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Russia says talks on Ukraine's security without Moscow are a 'road to nowhere'

Russia said on Wednesday attempts to resolve security issues relating to Ukraine without Moscow’s participation were a “road to nowhere,” sounding a warning to the West as it scrambles to work out guarantees for Kyiv’s future protection.

August 21, 2025 10:23 am
 

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Disney's new ESPN app reaches for sports fans outside cable TV

Walt Disney’s (DIS.N), opens new tab ESPN will deliver its full range of sports programming outside of pay TV for the first time starting on Thursday, when the network debuts an app designed to be a hub for live games and personalised news, stats and highlights.

August 21, 2025 8:23 am
 

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Rapid loss of Antarctic ice may be climate tipping point, scientists say

Rapid loss of Antarctic sea ice could be a tipping point for the global climate, causing sea level rises, changes to ocean currents and loss of marine life that are impossible to reverse, a scientific study published, opens new tab on Thursday said.

August 21, 2025 7:36 am
 

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Trump touts his diplomatic record, but the results are mixed

U.S. President Donald Trump has frequently invoked his success at resolving international conflicts, casting himself as a global peacemaker while his aides and some foreign leaders push for him to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
He has found Russia’s war in Ukraine to be far more vexing. Trump has put himself squarely in the middle of the diplomatic attempts to bring peace but has wavered on what he’s willing to do to achieve it.

August 21, 2025 6:36 am
 

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US destroyers head toward waters off Venezuela as Trump aims to pressure drug cartels

The United States is deploying three Aegis guided-missile destroyers to the waters off Venezuela as part of President Donald Trump’s effort to combat threats from Latin American drug cartels, according to a U.S. official briefed on the planning.

August 20, 2025 5:09 pm
 

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New malaria drug for babies offers hope to health workers in Uganda

Alice Nekesa did not know she was infected with malaria-causing parasites until it was too late.

August 20, 2025 4:00 pm
 

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Israel weighs Hamas offer of 60-day Gaza truce and hostage release

Israel is studying Hamas’ response to a proposal for a 60-day ceasefire and release of half the hostages still held in Gaza, two Israeli officials said on Tuesday, although one source reiterated that all Israeli captives must be freed for the war to end.

August 20, 2025 3:18 pm
 

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Pakistan villagers say floods hit 'in seconds', as toll rises

Residents in a hilltop village in northwest Pakistan described how raging waters and rocks had swept through their homes after a cloudburst, as authorities said on Tuesday the toll from floods in the region over the past five days had risen to 365.

August 20, 2025 12:30 pm
 

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China's growing nuclear arsenal

Alongside a massive build-up in conventional military firepower, China has embarked on a rapid and sustained increase in the size and capability of its nuclear forces, according to the U.S. military and arms control experts.

August 20, 2025 11:13 am
 

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US discussing latest Gaza ceasefire proposal, White House says

The United States continues to discuss a ceasefire proposal for a 60-day truce in Gaza between Israel and Hamas that the Palestinian militant group has accepted, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday.

August 20, 2025 9:34 am
 

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Huge wildfires stabilising in Spain, cooler forecast fuels hope worst is over

Wildfires raging in northern and western Spain have burned through nearly the same area in the past 24 hours as in all of last year, although the end of a 16-day heatwave and expected rainfall have fanned hopes that an end may be in sight.

August 20, 2025 8:20 am
 

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Bandits kill at least 27 in northern Nigeria mosque attack, officials say

At least 27 worshippers were killed and several injured early on Tuesday when armed bandits stormed a mosque in northern Nigeria’s Katsina state during morning prayers, the village head and a hospital official said.

August 20, 2025 7:37 am

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