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Egypt recovers ancient sunken artifacts
Aug 23, 2025 - World
Egyptian antiquities officials brought up artifacts from the Mediterranean seafloor that date back to the country's Ptolemaic and Roman periods.

Pope affirms right of people to return home after unjust exile in meeting with Chagos refugees
Aug 23, 2025 - World
Pope Leo XIV strongly affirmed the right of people to return to their homes after an unjust exile, issuing the message during an audience Saturday with refugees from Chagos, the Indian Ocean archipelago that is home to the strategic U.S.-U.K. military base.
Dutch foreign minister quits over failure to secure sanctions against Israel
Aug 23, 2025 - World
Caspar Veldkamp resigns after cabinet reaches deadlock on adopting harsher measures over situation in GazaMiddle East crisis live: latest updatesThe Dutch foreign minister, Caspar Veldkamp, has resigned after a cabinet meeting failed to secure sanctions against Israel, weakening the Netherlands’ already fragile caretaker government.Veldkamp’s colleagues from the centrist New Social Contract (NSC) party also walked out after the cabinet debate late on Friday reached an impasse over adopting harsher measures against Israel. Continue reading...

Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes off the coast of El Salvador
Aug 23, 2025 - World
A large earthquake has struck in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Guatemala and El Salvador, according to the U.S. Geological Survey
Chinese bridge collapse kills at least 12 construction workers
Aug 23, 2025 - World
A railway bridge under construction in China has collapsed, killing at least 12 workers and leaving four missing