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Aug 27, 2025
Berlin [Germany], August 27: German Development Minister Reem Alabali Radovan on Tuesday visited Arab-majority areas in the West Bank under threat from Israeli settlement and housing policies, as she made her inaugural trip to Israel and the occupied Palestinian Territories.
Flight alert level lowered as Mount Etna quietens
I look forward to meeting North Korea's Kim, Trump tells South Korea's Lee
France formally returns slain king's skull to Madagascar
Mexican drug lord Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada pleads guilty in US court
Israelis demand end to war, release of hostages in protest
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150 workers trapped in eastern Ukrainian mine after Russian attack
Moscow [Russia], August 27: Almost 150 miners in eastern Ukraine are trapped underground due to a Russian attack on their coal mine, media reports said...
Rioting in Swiss city of Lausanne after fatal crash during police pursuit
Geneva [Switzerland], August 27: Around 200 people protested violently for the second night in the Swiss city of Lausanne after a youth died in a...
French govt likely to collapse as Bayrou calls confidence vote
Paris [France], August 27: The French government led by Prime Minister François Bayrou is on the verge of collapse after opposition parties across the political...
Daily life on a remote Amazon island goes on despite diplomatic dispute
Bogota [Colombia], August 27: Rain or shine, every weekday from March to December, boat owner Salvador Mitidieri ferries students from the shore of the Amazon...
HSBC fined $4.2 million by Hong Kong regulators over disclosure failure
Hong Kong, August 27: HSBC, opens new tab has been fined HK$4.2 million ($537,683) by Hong Kong regulators over disclosure failures, the regulators said on...
Meta's planned Louisiana AI data center to cost $50 billion, Trump says
Washington DC [US], August 27: Meta's (META.O), opens new tab planned AI data centre in Louisiana will cost $50 billion, President Donald Trump said during...
Reuters and AP journalists killed in Gaza strike were not 'a target
Gaza [Gaza City], August 27: Two journalists for Reuters and the Associated Press who were killed in an Israeli attack on a Gaza hospital were...
Fed Governor Cook will sue to keep her job as Trump mulls replacement
Washington DC [US], August 27: Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook will file a lawsuit to prevent President Donald Trump from firing her, a lawyer for...
Families leave Gaza City after night of bombardment, Israelis protest
Gaza [Gaza City], August 27: More Palestinian families left Gaza City on Tuesday after a night of Israeli shelling on its outskirts, as Israelis launched...
Polish consumer watchdog accuses Netflix of unauthorised fee hikes
Warsaw [Poland], August 27: Poland's consumer watchdog the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has accused Netflix (NFLX.O), opens new tab of raising subscription fees without securing explicit user consent, the regulator said on Monday.
Eleven Gazans die due to starvation over past 24 hours, taking death toll to 300
Aug 26, 2025
UN calls for probe following deadly strikes on Nasser Hospital in Gaza
Arab League condemns ongoing Israeli raids on Gaza
Afghan refugees stranded in Pakistan as hopes to move to third country fade following global policy shifts
Thanks "US for standing with Ukraine in defending independence": Zelenskyy
Sri Lanka: Former President Wickremesinghe transferred to ICU due to ill-health, ahead of hearing
Journalists killed in Israel strike on Gaza's south
SpaceX cancels Starship launch over 'ground systems' issue
Vietnam: 500,000 to be evacuated as Typhoon Kajiki nears
As Europe's fear of war grows, French join military reserves
