement to create a major transit corridor that will be named the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity.听That route will connect Azerbaijan and its autonomous Nakhchivan exclave, which are separated by a 20-mile-wide patch of Armenian territory.

Danil Palianski, who worked for several independent news agencies, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after a closed trial for treason and revealing state secrets. The sentence was returned July 25, but the trial鈥檚 outcome was only revealed Friday by the Belarusian Association of Journalists. His jailing is part of a sustained crackdown on government critics after unprecedented mass protests swept Belarus following the disputed reelection of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. Mr. Palianski, who was detained last September, is one of 37 journalists behind bars in Belarus.

OpenAI on Thursday released the fifth generation of the artificial intelligence technology that powers ChatGPT, a product update that鈥檚 being closely watched as a measure of whether generative AI is advancing rapidly or hitting a plateau. GPT-5 arrives more than two years after the March 2023 release of GPT-4, bookending a period of intense commercial investment, hype, and worry over AI鈥檚 capabilities.

It said Thursday it would deny all聽transgender service members聽who have served between 15 and 18 years the option to retire early and would instead separate them without retirement benefits. This decision means transgender service members must choose between a lump-sum separation payment or leaving the service without benefits. An Air Force spokesperson confirmed that no exceptions to this policy were approved, despite previous notifications to some members. All transgender members are being separated under the Trump administration鈥檚 policies.

The decision came after the Israeli Cabinet announced plans to take over Gaza City. Mr. Merz said Friday that Israel 鈥渉as the right to defend itself against Hamas鈥� terror.鈥� He stated that the release of Israeli hostages and negotiations toward a ceasefire in the nearly two-year war are 鈥渙ur top priority," adding that the recent military actions by Israel make it difficult for Germany to see how these goals will be achieved.

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily halted new construction at an immigration detention facility in Florida dubbed 鈥淎lligator Alcatraz鈥� while a lawsuit over its environmental impact plays out. At a hearing in Miami, U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams blocked new construction at the site in the Florida Everglades through August 12 but did not suspend operations or otherwise interfere with the work of immigration officials there.听

They say the 25 books聽propagate 鈥渇alse narratives鈥� and 鈥渟ecessionism鈥� in the disputed region, where聽strict controls on the media聽have escalated in recent years.听Police said Thursday that officers raided bookstores and searched roadside book vendors to confiscate the banned literature. Kashmir has been a disputed region with ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan. Many Kashmiris support independence or joining Pakistan.听

U.S. trade partners such as Switzerland, Brazil, and India were still scrambling to get a better deal on Thursday as the president鈥檚 higher tariff rates on imports from dozens of countries kicked in, raising the average U.S. import duty to its highest in a century. The Customs and Border Protection agency began collecting the higher tariffs of 10% to 50% at 12:01 a.m. EDT after weeks of suspense over Mr. Trump鈥檚 final tariff rates.

Steve Witkoff met with the Russian president for talks ahead of the White House鈥檚 deadline for Russia to reach a peace deal with Ukraine. Otherwise, Mr. Trump says Russia could potentially face severe economic penalties that could also hit countries buying its oil. Earlier talks between Russia and Ukraine, and Russian and U.S. officials, made no progress on ending the three-year war following Russia鈥檚 invasion of its neighbor.

Rising temperatures pose new challenges for firefighters who have made incremental progress against a massive wildfire in central California that has injured four people as it has become the biggest blaze in the state so far this year. More than 870 remote homes and other structures at the northern edge of Los Padres National Forest are threatened by the Gifford Fire, which grew only slightly overnight after burning out of control for days. The fire has scorched at least 131 square miles of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, with just 9% containment on Wednesday.

The Army鈥檚 Fort Stewart locked down before the shooter was arrested. The conditions of the soldiers and the circumstances of the shooting weren鈥檛 immediately clear, nor was the identity of the shooter. Fort Stewart is the largest Army post east of the Mississippi River. It鈥檚 home to thousands of soldiers assigned to the Army鈥檚 3rd Infantry Division and family members. The Army said there is no remaining threat to the community.

Tuition fees will be waived for children in their final year at public kindergartens, and reduced for eligible private schools from the next term, the government said on Tuesday, in a phased roll-out of free pre-school education. The measures came after China unveiled last week a childcare subsidy until the age of three, in an effort to spur a flagging birth rate, as fewer young people choose to have children.

He signed an executive order to place an additional 25% tariff on India for its purchases of Russian oil. That brings the combined tariffs imposed by the United States on its ally to 50%. The tariffs would go into effect 21 days after the signing of the order Wednesday, meaning that both India and Russia might have time to negotiate with the administration on the import taxes. Mr. Trump鈥檚 moves could scramble the economic trajectory of India, which until recently was seen as an alternative to China by American companies looking to relocate their manufacturing. China also buys oil from Russia but wasn鈥檛 included in the order.

In some interactions, the chatbot gives detailed plans for drug use, eating disorders, and even suicide notes. The Center for Countering Digital Hate found that testing ChatGPT with harmful prompts led the chatbot to respond in dangerous ways more than half the time. The study highlights the risks as more people, particularly teens, turn to AI for companionship and advice. OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, said after viewing the findings that its 鈥渨ork is ongoing鈥� in refining 鈥渉ow models identify and respond appropriately in sensitive situations.

It is set to become the third African country after South Sudan and Eswatini to agree to accept deportees sent from the United States but who come聽from other nations. A controversial migrant deal between Rwanda and the United Kingdom from 2022 has since collapsed amid legal disputes.听

We report on the聽new role of the military聽in immigration enforcement within the U.S.

The list of 35 locations includes cities from New York to Chicago and states from California to Colorado. The move is part of a push from President Donald Trump to penalize jurisdictions that limit their cooperation with聽federal immigration enforcement.