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AFP/APP Madrid: Spain registered its hottest August in 2024 since records began, with an average temperature of 25°C (77°F), according to the national weather agency. Heat records have fallen or been tied in several places around the…

AA/APP Istanbul: At least 20 Burmese individuals are still missing after a boat capsized in Myanmar. The boat, carrying 40 passengers from Laos to Myanmar, encountered engine failure on the swollen Mekong River late Monday, according to…

News Desk China: A tragic incident occurred on Tuesday in eastern China, where a school bus crashed into a crowd outside a middle school, resulting in the deaths of 11 people, including both parents and students, according to state media.…

AFP/APP Beijing: US climate envoy John Podesta will visit China this week for discussions with his Chinese counterpart Liu Zhenmin, state media reported Tuesday, as preparations intensify for the COP29 summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, scheduled…

AFP/APP Pittsburgh: President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned together for the first time on Monday, marking a significant show of unity after Harris took over as the Democratic candidate, rekindling the party's hopes…

AFP/APP Sydney: Australia just experienced its warmest August on record, with temperatures exceeding the long-term average by over three degrees Celsius. According to the Bureau of Meteorology, this was the hottest August since records…

Xinhua/APP Sydney:A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck 57 km south of Panguna, Papua New Guinea, at 06:13:34 local time (20:13:34 GMT on Sunday), according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The quake occurred at a depth of 41.0 km,…

AFP/APP New Delhi: Four weeks after former premier Sheikh Hasina fled Bangladesh during a student-led revolution, analysts suggest she has become a significant diplomatic challenge for India. Hasina's 15-year tenure, marked by rights…

AFP/APP Gaza Strip: Israel's military announced the discovery of six dead hostages in a Gaza tunnel on Sunday. The remains were found on Saturday in the Rafah area and have been identified as Hersh Goldberg-Polin (a dual US-Israeli…

AFP/APP Moscow: Russia said Sunday that it had thwarted a "massive" Ukrainian drone attack by downing 158 drones across 15 regions, including two over the capital Moscow. A coal-fired power plant near the city was reported hit, as was…