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New Afghan dam sparks concern in Iran's Mashhad amid water crisis

Aug 20, 2025

Tehran [Iran], August 20: Tensions are brewing between Iran and Afghanistan after the Taliban government opened a new dam that could threaten the water supply to Mashhad, Iran's second-largest city, at a time when the country is grappling with a worsening water crisis.
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N Korean leader threatens to accelerate nuclear build-up

Aug 20, 2025

Pyongyang [North Korea], August 20: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has threatened to accelerate the expansion of his country's nuclear arsenal, condemning ongoing United States-South Korea military exercises as a sign of "hostile intent", according to state media.

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Pakistan restores electricity, reopens roads after floods kill hundreds

Aug 20, 2025

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Hong Kong summons UK, Australia envoys after activists granted asylum

Aug 20, 2025

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Aid shipment from Cyprus on its way to Gaza Strip

Aug 20, 2025

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Up to 300,000 Syrians possibly missing under Assad family rule

Aug 20, 2025

Damascus [Syria], August 20: A Syrian commission for missing persons estimated that between 120,000 and 300,000 people have gone missing during more than five decades of authoritarian rule by the...
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German firefighters join battle against Spain's wildfires

Aug 20, 2025

Madrid [Spain], August 20: German firefighters have arrived in northern Spain to help combat the country's most severe wildfires in decades.
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Swedish town moves historic 672-tonne wooden church to safer ground

Aug 20, 2025

Copenhagen [Denmark], August 20: A historic wooden church in northern Sweden is being moved 5 kilometres down the road as part of the relocation of the mining town of Kiruna,...
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German foreign minister criticises China, North Korea over Indo-Pacific tensions

Aug 20, 2025
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More humanitarian workers killed in 2024 than ever before, says UN

Aug 20, 2025
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Russia hands over 1,000 bodies, Ukraine 19 bodies of fallen soldiers

Aug 20, 2025
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Hamas accepts Egyptian-Qatari proposal for Gaza ceasefire

Aug 19, 2025
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Egyptian President affirms commitment to coordination with Bahrain

Aug 19, 2025
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60 Palestinians martyred in Gaza in 24 hours

Aug 19, 2025
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EU imports €4.4 billion of Russian LNG in H1 2025

Aug 19, 2025
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Trump discusses Ukraine crisis settlement with Zelensky, European leaders

Aug 19, 2025
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NASA, Google develop smart medical assistant for astronauts

Aug 19, 2025
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Record area of land burnt as Spain battles worst forest fires in decades

Aug 19, 2025
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EU leaders set for video call following Washington meeting with Trump

Aug 19, 2025
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Trump moves to abolish postal voting ahead of 2026 midterm elections

Aug 19, 2025
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France extends youth night curfew in Nîmes over drug crimes

Aug 19, 2025
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Patriotism important to UK's Starmer

Aug 19, 2025
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Trump to call Putin after meeting European leaders

Aug 19, 2025
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Amnesty slams Israel for deliberately starving Palestinians in Gaza

Aug 19, 2025
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Myanmar to hold 1st general election since 2021 coup

Aug 19, 2025
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Bolivia's presidential election heads to runoff between opposition candidates

Aug 19, 2025