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A strong heatwave continues to hit much of Japan today, with high temperatures recorded from the southwest to the northeast. The Japan Meteorological Agency says sunny weather is pushing up temperatures in many areas. By 11 a.m., several cities reported temperatures above 35°C. Karatsu City in S...
August 16, 2025 5:56 PM August 16, 2025 5:56 PM
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In Bangladesh, Hindus are celebrating Janmashtami today with great religious fervour. Devotees, especially in Dhaka, took part in processions, prayers, and devotional events to honour Lord Krishna’s birth. The Mahanagar Sarbojanin Puja Committee hosted central celebrations at Dhakeshwari Nationa...
August 16, 2025 2:12 PM August 16, 2025 2:12 PM
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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is planning to meet the US President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday. He said he was briefed by Trump about the key summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to the White House, Trump held a lengthy call with Zelensky on his way back ...
August 16, 2025 2:02 PM August 16, 2025 2:02 PM
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External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has expressed his gratitude to his South Korean counterpart, Cho Hyun, for South Korea's condemnation of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, which took place in April this year. In his opening remarks at a meeting with Mr Hyun in New Delhi today, Dr. Jaishan...
August 16, 2025 1:55 PM August 16, 2025 1:55 PM
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At least 321 people have been killed in flash floods caused by heavy monsoon rains across northern Pakistan in the past 48 hours. Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority said today that 307 deaths were recorded in the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Nine more people were killed in...
August 16, 2025 1:53 PM August 16, 2025 1:53 PM
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A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck near the east coast of Australia today, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake which hit Queensland state was 10km deep and the epicentre is the rural town of Kilkivian, about 170km north-west of the state capital Brisbane, the EMSC s...
August 16, 2025 1:48 PM August 16, 2025 1:48 PM
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U.S. President Donald Trump said he do not immediately need to consider retaliatory tariffs on countries such as China for buying Russian oil but might have to in two or three weeks. Trump had threatened sanctions on Moscow and secondary sanctions on countries that buy its oil if no moves are mad...
August 16, 2025 1:34 PM August 16, 2025 1:34 PM
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The UN human rights office said yesterday that at least 1,760 Palestinians had been killed while seeking aid in Gaza since late May, a jump of several hundred since its last published figure at the beginning of August. The UN report says 994 people were killed in the vicinity of GHF (Gaza Humanitari...
August 16, 2025 12:48 PM August 16, 2025 12:48 PM
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Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin said that they made progress in three hours of talks in Alaska, moving closer to finding an end to the Ukraine War, but did not announce an immediate ceasefire. Speaking at the press conference, Mr Trump called the meeting 'extremely productive' and said ...
August 15, 2025 9:58 PM August 15, 2025 9:58 PM
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Acclaimed Bollywood singer Kavita Krishnamurthy and renowned violinist and Padma Vibhushan awardee L Subramaniam enthralled the audience at the Nelum Pokuna Theatre in a musical concert “Bollywood and Beyond". Audiences were treated to famous songs including Hawa Hawai, Dola Re, Nimbooda and I l...
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