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