Mali. Africa Corps, the Wagner successor, was routed by JNIM. Footage showed a destroyed Russian vehicle. They claim up to 40 dead, fourteen Russians, weapons seized. Russian milbloggers blasted the loss. Mali’s junta offered no comment beyond confirming the ambush. The report ties Wagner’s brutal legacy to Moscow’s shift to Africa Corps and notes CAR resists higher fees.

Europeans fear Munich-style appeasement before Trump's Alaska meeting with Putin.

Trump says he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize and that Ukraine would not be 'Biden's war' under his presidency.

A suspected DUI driver crashed into a Gig Harbor work zone on SR-16, hitting a truck carrying a radioactive core used to test asphalt density. The road was shut seven hours, then reopened after a HAZMAT response. No workers were hurt; the driver is hospitalized with minor injuries.

Around 30 caravans and as many vehicles crowded Stoke Park in Guildford, turning a sports pitch into a caravan site. Police say the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 does not yet meet eviction criteria; they will monitor with the council.

Cornyn on X says he does not remember teaming with Democrats on Biden’s gun control. Texas Gun Rights pressed him, and he said 'No.' McConnell urged him to work with Murphy and Sinema on bipartisan gun legislation Biden signed in 2022. McNutt calls Cornyn forgetful as polls show Paxton ahead.

The Digest, 8/14/2025 @1100PM, CDT

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