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Russia shoots down Ukrainian UAV heading towards Moscow
Moscow [Russia], August 21: Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack on Moscow and the provinces of Bryansk, Tula and Rostov,...
Blinken in Egypt seeking progress towards Gaza ceasefire...
Cairo [Egypt], August 21: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pushed for progress towards a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release...
Mpox is not the new COVID, says WHO...
Geneva [Switzerland], August 21: A World Health Organization official stressed that mpox, regardless of whether it is the new or...
US criticises Israeli PM's 'maximalist' ceasefire stance
Washington [US], August 21: A senior US administration official has pushed back at reported comments by Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing the...
Barack Obama headlines DNC, Republicans endorse Harris
Washington [US], August 21: Former U.S. President Barack Obama returns to the national stage on Tuesday night to boost his...
Gaza ceasefire must initiate broader international recognition for...
Cairo [Egypt], August 21: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi stressed on Tuesday that a ceasefire in Gaza must mark the...
Numerous wildfires currently engulfing forests across Canada
Ottawa [Canada], August 21: Numerous wildfires are presently blazing across Canada, as declared by the responsible organisation, Canadian Interagency Forest...
UN warns of worsening humanitarian disaster as ceasefire...
New York [US], August 21: The UN chief's Spokesperson told journalists at the regular press briefing in New York on...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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
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
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...
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
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
Cairo [Egypt], August 20: Egypt reiterated its commitment to the necessity of the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from the...