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Zelensky says ready for bilateral meeting with Putin to end war 19 Aug 2025 - 07:59 am
(L/R) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks as French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump listen during a meeting with European leaders in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/ AFP)
Suits you: 'Fabulous' Zelensky outfit wows Trump 19 Aug 2025 - 12:42 am
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is greeted by US President Donald Trump (left) upon arrival at the White House West Wing in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP)
Russian President, Indian PM discuss prospects for long-term settlement in Ukraine 19 Aug 2025 - 12:19 am
File: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on October 5, 2018. (Photo by AFP)
Nepal eliminates rubella, says WHO 18 Aug 2025 - 10:35 pm
A group of students wait in line to get vaccinated against Measles-Rubella during the Outbreak Response Immunization campaign in Mahottari district of Madhesh Province in Nepal. (Photo: World Health Organization)
Somali announces killing of 100 militants in military operation 18 Aug 2025 - 10:28 pm
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Sudanese Book House partially reopens after two-year closure due to war 18 Aug 2025 - 10:09 pm
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China seeks to reopen Australia canola trade as Canada ties sour 18 Aug 2025 - 10:00 pm
Canola plants in a field near Balliang, Victoria, Australia. (Photo by Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg)
Trump again rejects need for urgent Ukraine ceasefire in talks with Zelensky 18 Aug 2025 - 09:19 pm
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2025. (Photo by Mandel Ngan / AFP)
Death toll in Gaza tops 62,000 amid ongoing Israeli aggression 18 Aug 2025 - 09:07 pm
Palestinian families arrive with their belongings in the Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on August 18, 2025, as they flee their homes in Gaza City heading toward the south. (Photo by Eyad Baba / AFP)
Portugal's wildfire damage exceeds 2024 total, 2 deaths reported 18 Aug 2025 - 06:57 pm
Residents of some villages severely affected by wildfires protest against not being allowed to enter their towns, in Guardo, Palencia province, on August 18, 2025.  (Photo by CESAR MANSO / AFP)
Egypt to continue mediation along with Qatar, US for Gaza ceasefire 18 Aug 2025 - 05:18 pm
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US halts visitor visas for Gazans, including humanitarian medical visas 18 Aug 2025 - 03:09 pm
A Palestinian girl searches for things to rescue at a garbage waste dump in Gaza City on August 18, 2025. (Photo by Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP)
Spain wildfires burn record territory this year: monitor 18 Aug 2025 - 03:06 pm
People fight a wildfire in the village of Vilarino, in Carballeda de Avia municipality, northwestern Spain, on August 17, 2025. Photo by MIGUEL RIOPA / AFP
Rain halts rescue operation after Pakistan floods kill hundreds 18 Aug 2025 - 02:59 pm
Villagers (center, L) stand near a building as floodwater levels rise in the Buner district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on August 18, 2025. Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP
Video: Dubai police retrieve stolen diamond worth $25 million 18 Aug 2025 - 02:31 pm
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Greta Thunberg, activists block Norway oil refinery 18 Aug 2025 - 01:11 pm
Swedish climate and political activist Greta Thunberg (C) and activists from the climate protest group Extinction Rebellion take part in a protest at Equinor's oil refinery in Mongstad, north of Bergen, Norway on August 18, 2025. Photo by Paul S. Amundsen / NTB / AFP
Rooms of their own: women-only communities thrive in China 18 Aug 2025 - 12:42 pm
The photo taken on July 15, 2025 shows Chen Yani (C), also known as
Swatch pulls 'slanted eye' ad after Chinese social media uproar 18 Aug 2025 - 11:26 am
Swiss-made Swatch watches on display in their store on August 05, 2025 in Miami Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP