N Korean leader threatens to accelerate nuclear build-up

Aug 20, 2025

Pyongyang [North Korea], August 20: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has threatened to accelerate the expansion of his country's nuclear arsenal, condemning ongoing United States-South...

Pakistan restores electricity, reopens roads after floods kill hundreds

Aug 20, 2025

Islamabad [Pakistan], August 20: Pakistan has restored 70 percent of electricity service and reopened damaged roads in the north and northwest after flash floods killed...

Hong Kong summons UK, Australia envoys after activists granted asylum

Aug 20, 2025

Hong Kong, August 20: Two pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong have been granted asylum separately in the UK and Australia, prompting anger from the Chinese...

Aid shipment from Cyprus on its way to Gaza Strip

Aug 20, 2025

Gaza [Palestine], August 20: A freighter carrying about 1,200 tonnes of aid supplies for the Gaza Strip has left the Cypriot port city of Limassol.

Up to 300,000 Syrians possibly missing under Assad family rule

Aug 20, 2025

Damascus [Syria], August 20: A Syrian commission for missing persons estimated that between 120,000 and 300,000 people have gone missing during more than five decades...

German firefighters join battle against Spain's wildfires

Aug 20, 2025

Madrid [Spain], August 20: German firefighters have arrived in northern Spain to help combat the country's most severe wildfires in decades.

Swedish town moves historic 672-tonne wooden church to safer ground

Aug 20, 2025

Copenhagen [Denmark], August 20: A historic wooden church in northern Sweden is being moved 5 kilometres down the road as part of the relocation of...

Switzerland ready to grant Putin 'immunity' to attend peace talks

Aug 20, 2025

Geneva [Switzerland], August 20: Switzerland is prepared to host talks on the war in Ukraine that involve the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, despite...

German foreign minister criticises China, North Korea over Indo-Pacific tensions

Aug 20, 2025

Osaka [Japan], August 20: German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Tuesday accused China and North Korea of threatening international stability through aggressive actions in the...