WNBA August 6 Diana Taurasi rips WNBA salaries compared to overseas pay during her time playing: 'Janitor made more' WNBA scoring leader Diana Taurasi revealed in an upcoming docuseries how she earned more playing in Russia than the WNBA, saying the "janitor at the arena made more."
Donald Trump August 6 Trump open to meet Putin face-to-face next week followed by three-way talks with Ukraine's Zelenskyy Trump schedules back-to-back diplomatic meetings with Russia's Putin and Ukraine's Zelenskyy in coming weeks according to Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ reports.
NATO August 6 New Romanian law may have averted NATO clash with Russia after border strikes Romanian parliament's new law explicitly permits shooting down Russian drones that enter its airspace, deterring Moscow from crossing the 380-mile border with Ukraine.
Russia August 6 Trump hails 'highly productive' talks with Putin despite no ceasefire, 'secondary tariffs' still on Steve Witkoff's three-hour meeting with Putin yields little progress on Ukraine peace as Trump's tariff deadline approaches with no concrete results
Russia August 6 Russia, China practice destroying 'enemy' submarine in naval drill after Trump moves US nuclear assets A mock submarine was destroyed in a joint Russia-China naval drill just days President Donald Trump moved U.S. nuclear assets toward Russia, a report said.
Russia August 6 NATO member scrambles jets after Russian drone attack near border, as Witkoff meets with Putin Romania, a NATO nation, had to scramble fighter jets after Russia hit oil, gas pipelines in Ukraine, sending bright flames and plumes of smoke into the air.
Nuclear Proliferation August 6 Russia and China tick Doomsday Clock toward midnight as Hiroshima bombing hits 80 years The Doomsday Clock moves closer to midnight as analysts debate nuclear deterrence effectiveness amid rising tensions with Russia over Ukraine and China's arsenal expansion.
Media August 5 Miranda Devine says Trump told her he regrets being 'so merciful' to Hillary Clinton in first term New York Post columnist Miranda Devine told Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ host Will Cain on Tuesday that President Trump wanted accountability on Russia because he regrets going easy on Hillary Clinton.
Vladimir Putin August 5 Witkoff scrambles for peace deal with Russia as sanctions loom targeting India, China White House envoy Steve Witkoff heads to Russia as Trump threatens secondary sanctions on Russian oil buyers, including India and China, to pressure Putin.
Ukraine August 5 Netherlands becomes first NATO ally to buy US weapons for Ukraine Dutch defense minister announces €500 million contribution to Trump-NATO agreement funding U.S. Patriot missiles and air defense systems for Ukraine in war against Russia.
US Navy August 5 Trump lifts veil on US submarines in warning shot to Kremlin in 'clever' repositioning move Trump reveals nuclear submarine movements to counter Russian threats over Ukraine, marking a rare instance of a U.S. president openly discussing classified military positioning.