International

August 9, 2025 7:47 PM August 9, 2025 7:47 PM

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Japan Marks 80 Years Since Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki

In Japan, thousands bowed their heads in prayer in Nagasaki today to mark the 80th anniversary of the city's atomic bombing, as the mayor warned that current global conflicts could push the world again into nuclear war.   The western Japanese city was leveled on August 9, 1945, when the United ...

August 9, 2025 7:27 PM August 9, 2025 7:27 PM

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Trump and Putin to Meet in Alaska on August 15 to Discuss Ukraine War

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Alaska next Friday to discuss the future of the war in Ukraine.     In a social media post, Trump announced the 15 August meeting and it was later confirmed by a Kremlin spokesperson, who said the location was quite logical ...

August 9, 2025 4:53 PM August 9, 2025 4:53 PM

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WHO Declares Kenya Free of Sleeping Sickness

The World Health Organisation (WHO) certified Kenya as having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness, as a public health challenge, making it the 10th country to reach this critical milestone.     In a statement issued in Nairobi, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhano...

August 9, 2025 2:01 PM August 9, 2025 2:01 PM

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WMO Warns Extreme Heat Is Affecting Millions Worldwide

Highlighting the importance of early warning and heat-health action plans,  the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has warned that extreme heat is impacting millions of people around the world.   As per WMO data, many regions across the world are increasingly experiencing frequent global h...

August 9, 2025 1:57 PM August 9, 2025 1:57 PM

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Heatwave-Fueled Wildfire Forces Thousands to Flee in Southern California

Thousands of people are under evacuation orders as a fast-moving wildfire continues to rage in Southern California amid a major heatwave. The Canyon Fire which erupted on Thursday grew rapidly to about 19.4 square kilometers, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. &n...

August 9, 2025 1:32 PM August 9, 2025 1:32 PM

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Sri Lanka: Final Randoli Perahera of Kandy Esala Festival Concludes on Nikini Poya

The Final Randoli Perahera of the Kandy Esala Perahera was held with devotion at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, drawing thousands of devotees to the hill town in Central Sri Lanka. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, along with ministers and dignitaries, attended the grand procession, which m...

August 9, 2025 12:59 PM August 9, 2025 12:59 PM

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Flash Floods in China’s Gansu Province Kill 10, 33 Missing

At least 10 people have been killed and 33 others are missing after flash floods struck Yuzhong County in Gansu province of China, following heavy rains from August 7. State media reported that the floods, worsened by power and telecom outages, stranded over 4,000 people in Xinglong mountain village...

August 9, 2025 12:53 PM August 9, 2025 12:53 PM

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NASA’s Crew-10 Astronauts Depart ISS, Begin 18-Hour Journey Earth

Four astronauts from NASA’s Crew-10 mission departed the International Space Station yesterday aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule, starting an 18-hour journey back to Earth.   Americans Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japan’s Takuya Onishi, and Russia’s Kirill Peskov are expected to splash down in ...