17-08-2025 MIAMI, FLORIDA: Hurricane Erin is rapidly intensifying as it tracks above the northeastern Caribbean Saturday, churning up rough surf and sending rain and gusty winds to islands south of its path. Erin has become a rare and “catastrophic” Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds near 160 mph as of …
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17-08-2025 UNITED NATIONS: Global talks to develop a landmark treaty to end plastic pollution have once again failed. The UN negotiations, the sixth round of talks in just under three years, were due to end on Thursday but countries continued to negotiate into the night in the hopes of breaking …
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17-08-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies PESHAWAR/ BUNER: The death toll from heavy monsoon floods and landslides in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir continues to rise rapidly, with at least 410 people confirmed dead. Most of the deaths were recorded by disaster authorities in the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in north-west Pakistan. …
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17-08-2025 OTTAWA: Air Canada has suspended all its flights as a strike by cabin staff begins, a move the airline said will disrupt travel plans for around 130,000 passengers a day. The union representing more than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants confirmed the start of industrial action early on Saturday …
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16-08-2025 ALASKA: Donald Trump has said he would prefer a permanent peace agreement to end the Russia-Ukraine war over a temporary ceasefire. Writing on Truth Social after leaving a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska without reaching any deal, the US president said that ceasefires “often times do …
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16-08-2025 BRUSSELS: wildfires, after the country activated the bloc’s disaster assistance mechanism for the first time. The assistance comes as the country recorded a third wildfire-related death on Thursday morning. There are concerns the wildfires could continue to spread. Spain’s state weather agency Aemet forecasts that a heatwave will continue …
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16-08-2025 LONDON: Sir Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelensky believe there is a “viable” chance of a ceasefire in Ukraine but Vladimir Putin must “prove he is serious about peace,” Downing Street has said. The UK prime minister held a breakfast meeting with the Ukrainian President ahead of a summit between …
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16-08-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India said on Thursday that it hoped relations with the United States would move forward based on mutual respect and shared interests, seeking to temper worries that ties were headed downhill in the aftermath of high tariffs imposed by Washington. A US defence policy team …
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16-08-2025 ISTANBUL/ DAMASCUS: Syria’s interim government has faced mounting challenges in restoring order after nearly 14 years of civil war following the ouster of former President Bashar al-Assad by Islamist-led rebel forces in December. Turkey will provide weapons, military equipment and logistical support to Syria under a newly signed defence …
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16-08-2025 KABUL: Aid agencies say more than half of Afghanistan’s population, roughly 23 million people; need humanitarian assistance. The Taliban denied using force to divert international aid in Afghanistan on Thursday, responding to a US watchdog report that said authorities used “every means at their disposal, including force,” to ensure …
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