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N Korean leader threatens to accelerate nuclear build-up

Aug 20, 2025

Pyongyang [North Korea], August 20: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has threatened to accelerate the expansion of his country's nuclear arsenal, condemning ongoing United States-South Korea military exercises as a sign of "hostile intent", according to state media.

Pakistan restores electricity, reopens roads after floods kill hundreds

Aug 20, 2025

Islamabad [Pakistan], August 20: Pakistan has restored 70 percent of electricity service...

Hong Kong summons UK, Australia envoys after activists granted asylum

Aug 20, 2025

Hong Kong, August 20: Two pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong have been...

Aid shipment from Cyprus on its way to Gaza Strip

Aug 20, 2025

Gaza [Palestine], August 20: A freighter carrying about 1,200 tonnes of aid...

Up to 300,000 Syrians possibly missing under Assad family rule

Aug 20, 2025

Damascus [Syria], August 20: A Syrian commission for missing persons estimated that...

German firefighters join battle against Spain's wildfires

Aug 20, 2025

Madrid [Spain], August 20: German firefighters have arrived in northern Spain to...

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Swedish town moves historic 672-tonne wooden church to safer ground

Aug 20, 2025

Copenhagen [Denmark], August 20: A historic wooden church in northern Sweden is being moved 5 kilometres...

Switzerland ready to grant Putin 'immunity' to attend peace talks

Aug 20, 2025

Geneva [Switzerland], August 20: Switzerland is prepared to host talks on the war in Ukraine that...

German foreign minister criticises China, North Korea over Indo-Pacific tensions

Aug 20, 2025

Osaka [Japan], August 20: German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Tuesday accused China and North Korea...

More humanitarian workers killed in 2024 than ever before, says UN

Aug 20, 2025

New York [US], August 20: More humanitarian workers were killed last year than ever before, according...

Russia hands over 1,000 bodies, Ukraine 19 bodies of fallen soldiers

Aug 20, 2025

Moscow [Russia], August 20: Russia has returned the bodies of 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers, chief Russian negotiator...

Hamas accepts Egyptian-Qatari proposal for Gaza ceasefire

Aug 19, 2025

Cairo [Egypt], August 19: Informed Egyptian sources told Al Qahera News that Hamas has agreed to...

Egyptian President affirms commitment to coordination with Bahrain

Aug 19, 2025

Cairo [Egypt], August 19: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has affirmed his country's keenness to continue...

60 Palestinians martyred in Gaza in 24 hours

Aug 19, 2025

Gaza [Gaza City], August 19: A total of 60 Palestinians were martyred and 344 others injured...

EU imports €4.4 billion of Russian LNG in H1 2025

Aug 19, 2025

Brussels [Belgium], August 19: The European Union imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia worth around...

Trump discusses Ukraine crisis settlement with Zelensky, European leaders

Aug 19, 2025

Olympia [Washington], August 19: US President Donald Trump held a series of high-level meetings at the...

NASA, Google develop smart medical assistant for astronauts

Aug 19, 2025

Abu Dhabi, August 19: NASA and Google are jointly developing an intelligent medical assistant designed to...

Record area of land burnt as Spain battles worst forest fires in decades

Aug 19, 2025

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

EU leaders set for video call following Washington meeting with Trump

Aug 19, 2025

Washington DC [US], August 19: EU leaders are set to hold a video conference call on...

Trump moves to abolish postal voting ahead of 2026 midterm elections

Aug 19, 2025

Washington DC [US], August 19: US President Donald Trump wants to abolish postal voting and electronic...

France extends youth night curfew in Nîmes over drug crimes

Aug 19, 2025

Paris [France], August 19: A night-time curfew for young people in Nîmes in southern France has...

Patriotism important to UK's Starmer

Aug 19, 2025

London [UK], August 19: Patriotism "will always be an important thing" to Prime Minister Keir Starmer,...

Trump to call Putin after meeting European leaders

Aug 19, 2025

Washington DC [US], August 19: US President Donald Trump on Monday said he will call Russian...

Amnesty slams Israel for deliberately starving Palestinians in Gaza

Aug 19, 2025

London [UK], August 19: The human rights group Amnesty International has accused Israel of enacting a...

Myanmar to hold 1st general election since 2021 coup

Aug 19, 2025

Naypyidaw [Myanmar], August 19: Myanmar will begin its general elections on December 28, its military government...

Rescuers in Nigeria search for dozens missing after boat capsizes

Aug 19, 2025

Abuja [Nigeria], August 19: Rescue workers in northern Nigeria are searching for more than 40 missing...

Bolivia's presidential election heads to runoff between opposition candidates

Aug 19, 2025

Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], August 19: Preliminary results show that Bolivia's presidential election will go to...

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