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Aug 11, 2025
Beijing [China], August 11: Yangcheng Evening News reported on August 10 that in the previous seven days, health officials in China's Guangdong province recorded 1,387 new cases of chikungunya infection.
Powerful earthquake kills 16 people, collapses 16 buildings in Türkiye
Israel kills Al Jazeera journalist it says was Hamas leader
Chlorine factory fire in Southern France forces locals indoors
Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes western Turkey
Russian strikes injure 12 in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine says
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South Korea's military shrinks 20% in six years amid male population decline
Seoul [South Korea], August 11: South Korea's military shrank by 20% in the past six years to 450,000 troops, largely due to a sharp drop...
Zelenskiy wins EU, NATO support as he seeks attendance at Trump-Putin talks
Kiev [Ukraine], August 11: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy won diplomatic backing from Europe and the NATO alliance on Sunday ahead of a Russia-U.S. summit this...
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 offensive "fairly quickly", as the...
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, as extreme heat and dry...
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 July 2025, up 1.6 percent...
Security Council: Ambassadors meet in emergency session, amid starvation in Gaza
New York [US], August 11: The UN Security Council met Sunday morning in New York following the Israeli cabinet's decision to again expand its military...
Oman condemns, rejects Israeli government's decision to perpetuate its military occupation of Gaza Strip
Aug 10, 2025
Muscat [Oman], August 10: The Sultanate of Oman has condemned and categorically rejected the Israeli government's decision to perpetuate its military occupation of the Gaza...
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 on Saturday as US President...
SpaceX capsule with four astronauts returns to Earth
Washington DC [US], August 10: Four astronauts returned to Earth on Satu day after spending about five months aboard theInternational Space Station (ISS). Their capsule...
Ukraine's future must not be decided without Ukrainians: Macron
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 10: Just days before a planned meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron has stressed that Ukraine must be included in any talks on its future.
Israeli forces kill 21 aid seekers as Gaza starvation death toll rises
Brazilian group unveils climate plan ahead of COP30
Zelensky rejects territory losses ahead of Trump-Putin summit
UK announces more aid for Gaza as Israel plans war expansion
New Polish president invited to White House in September
80 years on, Japanese city of Nagasaki commemorates atomic bombing victims
Three injured in shooting in New York's Times Square
N Korea begins dismantling propaganda loudspeakers
Firefighters work to extinguish France's worst wildfire in decades
At least six Lebanese soldiers killed in explosion at arms depot: Military
