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Air Canada set to shut down over flight attendants strike 16 Aug 2025 - 08:19 am
An Air Canada labour dispute sign is seen at the Pierre-Elliot Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on August 15, 2025. (Photo by Andrej Ivanov / AFP)
31 Arab, Islamic countries, Arab League, OIC, GCC condemn so-called 'Greater Israel Vision' 16 Aug 2025 - 01:59 am
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Australia opens facility to protect 13 million biodiversity specimens 15 Aug 2025 - 11:59 pm
This file photo taken on August 28, 2015 shows bird specimens as part of the Australian National Wildlife Collection in Canberra, capital of Australia. (CSIRO/Handout via Xinhua)
Monsoon rains kill 200 in northern Pakistan 15 Aug 2025 - 11:40 pm
People gathered at the site of a flashflood in Salarzai Tehsil of Pakistan's Bajaur district on August 15, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Ethiopia's famous fossils of Lucy, Selam to be displayed in Czech Republic 15 Aug 2025 - 11:18 pm
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Vietnamese rice grower helps tackle Cuba's food shortage 15 Aug 2025 - 11:15 pm
Vietnamese specialists check the quality of grains during the mechanized harvesting at a Vietnamese rice field, in Los Palacios, Pinar del Rio province, Cuba, on May 29, 2025. (Photo by Adalberto Roque / AFP)
Putin lands in Alaska; shake hands with Trump ahead of high-stakes summit 15 Aug 2025 - 10:36 pm
US President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin as he arrives at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Andrew Harnik / Getty Images via AFP)
Trump lands in Alaska for summit with Putin 15 Aug 2025 - 10:20 pm
US President Donald Trump steps off of Air Force One upon arrival at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025.  (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP)
African leaders adopt Cape Town Declaration to boost water, sanitation investment 15 Aug 2025 - 10:01 pm
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US President announces tariffs on steel, chips soon 15 Aug 2025 - 09:22 pm
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Ghana holds state funeral for helicopter crash victims 15 Aug 2025 - 09:19 pm
A man lays flowers and pays tribute to the victims of a military helicopter crash in Accra, Ghana, on Aug. 9, 2025. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)
IN PHOTOS: Portugal reports first death from heatwave fires 15 Aug 2025 - 09:08 pm
People use buckets of water to extinguish a wildfire that threatens their house in the Portuguese village of Antas, in Trancoso, on August 15, 2025. (Photo by Patricia De Melo Moreira / AFP)
Indian rescuers scour debris after 60 killed in flood 15 Aug 2025 - 08:36 pm
A woman looks on as she stands near a damaged house at the site of a flashflood at a village in Kishtwar district on August 15, 2025. Photo by Mir Imran / AFP)
Online cockfighting thrives in Philippines despite ban, killings 15 Aug 2025 - 08:29 pm
In this photo taken on July 5, 2025, people watch a cockfight in Bulacan province, north of Manila. (Photo by Ted Aljibe / AFP)
Gaza genocide: Death toll rises to nearly 62,000 amid ongoing Israeli offensive 15 Aug 2025 - 08:03 pm
A Palestinian boy pulls a wheelchair past destroyed buildings in the al-Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City on August 14, 2025. (Photo by Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP)
Turkish cities face water shortages amid record heat, drought 15 Aug 2025 - 07:57 pm
Plumes of black smoke rise from the forest around Manavgat, 75 km (45 miles) east of the resort city of Antalya, Turkey, July 28, 2021. REUTERS/Kaan Soyturk
Ramaphosa urges dialogue, unity to fix 'broken' South Africa 15 Aug 2025 - 07:48 pm
File photo of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Pakistani central bank's reserves rise by 11 mln USD 15 Aug 2025 - 07:26 pm
A stockbroker walks past share prices on a financial market board during a trading session at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) in Karachi on April 9, 2025. (Photo by Rizwan TABASSUM / AFP)