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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...

August 20, 2025 5:02 PM

Early findings show military drone fell in Poland, prosecutor says

An object that fell and exploded in a corn field in eastern Poland was a military drone, according to the preliminary findings of an investigation, a Polish prosecutor said on Wednesday. Poland has been on high alert for objects entering its airspac...

August 20, 2025 12:24 PM

NCERT launches modules on Operation Sindoor, calls it a saga of courage

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Tuesday introduced new modules on Operation Sindoor, describing it as a “military success, a technological breakthrough, and a political message rolled into one.” The modules, ...

August 20, 2025 12:15 PM

Evicted Afghan refugees huddle in Islamabad park, dreading return home

NDA's candidate CP Radhakrishnan on Wednesday filed his nomination papers for the Vice Presidential elections in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, JP Nadda, Kiren Rijiju and Arju...

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