Politics News - August 21, 2025

Politics news from the last day.
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Verse 1:
• Israel will begin talks to free all hostages, Netanyahu says
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c754kknw2g2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
• Russia launches biggest wave of strikes on Ukraine for weeks
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/us/politics/islamic-state-us-raid-syria.html

Verse 2:
• Appeals court throws out Trump's $500m civil fraud penalty
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/21/us-uganda-deportations/
• Taking on the Fed, Trump Combines Retribution Tactics With a Power Play
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/21/saudi-arabia-execution-minor-shia-protester/

Verse 3:
• U.S. Kills Islamic State Operative in Rare Raid in Syria
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c754kknw2g2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
• Saudi Arabia executes man over protests he attended as a 15-year-old
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c754kknw2g2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss