News Headlines - 23 August 2016

▽Putin, Hollande and Merkel to Discuss Ukraine at G-20 in China - Bloomberg

ussia said President Vladimir Putin will hold talks on the conflict in Ukraine with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French leader Francois Hollande at the Group of 20 summit in China, after the biggest diplomatic showdown since a peace deal was signed 18 months ago.

▽Bill Gates is now worth $90 billion

Bill Gates' net worth has crossed the $90 billion threshold, according to a real-time rankings from Bloomberg's Billionaire Index.

▽Drones seized over HMP Pentonville carrying drugs and phones - BBC News

Drones carrying large amounts of drugs and mobile phones have been intercepted by police as they were being flown near a north London jail.

▽Private lives are exposed as WikiLeaks spills its secrets

WikiLeaks' giant data dumps have rattled the National Security Agency, the U.S. Democratic Party, and the Saudi foreign ministry. But its spectacular mass-disclosures have also included the personal information of hundreds of people — including sick children, rape victims and mental health patients, The Associated Press has found.

▽Opposition to GB football team in Tokyo | The Times & The Sunday Times

British Olympics chiefs are facing strong resistance to their plans to reintroduce a Great Britain football team at the Tokyo Games in 2020, with the national football associations of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland all remaining against the proposals.