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Hamas losing faith in US as mediator

DOHA, Aug 15 (AP/BBC): A top Hamas official said the Palestinian militant group is losing faith in the United States' ability to mediate a cease-fire in Gaza ahead of a new round of talks scheduled for this week amid mounting pressure to bring an end to the 10-month-old war with...

Ukraine sets up administrative office in Kursk

KYIV, Aug 15 (AFP/Reuters): The Ukrainian army has set up an administrative office in Russia's Kursk region, where Kyiv has been mounting a cross-border offensive, Ukrainian military chief Oleksandr Syrsky said Thursday."A military commandant's office has been set up to maintain law and order and meet the priority needs of...

Women lead night protests

KOLKATA, Aug 15 (BBC): Tens of thousands of women in West Bengal state marched through the streets on Wednesday night in protest against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a state-run hospital in Kolkata last week.The Reclaim the Night march was the culmination of nearly a week...

Newest US air-to-air missile could tilt balance in South China Sea

NEW YORK, Aug 15 (Reuters): The US Navy's deployment of new extremely long-range air-to-air missiles in the Indo-Pacific could erase China's advantage in aerial reach, experts say, part of an intensifying focus on projecting power amid high tensions in the region.The AIM-174B, developed from the readily available Raytheon SM-6 air...

South Korea's leader for new working group with North

SEOUL, Aug 15 (AFP): South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday proposed an "Inter-Korean Working Group" aimed at relieving soaring tensions with Pyongyang and exploring avenues for economic cooperation.Relations between the two Koreas are at one of their lowest points in years, with the North recently announcing the deployment...

Mpox a global health emergency: WHO

GENEVA, Aug 15 (AFP): The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the mpox surge in Africa a global public health emergency, sounding its highest possible alarm over the worsening situation.Worried by the rise in cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the spread to nearby countries, the WHO hastily...

Iran hackers target Harris and Trump campaigns, says Google

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 15 (AFP): Google on Tuesday confirmed that hackers backed by Iran are targeting the campaigns of US presidential rivals Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.A hacker group known as "APT42" linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps went after high-profile individuals and organizations in Israel and the United...