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Israeli attacks on Gaza Strip kill 25, including children

Israeli attacks on Gaza Strip kill 25, including...

Gaza [Palestine], August 19: A family, including six children, have been killed in the central Gaza Strip, in the latest...

Famine looming in parts of Yemen, warn UN experts

Famine looming in parts of Yemen, warn UN...

Sanaa [Yemen], August 19: Acute malnutrition is rapidly escalating in Yemen, with famine looming in four districts, United Nations experts...

Protests across Venezuela as election dispute goes on

Protests across Venezuela as election dispute goes on

Caracas [Venezuela], August 19: Opposition supporters gathered across Venezuela to protest against Nicolas Maduro's disputed victory in last month's presidential...

Pakistani authorities searching for three missing Russian climbers

Pakistani authorities searching for three missing Russian climbers

Islamabad [Pakistan], August 19: Pakistani authorities were continuing their search operation on Sunday to rescue three Russian climbers who went...

UK home secretary pledges crackdown on 'hateful beliefs'

UK home secretary pledges crackdown on 'hateful beliefs'

London [UK], August 19: UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has pledged to crack down on people "pushing harmful and hateful...

Turkish firefighters struggle with wildfires fanned by wind

Turkish firefighters struggle with wildfires fanned by wind

Izmir [Turkey], August 19: Turkish firefighters were battling numerous wildfires on Sunday, with strong winds hampering their efforts to control...

Probe into Ferris wheel accident after 23 injured

Probe into Ferris wheel accident after 23 injured

Leipzig [Germany], August 19: Police in the east German city of Leipzig are investigating the causes of a fire on...

Suspect in Swift terrorist plot wanted to buy fuse

Suspect in Swift terrorist plot wanted to buy...

Vienna [Austria], August 19: The suspect in the plot to detonate a bomb at one of Taylor Swift's Vienna concerts...

Thai king formally endorses new Shinawatra clan prime minister

Thai king formally endorses new Shinawatra clan prime...

Bangkok [Thailand], August 19: King Maha Vajiralongkorn formally endorsed Paetongtarn Shinawatra as Thailand's new prime minister on Sunday after parliament...

UN chief welcomes Sudan's decision to reopen border crossing with Chad for aid delivery

UN chief welcomes Sudan's decision to reopen border...

United Nations, August 18: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres commended Sudan's decision to reopen the Adre border crossing with Chad for...

Putin appoints new deputy ministers for defense and foreign affairs

Putin appoints new deputy ministers for defense and...

Moscow [Russia], August 18: Russian President Vladimir Putin made significant appointments in the nation's defense and diplomatic leadership on...

Indonesia marks first Independence Day in unfinished new capital

Indonesia marks first Independence Day in unfinished new...

Jakarta [Indonesia], August 18: Indonesia's unfinished new capital marked its inaugural Independence Day on Saturday with a flag-raising ceremony amidst...

US President Biden says Gaza ceasefire 'much, much closer'

US President Biden says Gaza ceasefire 'much, much...

Washington [US], August 18: United States President Joe Biden has said that a Gaza ceasefire deal is now in sight...

After crash in Brazil, airline to be more closely monitored: Aviation authority

After crash in Brazil, airline to be more...

Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], August 18: Following the plane crash that resulted in 62 fatalities just over a week ago...

Wildfires hit western Turkey; over 20 injured and thousands evacuated

Wildfires hit western Turkey; over 20 injured and...

Istanbul [Turkey], August 18: Wildfires across western Turkey, the worst so far this year, injured 21 people and forced around...

Moscow's secret service takes action against Western war reporters

Moscow's secret service takes action against Western war...

Moscow [Russia], August 18: The Russian domestic Federal Security Service (FSB) has initiated criminal proceedings against three Western war reporters...

Ukrainian Air Force destroys key bridge in Russia's Kursk area

Ukrainian Air Force destroys key bridge in Russia's...

Kiev [Ukraine], August 18: The Ukrainian Air Force said it destroyed a road bridge of strategic importance in Russia on...

Thai king pardons ex-PM Thaksin in birthday amnesty

Thai king pardons ex-PM Thaksin in birthday amnesty

Bangkok [Thailand], August 18: Thailand's controversial former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been granted a royal pardon, his lawyer said...

Canada remembers Harris as homesick student who loved to dance

Canada remembers Harris as homesick student who loved...

Montreal [Canada], August 18: Kamala Harris spent her adolescence in Montreal often pining for her California hometown, but former Canadian...

Protests across Venezuela as election dispute goes on

Protests across Venezuela as election dispute goes on

Caracas [Venezuela], August 18: Opposition supporters have gathered across Venezuela to protest against Nicolas Maduro's disputed victory in last month's...

Mpox: EU public health body raises alert level

Mpox: EU public health body raises alert level

Brussels [Belgium], August 18: The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on Friday recommended increased vigilance against a...

Germany: Ferris wheel catches fire at Leipzig music festival

Germany: Ferris wheel catches fire at Leipzig music...

Leipzig [Germany], August 18: A ferris wheel caught fire at a music festival on the outskirts of the city of...

Korea records COVID-19 surge in wastewater amid summer wave

Korea records COVID-19 surge in wastewater amid summer...

Seoul [South Korea], August 18: The Republic of Korea's disease control agency said Sunday the level of the COVID-19 virus...

UAE, United States, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UN and African Union issue joint statement on Sudan

UAE, United States, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UN...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 18: The United Arab Emirates, United States, Switzerland, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United...

Austrian authorities declare Hollabrunn disaster area

Austrian authorities declare Hollabrunn disaster area

Vienna [Austria], August 18: Following a thunderstorm on Friday evening, the Austrian town of Hollabrunn has now been declared a...

U.S. judge stops launch of sports streaming service

U.S. judge stops launch of sports streaming service

New York [US], August 17: A U.S. federal judge on Friday blocked a new sports streaming venture, Venu, from launching...

Biden says ceasefire deal in Middle East "closer than ever"

Biden says ceasefire deal in Middle East "closer...

Washington DC [US], August 17: U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said a ceasefire deal in the Middle East is...