- Friday, 22 August 2025
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Ukraine ready to accept 30-day ceasefire with Russia
Ukraine has said it is ready to accept an immediate 30-day ceasefire with Russia proposed by the US, after a day of US-Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia.
Pakistan militants attack train and take passengers hostage
Armed militants in Pakistan's Balochistan region have attacked a train carrying hundreds of passengers and taken a number of hostages, military sources have told the BBC.
Philippines ex-leader Duterte arrested on ICC warrant over drug killings
Philippine police have arrested former president Rodrigo Duterte after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity over his deadly "war on drugs".
Fires still burning and one missing after tanker collision
Fires are still burning on an oil tanker carrying jet fuel and a cargo ship carrying highly toxic chemicals that collided in the North Sea on Monday morning.
Hundreds of flights cancelled as strikes hit German airports
Hundreds of flights have been cancelled across Germany as airport workers stage a nationwide strike over pay, posing a major disruption for air travellers. The industrial action, led by the trade union Verdi, began unexpectedly on Sunday at Hamburg Airport, before expanding to a nationwide strike.
US says Ukraine 'ready to move forward' on truce demand
The Trump administration believes Ukraine's leadership is "ready to move forward" on the US demand for a ceasefire process with Russia, according to a senior US state department official.
India edge out New Zealand to win Champions Trophy
India won by four wickets
Russian strike kills 11 in town near Donetsk, Ukraine says
At least 11 people were killed and 30 injured in a Russian strike on Dobropillya, a town in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, Ukrainian authorities say.
Trump team hits pause on tariffs - but still sees them as vital tool
It may have been drowned out this week as US President Donald Trump walked back tariffs on his closest neighbours - and biggest trading partners - almost as soon as they were in place.
Eurostar trains cancelled at Gare du Nord in Paris after unexploded WW2 bomb found
Eurostar and local train services at Gare du Nord station in Paris have been cancelled after an unexploded World War Two bomb was found nearby
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Trump expands exemptions from Canada and Mexico tariffs
US President Donald Trump has signed orders significantly expanding the goods exempted from his new tariffs on Canada and Mexico that were imposed this week.
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NZ overpower SA to make Champions Trophy final
New Zealand won by 50 runs
Democrat Al Green ejected from chamber for heckling Trump
Representative Al Green was ejected from the House chamber for heckling President Donald Trump during his joint address to Congress on Tuesday night.
The full list of Oscar winners and nominees
The Academy Awards have taken place in Los Angeles, with Anora scooping the most honours, while Conclave, The Brutalist, Wicked and Emilia Pérez also took prizes.
Zelensky bruised but upbeat after diplomatic whirlwind
"Bruised but motivated," was how one of Volodymyr Zelensky's entourage described how they had been feeling, as a small group of journalists crammed into what felt like an even smaller room at Stansted Airport.
