Western leaders are arriving in Kyiv this weekend ahead of Ukraine’s Independence Day celebrations on Monday. As preparations for the event geared up, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with his Finnish counterpart Alexander Stubb in the capital on Sunday, where the pair hosted a roundtable meeting on joint defence cooperation. Zelenskyy also welcomed US Senators Richard Blumenthal and James Lankford to Kyiv. The president said he briefed the pair on the continuing ballistic missile threat from Russia and the need for improved air defences. European Council President António Costa is also expected to be heading to Ukraine along with other…

Updated August 23, 2026 — 5:13pm,first published 10:17amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAOne Nation has been plunged into disarray over immigration policy, with leader Pauline Hanson forced to intervene and shoot down MP David Farley’s stunning concession that the party’s headline migration figure would be scarcely different to the Albanese government’s target.Farley sought to redefine the meaning of net overseas migration (NOM) in an interview on Sunday, arguing there was a “true form” of the figure that differs to the way it has long been officially calculated.One Nation MP…

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Genetics, daily activities, whatever the cause may be, I stand firmly in the broad-shoulder category. I accept it (and have learned to appreciate it), but shopping for chic seasonal dresses still throws me through a loop . . . until now. I recently cracked the shoulder-flattering code, and I now feel confident in nearly every dress I slip on. So what’s the secret? Well, I have a few. Vertical lines, wrap silhouettes and voluminous skirts are a couple of details…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In addition to fending off a Democratic challenger, Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, is wrestling against confusion caused by a candidate who shares his name — Dan J. Sullivan Jr., an independent — and a shrinking window to clear it up.Alaska state Sen. James Kaufman, a Republican, said he personally remains worried about conflation between the two.”I’ve had at least one person say they had to slow down to make sure they didn’t make a mistake. And I can only imagine people who are less engaged in politics — I think it can…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An American couple’s morning run through Venice, Italy, took an unexpected turn — and went viral — when they discovered that jogging shirtless could result in a fine.In a video posted to Instagram last month, the woman documented the aftermath of a morning run through Venice with her boyfriend, who was not wearing a shirt.  She said the two decided to go for a jog through the city’s iconic streets when they noticed locals reacting negatively to them.TOURIST’S CHURCH CLOTHING HACK LEAVES TRAVELERS SHARPLY DIVIDED OVER SACRED-SITE ETIQUETTE”We didn’t know that it’s…

A civil rights leader is calling for the resignation of Gustavo Gordillo, the co-leader of New York City’s chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America — saying his series of scandals proves the DSA now stands for the “Double Standards of America.” Rev. Ken McCall is demanding Gordillo steps down following bombshell revelations that his millionaire parents set him up in a renovated $1.5 million luxury row house in a historically black but gentrifying neighborhood, as well as him getting sued for failing to pay rent in another building and fudging his blue-collar work history. “The Democratic Socialists of America…

Calling off a baby shower on Instagram can happen. Calling off the baby itself with a grid post? Oh no. But that’s exactly what happened when a woman who calls herself Moraa posted a baby termination announcement created with AI that has ignited a firestorm of debate — even though the post itself has been easily debunked. The eye-popping post read “Baby Cancelled” under a graphic of a birth (or no-birth?) announcement. “Due date was April 14, 2027. Mommy changed her mind. Daddy wasn’t s- -t.” The unapologetic advisory — made complete with itty-bitty infant shoes, alphabet blocks spelling “B-A-B-Y”…

By&nbspSonja Issel Published on 23/08/2026 – 15:39 GMT+2 In Sydney, final preparations are under way for next weekend’s marathon. As the runners get ready for the race, it is the finisher medal that is unexpectedly attracting international attention. The reason: between the landmarks of the Australian metropolis, what appears to be a German football stadium has ended up on the medal. The medal’s design is actually meant to reflect the marathon course. “Those who look closely will discover the story of the course in the details,” the organisers wrote on their official social media account. But it is precisely in…

August 23, 2026 — 7:13pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAMore than a thousand people have marched along a Brisbane road where a young woman was allegedly raped and assaulted this week to demand community safety and call out violence against women.The 23-year-old woman from Brookfield, in Brisbane’s west, was out walking on Thursday morning when she was allegedly attacked by Jacob Dave Henry Hauraki, 32, on his way to work.According to police, Hauraki approached the woman from behind along Brookfield Road and dragged her into nearby bushes where he…

The late Hayden Panettiere’s mother, Lesley Vogel, responded to accusations that she pressured her daughter to become a full-time actress from a young age. “I was strong, definitely, but I was not abusive by any stretch of the imagination,” Vogel, 70, told The Daily Mail in an interview published on Saturday, August 22. Vogel signed Panettiere up with the famed Wilhelmina modeling agency at 8 months old and the future Heroes star shot her first commercial three months later. At 5 years old, Panettiere was cast in her first recurring TV role as Sarah Roberts on One Life to Live.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Northern Virginia Democrats faced questions about how a Tajik national committed to a psychiatric facility after killing his landlord was twice allowed to leave — once to obtain a passport and once to visit an apartment — before escaping to Tajikistan.Abdulloi Doniyor Toshpulodzoda had been held at a mental health facility in Falls Church, Virginia, after being found not guilty by reason of insanity in the killing of his landlord but was allowed an escorted visit to the Tajik embassy in Foggy Bottom, DC, and later to an Alexandria apartment, where he…

Representatives for Paramount Skydance and California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office are expected to meet Monday to discuss a potential resolution to the lawsuit seeking to block Paramount’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, according to reports. The talks come as the transaction remains on hold under a court agreement and the companies face a March 2027 antitrust trial unless the dispute is resolved sooner.Variety first reported Friday that the two sides were expected to meet, citing sources familiar with the situation. The discussions are expected to focus on whether there is a path toward resolving the states’ antitrust…

WASHINGTON — The gloves are coming off. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney likened his country’s tariff tiff with the US to a full-blown “war” on trade — with President Trump hitting back Sunday, accusing the northern neighbor of trying to secure “the benefits of being a State, without being one!!!” “We were attacked. You’re at war when you get attacked. We got attacked,” Carney told reporters on Saturday. “That’s fine. We’ve got the reserves. We’ve got the resilience. We’ve got the plan. We’ve got the focus. We will respond.” Carney further panned the Trump administration for trying to pressure Canada…

The ticks got an early start this year, and they’ve been busy. In April, 105 of every 100,000 emergency-room visits nationwide involved a tick bite, up 52% from the year before. In May, that number reached 112. The CDC has been tracking these visits since 2017, and this spring brought the highest early-season numbers it’s ever recorded. New York has averaged more than 17,500 new Lyme disease cases annually over the past three years. New York City reported 2,928 preliminary cases in 2025, up 15% from the year before. Most were acquired outside the five boroughs, particularly on Long Island…

DUCK LAKE – It was 150 years ago when First Nations chiefs and dignitaries met at Fort Carlton, in the wilderness of what is now Saskatchewan, to carve out a lasting agreement on how to work and live as the modern shape of Canada emerged. Politicians, dignitaries, Indigenous chiefs and elders are set to gather in the same place on Sunday to honour Treaty 6, celebrate its legacy and recommit to fixing promises broken and dreams unrealized.“Events surrounding this major milestone provide a special opportunity to recognize the resilience and vibrancy of Treaty 6 Nations,” federal Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca…