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| Hello. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet his US counterpart Donald Trump today at the White House. My colleagues in Kyiv and Washington flesh out what we can expect after Trump's call with Russia's Vladimir Putin. In the UK, local authorities have banned Israeli football fans from attending a match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Aston Villa, and are facing pressure from the government to overturn the decision. Finally, are we on the brink of a solar energy revolution? | |
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TOP OF THE AGENDA | What's at stake in Zelensky's DC visit |
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| | Zelensky is on his third visit to Washington since January. Credit: Reuters | Ukraine's president will plead for more military assistance from the US in his meeting later with Trump in the White House. But Trump's two-and-a-half-hour phone call with Putin is bound to put a damper on Zelensky's optimism, my colleagues John Sudworth and North America editor Sarah Smith say. They note a familiar pattern: "Every time Trump grows increasingly frustrated with Putin's intransigence over Ukraine, he is then placated by a conversation with the Russian president." The purchase of long-range Tomahawk missiles, which would allow Ukraine to strike deep into Russia, will be at the heart of today's talks. |
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| | | - Defending against Russia: The EU foreign policy chief has said a new anti-drone system should be "fully operational" by the end of 2027.
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| Former Trump adviser John Bolton indicted | The ex-national security adviser, who has become a Trump critic, denies illegally transmitting top secret information. | Read the story > |
| | Tel Aviv fans barred from UK football match | Local Birmingham authorities are under pressure after they banned Israeli football fans from attending an upcoming match. | Follow the latest > |
| | Controversial aid group suspends Gaza operations | The US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has confirmed it has suspended its work in the Strip. | Read more > |
| | New York mayoral candidates face off | Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa took the stage on Thursday evening for their first mayoral debate. | Our takeaways > |
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| | - Architecture: A south London housing project designed to combat loneliness in older residents has won this year's Striling Prize. Take a look.
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| BEYOND THE HEADLINES | AI couldn't picture a woman like me - until now |
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| | | Jess Smith is missing her left arm from below the elbow, but ChatGPT kept representing her with two arms. Credit: Jessica Smith | When former Paralympic athlete Jess Smith asked ChatGPT to edit a photo this summer, the results never looked like her - the AI chatbot kept on adding a forearm that she doesn't have. OpenAI's model is now more accurate for her, but biased AI software still misrepresents people with disabilities. |
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SOMETHING DIFFERENT | Solar's 'wonder material' | Are we on the brink of the next solar revolution, as some experts believe? | |
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