Trump will meet Putin next Friday in Alaska. It would be the first US-Russia talks since 2021. Putin may seek Eastern Ukraine swaps.

In London, Starmer backs Zelensky. The UK will host NSAs from the US, Ukraine and Europe ahead of talks; Lammy and Vance will attend Chevening.

France endures a second summer heatwave. Forty-two departments are under orange alert. Temps to 42°C and likely to linger next week. Fire risk runs high in Vaucluse; the Aude fire covers 16,000 hectares. SNCF cancels some Intercités routes over possible air-conditioning failures.

Before dawn, a six-planet parade lights the sky: Saturn south; Jupiter, Venus and Mercury to the east; Uranus and Neptune visible. Mercury joins Aug 12; Perseids peak Aug 12–13; Venus crosses the Beehive Cluster Aug 31; parade fades by Aug 26; the next six-planet show is due Oct 2028.

The Digest, 8/10/2025 @500AM, CDT

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