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Aug 20, 2025
Madrid [Spain], August 20: German firefighters have arrived in northern Spain to help combat the country's most severe wildfires in decades.
Swedish town moves historic 672-tonne wooden church to safer ground
German foreign minister criticises China, North Korea over Indo-Pacific tensions
More humanitarian workers killed in 2024 than ever before, says UN
Russia hands over 1,000 bodies, Ukraine 19 bodies of fallen soldiers
Hamas accepts Egyptian-Qatari proposal for Gaza ceasefire
Aug 19, 2025
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Egyptian President affirms commitment to coordination with Bahrain
Cairo [Egypt], August 19: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has affirmed his country's keenness to continue joint coordination and cooperation with Bahrain across all fields,...
60 Palestinians martyred in Gaza in 24 hours
Gaza [Gaza City], August 19: A total of 60 Palestinians were martyred and 344 others injured as a result of Israeli bombardment across different areas...
EU imports €4.4 billion of Russian LNG in H1 2025
Brussels [Belgium], August 19: The European Union imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia worth around €4.48 billion (US$5.2 billion) in the first half of...
Trump discusses Ukraine crisis settlement with Zelensky, European leaders
Olympia [Washington], August 19: US President Donald Trump held a series of high-level meetings at the White House aimed at charting a path to end...
NASA, Google develop smart medical assistant for astronauts
Abu Dhabi, August 19: NASA and Google are jointly developing an intelligent medical assistant designed to support astronauts during space missions.
Record area of land burnt as Spain battles worst forest fires in decades
Madrid [Spain], August 19: Spain is seeing its most devastating forest fires in over 20 years, with 3,440 square kilometres of land destroyed by more...
EU leaders set for video call following Washington meeting with Trump
Washington DC [US], August 19: EU leaders are set to hold a video conference call on Tuesday following a high-stakes meeting on the Ukraine war...
Trump moves to abolish postal voting ahead of 2026 midterm elections
Washington DC [US], August 19: US President Donald Trump wants to abolish postal voting and electronic voting machines with an executive order ahead of midterm...
France extends youth night curfew in Nîmes over drug crimes
Paris [France], August 19: A night-time curfew for young people in Nîmes in southern France has been extended until the end of the summer holidays...
Patriotism important to UK's Starmer
London [UK], August 19: Patriotism "will always be an important thing" to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Downing Street said, after white-and-red St George's Cross flags were removed from council properties by two local authorities.
Trump to call Putin after meeting European leaders
Amnesty slams Israel for deliberately starving Palestinians in Gaza
Myanmar to hold 1st general election since 2021 coup
Bolivia's presidential election heads to runoff between opposition candidates
Iraq starts excavating mass grave of suspected Islamic State victims
Iran says it will resume talks in the coming days with UN nuclear watchdog
Trump hosts Zelensky for Oval Office talks
Moscow rejects deployment of NATO troops
Dozens injured after quake rocks central Indonesia
Aug 18, 2025
Iraq excavates mass grave of 4,000 people executed by IS
