War and talks. Zelensky says a Putin meeting hinges on security guarantees to deter attacks. Talks in 7-10 days, in neutral Europe. Russia hits with drones and missiles. Ukraine tests Flamingo, 3,000-km range; mass production by February. Troops gather in Zaporizhzhia and four other regions.

Iran. Iran hanged a convict at the crime scene, two days after another. One man killed a couple and a young woman; another killed a mother and three kids, with his wife to be executed later. The UN urges a halt; Tehran says penalties target only severe crimes.

Britain. A High Court blocks asylum-seekers at a hotel in Epping Forest; the Home Office has under a month to rehouse them. Reform UK says 12 more will follow; Labour pledges to end hotel use; some Conservative areas resist. The fight is between the "far right" and the "progressive".

America. Noem says Trump will paint the border wall black to heat it and deter climbing. The piece says the border crisis is obliterated, touts the wall as security, and urges legal immigration, noting a deadly crime linked to illegal arrivals.

Science. The Federalist says ART loopholes let IVF embryos be discarded after screening, while prenatal diagnoses trigger abortion bans in several states. Noor Siddiqui of Orchid argues screening protects health, but the piece calls it eugenics and warns of a dystopian future.

The Digest, 8/21/2025 @600AM, CDT

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