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UK rebukes Israel for West Bank settlement tender offer

Aug 21, 2026

Russian missile barrage kills 16 people in Ukraine's Kiev

Aug 21, 2026

First group of US deportees, out of an expected 1,200, arrive in Liberia

Aug 21, 2026

Gaza holds mass funeral for 50 Palestinians killed by Israel

Aug 21, 2026

Six tourists, pilot killed in Kenya helicopter crash

Aug 21, 2026

USS Washington arrives in Arabian Sea after aircraft carrier outcry

Aug 21, 2026

Syria detains policeman over death of White Helmets rescuer

Aug 21, 2026

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Austria asylum applications drop to 10-year low

Aug 20, 2026

Vienna [Austria], August 20: The number of new asylum applications in Austria dropped to its lowest level in 10 years, recording 244 applications in July, representing a year-on-year decline of approximately 65 percent.

Ebola cases in Congo exceed 5,000, government data shows

Aug 20, 2026

Kinshasa [DRC], August 20: The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo now exceeds 5,000, government data showed late on Tuesday, as health officials warn that response efforts are failing to contain the deadly disease, Reuters reported.

Rescue mission called off for NASA's aging Swift space telescope

Aug 20, 2026

Washington [US], August 20: The mission to save NASA's sinking Swift Observatory was called off Wednesday, dooming the telescope to a fiery reentry later this year, AP reported.