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26 more bodies recovered in Zimbabwe ferry disaster; death toll at 72

Harare (Zimbabwe), Aug 16: Eighteen children were among more than 70 killed when an overloaded ferry capsized on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe this week, police said Saturday after rescuers...

Rescuers dig through rubble, landslides after Indonesia quake kills 47

Labuan Bajo, Aug 16: Searchers dug through collapsed buildings and landslide debris Sunday in eastern Indonesia as they...

Israel President Herzog greets India on Independence Day, hails ‘beautiful friendship’

Herzliya (Israel), Aug 15: Israeli President Isaac Herzog congratulated India and its people on the 80th Independence Day,...

Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia’s coast, killing at least 38 and toppling buildings

Maumere (Indonesia), Aug 15: A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Saturday, killing...

Nigel Farage beats Count Binface to win back seat in Parliament in widely mocked election

London, Aug 14: Nigel Farage beat trash-can-wearing comic candidate Count Binface on Friday, regaining a seat in Parliament...
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Heavy rain causes flooding near Tokyo that kills at least 5 and strands travellers

Tokyo, Aug 14: Record-breaking rainfall that pounded cities east of Tokyo overnight flooded roads and dozens of homes, stranded thousands of people, caused power...

Putin pays his first visit to Pacific island chain claimed by Japan, drawing protest from Tokyo

Moscow, Aug 13: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday visited the Kuril Islands, a Russian-controlled Pacific island chain also claimed by Japan, for the...

Settler siege of Palestinian homes in West Bank ‘horrific act of terror’, US ambassador says

Jerusalem, Aug 13: The US Ambassador to Israel condemned the actions of Jewish settlers who are besieging the home of an American Palestinian family...

Trump insists blockade gives US control of Strait of Hormuz

Washington, Aug 12: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday insisted that the blockade gives US control of Strait of Hormuz. Claiming the US has “total...

Over 60 militants killed in NW Pakistan

Peshawar, Aug 12: Over 60 militants were killed during a series of intelligence-based operations in 36 hours in two districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province...

Luxon survives another leadership vote months before New Zealand’s election

Wellington (New Zealand), Aug 12: New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Wednesday that he survived a leadership vote prompted by a challenge from...

Indian physicist Deepak Dhar wins prestigious 2026 Dirac Medal

London, Aug 12: Indian physicist Deepak Dhar has won the prestigious 2026 Dirac Medal, one of the world's leading honours in theoretical physics, for...

15 dead, 27 missing after ferry capsizes on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba

Harare, Aug 12: An overloaded ferry capsized on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba, killing at least 15 people and leaving 27 missing, the national disaster management...

Russian attacks kill 10 in Ukraine

Kyiv, Aug 11: Russia attacked Ukrainian cities with missiles, drones and glide bombs Tuesday, killing at least 10 civilians, officials said, as President Volodymyr...

Iranian-backed Houthis kill 4 in attack on vessel

Cairo, Aug 11: Iranian-backed Houthi rebels fired missiles on a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Tuesday and killed four people, Yemeni authorities...

Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia

Damascus, Aug 11: A Syrian court sentenced in absentia ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother to death on Tuesday for...

Drone strike sparks massive blaze at Libya’s Zawiya refinery

Cairo, Aug 11: Firefighters in western Libya fought Tuesday to extinguish the remnants of a massive fire caused by a drone strike on a...
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