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National News
Aug 25, 2024
Gaza [Palestine], August 25: The Israeli military said on August 25 that it had launched preemptive strikes in Lebanon after discovering that Hezbollah forces there were preparing for a large-scale attack against Israel, according to AFP.
US warns Houthi-attacked ship could spill 'millions of barrels' of oil
Hezbollah begins retaliatory attacks, Israel declares emergency
Canada rail shutdown: Union challenges government move
Floods, landslides in India's Tripura displace tens of thousands
Germany attack: Police arrest suspected knifeman
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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested at French airport
Paris [France], August 25: Telegram chief executive Pavel Durov has been arrested by French police at an airport north of Paris.
Wildfires affecting 30 cities in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, leave 2 dead
Brasilia [Brazil], August 25: Brazil's Sao Paulo state said that wildfire outbreaks were affecting or closing in on 30 of its cities on Friday evening,...
Zelenskiy touts new 'drone missile', calls Putin 'sick old man'
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 25: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy touted a newly developed Ukrainian "drone missile" on Saturday that he said would take the war back to...
Sharjah Charity International disbursed AED84.3M in UAE in H1-24
Sharjah [UAE], August 25: The Sharjah Charity International (SCI) spent AED84.3 million on aid programmes within the country during the first half of this year....
Madeira's wildfire finally under control
Lisbon [Portugal], August 25: The fire that raged on several fronts in Madeira for 11 days is finally under control and in the dampening down...
King Salman International Complex, UNA to hold symposium on promoting Arabic content
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], August 25: The King Salman International Academy for the Arabic Language and the Union of News Agencies of the Organisation of Islamic...
NASA decides to keep 2 stranded astronauts in space until February
Washington [US], August 25: Two NASA astronauts who flew to the International Space Station in June aboard Boeing's (BA.N), opens new tab faulty Starliner capsule...
Kuwait welcomes ALPS joint statement after Sudan talks in Geneva
Kuwait City [Kuwait], August 25: Kuwait welcomed Saturday the joint statement issued by the Aligned for Advancing Lifesaving and Peace in Sudan (ALPS) Group which...
Turkish lira hits record low against USD
Aug 24, 2024
Istanbul [Turkey], August 24: The Turkish lira plummeted to a historic low against the U.S. dollar on Friday, with the exchange rate exceeding 34 liras...
Egyptian, U.S. presidents discuss Gaza ceasefire talks
Cairo [Egypt], August 24: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and U.S. President Joe Biden discussed the Gaza ceasefire negotiations on Friday during a phone call, focusing on the mediation efforts led by their countries.
Yemeni gov't says intercepts Houthi drones targeting oil facility
Deadly fire at South Korea battery maker due to quality failure
Indonesia court finds drugmakers at fault over toxic cough syrup, awards parents
Nepal: 14 dead after Indian pilgrim bus plunges into river
Israeli attacks kill at least 42 in Gaza
British Prime Minister Wants to Be Straight About Disagreements with China
Prisoners riot in Russian prison, casualties reported
Ukraine continues to attack Russian soil, Putin decides to respond
Rohingya in Myanmar flee en masse again
Plane crash in Thailand, no survivors found
