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Trump deploys National Guard to DC, vows crime...
Washington [US], August 12: President Donald Trump said he was deploying the National Guard to Washington DC and taking control...

U.S. Steel plant explosion: one dead, two missing,...
New York [US], August 12: An explosion at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh on Monday has killed one person...

Trump aims to reclaim territory for Ukraine in...
Washington [US], August 12: US President Donald Trump has said he will try to get some territory back for Ukraine...

Firefighters battle 'fire whirls' in northern Spain
Madrid [Spain], August 12: Extreme heat and strong winds caused "fire whirls" as a blaze burned several houses and forced...

Israel strike kills Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], August 12: A prominent Al Jazeera journalist, who had previously been threatened by Israel, was killed along with...

Residents return as large wildfire near Los Angeles...
Washington [US], August 11: Authorities in California have issued a cautious all-clear in fire-stricken woodlands near Los Angeles as emergency...

China sets conditions for US on trade deal?
Beijing [China], August 11: China is reportedly looking to the US to ease export restrictions on chips vital for artificial...

Cambodia - Thailand dispute over anti-personnel landmines
Bangkok [Thailand], August 11: Through the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Phnom Penh government has denied...

Israel under pressure over Gaza plan
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 11: Israel's Channel 13 reported on August 10 that the Israeli government is expected to approve...

President Trump issues ultimatum to homeless people in...
Washington [US], August 11: Looking to deliver on his pledges in Washington DC, US President Donald Trump has vowed to...

The super-rich boom thanks to AI
Washington [US], August 11: The explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) has created wealth at record speeds and made many people...

New developments in chikungunya epidemic in China
Beijing [China], August 11: Yangcheng Evening News reported on August 10 that in the previous seven days, health officials in...

Powerful earthquake kills 16 people, collapses 16 buildings...
Ankara [Turkey], August 11: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck the city of Sindirgi in the western Turkish province of Balıkesir on...

Japan - the rising arms exporting 'giant'
Tokyo [Japan], August 11: Quite quickly after relaxing legal regulations for arms exports, Japan is gradually emerging as a "giant"...

Israel kills Al Jazeera journalist it says was...
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 11: Israel's military said it killed a Hamas cell leader posing as an Al Jazeera journalist...

Germany halted arms to Israel over Gaza expansion...
Berlin [Germany], August 11: Germany's decision to curb arms exports to Israel comes in response to Israel's plan to expand...

Chlorine factory fire in Southern France forces locals...
Paris [France], August 11: A fire broke out at a chlorine factory in southern France on Sunday, raising the risk...

Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes western Turkey
Ankara [Turkey], August 11: An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck western Turkey on Sunday, the country's AFAD disaster management authority...

Russian strikes injure 12 in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine says
Moscow [Russia], August 11: Russian strikes injured at least 12 in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, the country's foreign affairs ministry said...

South Korea's military shrinks 20% in six years...
Seoul [South Korea], August 11: South Korea's military shrank by 20% in the past six years to 450,000 troops, largely...

Zelenskiy wins EU, NATO support as he seeks...
Kiev [Ukraine], August 11: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy won diplomatic backing from Europe and the NATO alliance on Sunday ahead...

Netanyahu says new Gaza offensive will start soon
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 11: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he expected to complete a new Gaza...

Fire prompts thousands of evacuations in California
California [US], August 11: A fierce wildfire north-west of Los Angeles prompted evacuation orders for thousands of residents on Friday,...

FAO Food Price Index edges up in July
Rome [Italy], August 11: The FAO Food Price Index, a benchmark for world food commodity prices, averaged 130.1 points in...

Security Council: Ambassadors meet in emergency session, amid...
New York [US], August 11: The UN Security Council met Sunday morning in New York following the Israeli cabinet's decision...

Oman condemns, rejects Israeli government's decision to perpetuate...
Muscat [Oman], August 10: The Sultanate of Oman has condemned and categorically rejected the Israeli government's decision to perpetuate its...

Lammy and Vance host Ukraine talks in UK
London [UK], August 10: British Foreign Secretary David Lammy was scheduled to host a meeting of allied national security advisers...