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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

Former Sudanese foreign minister expresses gratitude for Türkiye’s humanitarian support

31 Arab, Islamic states condemn Netanyahu’s ‘Greater Israel’ vision, expansionist policies

18 drown as bus falls into river in Algerian capital

Israel shells southern Lebanon in new ceasefire breach

Hostage families protest outside Israeli defense minister’s home to demand swap deal, plan mass rallies

UN warns over 'disturbing' footage of Israeli minister threatening jailed Fatah leader

Türkiye’s Roketsan firm relies on domestic production for power

Türkiye’s premier tech event TEKNOFEST kicks off voter registration for ‘Blue Homeland’

Israeli army expands Gaza offensive with ground push into Zeitoun neighborhood

UK's official human rights watchdog concerned over government, police handling of Gaza protests

UPDATE - 1 dead, several injured as passenger train derails in Southern Jutland, Denmark

Putin due in Anchorage before midday, Trump to greet him at plane, says Kremlin

Pakistan launches 3rd Hangor-class submarine in China

Türkiye’s Roketsan completes homegrown launch system’s firing test aboard multirole frigate TCG Istanbul

UN chief regrets failure to reach global plastic pollution treaty

UPDATE 2 - Hezbollah vows not to surrender weapons while Israel exists, warns Lebanese government

Trump says he would 'walk' from Alaska summit if talks with Putin don't go well

Several injured as passenger train derails in Southern Jutland in Denmark

UPDATE 3 - 1 dead, another injured in shooting near mosque in Sweden

UPDATE - 'War has no winner,' says Taiwanese leader on World War II anniversary

Millions gather in Senegal for Grand Magal of Touba

UPDATE - Trump thanks Belarus' Lukashenko for release of prisoners

UPDATE 2 - Israeli army kills 35 Palestinians in latest Gaza attacks

Palestine calls on Red Cross to act over conditions of prisoners in Israeli jails

Washington, DC files suit against Trump administration's attempted police takeover

Far-right leader demands right to nominate Reform UK peers to House of Lords

Study on 355-million-year-old claw marks found in Australia may challenge 90-year-old evolution theory

UPDATE 2 - At least 2 injured in shooting near mosque in southern Sweden

Nearly 61,900 Palestinians killed in Gaza since October 2023, as Israeli attacks persist