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Sri Lanka ex-President Wickremesinghe hospitalised after arrest

Aug 24, 2025

Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 24: Sri Lanka's jailed former president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, was hospitalised on Saturday, local media reported, a day after his arrest on allegations that he misused public funds while in office.
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Taiwan, China, battle it out in competing World War Two narratives

Aug 24, 2025

Taipei [Taiwan], August 24: Veteran Pan Cheng-fa says he clearly remembers fighting for China against the Japanese in World War Two, but gets agitated when asked about the role of communist forces who at the time were in an uneasy alliance with his republican government.

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Chalmers has 'no plans' to alter tax-free retiree super

Aug 24, 2025

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Trump crime crackdown deploys troops in Washington's safest sites

Aug 24, 2025

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Taiwan nuclear plant re-opening vote fails as approval threshold missed

Aug 24, 2025

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Syria delays parliamentary vote in Sweida after sectarian violence

Aug 24, 2025

Damascus [Syria], August 24: Syria's first parliamentary election under its new Islamist administration, scheduled for September, will not include the southern province of Sweida and two other provinces because of...
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Emirati humanitarian aid convoy arrives in Gaza as part of Operation Chivalrous Knight 3

Aug 24, 2025

Gaza border [Israel], August 24: A new convoy of humanitarian aid has arrived in the Gaza Strip as part of Operation Chivalrous Knight 3.
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UAE President to begin state visit to Angola on Sunday

Aug 24, 2025

Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 24: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will begin a state visit to the Republic of Angola on Sunday, 24 August.
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New casualties mount in Gaza

Aug 24, 2025
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France's La Poste halts goods parcel service to U.S. amid new tariffs

Aug 23, 2025
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Technical failures cause flight delays at Athens International Airport

Aug 23, 2025
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Dutch FM resigns over blocked measures against Israel over Gaza

Aug 23, 2025
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Botswanan president calls for adoption of modern technologies to transform agriculture

Aug 23, 2025
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Global charity warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in South Sudan

Aug 23, 2025
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Shooting in South Africa's Cape Town leaves 2 dead, 5 injured

Aug 23, 2025
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Malawi's Marka-Bangula railway network to reduce transport costs: minister

Aug 23, 2025
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Feature: Bicycle courier services provide income opportunities for Zambian youth

Aug 23, 2025
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M23 confirms delegation in Doha for limited talks with DR Congo gov't

Aug 23, 2025
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Intel, Trump administration reach agreement on stake investment

Aug 23, 2025
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Boeing confirms X-37B spaceplane functioning normally after launch

Aug 23, 2025
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5 dead in tour bus crash in U.S. state of New York

Aug 23, 2025
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Trump says Chicago could be next for federal crime crackdown after Washington, D.C.

Aug 23, 2025
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SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites into orbit

Aug 23, 2025
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Tour bus crash in U.S. state of New York leaves multiple dead, multiple injured

Aug 23, 2025
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Trump says Intel agreed to give U.S. government 10 pct stake

Aug 23, 2025
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Canada to drop counter-tariffs on U.S. goods covered by free trade agreement

Aug 23, 2025