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Hurricane Erin intensifies to category 3 storm as it nears Caribbean 16 Aug 2025 - 03:13 pm
This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Hurricane Erin forming in the Atlantic Ocean on August 15, 2025. (Photo by Handout / NOAA / AFP)
Trump rules out immediate ceasefire, pushes for peace deal 16 Aug 2025 - 01:36 pm
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, US President Donald Trump listens to Russian President Vladimir Putin during a joint press conference after participating in a US-Russia summit on Ukraine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. (Photo by Gavriil GRIGOROV / POOL / AFP)
Louisiana sues Roblox game platform over child safety 16 Aug 2025 - 11:19 am
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Trump and Putin end summit without Ukraine deal 16 Aug 2025 - 08:33 am
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, US President Donald Trump (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) walk to hold a joint press conference following a US-Russia summit on Ukraine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. (Photo by Gavriil GRIGOROV / POOL / AFP)
Air Canada set to shut down over flight attendants strike 16 Aug 2025 - 08:19 am
An Air Canada labour dispute sign is seen at the Pierre-Elliot Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on August 15, 2025. (Photo by Andrej Ivanov / AFP)
Putin lands in Alaska; shake hands with Trump ahead of high-stakes summit 15 Aug 2025 - 10:36 pm
US President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin as he arrives at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Andrew Harnik / Getty Images via AFP)
Trump lands in Alaska for summit with Putin 15 Aug 2025 - 10:20 pm
US President Donald Trump steps off of Air Force One upon arrival at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025.  (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP)
US President announces tariffs on steel, chips soon 15 Aug 2025 - 09:22 pm
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Trump says he won't "negotiate for Ukraine" ahead of Alaska summit with Putin 15 Aug 2025 - 05:53 pm
US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on August 15, 2025 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. President Trump is traveling to Anchorage, Alaska, for peace talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the war in Ukraine. (Photo by Andrew Harnik / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
'Water lettuce' chokes tourism, fishing at El Salvador lake 14 Aug 2025 - 02:00 am
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US appeals court gives green light to Trump foreign aid cuts 13 Aug 2025 - 11:37 pm
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the White House. (Photo by Eric Lee/The Washington Post)
Vance visits US troops during UK trip 13 Aug 2025 - 08:19 pm
US Vice President JD Vance meets US troops during a visit to RAF Fairford, south west England on August 13, 2025. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
White House to host cage fight: UFC boss 13 Aug 2025 - 12:06 am
CEO and President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Dana White (left) and US President Donald Trump attend UFC 314 at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, on April 12, 2025. (Photo by Mandel Ngan / AFP)
US offers $5 mn reward for arrest of Haitian gang leader 12 Aug 2025 - 11:45 pm
(FILES) Armed gang leader Jimmy
Gold exempted from tariffs, says Trump 12 Aug 2025 - 10:10 pm
People protest President Donald Trump's tariffs in Manhattan on April 5, 2025. (Photo by John Taggart/For The Washington Post)
After CDC shooting, its employees turn their anger to RFK Jr. and Trump 12 Aug 2025 - 04:06 pm
A bullet hole is seen in the door of a CVS store following a shooting that left two dead, on August 9, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. Photo by Elijah Nouvelage / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
Two dead, 10 hospitalized in Pennsylvania steel plant explosions 12 Aug 2025 - 11:29 am
US Steel's Clairton Coke Works is seen following an explosion at the plant in Clairton, Pennsylvania, on August 11, 2025. Photo by Rebecca DROKE / AFP
Chinese man pleads guilty in US to smuggling protected turtles 11 Aug 2025 - 11:44 pm
This undated handout image released by District Court for the Western District of New York from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (NSFWS) shows eastern box turtles intercepted during a border inspection. (Photo by USFWS / AFP)

Business

Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs, H E Dr. Ahmed bin Mohamed Al-Sayed and Secretary of State for Economy of the Portuguese Republic, H E João Rui Ferreira with other officials.

Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs co-chairs second session of Qatari–Portuguese Joint Committee