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Sit down for talks with Russia
India's Narendra Modi yesterday urged President Volodymyr Zelensky to sit down for talks with Russia to end the war in Ukraine and offered to act as a friend to help bring peace as the two leaders met in wartime Kyiv.
The first visit…
Three dead, several wounded in knife attack on German festival
Three people were killed and four severely wounded in a knife attack at a festival in the western German city of Solingen on Friday, according to a spokeswoman for the police in nearby Duesseldorf.
Police have launched a "major…
Australia approves world’s ‘largest’ solar hub
Australia on Wednesday approved plans for a massive solar and battery farm that would export energy to Singapore, a project dubbed the "largest solar precinct in the world".
Authorities announced environmental approvals for the US$24…
Japanese woman, 116, to be named world’s oldest person
A 116-year-old Japanese woman who used to be a mountaineer is set to be named the world's oldest person by Guinness World Records, a research group said on Wednesday, following the death of a 117-year-old Spanish woman earlier this week.…
VP pick Tim Walz lauds Kamala Harris at Democratic convention
Tim Walz introduced himself to millions of Americans on a star-studded night at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, as he accepted the nomination to be Kamala Harris's White House running mate.
In a whirlwind quarter-hour…
Japan ruling party to choose next PM on Sept 27: media
Japan's ruling party said Tuesday it will select a new leader -- and by extension the likely next prime minister -- on September 27.
The announcement follows current Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's shock decision last week to step down next…
Donald Trump says Kamala Harris will not do Fox News debate on Sept. 4
US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social late on Monday that Democratic US Vice President Kamala Harris will not do a Fox News debate that was under consideration for Sept. 4.
Trump said that he…
Israeli air strike hits Gaza school
Gaza's civil defence agency said an Israeli strike hit a school in Gaza City yesterday, killing at least 12 people, while top US diplomat Antony Blinken was in Egypt for talks on a Gaza ceasefire.
The bodies of ten men and two…
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION Biden to pass torch to Harris
US President Joe Biden was due to give a bittersweet farewell address at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago yesterday, passing the torch to Kamala Harris as the party's nominee for November's election.
Less than a month after…
Last chance to end Gaza violence
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned yesterday that the latest push for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal was probably the best and possibly last opportunity, urging Israel and Hamas towards an elusive agreement.…