Zelenskyy's D.c. Meeting And Terence Stamp Dies At 87: Morning Rundown

In today's newsletter: Ukraine's Zelenskyy will meet pinch Trump successful Washington flanked by European leaders. Police hunt for aggregate gunmen successful a Brooklyn nightclub shooting. And Terence Stamp dies astatine property 87.

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Zelenskyy travels to D.C. to meet pinch Trump

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet pinch President Donald Trump coming astatine nan White House, conscionable days aft Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin near their Alaska acme without a ceasefire deal.

Trump has ramped up efforts to extremity nan warfare successful Ukraine successful caller weeks, but reversed people connected his purpose for a ceasefire woody pursuing his gathering pinch Putin. Instead, he is pursuing a imperishable “peace agreement,” shifting person to nan Kremlin’s position.

The alteration alarmed Ukraine and European leaders, respective of whom will beryllium joining Zelenskyy successful Washington, including nan heads of nan European Commission and NATO. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will besides attend.

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Today’s gathering is an important opportunity for nan leaders to talk 2 awesome sticking points: information guarantees for Ukraine to forestall early invasions and nan position of Ukrainian onshore desired by Putin.

Special Envoy Steve Witkoff has floated that information guarantees could perchance lucifer NATO’s Article 5, which triggers a consequence by nan full conjugation if 1 personnel is attacked. Ukraine is hoping to unafraid nan thought and besides person Trump that a impermanent ceasefire is basal to statesman existent bid talks, a root acquainted pinch nan goals said.

Zelenskyy will besides beryllium capable to reside Trump’s comments connected nan early of Ukrainian onshore partially occupied by Russia. Ahead of nan Alaska summit, Trump said that an extremity to nan warfare would see “some swapping of territories,” which nan Ukrainian president promptly changeable down.

In a station to Truth Social Sunday night, Trump appeared to spot nan onus of ending nan warfare connected Zelenskyy, while emphasizing that Ukraine must springiness up Russian-annexed Crimea and its hopes of joining NATO — a cardinal request from Putin.

“President Zelenskyy of Ukraine tin extremity nan warfare pinch Russia almost immediately, if he wants to, aliases he tin proceed to fight,” Trump said.

In different post, Trump said that if talks pinch nan Ukrainian president are successful, he will facilitate further discussions pinch Putin.

Today is besides Zelenskyy’s first travel to nan White House since his February meeting, which devolved into a heated statement erstwhile Trump and Vance publically berated nan Ukrainian president. In stark contrast, Putin received a lukewarm invited during nan summit. The autocrat’s reddish carpet rollout and backstage thrust successful “The Beast” was met pinch heated criticism.

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More connected nan warfare successful Ukraine:

• Despite Trump’s caller extremity of a bid agreement, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday connected NBC News’ “Meet nan Press” that a ceasefire was “not disconnected nan table,” though Russia has not agreed to extremity fighting. He besides said location “have to beryllium immoderate information guarantees for Ukraine.”

Police hunt for aggregate gunmen aft 3 group killed successful shooting astatine Brooklyn club

A position of nan crime segment wherever 3 group were killed and 8 different group are injured successful a wide shooting wrong of Taste of nan City Bar and Lounge connected Franklin Avenue successful Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, connected Aug. 17, 2025.Kyle Mazza / Anadolu via Getty Images

Three group were killed and different 10 were injured successful an overnight shooting involving aggregate gunmen astatine a Brooklyn nightclub, constabulary said.

The shooting took spot astatine nan Taste of nan City Lounge connected Franklin Avenue successful nan Crown Heights neighborhood, New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said astatine a news conference. The victims were 3 men ages 19, 27 and 35.

“What we cognize preliminarily is that location was a conflict wrong nan crowded nine that led to nan shooting,” Tisch told reporters. “We judge that location were up to 4 shooters progressive successful this incident.”

Police said they recovered 42 ammunition casings from nan scene, from 9 mm and .45-caliber guns, according to nan commissioner. A firearm was recovered successful nan vicinity, but it is unclear if it was utilized successful nan incident.

No suspects are successful custody, and metropolis officials urged nan nationalist to travel guardant pinch immoderate accusation related to nan shooting.

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Terence Stamp, known for playing Zod successful ‘Superman,’ dies

Terence Stamp successful Toronto, Canada, connected Sept. 15, 2012.Sonia Recchia / Getty Images file

Terence Stamp, nan English character champion known for playing a Kryptonian supervillain successful “Superman” and “Superman II,” has died astatine property 87, according to his family.

Stamp played other Christopher Reeve successful nan 2 films, taking connected nan iconic characteristic of General Zod. The domiciled came much than a decade aft Stamp was nominated for an Oscar for his supporting domiciled successful nan movie “Billy Budd.” Though it won him nary awards, nan “Superman” franchise was a defining people successful Stamp’s acting career.

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• Air Canada reversed a plan to resume constricted flights aft nan national representing striking formation attendants told members to defy a national bid to return to work.

• Thousands are without powerfulness successful Puerto Rico arsenic Hurricane Erin batters nan Caribbean pinch dense rainfall and gusty winds.

• For years, Republican lawyer Mike Davis has called for national criminal investigations of Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden. New probes approved by Attorney General Pam Bondi person raised his hopes.

• Sin city’s latest excess? Mosquitoes. The biting machines person exploded successful number passim nan Las Vegas Valley acknowledgment to a operation of municipality development, ambiance change, insecticide guidance and familial adaptations.

Staff Pick: Even astatine 1%, caller taxation will load African immigrants who nonstop money backmost home

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Edidiong Chrys, a second-generation Nigerian American, regularly sends money backmost home. The costs thief easiness nan costs of nutrient for newborns successful nan family and a live-in caregiver for her 80-year aged grandmother. But a caller remittance taxation passed arsenic portion of Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” will directly impact nan financial lifeline she sends overseas.

The taxation adds a financial load to immoderate group already struggling to make ends meet successful nan U.S. while sending money to support loved ones. Through nan eyes of Chrys and assistance experts, our communicative provides a awesome look into nan communities — whether present aliases overseas — affected by caller policies.

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