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Trump deploys National Guard to DC, vows crime crackdown

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, several injured

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 talks with Putin

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

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

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 is gradually contained

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?

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

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

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 DC

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

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

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 in Türkiye

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'

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 Hamas leader

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 plans, says Chancellor

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 indoors

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

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

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 amid male population decline

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 attendance at Trump-Putin talks

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

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

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

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 starvation in Gaza

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 its military occupation of Gaza Strip

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

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...