Category: World

A sign reads “I love Niu York” in Niu-York near Toretsk, war-affected area in eastern Ukraine as Russia’s attack in Ukraine continues, Donetsk region, Ukraine. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia said on Tuesday (August 20, 2024) its forces had taken control of what it described as the strategically important logistics hub of Niu-York in eastern…

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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with representatives of the Association of Victims of Terrorist Acts “Mothers of Beslan”, in Beslan, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia, on August 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday (August 20, 2024) likened Ukraine’s incursion into Russia to the 2004 Beslan school massacre, in which some…

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Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters China warned the United States on Tuesday (August 20, 2024) that it has “no right to intervene” in its maritime disputes with the Philippines after another clash near a disputed reef in the South China Sea. China and the Philippines have had repeated confrontations in…

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Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, second left and Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, attend a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on August 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to strengthen ties with Fiji in a world beset with “turmoil” as he met the Pacific…

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Palestinians carry their children as they flee after an Israeli strike on a school, housing displaced Palestinians, in the Rimal neighbourhood of central Gaza City on August 20, 2024 | Photo Credit: AFP Gaza’s civil defence agency said an Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter killed at least 12 people on Tuesday (August 20, 2024), while…

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