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North Korea vows ‘powerful response’ over US missile sale to South, rights funding
SEOUL, Aug 27 — North Korea condemned today US plans to supply Seoul with tactical missiles and fund human rights monitoring projects, vowing a “powerful response” to what Pyongyang described […]
Nepal-Tibet disaster: What we know so far about the floods and victims
KATHMANDU, Aug 27 — Catastrophic flooding and landslides on the Nepal-Tibet border unleashed waves of water and debris that have killed at least 160 people and left hundreds more missing. […]
Colombia plans prison ships at sea for ‘highly dangerous’ criminals
BOGOTÁ, Aug 27 — Colombia’s new hard-right government wants to use prison ships adrift at sea to lock up people it considers highly dangerous criminals, a defence ministry source told […]
Alleged mastermind of 9/11 attacks to go on trial in June 2028 in US
WASHINGTON, Aug 27 — A military court will try the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks starting in June 2028, multiple US media outlets reported yesterday citing a judge’s ruling. Khalid […]
China deploys record number of ships around Taiwan as pressure grows
TAIPEI, Aug 27 — China deployed a record number of coast guard, scientific research and other ships in Taiwan’s waters last month, the island’s coast guard told AFP, as Beijing […]
Italy arrests Frenchman after anti-tank missiles found in van
ROME, Aug 27 — A Frenchman was arrested in Italy on arms trafficking charges after a police check found three anti-tank missiles and other military equipment in his van, authorities […]
Trump declares national emergency over foreign-made equipment in power grid
WASHINGTON, Aug 27 — US President Donald Trump declared a national emergency yesterday over foreign-made equipment inside the country’s electric grid, saying the growing need for power has made the system […]
UK-based Palestine Action labelled a ‘terrorist’ organisation by Trump administration
WASHINGTON (US), Aug 27 — The US yesterday named the UK-based Palestine Action group, which has been banned by the British government, as a “terrorist” organisation, as the Trump administration intensifies […]
US Gaza envoy warns of ‘point of no return’ if Israel-Hamas ceasefire collapses
UNITED NATIONS (US), Aug 27 — The high representative for Gaza in US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace warned yesterday of a “point of no return” if the Israel-Hamas ceasefire […]
Trump believes Iran’s supreme leader ‘very seriously wounded’ but likely still alive
WASHINGTON, Aug 27 — US President Donald Trump yesterday said he believes Iran’s supreme leader, who has not been seen in public since taking over after his father’s killing in […]