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Aug 19, 2025
Brussels [Belgium], August 19: The European Union imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia worth around €4.48 billion (US$5.2 billion) in the first half of 2025, up from €3.47 billion over the same period last year, according to EU statistics agency Eurostat on Monday.
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London [UK], August 19: Patriotism "will always be an important thing" to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Downing Street said, after white-and-red St George's Cross flags...
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Washington DC [US], August 19: US President Donald Trump on Monday said he will call Russian President Vladimir Putin after his meeting with Ukraine's Volodymyr...
Amnesty slams Israel for deliberately starving Palestinians in Gaza
London [UK], August 19: The human rights group Amnesty International has accused Israel of enacting a "deliberate policy" of starvation in Gaza as the United...
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Naypyidaw [Myanmar], August 19: Myanmar will begin its general elections on December 28, its military government announced, in a phased poll widely condemned as a...
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Abuja [Nigeria], August 19: Rescue workers in northern Nigeria are searching for more than 40 missing passengers after a boat accident in Sokoto state, the...
Bolivia's presidential election heads to runoff between opposition candidates
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], August 19: Preliminary results show that Bolivia's presidential election will go to a runoff, as no candidate won a necessary majority...
Iraq starts excavating mass grave of suspected Islamic State victims
Baghdad [Iraq], August 19: Iraq will work on identifying victims at a mass grave believed to hold the remains of thousands of people killed by...
Iran says it will resume talks in the coming days with UN nuclear watchdog
Tehran [Iran], August 19: Iran plans to hold another round of talks with the UN's nuclear watchdog in the coming days, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail...
Trump hosts Zelensky for Oval Office talks
Washington DC [US], August 19: US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky held a highly publicized meeting in the Oval Office on Monday. European...
Moscow rejects deployment of NATO troops
Moscow [Russia], August 19: Russia has once again categorically rejected the deployment of troops from NATO countries in Ukraine amid US-led efforts to end the war.
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