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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
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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
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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
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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
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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...
August 15, 2025 9:46 PM
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said, Russia will make its position clear during the upcoming meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in Anchorage, Alaska tonight. Talking to a TV channel upon his arrival in Alaska, Lavrov said, they are not planni...
August 15, 2025 5:15 PM
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Efforts to reach a global treaty to end plastic pollution have failed once more, as UN negotiations ran into deadlock despite continuing overnight past the deadline. The talks, ongoing since 2022, remain divided. Around 100 countries support limiting plastic production, while oil-producing nations...
August 15, 2025 5:00 PM
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French President Emmanuel Macron has congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of India on the country's 79th Independence Day. In his message, Mr. Macron expressed hope that the strategic partnership between both countries will continue to deepen towards 2047 and beyond. The Frenc...
August 15, 2025 10:50 AM
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The 79th Independence Day of India was celebrated by the High Commission of India in Bangladesh. A large number of Indian community members took part in the celebration at the Chancery building in Dhaka. High Commissioner, Pranay Verma unfurled the national flag and read out excerpts from the Hon’...
August 15, 2025 10:30 AM
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European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has urged Israel to drop plans to advance settlement construction in the E1 area of the occupied West Bank, warning the move would violate international law. Kallas said in a statement, that if implemented, settlement construction in this area will p...
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