Views From The Outside For August 8, 2025

Views From The Outside

The purpose of this page is to list news stories and reports from mostly Western sources outside of the U.S. You can use Google Translate to translate articles that are printed in another language. 

So far, news sources include:

International

• Médecins Sans Frontieres
1. Increasing Bombardment In Kyiv Threatens Lives And Medical Care
2. Leaving Gaza: A Medical Evacuation
3. US Plan To Destroy US$9.7 Million Of Contraceptives Is Unconscionable
4. For Women In Eastern DRC, Nowhere Is Safe From Sexual Violence
5. MSF Condemns Abduction Of Health Ministry Staff In Southern South Sudan
6. Mobilisation Is Urgently Needed To Avoid Further Deaths From Northern Nigeria Malnutrition Crisis
7. Aid Cuts Threaten Refugee Lives In Ethiopia’s Gambella Region
8. Redefining Healthcare: When Communities Lead The Way In Chad

• UN News
1. Cholera Spreads In North Darfur, 640,000 Children Under Threat, UNICEF Warns
2. Awaza Gears Up To Host UN Conference On Landlocked Developing Countries
3. Violence In Northern Mozambique Forces Thousands To Flee, Straining Aid Efforts
4. UN Official Decries Deadly Ukraine Strikes, Urges Return To Diplomacy
5. Gaza: ‘No One Should Ever Be Forced To Risk Their Life To Find Food,’ Says UN Humanitarian Agency
6. Gaza: Alarm Over Israeli Move To Deregister NGOs
7. Children Are ‘Skin And Bones’ As Sudan Marks A Grim Milestone
8. Israel Calls For Focus On Gaza Hostages’ Plight

From Canada

• Le Devoir
1. Pour Un Comportement Écoresponsable, Partir Ou Rester Au Moment Des Congés?
2. Sans Libération Des Otages, Israël «Continuera Sans Répit» Ses Frappes À Gaza
3. Scientifiques… Aux Barricades!
4. Perdre Le Premier Round
5. Les Reculs Des Droits Des Personnes LGBTQ+ Dénoncés
6. La Baisse D’affluence De Touristes Américains Nuit Aux Commerçants Du Vieux-Montréal
7. Du Texas À l’Ohio, Trump Veut Redessiner La Carte Électorale En Sa Faveur
8. Trump veut éviter que la Chine contourne ses droits de douane

• Le Journal de Montréal
1. L'armée Israélienne Annonce Avoir Mené Des Raids Terrestres En Syrie
2. Russie: Des Drones Ukrainiens Provoquent Un Incendie Dans Un Dépôt Pétrolier De Sotchi
3. Une Ancienne Présentatrice De Fox News Confirmée Comme Procureure De Washington
4. Le Musée D’histoire Américaine Nie Toute Pression De L’administration Trump Sur Le Retrait D’un Panneau Sur La Destitution
5. L'ancien Procureur Spécial Qui Avait Poursuivi Trump Visé Par Une Enquête Administrative
6. Wall Street Ouvre En Hausse, Les Résultats D'entreprises En Ligne De Mire
7. Trump Suggère Que Son Vice-Président J.D. Vance Pourrait Ëtre Son Successeur Pour 2028
8. Voici 3 Choses Que Vous Ignorez (Surement) Des Bombardements Nucléaires D’Hiroshima Et De Nagasaki

• Toronto Star
1. The Justice Department Seeks Voter And Election Information From At Least 19 States, AP Finds
2. They roll right over’: Many Democrats call their party weak and ineffective, AP-NORC poll finds
3. EVs Have Become A Litmus Test For Whether We’re Still America’s Buddy — Or Ready To Be A Global Canada
4. Ukrainian Drone Attack Sets Russian Oil Depot On Fire As Zelenskyy Announces Prisoner Exchange
5. U.S. Senate Heads Home With No Deal To Speed Confirmations As Irate Trump Tells Schumer To ‘Go To Hell’
6. Toronto Remains Under Smoky Skies As Haze Expected To Worsen Until Friday
7. New Study Sheds Light On ChatGPT’s Alarming Interactions With Teens
8. France’s Biggest Wildfire Of The Summer Has Eclipsed The Size Of Paris And Is Still Spreading

• CBC
1. Carney Wants To Spend An Extra $9B On Defence By April. Is That Possible?
2. Follow This Family In Gaza As They Chase The Dream Of Food
3. Cross Country Checkup: What Challenges Are You Facing While Buying Canadian?
4. The U.S. Bumped Its Tariff On Canadian Goods To 35%. How Big Of An Impact Will It Have?
5. 'I Won't Back Down': How And Why Canadians Are Boycotting The U.S.
6. Calm Before The Storms: Forecasters Say The Quiet Atlantic Hurricane Season Won't Last
7. Carney Hints At Dropping Some U.S. Tariffs If It Will Help Canadian Industries Hit By Trade War
8. U.S. Envoy Witkoff Meets With Vladimir Putin In Russia For Renewed Ceasefire Talks

From England

•  BBC
1. After A Blown Deadline, What Next For US-Canada Trade?
2. Trump Fires Lead Official On Economic Data As Tariffs Cause Market Drop
3. Trump Moves Nuclear Submarines After Russian Ex-President's Comments
4. Watch: SpaceX And Nasa Launch Crew Headed To The ISS
5. Watch: Why Mexico Got A Tariff Reprieve... And Canada Didn't
6. Watch: What To Know About US Interest Rates Staying Steady
7. Trump's Global Tariffs 'Victory' May Well Come At A High Price
8. Kremlin Says US-Russia Talks Were 'Constructive' As Ceasefire Deadline Looms
9. Stay Or Go? Under Trump, Dreams Fade For Chinese Who Trekked To US

• Reuters
1. White House Officials Defend Firing Of Labor Official
2. The US Said It Had No Choice But To Deport Them To A Third Country. Then It Sent Them Home
3. US Appeals Court Keeps Bar On Los Angeles Federal Immigration Arrests
4. US Judge Rejects States' Bid To Block Trump Diversity Research Funding Cuts
5. White House Backs Away From IVF Coverage Mandate, Washington Post Reports
6. US States Sue Over Trump's Targeting Of Providers Of Transgender Youth Medical Care
7. Trump: Fed Board Should Assume Control If Powell Won't Lower Interest Rates
8. Court Allows Trump To End Union Bargaining For Federal Workers

From France

• France24
1. Trump's Tariffs On Brazil: 'There Will Be Losses On Both Sides', Analyst Says
2. 'Trump Is Tightening His Grip On American Economic Policy And Institutions'
3. Their Families Fled The Nazis. Facing Trump, US Jews Are Making Germany ‘Plan B’
4. WSJ Bombshell Report: Trump's 'Bawdy' Birthday Letter To Epstein
5. 'Disappointed': US Trading Partners Around The World React To Trump's New Tariffs
6. El Salvador's Parliament Approves Reform To Allow Bukele To Run Indefinitely
7. US President Donald Trump Hits Dozens Of Countries With Steep Duties
8. Space Race: US Aims To Beat Out China And Russia With Nuclear Reactor On The Moon

• Les Echos
1. Droits De Douane : Quand Trump Précipite Le Rapprochement Entre Le Mexique Et Le Brésil 
2. Etats-Unis : Quand Trump Fait De L'ombre Au Tourisme
3. Lula Assure À Trump Que « Ce N'est Pas Un Gringo » Qui Va Contraindre Le Brésil
4. Javier Milei Lance Un Bras De Fer Pour Éviter Une Hausse Des Retraites En Argentine
5. Les Rermiers Du Midwest, Fidèles Soutiens De Trump Malgré Les Droits De Douane
6. Madrid Écarte Le F-35 Au Profit D'avions De Chasse Européens
7. Pour Plaire À Trump, Apple Rallonge De 100 Milliards Son Enveloppe D'investissements Aux Etats-Unis
8. Droits De Douane : Les Entreprises Allemandes Prêtes À Réduire La Voilure Aux Etats-Unis

• Le Monde
1. 'The Americans Are The Ones Paying For The Tariffs
2. US Envoy Meets With The Families Of Israeli Hostages In Tel Aviv
3. US Court Upholds Order Blocking Immigration Agents' Patrols In California
4. Federal Reserve Governor Kugler steps down, giving 'very happy' Trump a slot to fill
5. Trump Gambles With Reindustrializing The US
6. Trump's Drive To Deport Migrants Is Running At Full Throttle

Illness has prevented me from providing more links from the sources below.

From Germany

• DW
1. Middle East: Israeli Minister Demands Gaza Reoccupation
2. Outcry In Israel Over New Hamas Hostage Footage
3. How Trump's High Tariffs Against Brazil Could Backfire
4. EU-US Trade Deal: Disaster For German Economy?
5. Trump Tariffs Hit South Africa's Auto Industry
6. Trump's EPA To Roll Back Cornerstone Of Climate Action

• DER SPIEGEL
1. Vater Der Gewalt
2. Donald Trump Sagt, Die USA Hätten 60 Millionen Dollar An Gaza-Hilfen Gegeben. Es Sind Bislang Offenbar Nur Drei
3. Er Versteht Nicht, Wie Unsere Atom-U-Boote Funktionieren«
4. »So Etwas Geschieht iIn Diktaturen, Nicht In Demokratien«
5. Russland Und China Beginnen Marinemanöver Im Japanischen Meer

From Russian Source 

• Novaya Gazeta Europe
1. Undocumented: Russia Is Stripping Political Prisoners Of Their Citizenship Using A Constitutional Loophole
2. Ukrainian Demonstrators In Vinnytsia Clash With Police In One Of War’s Largest Anti-Conscription Rallies
3. Ukrainians Evacuated From Basement On Russian-Georgian Border Complain Of Continued Inhumane Treatment
4. Russia Breaks World Record For Imposed Online Blackouts In July
5. ‘We’re Transporting A Heart, We’re Transporting A Heart’

From Spain

• El Mundo
1. Votantes hastiados de Trump tras seis meses de decepción: "Este señor no tiene humanidad
2. Alan Sokal, El Físico Burlón Que Ridiculizó A Las Humanidades E Hizo Estallar La Guerra Cultural
3. Donald Trump Alimenta El 'Teatro' De La Amenaza Nuclear Con Rusia
4. Netanyahu Expresa Su "Consternación" Por Los Videos De Rehenes Israelíes En Gaza
5. Evgenij Savostyanov, Ex Dirigente Del KGB: "Trump Y Putin Usan La Misma Estrategia, EL Miedo Al Apocalipsis"

• El País
1. Migrants Stuck In Mexico City Consider Returning To Their Countries Of Origin: ‘America Is Over’
2. This Is How Colombia’s Super-Rich Evade, Avoid And Pay Less Taxes Than The Poor
3. Claude Canizares, NASA Astrophysicist: ‘If Scientists Can’t Speak The Truth, Society Really Isn’t In A Very Good Place’
4. Iceland, The Only NATO Member Without An Army, Seeks To Strengthen Its Security

From Switzerland

• Neue Zürcher Zeitung
1. Texas Zieht Die Wahlkreise Neu, Um Trump Die Macht In Washington Zu Sichern
2. Wie Ein Brasilianischer Bundesrichter Ins Fadenkreuz Von Donald Trump Geriet
3. Der Amerikaner Derek Huffman Suchte In Russland Ein Konservatives Paradies – Stattdessen Landete Er An Der Front
4. Trotz Krise In Kuba: Bei Den Castros Geht Die Party Immer Weiter

From Ukraine

• UATV English

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