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Zelenskyy rules out any 'peace' with Russia without troop withdrawal
The Times of India 18 Aug 2022photo: AP
Ukrainian attacks in Crimea weaken Russia’s military capacity
Al Jazeera 18 Aug 2022
A series of apparent Ukrainian attacks and logistical disasters for Russian forces in the 25th week of the war may indicate that Ukraine’s promised southern counteroffensive is still viable, despite the absence so far of significant territorial gains for Kyiv ... “In just one day, the occupiers lost 10 combat aircraft ... Fears grow over nuclear safety ... .
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Asia’s longest waterway at record low level as China attempts to ‘induce’ rainfall with cloud-seeding planes
The Independent 18 Aug 2022
Asia’s largest waterway, the Yangtze River, is now at record low levels amid a historic drought and record-breaking heatwave in China, with the country now attempting to induce rainfall with cloud-seeding planes. .
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Israeli forces raid offices of six Palestinian human rights groups
The Guardian 18 Aug 2022
Israeli forces have raided the offices of six Palestinian human rights groups in the occupied West Bank that it previously ...
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Mali demands emergency UN meeting over French 'acts of aggression'
France24 18 Aug 2022
Mali calls for an emergency UN Security Council Meeting over alleged French “acts of aggression” ... .
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Salman Rushdie's attacker says he's surprised author survived stabbing
The Times of India 18 Aug 2022
NEW YORK ... Hadi , 24, said Rushdie, 75, was "someone who attacked Islam" but did not confirm that his actions were driven by a fatwa issued by Iran in the 1980s, reports dpa news agency. Matar pleaded not guilty through his lawyer to charges stemming from the assault and is currently being held at Chautauqua County Jail, in New York state ... .
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Finland PM Sanna Marin denies taking drugs after video shows her dancing at ‘wild’ party
South China Morning Post 18 Aug 2022photo: AP / Richard Shotwell
Anne Heche's death ruled accidental after fiery car crash
Khaleejtimes 18 Aug 2022
Actor Anne Heche died from inhalation injury and burns after her fiery car crash and the death was ruled an accident, according to coroner's results released Wednesday ... A full autopsy report was still being completed, the coroner's office said ... The car and the home burst into flames. Only Heche was injured ... .
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Russia Strikes Kharkiv Ahead of Erdogan, UN Chief Meeting With Zelensky
Moscow Times 18 Aug 2022
Russian strikes battered the northeast Ukraine region of Kharkiv Thursday, killing at least five people, hours ahead of the first face-to-face meeting since the start of the war between the Turkish and Ukrainian leaders ... local time (01.30 GMT) striking across the city. "Three people died, including a child ... "Kharkiv. 175 days of horror ... 'Provocation'.
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16 killed, 36 missing in flash flooding in China: Officials
The Telegraph India 18 Aug 2022
The province immediately activated its Level II emergency response for disasters, state-run Xinhua news agency reported ... and other departments, as well as more than 160 vehicles, for rescue and relief efforts, the report said.
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UK PM race: Liz Truss holds lead but voters still prefer Boris Johnson
The Telegraph India 18 Aug 2022
The survey also shows a majority in favour of ousted leader Boris Johnson, with 55 per cent saying that Tory MPs were wrong to effectively force him to resign and 40 per cent saying they were right ... Similarly, 44 per cent say that Johnson would make the best Prime Minister, 24 per cent favouring Truss and 23 per cent for Sunak ... UK PM race ... .
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Pope: No evidence to start sex-assault probe against Canadian cardinal
Anadolu Agency 18 Aug 2022photo: AP / Ebrahim Noroozi
Death toll from blast at Kabul mosque reaches 21
The Times of India 18 Aug 2022photo: AP / Rui Vieira
Mendy told accuser 'I have had sex with 10,000 women', court hears
RTE 18 Aug 2022
Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy raped a woman and moments later told her, "It's fine, I have had sex with 10,000 women", a court has heard ... On the fourth day of the trial, the 20-year-old accuser's tearful police interview was played to the jury ... "She just looked at me and said, 'Is everything all right?' I just started crying my eyes out ... .
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The last American in Kabul
Asiatimes 18 Aug 2022
Photo. © A Solomonov / . Соломонов ... During the day, Glassman would spend his time talking to Afghans and managing his team reporting on Russian troop maneuvers by driving between tanks while in the evening imbibing endless quantities of vodka with Russian and Warsaw Pact diplomats ... Blinken’s failure ... Diplomatic heroism ... ©Jon Glassman ... ....