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