US AND CANADA

PUTIN AGREES TO LET US, EUROPE OFFER NATO-STYLE SECURITY PROTECTIONS FOR UKRAINE

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Special U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday that Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed at his summit with President Donald Trump to allow the U.S. and European allies to offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO’s collective defense mandate as part of an eventual deal to end the 3 1/2-year war.

PUTIN PRAISES TRUMP'S 'SINCERE' EFFORTS, SIGNALS POSSIBLE U.S.-RUSSIA NUCLEAR ARMS DEAL

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Russian President Vladimir Putin offered rare praise for Donald Trump's administration on Thursday, describing Washington's recent diplomatic push as "energetic" and "sincere" while hinting that a new arms control agreement could be within reach.

ALASKA SUMMIT PUTS PUTIN BACK ON THE GLOBAL STAGE

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In Alaska, President Vladimir Putin walked on a red carpet, shook hands and exchanged smiles with his American counterpart. Donald Trump ended summit praising their relationship and calling Russia “a big power ... No. 2 in the world,” albeit admitting they didn’t reach a deal on ending the war in Ukraine.

AIR CANADA TO HALT FLIGHTS AMID STRIKE ACTION

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Air Canada, the nation's largest airline, will begin suspending flights on Thursday after the union representing its 10,000 flight attendants issued a 72-hour strike notice. The disruption, set to culminate in a full shutdown on Saturday, threatens to impact 130,000 passengers daily during the peak summer travel season.

CHINA HOSTS WORLD HUMANOID ROBOT GAMES TO SHOWCASE AI PROGRESS

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China has launched a three-day sports showcase for humanoid robots, underscoring its ambition to lead in artificial intelligence and robotics. The World Humanoid Robot Games, featuring 280 teams from 16 countries, includes competitions in football, track and field, and table tennis, alongside practical challenges such as medicine sorting and cleaning services.

‘IT WAS CHAOS’: THE LEGENDARY 2005 SONY BRAVIA BOUNCY BALL AD THAT TOOK OVER SAN FRANCISCO

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In July 2005, San Francisco’s steep streets became the stage for one of the most memorable TV commercials ever filmed. Commissioned as a British ad for Sony’s Bravia television sets, the spectacle saw 250,000 colorful bouncy balls unleashed down the city’s hills, captured entirely on camera with no CGI. The result? A visually stunning, award-winning commercial that has since racked up millions of YouTube views and secured its place in advertising history.

MELANIA TRUMP THREATENS HUNTER BIDEN WITH $1 BN LAWSUIT

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First Lady Melania Trump has threatened to sue Hunter Biden for more than $1 billion over his claim that she was introduced to her husband by sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Biden, son of former US President Joe Biden, made the comments during an interview earlier this month criticizing the president's past ties to Epstein. Lawyers for the first lady, who married President Donald Trump in 2005, called the claim "false, disparaging, defamatory and inflammatory."

US, CHINA EXTEND TARRIF TRUCE, DELAYING STEEP DUTY HIKES

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The United States and China have agreed to extend their current tariff truce for another 90 days, averting a sharp escalation in trade duties that could have disrupted billions of dollars in goods ahead of the holiday shopping season.