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Hopes for survivors wane as landslides, flooding bury Pakistan villages 17 Aug 2025 - 10:18 am
Locals collect woods from Noseri Dam near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on August 16, 2025. (Photo by Sajjad Qayyum / AFP)
Canada moves to halt strike as hundreds of flights grounded 16 Aug 2025 - 10:19 pm
Air Canada airplanes stand on the tarmac at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on August 16, 2025. Photo by Peter POWER / AFP.
Shelling by Sudan's RSF kills 17 in besieged Darfur city: medical source 16 Aug 2025 - 09:38 pm
Cholera infected patients receive treatment in the cholera isolation centre at the refugee camps of western Sudan, in Tawila city in Darfur, on August 14, 2025. Photo by AFP.
Russian President says halting hostilities in Ukraine preferred right away 16 Aug 2025 - 09:14 pm
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11 Al-Shabaab militants killed in operations in central and southern Somalia 16 Aug 2025 - 06:30 pm
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Iraq announces killing of ISIS militants in two airstrikes in northern region 16 Aug 2025 - 06:21 pm
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Air Canada grounds hundreds of flights over cabin crew strike 16 Aug 2025 - 06:18 pm
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Saudi Arabia permits non-resident foreigners to buy property using digital ID 16 Aug 2025 - 05:55 pm
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European leaders back Putin-Trump-Zelensky meeting 16 Aug 2025 - 04:02 pm
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, US President Donald Trump (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) chat before holding a joint press conference following a US-Russia summit on Ukraine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. (Photo by Gavriil Grigorov / POOL / AFP)
Hurricane Erin intensifies to category 3 storm as it nears Caribbean 16 Aug 2025 - 03:13 pm
This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Hurricane Erin forming in the Atlantic Ocean on August 15, 2025. (Photo by Handout / NOAA / AFP)
Saudi Arabia introduces digital process for travellers carrying controlled drugs 16 Aug 2025 - 02:44 pm
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Trump rules out immediate ceasefire, pushes for peace deal 16 Aug 2025 - 01:36 pm
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, US President Donald Trump listens to Russian President Vladimir Putin during a joint press conference after participating in a US-Russia summit on Ukraine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. (Photo by Gavriil GRIGOROV / POOL / AFP)
Netanyahu has become a 'problem', says Danish PM 16 Aug 2025 - 12:02 pm
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Louisiana sues Roblox game platform over child safety 16 Aug 2025 - 11:19 am
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Zelensky says will meet Trump in Washington Monday 16 Aug 2025 - 11:08 am
This aerial view shows protesters holding a giant Ukrainian flag in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025 during a US-Russia summit. (Photo by Daphné Lemelin / AFP)
Football and falls as first humanoid robot games launch in China 16 Aug 2025 - 10:32 am
Robots compete in a 5x5 football match during the World Humanoid robots games in Beijing on August 16, 2025. (Photo by Adek Berry / AFP)
Pakistan monsoon death toll rises to over 320 in past 48 hours: Authorities 16 Aug 2025 - 09:47 am
Onlookers gather near a destroyed bridge after flash floods on the outskirts of Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on August 15, 2025. (Photo by Sajjad Qayyum / AFP)
Trump and Putin end summit without Ukraine deal 16 Aug 2025 - 08:33 am
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, US President Donald Trump (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) walk to hold a joint press conference following a US-Russia summit on Ukraine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. (Photo by Gavriil GRIGOROV / POOL / AFP)