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FILE - First lady Melania Trump, left, watches as President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin welcome each other at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018, prior to Trump's and Putin's one-on-one meeting. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

In letter to Putin, US first lady asks him to consider the children in push to end war in Ukraine

3:35 PM on Saturday, August 16

Melania Trump took the unique step of crafting a letter that calls for peace in Ukraine, having her husband President Donald Trump hand-deliver it to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their Friday meeting in Alaska

President Donald Trump salutes as he walks Russia's President Vladimir Putin, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Summit puts Putin back on the global stage and Trump echoes a Kremlin position

9:13 AM on Saturday, August 16

In a summit meeting marked by red carpets, handshakes and military flyovers, President Vladimir Putin made his first trip to the United States in a decade and was greeted warmly by President Donald Trump

President Donald Trump greets Russia's President Vladimir Putin Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump greets Putin with a red carpet. Ukrainians feel betrayed.

8:06 AM on Saturday, August 16

Ukrainians in Kyiv have been shocked by the U.S. welcoming Russian President Vladimir Putin with a red carpet in Alaska

Congo rejects Kenya's diplomatic appointment to conflict-hit Goma

7:18 AM on Saturday, August 16

The Congolese government has rejected Kenya’s appointment of a consul general to Goma, citing a violation of international law

President Donald Trump listens as Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks during a news conference at Joint Base Elmendorf- Richardson, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

A quick look back at this week’s biggest stories

3:08 AM on Saturday, August 16

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin met in Alaska to discuss the war in Ukraine, but reached no agreement

President Donald Trump meets with Russia's President Vladimir Putin Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. At left is Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and second from right is Secretary of State Marco Rubio. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump reverses on the need for a ceasefire before a potential peace deal ending the war in Ukraine

11:48 PM on Friday, August 15

President Donald Trump reversed course in the wake of his meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin and now says an overall peace agreement is the next step in ending the war in Ukraine, rather than the ceasefire the American has long championed

Air Canada flight attendants picket at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)

Government forces Air Canada and flight attendants back to work and into arbitration

10:15 PM on Friday, August 15

Canada’s government has forced Air Canada and the union representing flight attendants into arbitration after a work stoppage stranded more than 100,000 travelers around the world during the peak summer travel season

FILE - New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell speaks at the police headquarters in New Orleans, Feb. 2, 2022. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP, File)

Things to know about the indictment against the New Orleans mayor

9:03 PM on Friday, August 15

Months before New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was set to leave office, she has been indicted in what prosecutors allege was a yearslong scheme to conceal a romantic relationship with her bodyguard

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the U.S. Independence Day reception, known as the annual "Fourth of July" celebration, hosted by Newsmax, in Jerusalem on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (Ronen Zvulun/Pool Photo via AP)

In their words: Israeli leaders support the mass relocation of Palestinians from Gaza

9:00 PM on Friday, August 15

President Donald Trump has said little about his idea of relocating much of the Gaza Strip’s population to other countries since he stunned the world by announcing it in February

President Donald Trump, right, and Russia's President Vladimir Putin depart at the conclusion of a joint press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Takeaways from the Trump-Putin meeting: No agreement, no questions but lots of pomp

7:17 PM on Friday, August 15

The much-anticipated summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin began with a warm welcome a military flyover but ended with a thud after the two leaders conceded they had failed to reach any agreements on how to end the Russia-Ukraine war

President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Photos of the Putin-Trump summit in Alaska

1:11 PM on Friday, August 15

Japan's ministers bow during a memorial service marking the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II defeat, at the Nippon Budokan hall Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japan marks 80th anniversary of WWII surrender as concern grows about fading memory

8:31 PM on Thursday, August 14

Japan is paying tribute to more than 3 million war dead as the country marks its surrender 80 years ago, ending World War II

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