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Bolivia heads to polls as 20 years of...
Sucre [Bolivia], August 18: People in Bolivia were headed to the polls to elect the next president as well as...

Serbia ruling party offices set on fire in...
Belgrade [Serbia], August 18: The offices of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) have been set on fire during a...

France says Mali's arrest of embassy worker on...
Paris [France], August 18: France's Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs has said that a French man recently arrested in...

German diplomat criticises China ahead of Japan, Indonesia...
Hamburg [Germany], August 18: German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, just ahead of a trip to Japan and Indonesia, criticized China...

UN regrets lack of consensus on plastic pollution...
New York [US], August 17: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed regret that international negotiations on a legally binding instrument...

European leaders welcome President Trump's efforts to end...
Brussels [Belgium], August 17: European leaders today welcomed US President Donald Trump's efforts to end the war in Ukraine, following...

Netanyahu 'has become a problem,' says Danish PM...
Brussels [Belgium], August 17: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has become a "problem," his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen said Saturday,...

Israeli military prepares to relocate residents to southern...
Gaza [Palestine], August 17: Gaza residents will be provided with tents and other shelter equipment starting from Sunday ahead of...

Outline emerges of Putin's offer to end his...
Moscow [Russia], August 17: Russia would relinquish tiny pockets of occupied Ukraine and Kyiv would cede swathes of its eastern...

Over 300 protests held Saturday against Trump redistricting...
New York [US], August 17: Pro-democracy activists and labor groups held hundreds of rallies and other events across the United...

Trump tells Zelenskiy that Putin wants more of...
New York [US], August 17: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Ukraine should make a deal to end...

Dozens injured after magnitude 6.0 quake strikes Sulawesi,...
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 17: Dozens of people were injured after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck central Sulawesi, Indonesia, early on...

US suspends visas for Gaza residents after right-wing...
Washington [US], August 17: The United States has announced that it is halting all visitor visas for people from Gaza...

Erin rapidly intensifies to 'extremely powerful' category five...
Washington [US], August 17: Hurricane Erin has rapidly intensified into a rare category five hurricane, packing maximum sustained winds of...

11 dead, 130 injured after major explosion and...
Moscow [Russia], August 17: The death toll has risen to at least 11, with 130 injured, following a major explosion...

Putin pleased with Trumpsummit
Moscow [Russia], August 17: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday praised the results of his summit meeting with US President...

Europeans insist on security guarantees for Ukraine
Berlin [Germany], August 17: While fears that US President Donald Trump might agree to unacceptable concessions for Ukraine did not...

Indonesians raise anime pirate flag in protest as...
Medan [Indonesia], August 17: Indonesia is celebrating 80 years of independence from Dutch colonial rule, but not everyone is in...

Hamas condemns Israel's 'systematic destruction' of Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], August 17: Hamas has said that for about a week, the Israeli military has been heavily assaulting the...

Portugal follows Spain and requests firefighting help from...
Madrid [Sprain], August 17: Two firefighting planes from Sweden are expected to arrive on Sunday in Portugal after Lisbon requested...

Orban praises talks as marking 'safer' world
Budapest [Hungary], August 17: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has welcomed the outcome of Friday's meeting between US President Donald...

Renewed violence erupts during protests in Serbia
Belgrade [Serbia], August 17: Violent riots have broken out for the third successive day during protests against the government of...

Devastating floods and landslides claim more than 300...
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 17: The death toll from the devastating floods in Pakistan crossed 300 on Saturday, as rescuers pulled...

Norway says to recruit 14 leading foreign researchers...
Oslo [Norway], August 16: Norway is set to welcome 14 leading foreign researchers under a new government program, including 13...

One dead, several injured in southern Denmark train...
Oslo [Norway], August 16: One person was killed and several others were injured on Friday afternoon when a passenger train...

The battle to redraw the electoral map between...
New York [US], August 16: Two US states, California and Texas, are racing to rearrange their electoral maps with the...

Ukraine intelligence says Russia is about to test...
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 16: Ukraine's military intelligence says Russia is preparing to test a new nuclear-powered cruise missile and if...