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Switzerland ready to grant Putin 'immunity' to attend...
Geneva [Switzerland], August 20: Switzerland is prepared to host talks on the war in Ukraine that involve the participation of...

German foreign minister criticises China, North Korea over...
Osaka [Japan], August 20: German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Tuesday accused China and North Korea of threatening international stability...

More humanitarian workers killed in 2024 than ever...
New York [US], August 20: More humanitarian workers were killed last year than ever before, according to the UN Office...

Russia hands over 1,000 bodies, Ukraine 19 bodies...
Moscow [Russia], August 20: Russia has returned the bodies of 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers, chief Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said on...

Hamas accepts Egyptian-Qatari proposal for Gaza ceasefire
Cairo [Egypt], August 19: Informed Egyptian sources told Al Qahera News that Hamas has agreed to the proposal presented by...

Egyptian President affirms commitment to coordination with Bahrain
Cairo [Egypt], August 19: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has affirmed his country's keenness to continue joint coordination and cooperation...

60 Palestinians martyred in Gaza in 24 hours
Gaza [Gaza City], August 19: A total of 60 Palestinians were martyred and 344 others injured as a result of...

EU imports €4.4 billion of Russian LNG in...
Brussels [Belgium], August 19: The European Union imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia worth around €4.48 billion (US$5.2 billion)...

Trump discusses Ukraine crisis settlement with Zelensky, European...
Olympia [Washington], August 19: US President Donald Trump held a series of high-level meetings at the White House aimed at...

NASA, Google develop smart medical assistant for astronauts
Abu Dhabi, August 19: NASA and Google are jointly developing an intelligent medical assistant designed to support astronauts during space...

Record area of land burnt as Spain battles...
Madrid [Spain], August 19: Spain is seeing its most devastating forest fires in over 20 years, with 3,440 square kilometres...

EU leaders set for video call following Washington...
Washington DC [US], August 19: EU leaders are set to hold a video conference call on Tuesday following a high-stakes...

Trump moves to abolish postal voting ahead of...
Washington DC [US], August 19: US President Donald Trump wants to abolish postal voting and electronic voting machines with an...

France extends youth night curfew in Nîmes over...
Paris [France], August 19: A night-time curfew for young people in Nîmes in southern France has been extended until the...

Patriotism important to UK's Starmer
London [UK], August 19: Patriotism "will always be an important thing" to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Downing Street said, after...

Trump to call Putin after meeting European leaders
Washington DC [US], August 19: US President Donald Trump on Monday said he will call Russian President Vladimir Putin after...

Amnesty slams Israel for deliberately starving Palestinians in...
London [UK], August 19: The human rights group Amnesty International has accused Israel of enacting a "deliberate policy" of starvation...

Myanmar to hold 1st general election since 2021...
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], August 19: Myanmar will begin its general elections on December 28, its military government announced, in a phased...

Bolivia's presidential election heads to runoff between opposition...
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], August 19: Preliminary results show that Bolivia's presidential election will go to a runoff, as no...

Iraq starts excavating mass grave of suspected Islamic...
Baghdad [Iraq], August 19: Iraq will work on identifying victims at a mass grave believed to hold the remains of...

Iran says it will resume talks in the...
Tehran [Iran], August 19: Iran plans to hold another round of talks with the UN's nuclear watchdog in the coming...

Trump hosts Zelensky for Oval Office talks
Washington DC [US], August 19: US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky held a highly publicized meeting in the...

Moscow rejects deployment of NATO troops
Moscow [Russia], August 19: Russia has once again categorically rejected the deployment of troops from NATO countries in Ukraine amid...

Dozens injured after quake rocks central Indonesia
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 18: At least 29 people were injured - including two who are in a critical condition -...

Iraq excavates mass grave of 4,000 people executed...
Baghdad [Iraq], August 18: The Iraqi government has begun excavating a mass grave near the city of Mosul where thousands...

Egypt rejects Israeli plans to displace Palestinians, warns...
Cairo [Egypt], August 18: Egypt has firmly renewed its rejection of any Israeli plans to displace Palestinians from their historical...

Belgium meets EU target for winter with gas...
Brussels [Belgium], August 18: The Belgian gas supply is currently 92.1% full. Brussels, along with Portugal, has already met the...