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Aug 24, 2026
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 24: The "Jeel 71" (Generation 71) Programme is actively addressing the rapid transformations in modern childhood environments by offering an educational framework designed to build the character of Emirati children.
Thousands evacuated in Nevada as wildfire threatens Reno outskirts
Iran grants Iraqi tankers safe Hormuz passage
Aug 23, 2026
Laptop catches fire on US flight; passenger treated at airport
Indonesia bolsters troop numbers to combat Borneo wildfires
Child hunger crisis in Somalia deepens, says UNICEF
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Around 1,000 people evacuated due to forest fire in eastern Spain
Barcelona [Spain], August 23: Around 1,000 people have been evacuated due to a forest fire in eastern Spain. Buses have been made available for people...
Trump's 'economic warfare' violates international law: Iran
Tehran [Iran], August 23: Iran said on Saturday that the United States' planned "economic warfare" against Tehran would violate international law.
Judge strikes down Trump's immigrant visa ban
New York [US], August 23: A United States judge has struck down a policy introduced by the administration of President Donald Trump suspending the issuance...
Seven killed, including two police officers, in UK 'wrong-side' car crash
London [UK], August 23: Seven people, including two police officers, have died in a head-on collision during a pursuit, after a vehicle driving down the...
Merz faces down protesters at burnt forest as he thanks fire crews
Dusseldorf [Germany], August 23: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz thanked emergency crews who subdued a raging wildfire in western Germany on Saturday and defended his decision...
Putin vows crushing retaliation as Ukraine opens Pandora's box
Moscow [Russia], August 23: Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened Kiev with a severe response after massive Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries and logistics centres...
Iraqi president rejects use of its territory as launchpad for attacks on Gulf states
Baghdad [Iraq], August 23: Iraqi President Nizar Amedi on Saturday reaffirmed Iraq's rejection of any use of its territory as a launchpad for attacks against...
13 missing as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia
Tunis [Tunisia], August 23: A boat with immigrants aboard sank off the Tunisian coast while it was steaming toward European shores, leaving 13 individuals missing.
Several Palestinians injured by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank
Jerusalem [Israel], August 23: Three Palestinians have been shot by Israeli forces in ar-Ram, north of Jerusalem, according to the Jerusalem Governorate.
Israeli drone strike on 'civilian vehicle' injures several in Syria
Damascus [Syria], August 23: An Israeli drone strike in southwestern Syria has injured several people, the country's foreign ministry said, in the latest of near-daily Israeli incursions and attacks in the area. Syria's official Alikhbariya channel reported on Saturday that a man was wounded when an Israeli drone hit his truck near the town of Beit Jinn in the western Damascus countryside.
Air Arabia adds Katowice to its growing network in Poland
Aug 22, 2026
Ebola spreading exponentially in Congo as death toll tops 2,500, UN says
Industry group says German gas storage at record low for time of year
NASA-led study shows some Earth microbes could survive on the moon
BRICS Tourism Ministers adopt Jaipur Declaration to deepen cooperation, sustainable tourism
Governments brace for historic El Nino impacts on global weather extremes
Aug 21, 2026
Gunmen seize tanker off Yemen amid resurgence of Somali piracy
Harry and Meghan to return to UK after six years in US
Iran condemns Trump's 'economic warfare' as China warns on sanctions
North Korea fires at least 10 short-range missiles
