BRICS invites six countries including Saudi Arabia, Iran to be new members (www.reuters.com)
Giuliani surrenders in Trump election subversion case, $150,000 bond set (www.reuters.com)
Two tankers collide in Suez Canal - MarineTraffic citing eyewitnesses (www.reuters.com)
Exclusive: Argentina to use IMF money to pay back part of a currency swap with China -sources (www.reuters.com)
LONDON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Argentina plans to tap a $7.5 billion disbursement from the International Monetary Fund to repay China part of the money it borrowed through a currency swap line, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday....
Scorched Europe battles deadly fires, Turkey shuts shipping lane (www.reuters.com)
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US imposes visa curbs on Chinese officials over boarding schools for Tibetans (www.reuters.com)
Russia may annex Georgian breakaway regions -Medvedev (www.reuters.com)
Japan to release Fukushima water into ocean starting Aug 24 (www.reuters.com)
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Russia may annex Georgian breakaway regions -Medvedev (www.reuters.com)
UK says a supersonic Russian bomber likely to have been destroyed in drone attack (www.reuters.com)
Aug 22 (Reuters) - British military intelligence said on Tuesday that a weekend drone attack on an airfield deep inside Russia which Moscow blamed on Ukraine is highly likely to have destroyed a nuclear-capable TU-22M3 supersonic long-range bomber....
Meta putting profit ahead of safety by blocking wildfire news, says Trudeau (www.reuters.com)
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday criticized Meta for blocking domestic news from its platforms, saying the Facebook-parent was prioritizing profit over safety as devastating wildfires force tens of thousands to evacuate their homes....
Biden administration to urge Americans get new COVID-19 boosters (www.reuters.com)
The Biden administration plans to urge all Americans to get a booster shot for the coronavirus this autumn to counter a new wave of infections, a White House official said on Sunday....
France denies report it asked Algeria to use airspace for a Niger operation (www.reuters.com)
Children trapped in Pakistan cable car after line snaps over ravine (www.reuters.com)
The students have been stuck in the cable car since 7 a.m. (0200 GMT) when they were travelling to school in a remote mountainous area in Battagram, about 200 km (125 miles) north of Islamabad, officials said....
Canada considering foreign student visa cap to address housing shortage (www.reuters.com)
Europe's heatwave turns deadly as 18 burned bodies found in Greek fires (www.reuters.com)
Rare earths magnet firms turn to Vietnam in China hedge (www.reuters.com)
Korean and Chinese magnet firms, including an Apple supplier, are set to open factories in Vietnam, according to documents and people familiar with the plans, amid a push to diversify supply chains away from China and defend against Sino-U.S. tension.
In Maui, Biden sees 'long road' ahead in recovering from deadly wildfires (www.reuters.com)
U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday praised the “remarkable resiliency” of the people of Maui, after wildfires killed more than 114 people on the Hawaiian island two weeks ago, and said America would stand by them for as long as it takes....
Japan to release Fukushima water into ocean starting Aug 24 (www.reuters.com)
North Korea's Kim directs cruise missile test as South Korea, US begin drills (www.reuters.com)
Netherlands, Denmark commit to deliver F16s to Ukraine -Dutch PM Rutte (www.reuters.com)
Republican feud over 'root canal' spending cuts raises US gov't shutdown risk (www.reuters.com)
Members of the hardline House Freedom Caucus are pushing to cut spending to a fiscal 2022 level of $1.47 trillion, $120 billion less than President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy agreed to in their May debt ceiling compromise....
Adobe co-founder John Warnock dies at 82 (www.reuters.com)
Adobe co-founder John Warnock dies at 82::Photoshop maker Adobe’s co-founder John Warnock died on Saturday aged 82, the company said in a statement early on Sunday.
Russia's first lunar mission in 47 years smashes into the moon in failure (www.reuters.com)
Russia’s first moon mission in 47 years failed when its Luna-25 space craft spun out of control and crashed into the moon after a problem preparing for pre-landing orbit, underscoring the post-Soviet decline of a once mighty space programme.