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Petra Kvitova's tennis career comes to end after 1st-round US Open loss

New York, Aug. 26 -- Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova's hopes of winning the US Open title dashed after her defeat to Frenchwoman Diane Parry in straight sets 6-1, 6-0 here. After her loss, ... Read More


Sri Lanka's exports near 10 bln USD in seven months

Colombo, Aug. 26 -- Sri Lanka's exports rose to nearly 10 billion U.S. dollars in the first seven months of 2025, up 7.79 percent from the corresponding period in 2024, the Export Development Board (E... Read More


5 terrorists killed in counterterrorism operation in NW Pakistan

Islamabad, Aug. 26 -- Five terrorists and a passerby were killed and eight policemen injured in a joint operation by police and the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pa... Read More


SpaceX cancels Starship launch due to weather

Los Angeles, Aug. 26 -- U.S. private space company SpaceX scrubbed the 10th flight test of its powerful Starship rocket on Monday due to unfavorable weather conditions. The launch had initially been ... Read More


Elon Musk's companies sue Apple, OpenAI over alleged anticompetitive scheme

Washington, Aug. 26 -- Two of Elon Musk's companies on Monday sued Apple and OpenAI, accusing the pair of "perpetrating their anticompetitive scheme" to maintain monopolies in smartphone and generativ... Read More


Trump says he hopes to meet Kim Jong Un this year

Washington, Aug. 26 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he hopes to meet with Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), later this year. Speaking to rep... Read More


Hezbollah leader rejects disarmament, demands Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon

Beirut, Aug. 26 -- Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem on Monday rejected calls to disarm the Lebanese armed group, insisting its weapons remain essential to Lebanon's sovereignty and defense. "The w... Read More


3 confirmed dead in Britain's helicopter crash

London, Aug. 26 -- Three people have died and one remains in serious condition after a helicopter crash on the Isle of Wight in Britain, police said on Monday. "We can confirm that three people have ... Read More


4 killed in traffic accident in central Poland

Warsaw, Aug. 26 -- Four people were killed Monday in a road accident on National Road S7 near Mierzawa in central Poland's Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship. Published by HT Digital Content Services with pe... Read More


Cholera outbreak kills over 60 in eastern Chad

Yaounde, Aug. 26 -- At least 63 people have died following a cholera outbreak in eastern Chad, the country's health ministry said in a statement on Monday. A total of 938 suspected cases have been re... Read More