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Press releases published on August 18, 2025
China Railways Post Strong Freight Growth in First 7 Months
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. reported Monday that the nation’s railway freight volume maintained steady growth from January to July 2025, driven by streamlined network operations and enhanced service delivery. In the first seven months of …
Media Warns of Repeating Oval Office ‘Disaster’
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is preparing for a high-stakes encounter with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, a meeting that may mirror an earlier "disastrous" confrontation in the Oval Office, The Washington Post cautioned on Sunday. …
Russian Airstrikes Hit Two Ukrainian Cities
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Ukraine announced on Monday that overnight Russian air raids on the cities of Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia resulted in at least seven fatalities and 37 wounded individuals. Kharkiv Governor Oleh Synyehubov shared in a Telegram statement that the total …
Voter registration of Mogadishu’s municipal council elections is concluded by Somalia
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Reports indicate that Somalia has finished voter registration for the upcoming municipal council elections in Mogadishu, scheduled for October 30, marking what authorities describe as a historic moment in the nation’s democratic development. …
Iran announces killing of two terrorist groups
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced it had dismantled two “terrorist” groups in separate operations in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, according to reports on Sunday. The IRGC said its forces targeted two …
Aegean Sea Incident Leaves Four Migrants Dead, Others Missing
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) A deadly incident in the Aegean Sea has left four undocumented migrants dead and sparked an urgent search for others still missing, according to a statement Monday by Türkiye’s Coast Guard Command. At 2:04 a.m. local time (2304 GMT Sunday), rescue …
Milanovic Stands Against Sending Troops to Ukraine
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) On Monday, Croatian President Zoran Milanovic once again emphasized that his nation will not dispatch military personnel to Ukraine. Using social media to express his stance, he stated, "I have received a mandate from the Croatian people to uphold …
Trump anticipates 'constructive conversation' with Putin
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump said Monday he expects a “constructive conversation” with Russian President Vladimir Putin and expressed frustration with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for rejecting territorial concessions. Speaking at a White …
US Special Envoy Meets with Lebanese President
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) US Special Envoy for Syria, Tom Barrack, met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Beirut on Monday. According to the Lebanese Presidency’s announcement on the US social media platform X, US Deputy Middle East Envoy Morgan Ortagus was also …
Brazilian Health Minister calls US canceling his family visa as “cowardly”
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Brazilian Health Minister Alexandre Padilha on Friday denounced the U.S. decision to cancel tourist visas for his wife and 10-year-old daughter as “cowardly,” calling it an attempt to pressure those who resist U.S. demands. Padilha said the move …
France wants to 'stabilise' wildfire raging in south
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) French firefighters are working to contain the country’s largest wildfire this summer, which has killed one person and destroyed thousands of hectares of land and numerous homes in southern France. The blaze began Tuesday in the Aude department, …
France verifies man detained over coup plot in Mali is French
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) France has confirmed that a citizen detained in Mali over an alleged coup plot is an employee of its embassy in Bamako but rejected claims linking him to efforts to overthrow the military-led government, according to reports. Malian authorities …
Beijing Pledges to Block Any Moves to Separate Taiwan from China
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Beijing issued a firm warning on Monday, asserting it will “never allow anyone or any force to separate” Taiwan from China, intensifying its long-standing position on the self-governed island that lies across the Taiwan Strait. The statement came …
Pakistan Reports Two More Polio Cases
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Pakistan has confirmed two additional cases of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1), raising the nationwide total to 21 so far this year, health officials announced Monday. The new infections were identified in Kohistan District of northwest Khyber …
Gaza Tribunal Demands Armed Action to Halt Gaza “Genocide”
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) The Gaza Tribunal issued a strong appeal on Monday for an immediate international military intervention, asserting that Israel has entered its "most lethal phase of genocide" in Gaza. The tribunal cautioned that inaction at this stage would …
Australian Researchers Reveal Cause of Drug Resistance in Breast Cancer
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Australian researchers have uncovered a critical biological process that may explain why some cases of estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer—the most prevalent form globally—develop resistance to standard therapies. According to a …
Iran Voices Support for Ukraine Peace Talks
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran voiced support on Monday for diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, but expressed skepticism over the United States’ role as a credible mediator, days after U.S. President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin …
Two Men Arrested Over Greece’s Patras Wildfire
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Two men, aged 19 and 27, have been ordered held in custody in connection with a destructive wildfire that tore through forested areas, farmland, residential properties, and commercial sites in the western Greek city of Patras, according to local …
Armenians stuck between hope, distrust due to accord with Azerbaijan
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Armenians in Yerevan expressed cautious optimism and skepticism on Saturday following the signing of a peace agreement with Azerbaijan in Washington, overseen by US President Donald Trump. The pact aims to resolve a longstanding territorial …
Multiple gunmen shoot seven civilians in Ecuador
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) A shooting in the northwestern Ecuadorian province of Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas on Sunday morning left seven people dead, according to reports. Multiple gunmen dressed in black reportedly entered a local billiard hall in the provincial …