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Aug 30, 2025
Tokyo [Japan], August 30: The Japanese government has downgraded its assessment of corporate earnings, citing stagnation caused by the impact of higher US tariffs on automakers and other manufacturers.
Albania honours UAE team, other firefighting crews for their efforts in battling wildfires
US sends more warships, Venezuelan President makes tough statement
Japan's Rise in the Southern World
Trump cancels nearly $5 billion in foreign aid approved by Congress
US denies visas to Palestinian officials attending UN conference
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Kim Jong-un promises 'good life' for relatives of soldiers killed in Russia
Pyongyang [North Korea], August 30: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has promised to ensure "a good life" for the families of soldiers who died fighting...
Jailed Bolivian civic leader Pumari ordered to house arrest
Sucre [Bolivia], August 30: Marco Pumari, the former leader of Bolivia's Civic Committee of Potosi, has been released from prison and ordered to house arrest...
Most Trump tariffs are not legal, US appeals court rules
New York [US], August 30: A divided U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that most of Donald Trump's tariffs are illegal, undercutting the Republican president's...
Suspended Thailand PM Paetongtarn removed from office over leaked phone call with Cambodian leader
Bangkok [Thailand], August 30: Thailand's Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office for an ethics violation, local media reported.
Afghanistan faces severe health crisis, 22 million need aid: WHO
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 30: The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Afghanistan faces a severe health crisis as 22 million people need aid, funding...
Brawl in Mexican Senate after debate on US military intervention
Mexico City [Mexico], August 30: A session of the Mexican Senate turned chaotic when a dispute over speaking time escalated into a physical altercation between...
JD Vance hints he would take over as US President if "tragedy" strikes
Washington DC [US], August 30: United States Vice President JD Vance on Thursday appeared to have indicated that he would take over as the President...
22 people killed, including four children in Russian strike on a residential building Kyiv: Ukrainian President
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 30: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday stated that 22 people, including four children, were killed after Russia's barrage of missiles hit...
Minority representation missing in new judicial appointments in Bangladesh
Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 30: The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, representing the largest minority group in the Muslim-majority South Asian country, expressed outrage on...
'Deranged monster' probed after deadly Minnesota church shooting
Aug 29, 2025
Washington [US], August 29: US investigators were searching for a motive on Thursday after a shooting at a Catholic church in Minnesota left two children dead.
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UN chief renews call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
WFP chief visits Palestine, Israel; calls for immediate surge of aid into Gaza
Security Council: UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon extended for 'final time'
Mt. Shinmoe in southwestern Japan erupts, spews plume 5,500m above crater
Nepal: Birgunj cholera outbreak kills 3, over 300 hospitalised
EU delegation building "severely" damaged in Russian missile strike on Kyiv
Israel steps up bombardment of Gaza City
UNSC to wind down UNIFIL mission in Lebanon after 2026
At least 60 killed as Israel intensifies attacks on Gaza