More News19 Aug 2026 | 6:08 PMTehran, Aug 19 (UNI) Iran is rejecting another temporary ceasefire with the US and instead demanding a "permanent end" to the war, according to Iranian officials, with diplomacy remaining stalled post the expiration of a 60-day interim agreement, reports Gulf News.
see more.. 19 Aug 2026 | 5:43 PMWashington/Tehran, Aug 19 (UNI) The Iran war, marked by repeated escalations and mounting pressure on the US military, is set to reach the six-month mark next week, with Washington and Tehran both betting they can outlast the other.
see more.. 19 Aug 2026 | 5:21 PMKyiv, Aug 19 (UNI) Ukraine's former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for fresh elections even as the war with Russia goes on, in what is being seen as an open challenge to President Volodymyr Zelensky's leadership of the former Soviet province.
see more.. 19 Aug 2026 | 5:20 PMDhaka, Aug 19 (UNI) Bangladesh State Minister for Health MA Muhit said on Wednesday that there was no scope for unrealistic assurances over managing the country’s measles outbreak, warning that even doubling the vaccination rate would at least take another two to three months to bring the outbreak fully under control.
see more.. 19 Aug 2026 | 5:14 PMJerusalem, Aug 19 (UNI) Israel, justifying its Tuesday strike at a Syrian airbase, told the Trump administration that the attack was aimed at preventing a Turkish military buildup in the area, according to US and Israeli officials.
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