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August 21, 2025 9:40 AM

UN chief urges immediate Gaza ceasefire, warns of casualties from Israeli operation

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, after Israel announced the first steps of an operation to take over Gaza City. "It is vital to reach immediately a ceasefire in Gaza," that was ...

August 21, 2025 12:50 PM

Israel approves settlement plan to ‘erase’ idea of Palestinian state

A widely condemned Israeli settlement plan that would cut across land which the Palestinians seek for a state received final approval on Wednesday, according to a statement from Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. The approval of the...

August 20, 2025 7:20 PM

Iran says moment for ‘effective’ nuclear talks with US not reached

Iran believes the moment for "effective" nuclear talks with the United States has not yet arrived, its top diplomat said on Wednesday, adding that Tehran would not completely cut off cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog. Tehran suspended negot...

August 20, 2025 5:23 PM

Death toll in Nigeria mosque attack rises to 50, dozens abducted

The death toll from an attack by gunmen on a mosque and nearby homes in Nigeria's northwest Katsina state has risen to at least 50, with around 60 others abducted, local officials and residents said on Wednesday. The attack occurred early on Tuesday...

August 20, 2025 5:10 PM

Pakistan’s financial capital Karachi hit by torrential rain and flooding

Pakistan declared a public holiday in Karachi as the financial capital braced for more rain on Wednesday, after the arrival of the annual monsoon season left at least seven people dead and caused widespread flooding, officials said. The monsoon has ...

August 20, 2025 4:45 PM

Iran cannot completely cut cooperation with IAEA, foreign minister says

Iran cannot completely cut cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog, its foreign minister said on Wednesday, after passage of a law requiring high-level security approval for future inspections of its nuclear sites. International Atomic Energy Age...

August 20, 2025 4:37 PM

Uganda has not agreed with US to take illegal immigrants, foreign affairs official says

Uganda has not reached any agreement with the United States to take in illegal immigrants because it lacks necessary infrastructure to do so, a senior foreign affairs ministry official said on Wednesday. "To the best of my knowledge we ...

August 20, 2025 2:44 PM

India extends greetings to Hungary on State Foundation Day

Hungary commemorates its ‘State Foundation Day’ every year on 20 August, which is one of the most important national celebrations in the country’s history, marking the foundation of the Hungarian state. The day holds immense cultural, historica...

August 20, 2025 1:43 PM

As Netanyahu expands Gaza war, some reservists grow more disillusioned

As Israel seeks to expand its offensive in Gaza, a measure of how the country's mood has changed in the nearly two-year-old conflict is the discontent evident among some reservists being called up to serve once again. Shortly after the October 7, 20...

August 20, 2025 1:13 PM

How a Ukrainian designer helped Zelenskiy dress for Trump diplomacy

When Ukrainian designer Viktor Anisimov showed Volodymyr Zelenskiy a new black suit last Friday, it included a small detail. A back vent on the back inched it closer to a civilian suit, compared to the military outfits the president has favoured thro...

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