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Trump touts his diplomatic record, but the results are mixed

Trump touts his diplomatic record, but the results...

Washington DC [US], August 21: U.S. President Donald Trump has frequently invoked his success at resolving international conflicts, casting himself...

Air Canada union chief prefers jail to being forced to end cabin crew strike

Air Canada union chief prefers jail to being...

Ottawa [Canada], August 20: Leaders of the union on strike against Air Canada (AC.TO), opens new tab said on Monday...

Trump says Putin may not want to make a deal on Ukraine

Trump says Putin may not want to make...

New York [US], August 20: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he hoped Russia's Vladimir Putin would move forward...

US discussing latest Gaza ceasefire proposal, White House says

US discussing latest Gaza ceasefire proposal, White House...

Gaza [Palestine], August 20: The United States continues to discuss a ceasefire proposal for a 60-day truce in Gaza between...

China's growing nuclear arsenal

China's growing nuclear arsenal

Beijing [China], August 20: Alongside a massive build-up in conventional military firepower, China has embarked on a rapid and sustained...

It will be 'rough situation' if Putin doesn't agree peace plan: Trump

It will be 'rough situation' if Putin doesn't...

London [UK], August 20: US President Donald Trump has said American jets could help defend Ukraine if there is a...

Resistance isn't a real strategy for the Democrats

Resistance isn't a real strategy for the Democrats

New York [US], August 20: Nearly nine months after Donald Trump's reelection, Democrats still can't make sense of it. Only...

Israel attacks displacement shelters to force Palestinians to southern Gaza

Israel attacks displacement shelters to force Palestinians to...

Gaza [Palestine], August 20: Since announcing plans to invade northern Gaza and expel Palestinians again to the south, Israel has...

New Afghan dam sparks concern in Iran's Mashhad amid water crisis

New Afghan dam sparks concern in Iran's Mashhad...

Tehran [Iran], August 20: Tensions are brewing between Iran and Afghanistan after the Taliban government opened a new dam that...

N Korean leader threatens to accelerate nuclear build-up

N Korean leader threatens to accelerate nuclear build-up

Pyongyang [North Korea], August 20: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has threatened to accelerate the expansion of his country's nuclear...

Pakistan restores electricity, reopens roads after floods kill hundreds

Pakistan restores electricity, reopens roads after floods kill...

Islamabad [Pakistan], August 20: Pakistan has restored 70 percent of electricity service and reopened damaged roads in the north and...

Hong Kong summons UK, Australia envoys after activists granted asylum

Hong Kong summons UK, Australia envoys after activists...

Hong Kong, August 20: Two pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong have been granted asylum separately in the UK and Australia,...

Aid shipment from Cyprus on its way to Gaza Strip

Aid shipment from Cyprus on its way to...

Gaza [Palestine], August 20: A freighter carrying about 1,200 tonnes of aid supplies for the Gaza Strip has left the...

Up to 300,000 Syrians possibly missing under Assad family rule

Up to 300,000 Syrians possibly missing under Assad...

Damascus [Syria], August 20: A Syrian commission for missing persons estimated that between 120,000 and 300,000 people have gone missing...

German firefighters join battle against Spain's wildfires

German firefighters join battle against Spain's wildfires

Madrid [Spain], August 20: German firefighters have arrived in northern Spain to help combat the country's most severe wildfires in...

Swedish town moves historic 672-tonne wooden church to safer ground

Swedish town moves historic 672-tonne wooden church to...

Copenhagen [Denmark], August 20: A historic wooden church in northern Sweden is being moved 5 kilometres down the road as...

Switzerland ready to grant Putin 'immunity' to attend peace talks

Switzerland ready to grant Putin 'immunity' to attend...

Geneva [Switzerland], August 20: Switzerland is prepared to host talks on the war in Ukraine that involve the participation of...

German foreign minister criticises China, North Korea over Indo-Pacific tensions

German foreign minister criticises China, North Korea over...

Osaka [Japan], August 20: German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Tuesday accused China and North Korea of threatening international stability...

More humanitarian workers killed in 2024 than ever before, says UN

More humanitarian workers killed in 2024 than ever...

New York [US], August 20: More humanitarian workers were killed last year than ever before, according to the UN Office...

Russia hands over 1,000 bodies, Ukraine 19 bodies of fallen soldiers

Russia hands over 1,000 bodies, Ukraine 19 bodies...

Moscow [Russia], August 20: Russia has returned the bodies of 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers, chief Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said on...

Hamas accepts Egyptian-Qatari proposal for Gaza ceasefire

Hamas accepts Egyptian-Qatari proposal for Gaza ceasefire

Cairo [Egypt], August 19: Informed Egyptian sources told Al Qahera News that Hamas has agreed to the proposal presented by...

Egyptian President affirms commitment to coordination with Bahrain

Egyptian President affirms commitment to coordination with Bahrain

Cairo [Egypt], August 19: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has affirmed his country's keenness to continue joint coordination and cooperation...

60 Palestinians martyred in Gaza in 24 hours

60 Palestinians martyred in Gaza in 24 hours

Gaza [Gaza City], August 19: A total of 60 Palestinians were martyred and 344 others injured as a result of...

EU imports €4.4 billion of Russian LNG in H1 2025

EU imports €4.4 billion of Russian LNG in...

Brussels [Belgium], August 19: The European Union imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia worth around €4.48 billion (US$5.2 billion)...

Trump discusses Ukraine crisis settlement with Zelensky, European leaders

Trump discusses Ukraine crisis settlement with Zelensky, European...

Olympia [Washington], August 19: US President Donald Trump held a series of high-level meetings at the White House aimed at...

NASA, Google develop smart medical assistant for astronauts

NASA, Google develop smart medical assistant for astronauts

Abu Dhabi, August 19: NASA and Google are jointly developing an intelligent medical assistant designed to support astronauts during space...

Record area of land burnt as Spain battles worst forest fires in decades

Record area of land burnt as Spain battles...

Madrid [Spain], August 19: Spain is seeing its most devastating forest fires in over 20 years, with 3,440 square kilometres...