News for August 18, 2025

The politician has been sent written confirmation from gardaí saying nothing has been found to suggest he spied for Russia.

Norton, 40, is the star of King & Conqueror, which is released on August 24

Tickets to see John Summit live are flying for his US stops, but it’s not too late to secure your admission. Prices start at $72.

Britain’s broken planning and development system is rewired to accelerate infrastructure delivery and homebuilding while safeguarding the environment

Millions of people will receive their essential financial support before the August bank holiday weekend, as the Government has confirmed that benefit payments will be brought forward to Friday 22 August.

Youngsters say they are more likely to engage with content about junk food if it is shared by influencers

Money will be used to boost sales of current medical devices and seek additional approvals from US

The first season premiered on Netflix in May 2025 and continues Netflix UK’s winning streak.

Chem. Sci., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SC03105B, Edge Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Chongyang Zeng, Shan Liang, Jieyu Lin, Wei Liu, Zhixin Xie, Wenxuan Cai, Carl Redshaw, …

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4CS00458B, Review Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Ziyan Shen, Shuang Chao, Luling Wu, Huanyu Liu, Yuxin Pei, Tony D. James, Zhicha…

Jasveen Sangha is the fifth and final defendant to be charged with the actor’s death.

Peter Mandelson is pushing for Britain to host the Super Bowl while serving as UK ambassador to the United States, as London Mayor Sadiq Khan also believes it can be done.

If true, the new film is drawing on some long-standing and lesser known lore from the comics. The post Spider-Man: Brand New Day Theory Identifies Secret Marvel Character appeared first on ComicBook.com.

Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher share their Premier League predictions for the 2025/26 season including who they think will be champions, who will be relegated and who is their player to watch.

Volkswagen has officially delivered its 1.5 millionth all-electric ID. model, a milestone reached in under five years since the first ID.3s rolled off the…

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: A short-notice meeting at the White House today brough…

The US President reportedly paused talks with Vladimir Zelensky and his Western European backers to talk directly to his Russian counterpart Read Full Article at RT.com

Everton manager David Moyes says he’s disappointed by the crucial VAR decision that gave Leeds a 1-0 win, insisting James Tarkowski did everything he could to avoid conceding a late penalty.

Controversial influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate are suing Meta and TikTok for banning their social media accounts in 2022

Published on August 18, 2025 9:59 PM GMTEpistemic status: Based on multiple accounts, I’m confident that frontier labs keep some safety research internal-only, but I’m much less confident on the reasons underlying this. Many benign explanations exist and may …

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer reportedly coached Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky ahead of their visit to the US Read Full Article at RT.com

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump gathered European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for a hastily arranged White House meeting on Monday to discuss a path to ending Russia’s war in Ukraine. Read full story

David Moyes and James Tarkowski react to the late penalty decision in the defeat to Leeds.

The US president is leading talks with Vladimir Zelensky and his Western European backers on possible territory exchanges and security Read Full Article at RT.com

Swinging the spotlight, for a moment, from politics to big tech. I upgraded my mother-in-law’s internet service recently. As part of that upgrade, I installed a new wifi access point with better security. That meant changing the network name, which of course…

Here’s why these results really pleased investors. The post 2 ASX 300 shares worth buying after impressing this fund manager with results appeared first on The Motley Fool Australia.

A smile, a handshake, even a momentary arm around the shoulder kicked off a far more cordial meeting between US President Donald Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, writes Yvonne Murray.

Italianate architecture, exotic woodlands and a gorgeous estuary setting combine to make Portmeirion one of the most captivating villages in Wales.

US President Donald Trump’s tariff whiplash has already harmed domestic manufacturing and could continue to do so through at least the end of this decade to the tune of nearly half a trillion dollars, a report published Monday by Democrats on a key economic c…

Russian soldiers mock Ukraine by flying a US flag alongside the Russian tricolour in Zaporizhia. The act comes as Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky meet for peace talks on ending the war.

Metal Forth racked up more than 200 million global streams and sold 36,000 equivalent album units. The post BABYMETAL Makes History With Metal Forth: First All-Japanese Group To Enter Top 10 Of Billboard 200 Chart appeared first on Metal Injection.

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Trump gathered European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for a hastily arranged White House meeting.

Andrija Jelavić was the final piece needing to arrive in the bluegrass as part of the men’s basketball team for this season at Kentucky. Now, coming out of this weekend, that last piece has landed in Lexington. Jelavić arrived in the United States over the we…

First, it was speculation of Andrija Jelavić‘s highly anticipated arrival from Croatia ahead of the fall semester. Then, photos of the prized 6-11 forward with Mark Pope at a tennis match in Cincinnati shortly after making it to the United States — but still …

For any NFL player, stepping onto the field in the Super Bowl is the ultimate dream – the pinnacle of their career and the chance to fight for the league's most coveted title.

Bleeding Cool is coming in hot from the first day of the hearings of the Diamond Comic Distributors Chapter 11 bankruptcy case being held in the Bankruptcy Court of Baltimore. With the news that the comic book publishers have won round one against Diamond Com…

England has declared a “nationally significant” water shortage as reservoirs dropped to 67.7% capacity, their lowest levels in at least a decade. The UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology warned of exceptionally low river flows while groundwater continues dwind…

PFAS were once prized for their durability, but now firms are developing ways to destroy them.