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‘Momentum from Trump-Putin meeting gone’: Russia on Alaska summit; blames ‘Europeans’

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15 Nearly two months after US President Donald Trump hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin for talks on the Ukraine war, a senior Russian official said on Wednesday that the “powerful momentum” from that meeting has “largely faded.““Unfortunately, we must admit that the powerful momentum generated […]

Chaos at Alaska fair: Armed man brandishes weapon, 24-year-old fights heroically to disarm suspect – video

Armed man brandishes weapon, 24-year-old fights heroically to disarm suspect What could have ended in tragedy at the Alaska State Fair turned into an act of heroism when a 24-year-old bystander leapt into action, disarming a man who pulled a gun during a sprawling brawl.The melee erupted Monday night among a group of at least […]

Alaska bear attack: Woman mauled and dragged 100 yards; family raises $63,700 for care

A routine morning jog in Kenai, Alaska, turned into a fight for survival when 36-year-old Ariean Fabrizio Colton was viciously attacked by a brown bear and dragged more than 100 yards down the road. The incident happened around 5 AM on Tuesday, just moments after Colton stepped outside her home. Wildlife officials said the bear […]

Alaska meeting: Donald Trump hand-delivers first lady’s letter to Vladimir Putin — here’s what it said

US First Lady Melania Trump wrote a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin expressing concerns over the abduction of children in Ukraine, White House officials revealed on Friday. US President Trump personally delivered the letter, authored by his Slovenian-born wife, to President Putin during their high-stakes summit at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on […]

What Happens When a Small Town Loses Its Radio Station?

Since Congress approved President Trump’s request to claw back $1.1 billion in funding for public broadcasting, local stations in rural areas are at risk of going dark. Megan Mineiro, a congressional reporter for The New York Times, went to rural Alaska to see how the cuts affect one radio station and a town that relies […]

Alaska summit: Putin paid cash to refuel planes, says Rubio; sanctions block banking access

Vladimir Putin (left), Donald Trump (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin’s delegation had to pay in cash for jet fuel, when he visited Alaska on August 15, for a high-stakes meeting with US President Donald Trump, US secretary of state Marco Rubio said, citing ongoing US banking sanctions against Moscow.“When the Russians landed in Alaska, they […]

They told me I am viral in Russia: Who is Mark Warren, an Alaska man who gets a personal gift from Putin?

Mark Warren with Putin’s gift which was inspired by his Soviet-era motorbike. (Photo: Anchorage Daily News) Mark Warren, an Alaska man, received a personal gift from Russian President Vladimir Putin after Putin came to Alaska to meet President Donald Trump. It is a new Ural motorbike but Warren never met Putin. The gift follows a […]

Alaska Summit: Putin’s bodyguards allegedly carried ‘poop suitcase’ for his meeting with Donald Trump – what does it mean?

Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Alaska Summit (Picture credit: AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin’s bodyguards reportedly carried a special “poop suitcase” to collect his faecal waste during his summit with US President Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday, according to reports.The unusual security measure is said to be aimed at preventing foreign powers from […]

‘These people are sick!’: Donald Trump hits back at ‘fake news’ over Alaska Summit criticism; slams senator Chris Murphy

File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has lashed out at the media and Democrats, rejecting claims that he suffered a setback after hosting Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Alaska summit on 15 August.In a series of posts on Truth Social late Sunday, Trump said: “The Fake News […]

Trump intended to gift ‘Poo-tihn’ ‘American Bald Eagle Desk Statue’, 8-page secret document found in Alaska hotel

White House said the document, left behind at a Alaska hotel, was just a multi-page lunch menu. After President Donald Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska Friday, eight pages of a document which was supposed to be secret, were found at the business center of an Alaskan hotel — possibly left behind by […]