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Efforts underway to contain large forest fire in southern Lebanon

Trump-Putin Alaska meeting provides ‘new momentum’ to end Russia-Ukraine war: Turkish president

Iraqi army says terrorists killed in airstrikes on hideouts in northern provinces

Putin says Moscow respects US call for early ceasefire in Ukraine, as it wants to resolve all issues

UPDATE 3 - Israeli army kills 19 more Palestinians in fresh Gaza strikes

Al-Qassam Brigades says it targeted Israeli command site in southern Gaza

UPDATE - US suspends all visitor visas for Gaza residents

Gaza death toll nears 61,900 as Israel continues genocidal war on Palestinians

China deploys AI on its space station to help astronauts in extravehicular activities

US suspends all visitor visas for Gaza residents

'50 Palestinians must die for every Israeli killed,' says ex-Israeli intelligence chief on leaked tape

UPDATE 2- Death toll from rains, flash floods rises to 344 in Pakistan

11 more Palestinians die from starvation in Gaza

Palestinian woman dies of malnutrition in Italy 24 hours after being evacuated from Gaza

UN agency warns 1M women, girls in Gaza facing mass starvation

UN mission welcomes opening of polling stations in 26 Libyan municipalities

Libya begins 2nd phase of municipal elections amid security challenges

Israel destroyed 400 homes in Gaza’s Zeitoun neighborhood: Euro-Med Monitor

UPDATE 2 - Israeli army kills 16 more Palestinians in fresh Gaza strikes

Russia claims it took control of 2 more villages in Ukraine

Indian, South Korean foreign ministers discuss cooperation in AI, defense, trade

Syria says 80% of wildfires in northern Latakia brought under control

Japan protests to South Korea over marine survey near disputed islets

UPDATE - Israeli army kills 10 more Palestinians in fresh Gaza strikes

Türkiye extends condolences to Pakistan over loss of lives in floods

Hillary Clinton says would nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize if he helps end Ukraine war without territorial loss

UPDATE - Death toll from rains, flash floods rise to 321 in Pakistan

Israeli army kills 8 more Palestinians in fresh Gaza strikes

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More than 250 killed from rains, flash floods in Pakistan: Report

Oil tanker, cargo ship fire kills 1, injures 2 in southern South Korea

Morning Briefing: Aug. 16, 2025

US attorney general reverses order, maintains DC police chief’s authority

UPDATE - Putin hopes 'understanding' reached with Trump at talks in Alaska to pave way for peace in Ukraine

Trump leaves Alaska after summit with Putin

Magnitude 5.6 quake jolts Australia

Putin leaves for Russia following summit with Trump

US broadcaster PBS to slash budget by 21% after federal funding cuts

Putin hopes 'understanding' reached with Trump at talks in Alaska to pave way to peace in Ukraine

US Republican lawmaker urges halt to arms transfers to Israel

Frist round of Putin-Trump talks on Ukrainian settlement concludes in Alaska

UPDATE 4 - Israeli army kills 42 Palestinians in latest Gaza attacks

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov joins expanded Putin-Trump summit talks in Alaska

Palestine sounds alarm about ‘unprecedented’ Israeli assault on churches

UPDATE - European leaders urge Israel to halt settlement plans in E1 area of West Bank

UPDATE 3 - Israeli army kills 42 Palestinians in latest Gaza attacks

Tropical Storm Erin becomes 1st hurricane of 2025 season

Syrian firefighters struggle to extinguish wildfires in Latakia, Hama