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Aug 19, 2025
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], August 19: Myanmar will begin its general elections on December 28, its military government announced, in a phased poll widely condemned as a sham that will be used to entrench the junta's power.
Rescuers in Nigeria search for dozens missing after boat capsizes
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
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Dozens injured after quake rocks central Indonesia
Aug 18, 2025
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 18: At least 29 people were injured - including two who are in a critical condition - after a magnitude-6 earthquake struck...
Iraq excavates mass grave of 4,000 people executed by IS
Baghdad [Iraq], August 18: The Iraqi government has begun excavating a mass grave near the city of Mosul where thousands of people are believed to...
Egypt rejects Israeli plans to displace Palestinians, warns of legal, regional consequences
Cairo [Egypt], August 18: Egypt has firmly renewed its rejection of any Israeli plans to displace Palestinians from their historical homeland, whether in the Gaza...
Belgium meets EU target for winter with gas reserves
Brussels [Belgium], August 18: The Belgian gas supply is currently 92.1% full. Brussels, along with Portugal, has already met the European target for the upcoming...
Hamas rejects Israel's Gaza relocation plan
Gaza [Palestine], August 18: Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Sunday that Israel's plan to relocate residents from Gaza City constitutes a "new wave of...
Oil markets seen bearish after Trump-Putin Alaska meeting
Alaska [US], August 18: Oil markets are set for a muted price reaction when they open on Sunday after U.S. President Donald Trump's and Russian...
Spain battles 20 major wildfires amid scorching heat
Madrid [Spain], August 18: Scorching heat hampered efforts to contain 20 major wildfires across Spain on Sunday, prompting the government to deploy an additional 500...
PM's approval up, support for statehood split: polls
London [UK], August 18: The percentage of voters happy with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's performance outnumbers those dissatisfied for the first time in two years,...
Zelensky to bring European leaders to White House
Berlin [Germany] / Paris [France], August 18: European leaders, including France's Emmanuel Macron, Britain's Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, will join Ukrainian President...
Russia agrees to US, European security guarantees: Witkoff
Moscow [Russia], August 18: Russia has agreed to allow the United States and European allies to provide NATO-like security guarantees to Ukraine, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff told CNN on Sunday.
Amidst diplomatic efforts, war fronts remain active, says Ukraine military
More than 200 still missing in flood-hit district of Pakistan
Israeli military carries out attacks on power plant near Yemeni capital Sanaa
Israelis hold nationwide protest to end Gaza war, 'bring back the hostages'
Erin downgraded to Category 3 hurricane, says US National Hurricane Center
Bolivia heads to polls as 20 years of leftist rule expected to end
Serbia ruling party offices set on fire in protests
France says Mali's arrest of embassy worker on coup charges 'unfounded'
German diplomat criticises China ahead of Japan, Indonesia visit
UN regrets lack of consensus on plastic pollution treaty
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