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Aug 24, 2025
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 24: Sri Lanka's jailed former president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, was hospitalised on Saturday, local media reported, a day after his arrest on allegations that he misused public funds while in office.
Taiwan, China, battle it out in competing World War Two narratives
Taiwan nuclear plant re-opening vote fails as approval threshold missed
Syria delays parliamentary vote in Sweida after sectarian violence
Emirati humanitarian aid convoy arrives in Gaza as part of Operation Chivalrous Knight 3
UAE President to begin state visit to Angola on Sunday
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Mexico anticipates $3 billion in gains from hosting 2026 FIFA World Cup
Mexico City [Mexico], August 24: The Mexican Football Association expects the country to achieve economic gains exceeding $3 billion by hosting the 2026 FIFA World...
New casualties mount in Gaza
Gaza border [Israel], August 24: Palestinian medical sources announced on Saturday evening that the total number of people martyred in the Gaza Strip has reached...
France's La Poste halts goods parcel service to U.S. amid new tariffs
Aug 23, 2025
Paris [France], August 23: France's national postal service, La Poste, announced Friday that it will suspend goods parcel service to the United States starting Aug....
Technical failures cause flight delays at Athens International Airport
Athens [Greece], August 23: A series of technical malfunctions at Athens International Airport earlier this week disrupted air traffic operations and caused widespread delays, Greek...
Dutch FM resigns over blocked measures against Israel over Gaza
The Hague [Netherlands], August 23: Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp resigned on Friday, saying he could not push through tougher measures against Israel over Gaza...
Intel, Trump administration reach agreement on stake investment
San Francisco [US], August 23: Intel Corporation on Friday announced an agreement with the Trump Administration under which the U.S. government will make an 8.9...
Boeing confirms X-37B spaceplane functioning normally after launch
San Francisco [US], August 23: Boeing announced Friday that its X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle is healthy in orbit and proceeding with standard checkout after the...
5 dead in tour bus crash in U.S. state of New York
New York [US], August 23: Five people were confirmed dead as a tour bus crashed in the U.S. state of New York on Friday afternoon,...
Trump says Chicago could be next for federal crime crackdown after Washington, D.C.
Olympia [Washington], August 23: U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that Chicago could be the next city the federal government targets in its crime crackdown,...
SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites into orbit
Los Angeles [US], August 23: U.S. private space company SpaceX launched 24 Starlink satellites into orbit on Friday.
Tour bus crash in U.S. state of New York leaves multiple dead, multiple injured
Trump says Intel agreed to give U.S. government 10 pct stake
Canada to drop counter-tariffs on U.S. goods covered by free trade agreement
Powell signals potential interest rate cut soon
Urgent: Emergency crews respond to tour bus rollover in upstate New York
Gaza's hungry children slide towards starvation as emergency treatments dwindle
US Navy warship burns for 12 hours off Japan's Okinawa, two sailors injured
Aug 22, 2025
UAE conducts 75th airdrop of aid over Gaza Strip
Russia intensifies airstrikes on Ukraine; Kiev strikes back
Gaza health ministry rejects Israeli call to transfer resources to the south
