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Aug 28, 2025

Dan Stoenescu takes oath of allegiance as Romanian ambassador to Pakistan

Stoenescu reaffirm his commitment to protecting the rights and interests of Romania and its citizens at the international level

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AFP
Aug 28, 2025

Trump proposes new limits on US visa duration for students, journalists

Currently, US visa for students and journalists is generally issued for the full duration of a study program or assignment.

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Reuters Web Desk
Aug 28, 2025

Gold stuck near recent highs amid Fed uncertainty

Gold prices held steady as investors awaited key US inflation data, with markets betting on a potential Fed rate cut.

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Reuters Web Desk
Aug 28, 2025

Oil cools as driving season nears close

Oil prices dipped as traders weighed US fuel demand after summer driving season and India’s Russian crude imports under new US tariffs.

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Web Desk Reuters
Aug 28, 2025

Security Council members, except US, say Gaza famine is ‘man-made’

Earlier, the CEO of Save the Children — an NGO — at the UN Security Council described the starvation of Palestinians an “engineered famine”, and the children in Gaza “do not have the strength to speak or even cry out in agony”.

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Aug 28, 2025

‘Engineered famine’: Starving Gaza children too weak to cry

Ashing said the registration rules introduced by Israel “require impartial humanitarian actors to take actions that are unlawful, unsafe, and incompatible with humanitarian principles”.

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AFP
Aug 27, 2025

US: Gunman kills three children, injures 17 at Minneapolis church

The shooting occurred during a Mass attended by school students marking their first week back to classes.

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AFP
Aug 27, 2025

Hezbollah disarmament: US envoy cuts short Lebanon visit amid protests

Under heavy US pressure and amid fears of expanded Israeli military action, Lebanon’s government tasked the army this month with drawing up a plan to disarm Hezbollah by year end.

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Web Desk AFP
Aug 27, 2025

Rare earths: US diplomat summoned over Greenland ‘interference’

Since returning to the White House in January, Trump has repeatedly said America needs the strategically located, resource-rich island for security reasons, and has refused to rule out the use of force to secure it.