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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)
Indonesia delivers 1st used cooking oil-based aviation fuel shipment 12 Aug 2025 - 10:00 pm
A sample of Pertamina's sustainable aviation fuel made from a mix of used cooking oil is presented during a news conference at a Pertamina refinery in Cilacap, Central Java, on  August 12, 2025. Photo credit: Idhad Zakaria/Antara/social media
Russia launches surprise offensive in Eastern Ukraine ahead of Trump-Putin summit 12 Aug 2025 - 09:21 pm
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Digital archive for archaeological tombstones launched in Turkiye 12 Aug 2025 - 08:54 pm
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Norway's oil fund cuts holdings in Israeli companies 12 Aug 2025 - 08:36 pm
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Denmark to participate in aid airdrops over Gaza 12 Aug 2025 - 08:20 pm
Aid packages are airdropped over the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israeli border with Gaza, on August 9, 2025. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)
Yemen govt bans foreign currency in domestic trade 12 Aug 2025 - 08:03 pm
An employee takes bundles of Yemeni riyals / Reuters file photo
England faces "nationally significant" water shortfall 12 Aug 2025 - 07:42 pm
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Spain evacuates 44 wounded or ill children from Gaza 12 Aug 2025 - 07:36 pm
File photo of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
Western countries, organizations call on Israel to lift restrictions on aid entry into Gaza 12 Aug 2025 - 07:11 pm
Palestinians queue to fill up on drinking water in the sweltering heat in the Mawasi area of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on August 12, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
ASEAN can play more proactive role in reforming UN: experts 12 Aug 2025 - 06:54 pm
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Death toll from Lassa fever in Nigeria rises to 155 12 Aug 2025 - 04:46 pm
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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
US toughens terrorism ban of Pakistan separatist fighters 12 Aug 2025 - 03:54 pm
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Death toll from mountain torrents in NW China's Gansu rises to 15 12 Aug 2025 - 03:13 pm
Rescuers clear rocks following flash floods in Yangwashan Village, Yuzhong County of northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)
UN humanitarian organizations call for urgent action to meet food needs in Gaza 12 Aug 2025 - 02:52 pm
Displaced Palestinians carry food parcels as they raid trucks carrying humanitarian aid in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on August 9, 2025. Photo by AFP
Families mourn 40 years since deadly Japan Airlines crash 12 Aug 2025 - 02:28 pm
People release balloons to pray for the victims of the Japan Airlines Flight 123 crash, the world's deadliest single-aircraft accident with 520 killed, at the crash site on Mount Osutaka in Ueno Village, Gunma Prefecture on August 12, 2025. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP) / Japan OUT
Singapore raises 2025 growth forecast but warns of global risks 12 Aug 2025 - 02:17 pm
Tourist buses are parked at an open carpark near the Chinatown district in Singapore on January 7, 2025. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN and ROSLAN RAHMAN / AFP)