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Aug 29, 2025
New York [US], August 29: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has voted to extend the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon until the end of 2026 but to then terminate the mission in an "orderly and safe drawdown and withdrawal" over the following year.
At least 60 killed as Israel intensifies attacks on Gaza
Iran slams European sanctions move as 'baseless, unlawful'
Argentine President Milei attacked with stones at campaign rally
Harry to return to UK on Queen Elizabeth's anniversary
UK summons Russian envoy over 'senseless' attack
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EU chief calls Zelensky and Trump after attack on Kiev
Kiev [Ukraine], August 29: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has spoken with the leaders of Ukraine and the United States after a Russian...
Hungary bans Ukrainian drone chief from entry after attack
Budapest [Hungary], August 29: Hungary has imposed a three-year entry ban on Robert Brovdi, the head of Ukraine's drone forces, after a drone attack on...
Russia missiles pound Ukraine
Moscow [Russia], August 29: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for more sanctions on Moscow on Thursday after a fresh wave of over 600 drones and...
Cambodia, Thailand sign 11 agreements at extraordinary meeting
Aug 28, 2025
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 28: The extraordinary meeting of the Cambodia-Thailand Regional Border Committee (RBC) ended with an 11-point joint statement aimed at resolving all...
E3 states threaten sanctions on Tehran as IAEA team returns to Iran
Vienna [Austria], August 28: Germany, France and Britain could reintroduce UN sanctions on Iran as soon as Thursday if Tehran does not attempt to resolve...
More Palestinians flee Israel's fierce bombing of Gaza City
Gaza [Palestine], August 28: More Palestinian families are fleeing as the Israeli military pushes deeper into Gaza City, destroying entire neighbourhoods and leaving Palestinian families...
German, French and Polish leaders show support for Moldova on visit
Berlin [Germany], August 28: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk visited Moldova on Wednesday in a show...
South Korea bans mobile phones and smart devices in classrooms
Seoul [South Korea], August 28: South Korea has passed a bill banning the use of mobile phones and smart devices during class hours in schools...
Passenger bus crash in Afghan capital kills 25, injures 27: Media reports
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 28: At least 25 people have died in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, after a passenger bus veered off the road and overturned into...
Denmark summons US envoy over Greenland influence reports
Copenhagen [Denmark], August 28: Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen on Wednesday said he had summoned the senior US diplomat in Copenhagen after reports that US citizens linked to US President Donald Trump's administration carried out influence operations in Greenland.
Asia's largest dredgers take to water in China
SpaceX launches 10th Starship rocket test flight successfully
6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off eastern Russia
Thirty-four soldiers kidnapped in Colombia
Typhoon Kajiki claims several lives, causes damage in Vietnam and Thailand
France to take streaming platform Kick to court
More explosions at Germany's Port of Hamburg after major fire extinguished
Syria condemns Israeli drone attack killing six soldiers near Damascus
Gunman attacks Minneapolis school children in chapel
South Africa's most vulnerable struggle to find HIV medication after US aid cuts
