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Historian Warns Trump’s Strongman Tactics Risk 'Autocratic Backfire'

Ruth Ben‑Ghiat describes a loyalist bubble driving unexamined policies that set up a self‑defeating spiral.

Denmark Says ‘Fundamental Disagreement’ Persists After U.S. Talks on Greenland as Allies Step Up Presence

Trump Considers Hungary Waiver on Russia Oil Sanctions After Orbán Meeting

Russia Batters Ukraine’s Energy Network, Strikes Shostka Station and Injures Dozens

Trump Concludes UK State Visit With Tech Pact, Putin Rebuke and Unresolved Disputes

Trump Presses Zelensky to ‘Make a Deal,’ Ties Tougher Russia Sanctions to NATO Oil Halt

Trump Ties New Russia Sanctions to NATO Ending Russian Oil Purchases, China Tariffs

Xi Stages Beijing Military Spectacle With Putin and Kim, Signaling Harder Line on the West

Russian Barrage Kills 23 in Kyiv, Damages EU and British Buildings as Europe Protests

Lavrov Says No Putin–Zelenskyy Summit Planned as Security-Guarantee Dispute Deepens

Deadly Russian Aerial Barrage Hits Ukrainian Cities During Zelenskyy’s Washington Talks

Trump Moves to Arrange Putin–Zelenskyy Meeting as Europe Presses Ceasefire-First Plan

Zelenskyy Confronts Trump in Washington to Block Donbas Concessions

Trump and Putin End Alaska Summit Without Ceasefire Deal

Trump and Putin Open High-Stakes Alaska Summit Without Ukraine

Russian Forces Deepen Donetsk Penetrations Ahead of Trump–Putin Alaska Summit

Europe Demands Ukraine’s Inclusion at Trump-Putin Alaska Summit

Europe, Ukraine Insist on Kyiv’s Role and Ceasefire Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit

Trump and Putin to Meet in Alaska on August 15 for Ukraine Truce Talks

Trump Signs Orders to Impose 10–41% Reciprocal Tariffs Starting August 7