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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday he felt both “fear and hope” ahead of this week’s US–Russia summit on the war in Ukraine, set for August 15 in Alaska. He said Washington had assured European partners it would consult them before the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Reuters reported.

Tusk stressed that Kyiv must be part of any peace talks and reiterated that borders cannot be altered by force. European leaders, including those from France, Germany, Italy, Poland, the UK, Finland and the European Commission, recently voiced support for Trump’s efforts to end the conflict, while urging continued pressure on Moscow and security guarantees for Ukraine.

The Wikimedia Foundation has lost a High Court bid to block parts of Britain’s Online Safety Act, which imposes strict rules on online platforms. The foundation argued that being classified under the law’s highest “Category 1” tier — requiring identity verification for users and contributors — would force it to drastically cut site access, according to Reuters.

Judge Jeremy Johnson dismissed the case but said Wikimedia could challenge the law again if regulator Ofcom wrongly designates Wikipedia as Category 1. Critics, including social media platform X and free-speech advocates, say the act risks overreach and censorship. The UK government defends it as vital to protecting children and tackling illegal content.

No stray dogs roaming the streets of New Delhi?

That could be possible in the future after India’s top court ordered authorities in New Delhi to start removing all stray dogs from the streets, and to sterilize and relocate them to shelters permanently. 

In its order Monday, the Supreme Court directed the capital’s civic bodies to immediately initiate the process of capturing 5,000 stray dogs from “high-risk areas” for now and send them to shelters equipped with adequate staff and CCTV surveillance within six to eight weeks, Associated Press reported.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Monday his country would inevitably be drawn “kicking and screaming” into any war over Taiwan due to its proximity to the self-ruled island and the presence of large numbers of Filipino workers there, despite China’s strong protest over such remarks, Associated Press reported.

Marcos also told a news conference that the Philippines’ coast guard, navy and other vessels defending its territorial interests in the South China Sea would never back down and would stand their ground in the contested waters after the Chinese coast guard on Monday staged dangerous blocking maneuvers and used a powerful water cannon to try to drive away Philippine vessels from the hotly disputed Scarborough Shoal.

It’s the latest flare-up of long-simmering territorial disputes in the busy waterway, a key global trade route, where overlapping claims between China and the Philippines have escalated in recent years. Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan also lay claims to parts of the contested waters, according to Associated Press.