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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the rocket launch (File)

00:47 25 August 2019 / updated: 00:48 Asia & Pacific

North Korea Claims Successful Test of New Super-Large Multiple Rocket Launcher

The Damascus sky lights up missile fire as the U.S. launches an attack on Syria targeting different parts of the capital early Saturday, April 14, 2018

Israel Confirms Strike in Syria after Syrian Media Report Defences Countering Targets Over Damascus (Video)

UK Sends Third Warship to Strait of Hormuz Amid Tensions With Iran - Defence Secretary

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on U.S. and China trade negotiations at the Governors' Ball, in the State Dining Room of the White House, in Washington, U.S., February 24, 2019

Trump Says He Has ‘Absolute Right' to Order US Companies Out of China Based on 1977 Law

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Shaw Air Force Base Plans Pause in Operations After Rise in Suicides

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Europe
French Winemaking Regions’ Mayors to Gift Trump Bottle of Wine to Avert Tariffs
Mayors of France’s Bordeaux and Libourne administrations announced their intention to donate a bottle of wine to US President Donald Trump during his G7 visit to convince him not to impose tariffs on French alcohol.
Last update: 00:38 25.08.2019
00:38 25.08.2019
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Mr and Mrs PewDiePie: Top YouTuber Reveals Full Video of His Wedding With Marzia
Tuesday was a big day for PewDiePie and all his fans as the proclaimed King of YouTube became a husband for his better half Marzia Bisognin, also known as CutiePieMarzia.
Last update: 21:46 24.08.2019
21:46 24.08.2019
US
'F*ck Him': Bill Maher Polarises Online Audience With Scathing 'Eulogy' to Billionaire David Koch
Berating the departed for the support he and his brother provided to “climate science deniers,” Maher said he hopes that David Koch’s end was painful.
Last update: 05:15 25.08.2019
05:15 25.08.2019
Middle East
Israeli Drone Falls in South Beirut Suburbs, Another Drone Crashes – Reports
A drone fell in the southern suburbs of Beirut and a second drone exploded near the ground before dawn on Sunday, a Hezbollah official told Reuters on Saturday, suggesting that the drones were Israeli.
Last update: 02:43 25.08.2019
02:43 25.08.2019
Latin America
Colombian Instagram Star Revealed to Be ‘La Madame’ Running Child Sex Trafficking Ring
Colombian Instagram model Liliana del Carmen Campos Puello has been accused by prosecutors of being an international underage sex trafficking madame who recruited vulnerable girls to service celebrity clients.
Last update: 22:23 24.08.2019
22:23 24.08.2019
Viral
Footage of 'Circular Craft' Flying Next to a Jet Sparks Conspiracy UFO Theories Talk Online
As the person who recorded this video explained, they were fishing when they looked up and suddenly saw a round shape flanking a jet at high altitude.
Last update: 21:55 24.08.2019
21:55 24.08.2019
Business
Trump’s Spat With Denmark May Have Just Ensured Nord Stream 2 Pipeline’s Completion – German Media
The new pipeline infrastructure, currently expected to be completed in late 2019 or early 2020, will provide Gazprom with the capacity to deliver an additional 55 billion cubic metres of Russian natural gas to Western Europe via the Baltic Sea.
Last update: 04:25 25.08.2019
04:25 25.08.2019
World
G7 Leaders Discussed Possible Return to G8 Format With Russia's Participation - Reports
TOKYO (Sputnik) - Leaders of G7 countries discussed possible return to the G8 format with the participation of Russia on the first day of a summit in the French city of Biarritz, the Kyodo agency reported on Sunday, citing sources in the Japanese government.

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