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Turkish President Erdogan attends the launch of Turkey's new drill ship Abdulhamid Han
World

Turkey’s new drill ship to operate outside disputed waters in Mediterranean

August 9, 2022
FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi leaves Taiwan
World

Nancy Pelosi: U.S. cannot allow China to isolate Taiwan

August 9, 2022
Britain's Conservative Party leadership candidate Liz Truss visits the Onside Future Youth Zone, in London
World

Britain’s Liz Truss still favours tax cuts over direct support on energy bills

August 9, 2022
A Ukrainian state flag flies in Kiev
World

Ukraine says it has creditor approval for growth-related warrant changes

August 9, 2022
Migrants cross the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas
World

US scraps ‘remain in Mexico’ policy after Supreme Court ruling

August 9, 2022
People walk as the sun sets on Clapham Common in London
World

Britain issues new ‘extreme heat’ warning for England and Wales

August 9, 2022
A supporter of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah holds up his picture during a ceremony in Beirut's southern suburbs
World

Hezbollah warns Israel against targeting Palestinian militants in Lebanon

August 9, 2022
Two Palestinians, including a senior militant commander, were killed Tuesday as Israeli forces raided a house in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, the army said.
World

Two Palestinians killed, 40 wounded as Israeli troops raid West Bank

August 9, 2022
(FILES) In this file photo former US President Donald Trump speaks on small business relief in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC on April 7, 2020. – Donald Trump has canceled his own blog, an advisor announced on June 2, 2021, highlighting the ex-president and election conspiracy theorist’s struggle to escape the social media wilderness. The blog “will not be returning,” Trump aide Jason Miller told CNBC.Named “From the Desk of Donald J. Trump,” the blog was launched only a month ago in response to decisions by Twitter and Facebook to ban the Republican for inciting rebellion against President Joe Biden’s election win. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)
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Donald Trump says Mar-a-Lago home raided by FBI

August 9, 2022
Hambantota Port and Other Infrastructure Developments in the Southern Sri Lankan District Spurred By Chinese Investment
World

Sri Lanka asks China to postpone ship visit after India protests

August 9, 2022
Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of Russia's Security Council, delivers a speech in Saint Petersburg
World

Dmitry Medvedev: Russia will achieve its aims in Ukraine

August 9, 2022
A boy using an umbrella makes his way through a road that was flooded after torrential rain at a traditional market in Seoul, South Korea, August 9, 2022. REUTERS-Kim Hong-Ji
World

Record rain leaves at least 8 dead in South Korean capital

August 9, 2022
The bulk carrier Ocean Lion leaves the sea port in Chornomorsk
World

Turkey: Two more grain ships sail from Ukraine

August 9, 2022
President Joe Biden hailed the Senate’s quick ratification process — the fastest since 1981.
World

US announces $1 billion in new arms aid for Ukraine

August 8, 2022
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant outside the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar, Ukraine. Alexander Ermochenko-Reuters
World

Russia accuses Ukraine of shelling nuclear plant

August 8, 2022
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