Cameroon president returns home after 10-week absence
YAOUNDE, Aug 20 – Cameroon’s President Paul Biya returned home on Thursday after his longest recorded stay abroad since taking power more than four decades ago, ending months of speculation…
US Treasury Secretary Bessent to hold press conference on Iran on Monday
Aug 20 – U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday that he would hold a press conference on Monday “to talk about exactly what we’re going to do” on…
Milky Way’s fastest star discovered spinning around black hole
The star is moving at 25,000 kilometres per second, 100,000 times faster than a commercial airplane. Read More
Gaza mediators say latest Israeli strikes undermine efforts to end conflict at critical stage
ANKARA, Aug 20 – Turkey, Egypt and Qatar, which have been trying to mediate an end to the Gaza conflict, condemned recent Israeli strikes in the Palestinian enclave, urging Israel…
Poland arrests man over alleged plot to assassinate Ukrainian arms industry official
WARSAW, Aug 20 – Poland has arrested a Ukrainian man suspected of attempting to assassinate a representative of Ukraine’s arms industry on behalf of Russian intelligence services, prosecutors and the…
Romania destroys marine drone near Neptun Deep gas project, minister says
BUCHAREST, Aug 20 – Romania scrambled F-16 fighter jets to destroy a marine drone spotted a few hundred metres from the Black Sea gas project Neptun Deep, Defence Minister Radu…
Venezuelans and Cubans among deportees to Liberia under Trump deal, official says
MONROVIA, Aug 20 – People deported by the U.S. to Liberia will mostly hail from Latin American countries including Cuba and Venezuela, Liberia’s information minister told Reuters, as authorities prepared…
Trump pledges ‘economic warfare’ on Iran, prompting Tehran derision
He appears to be searching for alternative ways to pressure Tehran. Read More
Pilot killed after small plane and police helicopter collide in Pennsylvania
The two troopers who were on board the helicopter escaped with minor injuries. Read More
A decade after earthquake, Italy’s Amatrice struggles to rebuild
AMATRICE, Italy, Aug 20 – In the early hours of August 24, 2016, Giorgio Cortellesi stumbled through the dust and darkness of Amatrice, fearing his children were dead, buried beneath…