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![China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand agree to step up joint efforts to combat cross-border crimes](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/7thailand_aug17.jpg)
China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand agree to step up...
Bangkok [Thailand], August 17: China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand discussed cross-border crimes Friday at the Informal Discussion Between the Foreign...
![Ukraine collapses bridge in Kursk, accused of plotting to attack nuclear facility with dirty bomb](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/6ukraine_aug17.jpg)
Ukraine collapses bridge in Kursk, accused of plotting...
Kiev [Ukraine], August 17: TASS news agency quoted Russian officials as saying that Ukrainian forces destroyed a bridge over the...
![WFP welcomes opening of Adra border crossing from Chad to Sudan](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/5WFP_aug17.jpg)
WFP welcomes opening of Adra border crossing from...
Geneva [Switzerland], August 17: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed news of the opening of the Adre...
![Biden urges support for Gaza ceasefire efforts](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/4Gaza_aug17.jpg)
Biden urges support for Gaza ceasefire efforts
New York [US], August 17: U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that no party in the Middle East should...
![Harris vows to cut costs, build homes, lower taxes](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/3Kamala_aug17.jpg)
Harris vows to cut costs, build homes, lower...
New York [US], August 17: Kamala Harris outlined proposals to cut taxes for most Americans, ban "price gouging" by grocers...
![Kremlin accuses the West of helping Ukraine attack Russia](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/2russia_aug17.jpg)
Kremlin accuses the West of helping Ukraine attack...
Moscow [Russia], August 17: An influential aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that the West and the...
![EU public health body raises mpox risk alert level](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/1mpox_aug17.jpg)
EU public health body raises mpox risk alert...
Brussels [Belgium], August 17: The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on Friday raised its risk level for...
![Philippines poverty rate at 15.5% in 2023](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/20philippines_aug16.jpg)
Philippines poverty rate at 15.5% in 2023
Manila [Philippines], August 16: The Philippines' poverty rate dropped to 15.5% last year from 18.1% in 2021, with rising food...
![Biden, Harris celebrate medicare drug price cuts](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/19biden_aug16.jpg)
Biden, Harris celebrate medicare drug price cuts
New York [US], August 16: The United States has negotiated down the prices of 10 top-selling prescription drugs used by...
![WHO confirms first mpox case outside Africa](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/18WHO_aug16.jpg)
WHO confirms first mpox case outside Africa
Geneva [Switzerland], August 16: Global health officials on Thursday confirmed an infection with a new strain of the mpox virus...
![US wants 'El Mayo' tried in Brooklyn](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/17drug_aug16.jpg)
US wants 'El Mayo' tried in Brooklyn
New York [US], August 16: Federal prosecutors are seeking to move alleged Mexican drug kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada from...
![US backs Australia's, UK's export controls in AUKUS](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/16aus_aug16.jpg)
US backs Australia's, UK's export controls in AUKUS
New York [US], August 16: The U.S. State Department told the U.S. Congress on Thursday that Australia, Britain and the...
![Trump tackles Harris' economic record at rambling press conference](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/15trump_aug16.jpg)
Trump tackles Harris' economic record at rambling press...
New York [US], August 16: Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump sought to tie his Democratic rival Kamala Harris to...
![Kim and Putin pledge stronger ties on Korean Liberation day](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/14kimputin_aug16.jpg)
Kim and Putin pledge stronger ties on Korean...
Pyongyang [North Korea], August 16: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed a pledge to deepen cooperation with Russia in...
![Gaza ceasefire talks extended amid rising death toll](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/13Gaza_aug16.jpg)
Gaza ceasefire talks extended amid rising death toll
Gaza [Palestine], August 16: Negotiators were to meet in the Qatari capital Doha again on Friday in an effort to...
![Record 39 candidates to run in Sri Lanka's presidential election](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/12srilanka_aug16.jpg)
Record 39 candidates to run in Sri Lanka's...
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 16: A record number of candidates are contesting Sri Lanka's presidential election next month as the...
![Columbia University president Shafik resigns after Gaza protests](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/11protests_aug16.jpg)
Columbia University president Shafik resigns after Gaza protests
New York [US], August 16: The president of New York's renowned Columbia University, Nemat 'Minouche' Shafik, resigned on Wednesday, effective...
![Two pilots killed in France as military jets crash mid-flight, says air force](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/10jets_aug16.jpg)
Two pilots killed in France as military jets...
Paris [France], August 16: Two French pilots died when their military jets collided mid-flight in eastern France, the nation's air...
![Sicily's Mount Etna volcano erupts, closing airport at nearby Catania](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/9volcano_aug16.jpg)
Sicily's Mount Etna volcano erupts, closing airport at...
Rome [Italy], August 16: Mount Etna erupted overnight causing the nearby airport at Catania on Sicily's eastern coast to close,...
![Thai ruling party names its leader, daughter of ex-PM, for top job](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/8thailand_aug16.jpg)
Thai ruling party names its leader, daughter of...
Bangkok [Thailand], August 16: Thailand's ruling Pheu Thai party has announced that it will nominate party head Paetongtarn Shinawatra for...
![UN to probe atrocities in Bangladesh](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/7bangladesh_aug16.jpg)
UN to probe atrocities in Bangladesh
Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 16: A United Nations fact-finding mission is expected to arrive in Dhaka next week, according to information...
![British Challenger 2 tanks 'used in Ukraine's Russian incursion'](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/6russia_aug16.jpg)
British Challenger 2 tanks 'used in Ukraine's Russian...
Kiev [Ukraine], August 16: British Challenger 2 tanks are thought to have been used in Ukraine's surprise incursion into Russia.
![52,000 global cholera cases reported in July amid vaccine shortage: WHO](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/5WHO_aug16.jpg)
52,000 global cholera cases reported in July amid...
Geneva [Switzerland], August 16: Almost 52,000 cases of cholera were reported from 17 countries around the world in July, up...
!['Ukraine now controls 80 Russian settlements, including key town'](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/4ukraine_aug16.jpg)
'Ukraine now controls 80 Russian settlements, including key...
Kiev [Ukraine]/ Moscow [Russia], August 16: Ukrainian troops have taken control of the small Russian town of Sudzha and will...
![British police 'well prepared' for Taylor Swift's concerts](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/3swiftie_aug16.jpg)
British police 'well prepared' for Taylor Swift's concerts
London [UK], August 16: The Metropolitan Police in London have said they are "well prepared" ahead of Taylor Swift's run...
![Thai Constitutional Court removes prime minister from office](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/20Thailand_august15.jpg)
Thai Constitutional Court removes prime minister from office
Bangkok [Thailand], August 15: In a 5-4 vote, the Constitutional Court in Bangkok on Wednesday removed Thai Prime Minister Srettha...
![New round of Gaza ceasefire talks begins today](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/19ceasefire_august15.jpg)
New round of Gaza ceasefire talks begins today
Doha [Qatar], August 15: A new round of Gaza ceasefire negotiations are set to take place in Doha, involving officials...