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Americaβs Support for Taiwan Is at a Critical Juncture
Reluctance in Taiwan β particularly by the KMT β to prioritize adequate defense spending risks fundamentally undermining U.S. support for Taiwan.
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Nigeria: Over 4,000 Large Taxpayers Yet to Complete FIRS E-Invoicing System Onboarding - Official
[Premium Times] The e-invoicing system, also known as the Merchant-Buyer Model, is aimed at making tax compliance easier, faster and more transparent for all categories of taxpayers.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Latest news bulletin | August 15th, 2025 β Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 15th, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Cutting the Tightrope β writers respond to Palestiniansβ plight and politics in theatre
Collection of 11 short plays, performed as part of the Edinburgh International Festival, is messy, urgent and angry
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Tinubu's Administration Withdraws N20bn Fraud Case Against Ex-Amcon Boss Ahmed Kuru
[Premium Times] The case is the latest instance of abrupt termination of high-profile corruption cases by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, which is fast becoming a familiar pattern under the President Bola Tinubu administration.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Singapore latest country to airdrop aid over Gaza
Singapore latest country to airdrop aid over Gaza Singapore became the latest country to airdrop aid over Gaza on Thursday. It joins other countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Germany, Belgium, France, and Italy, in doing so. The United Nations has said that airdropping aid over Gaza is both dangerous and ineffective, and that it is better to transport humanitarian aid over land crossings. Israel has...
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Sweden: Man shot dead outside mosque
One man was killed and another injured after shots were fired outside a mosque in the Swedish city of Orebro. Police suspect the incident is related to organized crime rather than the mosque itself.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:The First Lee-Trump Summit: Addressing the North Korea Issue
When the new U.S. and South Korean presidents meet, they should focus on creative solutions for reaching out to North Korea.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:UnitedHealth shares jump after Buffettβs Berkshire takes stake
Troubled healthcare group has been one of the worst performers on the S&P 500 this year
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Washington legal chief sues Trump over police takeover
The nation's capital has been challenging the president's move to seize control of its police force. City leaders have called it the gravest threat to autonomy from federal power in decades.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Starvation is a war crime, but will justice ever be done?
Experts say that food is increasingly being used as a weapon in conflicts in places like Sudan, Syria and Gaza. But there's never been a war crimes case about it in an international court. That may soon change.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Hizbollah warns of βsectarian strifeβ if Lebanon pursues disarmament
Militant group says the government is making a βdangerous decisionβ to press ahead with US-sponsored plan
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Clouds Over China: A Challenge to Intelligence GatheringΒ
China takes advantage of persistent cloud cover to mask its movement of military assets and materiel. Thatβs a problem for Taiwan.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Hurricane Erin threatens Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands with flooding
Heavy rains are forecast to start with the storm expected to become a major Category 3 storm over the weekend.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Fidel Castro: The Commander, the Visionary, the Man on the 99th Anniversary of His Birth
99 years have passed since the birth of Cuban leader Fidel Castro Ruz, who in his lifetime served as president of Cuba, was a tireless revolutionary, and a man of great humanity. The story of Fidel Castro is a fascinating one, with many facets, but always with a clear objective: to free Cuba from any [β¦]
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Afghans in US mark Taliban Kabul takeover amid Trump immigration crackdown
Advocates say Trump policies add fear to four years of uncertainty for Afghans seeking safety in US after Taliban rise.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Ukraine βis counting on America,β Zelenskyy tells Trump before βhigh stakesβ summit
"HIGH STAKES!!!" said Trump on his Truth Social account before departing to Alaska.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Shooting near a mosque in Sweden leaves 2 wounded, police say
The shooting took place outside a mosque in the central city of Γrebro in the early afternoon following Friday prayers, police said.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Flash floods kill nearly 200 in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir
The majority of deaths were recorded in Pakistan's mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa area.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:A political shift ahead? What to know about Boliviaβs presidential election
An economic crisis and divided left has opened the door to a possible right-wing victory for the first time in decades.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:βPost and boastβ laws aim to stop young Australians glorifying crimes. Will they drive them deeper into βa failing justice systemβ?
As more states make it illegal for offenders to publish footage of their crimes on social media, critics say the laws will be ineffective and harmfulGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt is 1.30am in the New South Wales town of Moree, and a 16-year-old passenger in a stolen Audi is using his phone to film the speedometer as the needle climbs towards 150km/h.He shares the video with his friends...
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:The ultra-wealthy have exploited Australiaβs tax system for too long. Itβs time to ensure everyone pays their fair share | Sally McManus
When the very wealthy pay less tax than a bus driver or an aged care worker, something is very wrongOne Big Idea is a series on how to transform Australiaβs economy in the lead-up to Jim Chalmersβ economic roundtableGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastUnions want to tackle intergenerational inequality by reforming Australiaβs tax system. For the first time in living memory, younger Australians...
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Positives and negatives: is it better to learn to drive in an electric or a petrol vehicle?
It used to be manual or automatic, but as a new generation approaches their Ls and Ps, a new dilemma arisesChange by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your householdβs carbon footprintGot a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.comNot long ago, the choice was between manual and automatic. One, demanding mastery of gear...
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Which way will the wind blow? Decision day looms for planned windfarm on Tasmaniaβs Robbins Island
Bird lovers and business leaders await verdict on a long-fought proposal to build up to 100 turbinesSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Mortonβs free Clear Air newsletter hereMore people have heard of Robbins Island than have seen it. Separated from Tasmaniaβs north-western tip by a stretch of water that can be navigated only at low tide, the island is nearly 10,000 hectares of heathland and woodlands,...
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Australian National photographic portrait prize 2025 β in pictures
The National photographic portrait prize, now in its 18th year, attracts thousands of entrants from emerging and established artists across the country. This year, Hoda Afsharβs portrait of First Nations youth in far north Queensland was chosen from 48 entries as the winning portrait. The judges said that by handing agency over to her subjects, Afshar had given the young First Nations people βthe rare opportunity to...
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Climate wars are simmering among the NSW Liberals β and they could pose a problem for Mark Speakman
Energy policy had been an area of mostly bipartisan agreement for the NSW opposition β until nowGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe never-ending war within the Coalition over energy policy and climate targets appears to have infected the New South Wales Liberals as they struggle to restore the administration of their branch and get traction with voters.Itβs bad news for the NSW opposition...
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Qatar: Five-Year Sentence for Bahaβi Dignitary on Abusive Charges
Click to expand Image Remy Rowhani Private. (Beirut) β A Doha court sentenced the chair of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahaβis inQatar to five years in prison on August 13, 2025, based solely on exercising his rights to freedom of speech and religion, the Bahaβi International Community and Human Rights Watch said today. Qatari authorities should urgently quash the conviction and release him.Qatari...
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:The Indian Armyβs Pakistan-Centric Restructuring
The reorganization is part of the Indian Armyβs strategy to instill confidence in the political leadership that it can conduct cross-border surgical strikes at a momentβs notice.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Nearly 200 people killed in Pakistan in heavy rains, flash floods
Disaster agency says the majority of deaths happened in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northwest Pakistan.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:One Belt, One Road, One Chilean Headache
Chile's next president will have to decide how to handle growing Chinese investment in Chile's critical resources.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Offshore Drilling Project Halted in Landmark High Court Victory for Coastal Communities Against Shell, TotalEnergies
[Green Connection] In a landmark victory for civil society and coastal communities, the Western Cape High Court has set aside the South African government's decision to grant environmental authorisation for offshore drilling in Block 5/6/7, along the South-West Coast. Judge Mangcu-Lockwood delivered her judgment on Wednesday, 13 August. Following an intense legal challenge by The Green Connection and Natural Justice...
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Taliban Rule Hits 4 Years as Global Divide Deepens
Despite the urgency of the crises in Afghanistan, the international community's response has been fragmented and divided.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:European seas break temperature records: Are they too warm?
In August 2024, the Mediterranean Sea hit a record of 28.7C. High sea temperatures in Europe fuel marine heatwaves that threaten marine life and worsen extreme weather events.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Turkish authorities widen crackdown on opposition
New arrests come months after the jailing of popular leader of Turkey's rising secular opposition, Ekrem Δ°mamoΔlu.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Trump and Putin wrap up press conference in Alaska with no mention of ceasefire β live updates
For the first time in a decade, Vladimir Putin is on US soil for a much-anticipated meeting with Donald Trump. The US and Russian presidents were supposed to discuss a deal to put an end to Moscowβs war against Ukraine, but they did not mention a ceasefire after the talks.
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