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Thu, 14 Aug 2025

Trump relaxes commercial spaceflight rules in boon to Musk's SpaceX

Elon Musk gives a tour to US President Donald Trump and lawmakers of the control room before the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, November 19, 2024. — ReutersUS President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to streamline federal... ...
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Thu, 14 Aug 2025

Trump hints at talks with Putin, Zelensky after Alaska meeting

US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky attend a meeting at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025.— Reuters WASHINGTON/BERLIN: US President Donald Trump has said that he is ready to hold talks with both Russian and Ukrainian... ...
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Wed, 13 Aug 2025

South Korea's ex-first lady imprisoned after court issues warrant

South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee, wife of impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol, arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review her arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors at the Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea, August 12, 2025. —... ...
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Wed, 13 Aug 2025

UN says 20 migrants dead in shipwreck off Italy's Lampedusa island

Migrants sit onboard a fishing boat at the port of Paleochora, following a rescue operation off the island of Crete, Greece. At least 20 people have died after a migrant boat capsized off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, a United Nations agency and local media reported on... ...
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Wed, 13 Aug 2025

Thousands battle Greece fires as heatwave bakes Europe

A wildfire burns on Mount Underwood near Port Alberni, on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, on August 12, 2025. — AFP Greece on Wednesday battled to contain more than 20 wildfires, including one menacing its third-largest city, Patras, as a heatwave stoked blazes and forced the... ...
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Wed, 13 Aug 2025

France, Germany, UK express willingness to reinstate sanctions on Iran

Iranian flag, atom symbol and words "Nuclear program" are in this illustration taken June 16, 2025. — Reuters Major European powers have informed the United Nations they are ready to reimpose UN-mandated sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme if no diplomatic solution is... ...
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Wed, 13 Aug 2025

Modi likely to meet Trump in US next month: report

US President Donald Trump meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 leaders summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 30, 2018. — ReutersIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to meet President Donald Trump during a visit to the United States next month to attend the... ...
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Wed, 13 Aug 2025

Indian exporters scrambling for options to mitigate fallout of Trump's tariffs

An employee works inside an engineering goods export unit in the manufacturing hub of Faridabad on the outskirts of New Delhi, India. — Reuters/File Indian exporters are scrambling for options to mitigate the fallout of US President Donald Trump's threatened tariff salvo against the... ...
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Wed, 13 Aug 2025

Rubio holds call with Lavrov ahead of Trump-Putin Alaska summit

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. —Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service/TASSUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke by telephone Tuesday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to prepare for the summit in Alaska between Presidents Donald... ...
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Wed, 13 Aug 2025

Trump-Putin talks in Alaska to be 'listening exercise' for Trump says White House

Members of the media raise their hands to ask questions, as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, US, June 30, 2025. — ReutersThe White House said Tuesday that Friday’s Alaska summit between US President Donald Trump... ...
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Tue, 12 Aug 2025

At least 70 feared dead in India's Himalayan flood disaster

A drone view of Border Roads Organisation and State Disaster Response Force officials attempting to build a makeshift bridge to reach Dharali village after the bridge connecting it was swept away during landslides in Gangnani, Uttarakhand, India, August 8, 2025. — Reuters A week after... ...
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Tue, 12 Aug 2025

Colombia presidential hopeful dies after June rally shooting

The coffin of Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, who was shot in the head at a campaign event on June 7, arrives at Colombia's Congress for a posthumous tribute, in Bogota, Colombia, August 11, 2025. — ReutersBOGOTA: Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe has died two months after being... ...
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Tue, 12 Aug 2025

Pennsylvania steel plant blasts leave two dead

US Steel's Clairton Coke Works plant is seen after an explosion in Clairton, Pennsylvania, US, on August 11, 2025. — ReutersMultiple explosions at a US Steel plant near Pittsburgh killed two people and injured 10 others, according to the company and local authorities on... ...
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Tue, 12 Aug 2025

China reciprocates US move to pause tariffs by another 90 days

US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping poses for a photo ahead of their bilateral meeting during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. — ReutersWASHINGTON: The United States and China on Monday extended a tariff truce for another 90 days, staving off... ...
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Mon, 11 Aug 2025

Trump says he will take control of DC police, deploy National Guard to US capital

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press at Trump Tower in New York City, US, September 26, 2024. — ReutersWASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Monday he was deploying 800 National Guard troops to the US capital and putting Washington's police department under federal... ...
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Mon, 11 Aug 2025

IPI warns of escalating threats to reporters as Gaza crisis deepens

Palestinians walk past destroyed houses, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip, February 22. — Reuters The International Press Institute has issued a sharp rebuke of Israeli strikes following the deaths of five Al... ...
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Mon, 11 Aug 2025

Trump's massive tariff hike triggers boycott calls for US products in India

A person holds effigy with US President Donald Trump and Indian PM Narendra Modi posters. — APF/FileNEW DELHI: Several US companies operating in India are now facing boycott calls in the South Asian nation with business executives and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's supporters stoking... ...
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Mon, 11 Aug 2025

India's Rahul, Priyanka released after brief detention

INC leader Rahul Gandhi picture during a protest against alleged voter fraud on August 11, 2025. — X@INCIndiaIndian Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, his siter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other lawmakers were released on Monday evening after brief detention by New Delhi Police during their protest... ...
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Mon, 11 Aug 2025

Fake 'crime bureau' busted by Indian police

Indian policemen standing inside a police station in Uttar Pradesh, India. — ReutersIndian police have arrested six men accused of posing as officers and extorting “donations” from a rented office posing as a “crime investigative bureau.”According to a police... ...
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Mon, 11 Aug 2025

Australia will recognise Palestinian state: PM

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrive at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia , August 11, 2025. — ReutersAustralia will recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, Prime Minister... ...
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Mon, 11 Aug 2025

Israeli strike on tent kills Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike where Al Jazeera says its journalists Anas Al Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh and three photojournalists were killed, in Gaza City, August 11, 2025. — ReutersCAIRO/JERUSALEM: In a yet another strike on media workers in Gaza, Israel's military... ...
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Mon, 11 Aug 2025

Iran confirms UN nuclear watchdog visit, rules out site inspections

The logo of the International Atomic Energy Agency is seen at their headquarters in Vienna, Austria. — Reuters/FileA senior United Nations nuclear watchdog official will travel to Iran for talks on Monday, though no inspections of nuclear sites are scheduled, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas... ...
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Mon, 11 Aug 2025

One dead as Turkey's Balikesir province shaken by 6.1-magnitude earthquake

People search for survivors in a collapsed building after an earthquake hit Sindirgi, in the western Balikesir province, Turkey, August 10, 2025. —ReutersA 6.1-magnitude quake struck Sindirgi in western Turkey on Sunday, the Turkish disaster management agency said, killing at least one... ...
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Mon, 11 Aug 2025

Vance says Ukraine peace deal unlikely to fully satisfy Russia or Ukraine

US Vice President JD Vance speaks to the press in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, August 6, 2025. — ReutersUnited States Vice President JD Vance has said a negotiated settlement between Russia and Ukraine is unlikely to fully satisfy either side.Speaking to Fox... ...
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Sun, 10 Aug 2025

Trump picks Tammy Bruce for deputy UN representative role

U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce speaks during her first press briefing at the State Department in Washington, DC US on March 6, 2025. — ReutersWASHINGTON: US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce has been nominated by President Donald Trump as the next US deputy... ...
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Sun, 10 Aug 2025

Tehran signals opposition to strategic corridor in Trump-backed peace pact

Ali Akbar Velayati, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's top adviser on international affairs.—AFP/FileIran threatened on Saturday to block a corridor planned in the Caucasus under a regional deal sponsored by US President Donald Trump, Iranian media reported, raising a new... ...
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Sun, 10 Aug 2025

Europe offers own Ukraine plan before Trump–Putin meeting

US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attend a meeting on the sidelines of NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025. — Reuters KYIV/LONDON: Europe has put forward its own peace proposal to help end the war in Ukraine, before President... ...
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Sat, 09 Aug 2025

Teen shooter wounds three in Times Square: NYPD

New York City police officers stand guard after a shooting incident in Times Square, New York, US. — Reuters NEW YORK: A 17-year-old boy opened fire and wounded three people in New York City's heavily touristed Times Square early Saturday, the New York Police Department said.The... ...
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Sat, 09 Aug 2025

Germany starts to curb support for Israel as Gaza faces starvation

A collage showing Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz. — Reuters/FileBERLIN: The worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza and Israel's plans to expand military control over the enclave have pushed Germany to curb arms exports to Israel, a historically fraught... ...
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Sat, 09 Aug 2025

Taliban 'shut down' home-based beauty salons in Kabul, seize equipment

A woman wearing a niqab enters a beauty salon where the ads of women have been defaced by a shopkeeper in Kabul, Afghanistan October 6, 2021. — Reuters KABUL: Taliban authorities have closed dozens of home-based beauty salons in Kabul in recent days, with morality police reportedly... ...
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