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Aug 28, 2025
Washington DC [US], August 28: On a warm evening in Johannesburg, the news spread like wildfire among sex workers: Within 24 hours, several nonprofit clinics providing free HIV services would be closing as President Donald Trump announced the United States was slashing foreign aid.
Pregnancy has become a nightmare for many women in Nigeria's conflict-hit north
Lebanon to present Hezbollah disarmament plan: US envoy
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German minister slams Israeli settler violence on visit to West Bank
Flight alert level lowered as Mount Etna quietens
Russian forces advance into new Ukrainian region
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France formally returns slain king's skull to Madagascar
Paris [France], August 27: The head of a Malagasy king killed by French troops during a colonial-era war has been formally returned to Madagascar.
Mexican drug lord Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada pleads guilty in US court
New York [US], August 27: Mexican drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada pleaded guilty in a US court on Monday, admitting that over several decades...
Israelis demand end to war, release of hostages in protest
Jerusalem [Israel], August 27: Israelis took to the streets on Tuesday in a major day of protests to demand the immediate release of hostages and...
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...
Two officers shot dead during Australian police operation
Sydney [Australia], August 27: Two police officers have been shot dead while executing an arrest warrant in the Australian state of Victoria, while a third...
Rioting in Swiss city of Lausanne after fatal crash during police pursuit
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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 Tuesday.
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Australia blames Iran for antisemitic arson attacks, expels envoy
Reuters and AP journalists killed in Gaza strike were not 'a target
Fed Governor Cook will sue to keep her job as Trump mulls replacement
Families leave Gaza City after night of bombardment, Israelis protest
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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
