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Wed, 20 Aug 2025

Trump rules out US troops in Ukraine, hints at possible air support

A volunteer who aspires to join the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces attends basic training, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at an undisclosed location in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, January 9, 2024. — ReutersUS President Donald Trump ruled out sending American... ...
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Tue, 19 Aug 2025

Trump says Putin may resist Ukraine peace deal despite talks

Trump and Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, US, August 15, 2025. — ReutersPresident Donald Trump said he hoped Russian leader Vladimir Putin would move towards ending the war in Ukraine but cautioned that the Kremlin chief might refuse to strike a deal — a... ...
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Tue, 19 Aug 2025

Air Canada flight attendants end strike after reaching 'tentative' deal

Flight attendants protest in front of the Air Canada headquarters near Pierre-Elliott Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on August 17, 2025. — AFPMONTREAL: Air Canada flight attendants ended their strike on Tuesday after reaching a tentative deal with the carrier, which said it... ...
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Tue, 19 Aug 2025

Highlights from White House's well-mannered bid to end Ukraine war

Zelenskiy, Trump and other European leaders at the White House, August 18, 2025.— ReutersWith little notice, Donald Trump drew European leaders and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House on Monday for high-stakes talks on how to stop Russia’s war.Here are the takeaways... ...
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Tue, 19 Aug 2025

Chinese FM says India and China must see each other as partners, not rivals

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar along with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. — X@DrSJaishankar/File BEIJING/NEW DELHI: China and India should establish "correct strategic understanding" and regard each other as partners, not rivals, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said... ...
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Tue, 19 Aug 2025

Hurricane Erin batters Caribbean, threatens US East Coast with floods

A house is seen partially flooded as Hurricane Erin leaves the region in Guayama, Puerto Rico, on Sunday.— AFPHurricane Erin's massive footprint battered Caribbean islands with heavy gusts and downpours on Monday, as it threatened rip currents and flooding along the US East Coast later this... ...
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Tue, 19 Aug 2025

Stung by Feb garb blunder, Zelensky dons a suit for Trump peace talks

US President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and French President Emmanuel Macron stand for a family photo as they meet with European leaders, amid negotiations to end the Russian war in Ukraine, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, August 18, 2025.— ReutersThe... ...
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Mon, 18 Aug 2025

Trump says began arrangements for Putin–Zelensky meeting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump participate in a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2025. — AFPUS President Donald Trump called his Monday meeting with the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other... ...
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Mon, 18 Aug 2025

China's top diplomat Wang arrives in India

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. — X/@DrSJaishankar/FileNEW DELHI: China's top diplomat landed in neighbouring India on Monday, seeking to bolster long-fraught relations in the face of intense pressure and tariffs from the United... ...
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Mon, 18 Aug 2025

Hamas 'approves' latest Gaza ceasefire proposal

Smoke rises after an Israeli air strike in north Gaza, as seen from Israel's border with Gaza, Israel August 12, 2025. — AFPAfter a fresh diplomatic push to end more than 22 months of war, Hamas has accepted a new ceasefire proposal for Gaza without requesting amendments, a source from the... ...
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Mon, 18 Aug 2025

Trump to ratify order targeting mail-in ballots, voting machines ahead of next elections

US President Donald Trump speaks as he signs documents in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US February 4, 2025. — ReutersWASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Monday he would sign an executive order ahead of next year's midterm elections. In a social media post,... ...
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Mon, 18 Aug 2025

Zelensky, flanked by Europe, heads to Washington as Trump presses for Russia deal

French President Emmanuel Macron accompanies US President-elect Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as they leave after a trilateral meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, December 7, 2024. — ReutersKYIV: Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders will... ...
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Mon, 18 Aug 2025

India acts as 'global clearinghouse' for Russian oil: US official

A mobile crane carries a container at Deendayal Port in Kandla, in the western state of Gujarat, India, April 5, 2025. — ReutersThe senior White House official has called upon Indian government to halt purchase of Russian crude, accusing the country of funding Moscow's war in Ukraine.White... ...
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Mon, 18 Aug 2025

Cambridge can't escape 'skibidi' as Gen Z slang adds 6,000 fresh entries

At Trump’s second-term inauguration, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez mingled with fellow tycoons — a scene Gen Z calls “brologarchy,” mocking the male-dominated billionaire power circle.—Reuters/FileCambridge Dictionary has added 6,000 new entries over the past year,... ...
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Mon, 18 Aug 2025

Air Canada forced to stall operations as workers press ahead with strike

Demonstrators hold placards as Air Canada flight attendants said they will remain on strike and challenge a return-to-work order they called unconstitutional, defying a government decision to force them back to their duties, at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, British Columbia,... ...
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Mon, 18 Aug 2025

Rescue workers search for 40+ missing in Sokoto boat mishap

Migrants attempt to save themselves after their boat capsized. — Reuters/FileRescue workers are searching for more than 40 people after a boat accident in Nigeria's northwestern Sokoto State, the country's emergency agency said on Sunday.The National Emergency Management Agency said in a... ...
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Sun, 17 Aug 2025

European leaders to join Zelenskiy in Washington as Trump presses Ukraine deal

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. — ReutersLONDON/KYIV: European leaders will join Volodymyr... ...
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Sun, 17 Aug 2025

Rubio warns of 'potentially new sanctions' on Russia if no Ukraine peace deal

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends an event at the US Department of State in Washington, DC, US, July 16, 2025. — ReutersUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday warned of "consequences," including the potential imposition of new sanctions on Russia, if no peace deal is reached on... ...
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Sun, 17 Aug 2025

India tax cuts to hit revenue but boost image amid US trade standoff

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi'NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's deepest tax cuts in eight years will strain government revenues but are winning praise from businesses and political pundits who say they will bolster his image in an ongoing trade fight with Washington.In the... ...
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Sun, 17 Aug 2025

Hurricane Erin slams Caribbean islands with rain as it hits Category 5

People visit a pier during high tide after the passage of Hurricane Beryl in Oistins near Bridgetown, Barbados, on July 1, 2024.—AFPHurricane Erin hit Category 5 strength offshore Saturday, bringing heavy rain to Caribbean islands and triggering flood and landslide alerts.The first hurricane... ...
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Sun, 17 Aug 2025

Zelensky heads to Washington under US pressure for quick Ukraine war settlement

US President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 28, 2025. — ReutersUkraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky heads to Washington on Monday, facing strong US pressure to accept a quick settlement to the war... ...
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Sat, 16 Aug 2025

Hurricane Erin intensifies to 'catastrophic' category 5 storm in Caribbean

Hurricane Erin on Saturday strengthened to a "catastrophic" Category 5 storm as it barrelled towards the Caribbean, with weather officials warning of possible flash floods and landslides.The US National Hurricane Center said in its latest report the storm's maximum sustained winds had increased... ...
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Sat, 16 Aug 2025

Trump rules out immediate ceasefire, pushes for peace deal

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands before holding a joint press conference in Alaska, on August 15, 2025. — AFPUS President Donald Trump early Saturday ruled out an immediate... ...
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Sat, 16 Aug 2025

Air Canada cabin staff go on strike, grounding hundreds of flights

Tails of Air Canada planes are seen at Pearson International Airport on August 14, 2025 in Toronto, Canada. — AFP MONTREAL: Air Canada's unionised flight attendants walked off the job early on Saturday morning after pay talks with the country's largest carrier stalled, in a move that is... ...
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Sat, 16 Aug 2025

DC police chief remains in command under deal with Trump administration

Police detain a person in the Brightwood neighbourhood, in Washington, DC, US, August 14, 2025. — ReutersThe US Justice Department agreed on Friday to scale back President Donald Trump's unprecedented attempted takeover of the District of Columbia's police force, in a deal negotiated with... ...
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Fri, 15 Aug 2025

Trump calls meeting with Putin productive despite no Ukraine ceasefire deal

Trump shakes hands with Putin after a joint press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, August 15, 2025. —ReutersUS President Donald Trump said his nearly three-hour face-to-face talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday did not result in a deal to... ...
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Fri, 15 Aug 2025

Gunman kills one, wounds another outside Sweden mosque

Police and ambulance on scene outside a mosque after a shooting, in Orebro, Sweden, August 15, 2025. — ReutersA shooting near a mosque in southern Sweden on Friday left one person dead and another injured, with police suspecting it was connected to a dispute between rival organised crime... ...
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Fri, 15 Aug 2025

Israeli settlement expansion violates international law: UN

A view of part of the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 14, 2025. — ReutersThe UN human rights office on Friday declared that Israel’s plan to construct thousands of new homes between a West Bank settlement and an area near East Jerusalem... ...
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Fri, 15 Aug 2025

Trump, Putin to discuss Ukraine peace, arms control in Alaska

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump talk during a bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019. — ReutersMOSCOW: US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska on Friday, with Washington’s hopes... ...
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Fri, 15 Aug 2025

Modi vows to protect farmers, pushes self-reliance amid Trump tariff tensions

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi raises his arms after addressing the nation during Independence Day celebrations at the historic Red Fort in Delhi, India, August 15, 2025. — ReutersNEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the country on Friday to move towards more... ...
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