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Zelensky says Ukraine controls 92 settlements in Russia

Zelensky says Ukraine controls 92 settlements in Russia

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 20: The Ukrainian army has taken control of 92 settlements in western Russia's Kursk region, Ukrainian President...

Philippines agrees to host U.S. visa processing center for Afghans

Philippines agrees to host U.S. visa processing center...

Manila [Philippines], August 20: The Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday that the country has agreed to a...

Poland battles toxic golden algae

Poland battles toxic golden algae

Warsaw [Poland], August 20: Polish authorities have introduced hydrogen peroxide into the waters of the Oder River where it joins...

New parliamentary elections in Bulgaria postponed after interim Cabinet fails

New parliamentary elections in Bulgaria postponed after interim...

Sofia [Bulgaria], August 20: New elections for the parliament in Bulgaria, originally scheduled for October 20, have been postponed, President...

Steinmeier thanks Hungary for its contribution to German unity

Steinmeier thanks Hungary for its contribution to German...

Sopron [Hungary], August 20: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Monday thanked Hungary for its crucial contribution to overcoming the division...

Musk denies gifting Chechen strongman Kadyrov a Tesla truck

Musk denies gifting Chechen strongman Kadyrov a Tesla...

Berlin [Germany], August 20: Tesla boss Elon Musk has adamantly denied gifting Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov a Cybertruck, after the...

US vice president reiterates calls for Gaza war ceasefire

US vice president reiterates calls for Gaza war...

Washington [US], August 20: US Vice President Kamala Harris has reiterated calls for a ceasefire in the Gaza war.

Talks maybe last chance for Gaza ceasefire, captive release: Blinken

Talks maybe last chance for Gaza ceasefire, captive...

Tel Aviv [Israel], August 20: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, pushing for a Gaza ceasefire on his visit to...

Jailed Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan applies to be Oxford chancellor

Jailed Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan applies to be...

Islamabad [Pakistan], August 20: Jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has applied to become the next chancellor of...

Back to class after student-led revolution in Bangladesh

Back to class after student-led revolution in Bangladesh

Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 20: After weeks of deadly student-led protests in Bangladesh toppled the autocratic premier, among the first things...

Chinese, Philippine ships collide in South China Sea

Chinese, Philippine ships collide in South China Sea

Beijing [China], August 20: Philippine ships sustained serious damage Monday in pre-dawn collisions with Chinese vessels near a disputed reef,...

Argentina judge halts deforestation of Chaco forest

Argentina judge halts deforestation of Chaco forest

Buenos Aires [Argentina], August 20: An Argentine federal judge ordered a three-month suspension of deforestation in northern Chaco province.

British entrepreneur Mike Lynch among missing after luxury yacht sinks off Sicily

British entrepreneur Mike Lynch among missing after luxury...

London [UK], August 20: One man died and six people were missing, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his...

Hamas, Islamic Jihad claim responsibility for bomb blast

Hamas, Islamic Jihad claim responsibility for bomb blast

Tel Aviv [Israel], August 20: The armed wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for a bomb blast near...

Trump posts image of fake Taylor Swift endorsement

Trump posts image of fake Taylor Swift endorsement

New York [US], August 20: Former President Donald Trump has posted a fake social media image of pop superstar Taylor...

Hunter Biden loses bid to toss tax evasion case

Hunter Biden loses bid to toss tax evasion...

Washington [US], August 20: A judge denied a bid by U.S. President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, to dismiss a federal...

United Nations renews call for immediate release of personnel detained by Houthis

United Nations renews call for immediate release of...

New York [US], August 20: Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, expressed his deep concern about the well-being of...

At least 77 million children, adolescents have some form of malnutrition in MENA: UNICEF

At least 77 million children, adolescents have some...

Amman [Jordan], August 20: At least 77 million, or 1 in 3, children in the Middle East and North Africa...

Egypt reaffirms rejection of Israeli forces' presence in Philadelphi Corridor

Egypt reaffirms rejection of Israeli forces' presence in...

Cairo [Egypt], August 20: Egypt reiterated its commitment to the necessity of the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from the...

UAE places humanity at forefront of its priorities: Hazza bin Zayed

UAE places humanity at forefront of its priorities:...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 20: H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi, affirmed that under...

Bangladesh protestors eye new party to cement revolution

Bangladesh protestors eye new party to cement revolution

Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 19: Student demonstrators who ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have rejected calls from Bangladesh's two main political...

South Korea and the United States begin Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise

South Korea and the United States begin Ulchi...

Seoul [South Korea], August 19: Yonhap quoted the announcement of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) of South Korea saying...

Harris implies Trump a 'coward' during Pennsylvania campaign appearance

Harris implies Trump a 'coward' during Pennsylvania campaign...

New York [US], August 19: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris indirectly criticized former President Donald Trump on Sunday, suggesting her...

Ukraine says it has destroyed second Russian bridge

Ukraine says it has destroyed second Russian bridge

Kiev [Ukraine], August 19: Ukraine says it has destroyed a second strategic bridge in a week as it continues its...

Harris leads democrats with new hope amid old concerns

Harris leads democrats with new hope amid old...

New York [US], August 19: In the five weeks since U.S President Joe Biden abandoned his flailing reelection bid, the...

Russia denies report about indirect talks with Ukraine

Russia denies report about indirect talks with Ukraine

Moscow [Russia], August 19: Russia on Sunday denied a report that Ukraine's attack on the Kursk region had derailed indirect...

Ukraine strengthens positions in Kursk; Russia advances in Donetsk

Ukraine strengthens positions in Kursk; Russia advances in...

Kiev [Ukraine], August 19: Ukrainian troops are consolidating their positions in the southern Russian region of Kursk, President Volodomyr Zelensky...