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Putin appoints new deputy ministers for defense and foreign affairs

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 capital

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 closer'

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...

At least 11 people killed in terrorist attack in Somalia's Mogadishu

At least 11 people killed in terrorist attack...

Mogadishu [Somalia], August 18: At least 11 people were killed in a terrorist attack on a restaurant in the Somali...

After crash in Brazil, airline to be more closely monitored: Aviation authority

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 thousands evacuated

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 reporters

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 Kursk area

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

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 to dance

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

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

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 festival

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 wave

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...

Nearly 68 million suffering from drought in Southern Africa, says regional bloc

Nearly 68 million suffering from drought in Southern...

Harare [Zimbabwe], August 18: About 68 million people in Southern Africa are suffering the effects of an El Nino-induced drought...

UAE, United States, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UN and African Union issue joint statement on Sudan

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

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

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 than ever"

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...

U.S. campus shootings rose dramatically last academic year

U.S. campus shootings rose dramatically last academic year

New York [US], August 17: There was a 31 percent rise in U.S. school shootings during the 2023-24 academic year...

Millions of kids facing extreme heat exposure

Millions of kids facing extreme heat exposure

Geneva [Switzerland], August 17: Nearly half a billion children are facing twice as many days of extreme heat each year...

South Africa on high alert following mpox declared public health emergency of int'l concern

South Africa on high alert following mpox declared...

Johannesburg [South Africa], August 17: Following the declaration of mpox as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) by...

Zambia to extend power cuts to 17 hours

Zambia to extend power cuts to 17 hours

Lusaka [Zambia], August 17: The Zambian government said Friday that it plans to increase the hours for power cuts from...

Hamas supports UN truce call to vaccinate children against polio

Hamas supports UN truce call to vaccinate children...

Gaza [Palestine], August 17: Hamas supports the UN's call today for a seven-day truce to vaccinate thousands of children against...

Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for deadly suicide attack in S. Yemen

Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for deadly suicide attack in...

Aden [Yemen], August 17: The Yemen-based al-Qaeda branch claimed responsibility on Friday for a deadly suicide attack on a military...

Israeli fighting in Gaza ended: state media

Israeli fighting in Gaza ended: state media

Jerusalem [Israel], August 17: The Israeli army's fighting in the Gaza Strip has ended, Israel's state-owned Kan TV news reported...

Nordic ministers discuss migration challenges, security concerns

Nordic ministers discuss migration challenges, security concerns

Oslo [Norway], August 17: Nordic ministers responsible for migration and immigration convened in Rosendal, western Norway on Thursday and Friday...