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August 6, 2025 10:50 AM

Trump declines to say if he supports or opposes potential Gaza takeover by Israel

U.S. President Donald Trump declined to say whether he supported or opposed a potential military takeover of Gaza by Israel and said his administration's focus was on increasing food access to the Palestinian enclave under assault from Washington's a...

August 6, 2025 10:37 AM

Toxic algae bloom off South Australia devastates marine life, tourism

A massive outbreak of toxic algae off South Australia, which has devastated hundreds of species of marine life and disrupted local tourism and fishing, is a "natural disaster," state Premier Peter Malinauskas said on Tuesday. The algal bloom, first ...

August 6, 2025 2:26 PM

Monsoon peaks in south China, unleashing landslides, disease

Rescue crews raced on Wednesday to clear debris and flooded roads as southern China braced for more extreme rainfall and spreading infection after some of the worst downpours this century, brought by a peak in East Asian monsoon rains. Forecasters w...

August 6, 2025 10:03 AM

Stanford University lays off over 360 employees, citing Trump policies

Stanford University said on Tuesday it has laid off over 360 employees, citing budget constraints that it attributed to the federal funding policies of U.S. President Donald Trump. The Trump administration has threatened to cut federal funds for uni...

August 6, 2025 9:39 AM

Improving Russia-US relations will take time: Kremlin spokesman

Improving relations between Russia and the United States will take time, Kremlin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the Russian TASS state news agency in remarks published on Wednesday. "There is, of course, inertia in this process," Peskov told TASS, r...

August 5, 2025 5:25 PM

India-Philippines ties: A relationship anchored in shared values, diaspora and cultural bonds

India and the Philippines share a rich and evolving relationship that goes beyond diplomacy, grounded in centuries-old cultural ties and people-to-people connections. From shared civilizational roots and educational collaborations to vibrant diaspora...

August 5, 2025 4:19 PM

Israeli cabinet may order complete Gaza takeover

Israel's cabinet could authorise on Tuesday a complete military takeover of Gaza for the first time in two decades, media reported, despite international pressure for a ceasefire to ease appalling conditions in the besieged Palestinian territory. Pr...

August 5, 2025 12:44 PM

Japan sets record temperatures, worries mount over rice crops

Japan recorded its highest-ever temperature of 41.8 degrees Celsius (107.2 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday, prompting the government to advise residents to stay indoors and promise steps to ease weather-related damage to rice crops. The eastern city ...

August 5, 2025 11:55 AM

Indo-Pacific is the correct evolution of Asia-Pacific: Philippines President Marcos in Delhi

Philippines President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr on Tuesday said that the shift from the term ‘Asia-Pacific’ to ‘Indo-Pacific’ is a reflection of evolving global political and economic dynamics. Addressing the media after being accorded a...

August 5, 2025 10:38 AM

Hong Kong issues highest weather warning, as rains shut schools, courts and hospital wards

Blackened skies unleashed torrential rains on Hong Kong and the high-tech cities surrounding south China's Pearl River Delta on Tuesday, shutting hospitals, schools and law courts, and turning the Asian financial centre's many staircases into waterfa...

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