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Nigeria, expecting heavy rain, issues flood alert for 19 states
ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria’s environment ministry issued a flood alert on Wednesday for 19 states, warning that heavy rainfall expected from August 5-9 could trigger flooding in various parts of the […]
Italy to give final go-ahead for landmark Sicily bridge project
ROME (Reuters) -Italy’s government was set on Wednesday to give the final approval to the multi-billion-euro project to build a bridge connecting Sicily to the mainland, paving the way for […]
Zelenskiy says Russia hit gas facility in Odesa region to undermine preparation for winter
KYIV (Reuters) -Russia has struck a gas facility in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region, undermining preparations for winter, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday. Read full story Date: 6 August, 2025 […]
Spain shelves plans to buy F-35 fighter jets, El Pais reports
MADRID (Reuters) -Spain has shelved plans to buy F-35 fighter jets, manufactured by U.S. aerospace giant Lockheed Martin, El Pais newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing unidentified government sources. Read full […]
Leaders of South Korea, Vietnam to meet next week amid trade woes, sources say
HANOI (Reuters) -New South Korean President Lee Jae-myung will host Vietnam’s top leader To Lam on a visit next week, two people familiar with the plan said, as they aim […]
Swiss president to meet US Secretary of State Rubio for talks on Wednesday
ZURICH (Reuters) -Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter will meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday, the State Department said, as Switzerland tries to win a reprieve from U.S. tariffs […]
Russian strikes kill two people, injure 10 in Zaporizhzhia, regional governor says
(Reuters) -Russian strikes killed two people and wounded 10 others, including four children, in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, Governor Ivan Fedorov said on Wednesday. Read full story Date: 6 August, 2025 […]
Nationalist Nawrocki to be sworn in as Polish president, in blow for Tusk
WARSAW (Reuters) -Karol Nawrocki, a conservative historian and supporter of Donald Trump’s MAGA movement, will be sworn in as Poland’s president on Wednesday, setting the stage for conflict with the […]
Exclusive-Missed signals, lost deal: How India-US trade talks collapsed
NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -After five rounds of trade negotiations, Indian officials were so confident of securing a favourable deal with the United States that they even signalled to the media […]
Heavy rains, landslides hamper rescue efforts in northern Indian state, dozens missing
(Reuters) -Heavy rain hampered rescue efforts in India’s Himalayan state of Uttarakhand on Wednesday, a day after sudden flooding and landslides killed four people and left dozens missing. Read full […]