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Aug 27, 2025 - World

Australia, Canada and the Philippines have deployed three warships and aircraft for drills against simulated aerial threats off a disputed South China Sea shoal where Chinese forces have used risky maneuvers to try to drive away Manila’s aircraft and s...

Aug 27, 2025 - World

Likened to a ‘trade embargo’ and an ‘earthquake’, it could cut exports from affected sectors by as much as 70%Donald Trump’s tariffs of 50% have come into force on most US imports from India. The US president followed through on his threat to punish one of the world’s largest economies for its purchases of discounted Russian oil. Continue reading...

Aug 27, 2025 - World

President Trump on Wednesday turned the screws to force Russian President Vladimir Putin into a face-to-face summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and, ultimately, a peace deal.

Aug 27, 2025 - World

Latest deaths announced by Gaza health ministry bring starvation toll to 313, including 119 childrenChildren make up a third of outpatients treated for wounds at MSF Gaza hospitals, data showsTen Palestinians including two children have died from starvation in the last 24 hours, health authorities in Gaza said on Wednesday, as Pope Leo XIV demanded that Israel stop its “collective punishment” of the population in the besieged territory.At least 313 people have died from hunger, including 119 children, since the war in Gaza began and Israel intensified its siege on the Palestinian territory. Last week a UN-backed monitoring body confirmed that Gaza was in the throes of famine and warned that without more aid, increasing numbers of people would lose access to food. Continue reading...

Aug 27, 2025 - World

Demonstrators have hurled rocks at a convoy carrying Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Mieli as his campaign caravan cut through Buenos Aires province, the cradle of the country’s left-leaning opposition movement