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Russia says 'no meeting planned' with Zelensky

MOSCOW, Aug 22 (Agencies): Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday there was "no meeting planned" between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents, despite US attempts to organise the summit."There is no meeting planned," Lavrov said in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press with Kristen Welker".US President Donald Trump raised...

Former president of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe arrested

Sri Lanka's former president Ranil Wickremesinghe has been arrested in connection with the alleged misuse of funds, police have said, reports BBC.He faces three charges related to trips he took abroad while serving as president.Wickremesinghe arrived at magistrates court in the capital Colombo on Friday, having already given a statement...

Wedding celebrations turned into 24 funerals

QADIR NAGAR (Pakistan), Aug 22 (Reuters): Two days before his wedding, Noor Muhammad had a long phone call with his mother, just hours before devastating floods in Pakistan killed her along with 23 family members and relatives."I cannot explain how happy she was," he said standing by the rubble of...

New York appeals court tosses $515m civil fraud penalty against Trump

An appeals court in New York has thrown out a civil fraud penalty that would have cost United States President Donald Trump and his business associates nearly half a billion dollars, calling the fine "excessive", reports Al Jazeera.On Thursday, a five-judge panel in New York's Appellate Division rendered its decision...

UK gov to challenge court block on migrant hotel

LONDON, Aug 22 (AFP): The UK government said Friday it would appeal a court ruling blocking it from housing asylum seekers in a flashpoint hotel, as public discontent grows over accommodation for migrants.The announcement came before a wave of protests and counter-protests expected later Friday and in the coming days...

Saudi Arabia condemns attack on aid convoy in Sudan

RIYADH, Aug 22 (Arab News): Saudi Arabia on Thursday condemned an attack the previous day on a World Food Program aid convoy in the North Darfur region of Sudan.Three trucks caught fire when the 16-vehicle convoy was targeted on Wednesday as it attempted to deliver aid to a famine-hit area...

Five bodies found on Kenyan coast

NAIROBI, Aug 22, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - At least five bodies, including two children, exhumed on Kenya's coast are linked to an infamous starvation cult that came to light in 2023, police told AFP on Friday.More than 400 people died in one of the world's worst cult-related tragedies, which became known...

France says 'time running out' for Iran nuclear deal talks

PARIS, Aug 22 (AFP): "Time is running out" to negotiate a solution on Iran's nuclear programme, France's foreign minister said on Friday, following telephone talks alongside European counterparts with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi."We have just made an important call to our Iranian counterpart regarding the nuclear programme and the...

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12 dead, 4 missing after bridge collapses in ChinaBEIJING, Aug 22: Twelve people were killed and four are missing after part of a bridge under construction collapsed Friday in northwest China, state media reported. A video published by state broadcaster CCTV showed the middle of the bridge's arch section suddenly...