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US Navy warship burns for 12 hours off...
Tokyo [Japan], August 22: A US Navy warship remained ablaze for nearly 12 hours while anchored off Japan's Okinawa, with...

UAE conducts 75th airdrop of aid over Gaza...
Dubai [UAE], August 22: The United Arab Emirates is continuing its humanitarian support for the Palestinian people in the Gaza...

Russia intensifies airstrikes on Ukraine; Kiev strikes back
Kiev [Ukraine], August 22: Russia deployed a number of combat drones and fired multiple missiles in the direction of Ukrainian...

Gaza health ministry rejects Israeli call to transfer...
Gaza [Palestine], August 22: The Palestinian Health Ministry has released a statement responding to what it says is an Israeli...

Israel escalates Gaza City assault
Gaza [Palestine], August 22: Israel's military has intensified its attacks on Gaza City with air strikes on heavily populated areas,...

Syrians mark chemical attack for first time since...
Damascus [Syria], August 22: Survivors of a 2013 chemical attack near the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday commemorated the anniversary...

UK summons Israeli ambassador over West Bank settlement...
London [UK], August 22: The British Foreign Office has summoned Israeli Ambassador Tzipi Hotovely over Tel Aviv's approval of a...

US warships likely to reach Venezuela coast by...
Washington [US], August 22: Three United States warships ordered to deploy off the coast of Venezuela by US President Donald...

Kim hails North Korean troops and brass returning...
Seoul [South Korea], August 22: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has hailed the commanders and troops deployed to aid Russian...

Ukrainian detained in Italy for Nord Stream sabotage
Rome [Italy], August 22: A Ukrainian suspect was arrested in Italy for allegedly participating in sabotage targeting the Nord Stream...

Egypt recovers new artefacts submerged in the Mediterranean
Alexandria [Egypt], August 22: Egypt has recovered new sunken artefacts from the Mediterranean Sea near the northern city of Alexandria...

Change in weather helps firefighting efforts in Spain
Madrid [Spain], August 22: Cooler and damper weather is boosting firefighting efforts in Spain, as the country continues to grapple...

'Nicest judge in the world' Frank Caprio dies...
New York [US], August 22: US celebrity judge and social media star Frank Caprio has died aged 88, his family...

Trump say he will go on patrol in...
Washington DC [US], August 22: U.S. President Donald Trump said he would patrol the streets of Washington, D.C. on Thursday...

Apple boosts subscription price for TV+ to $12.99
Washington DC [US], August 22: Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab will raise the price of streaming service Apple TV+ by...

Talk of boots on the ground in Ukraine...
Berlin [Germany], August 22: Allied talk of sending European peacekeeping forces to protect Ukraine as part of a possible peace...

Aid groups say shelter materials are still not...
Gaza [Gaza City], August 22: International aid groups say they have not yet been able to deliver shelter materials to...

Uganda has not agreed to take deportees from...
Washington DC [US], August 22: A senior Ugandan official denied on Wednesday a U.S. media report that the country had...

NATO sends two fighter jets after Russian weapons...
Berlin [Germany], August 21: NATO scrambled two German Eurofighter jets in response to Russian airstrikes near Ukraine's border with Romania...

Japan's exports log biggest drop in 4 years
Tokyo [Japan], August 21: Japan's exports posted the biggest monthly drop in about four years in July, government data showed...

Israeli government approves colonial construction plan in E1...
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 21: The Israeli government today approved a colonial construction plan in the E1 area.

UN Chief: Give Africa greater say!
New York [US], August 21: The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday repeated his call for Africa to have a greater say...

Afghan women continue to face exclusion from education,...
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 21: Four years into the current rule in Afghanistan, women remain excluded from government structures as well...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to mobilise 4.5 million...
Caracas [Venezuela], August 21: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced plans to deploy more than four million militia fighters in...

Firefighters battle flame on one of the world's...
Oregon [Salem], August 21: Emergency services in the US state of Oregon were still working to save the Doerner Fir,...

Colombia: Court orders release of former President Uribe
Bogota [Colombia], August 21: Colombia's Superior Court on Tuesday ordered the release of former President Alvaro Uribe from house arrest...

NASA's Webb telescope discovers new moon orbiting Uranus
Washington DC [US], August 21: NASA announced that the James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a new, 29th satellite of...