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UN chief calls for talks to solve conflict in Gulf, Red Sea

AKP Phnom Penh, 13 August, 2026-- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for dialogue and negotiations to find a comprehensive and durable settlement of the conflict in the Gulf and the Red Sea. Guterres is closely following the developments related to the conflict in the Middle...

Russia warns of retaliatory seizures of European ships

AKP Phnom Penh, 13 August, 2026-- Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Wednesday that Russia would respond in kind if Western countries seize its merchant ships. "We see that the authorities of some countries, in violation of international maritime law, are trying to restrict the movement of...

Erdogan meets Abbas in Ankara, reaffirms support for Palestine

AKP Phnom Penh, 13 August, 2026-- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated his support for the two-state solution based on the 1967 borders during a live-streamed joint press conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas here on Wednesday. "We will resolutely fight for the realizati...

Andras Baka elected as Hungary's new president

AKP Phnom Penh, 12 August, 2026-- Hungary's parliament on Tuesday elected former Supreme Court chief Andras Baka as the country's new president. Baka, 73, the sole candidate in the election, received 140 votes in a secret ballot. He was nominated by the ruling Tisza party, which holds the two-thir...

U.S. forces disable ship accused of breaching Iran blockade

AKP Phnom Penh, 12 August, 2026-- U.S. forces on Tuesday disabled the steering gear of a Panamanian-flagged cargo vessel as it allegedly tried to breach the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, according to a statement from the U.S. military's Central Command (CENTCOM). "CENTCOM forces disabled the ste...

Iran's president says Tehran ready to expand all-out cooperation with Pakistan

AKP Phnom Penh, 12 August, 2026-- Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday voiced his country's readiness to deepen and expand bilateral cooperation with Pakistan in various areas. He made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi while highlighting the "...

Netherlands faces prolonged drought as Rhine flow hits record low

AKP Phnom Penh, 12 August, 2026-- The Netherlands is facing a prolonged drought, with measures to retain and distribute freshwater coming under increasing pressure, the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management said Tuesday. In its weekly Drought Monitor, the ministry described the sit...

Turkish parliament passes landmark legal framework for PKK disarmament

AKP Phnom Penh, 11 August,2026-- Türkiye's parliament on Monday approved a legal framework for the disarmament and reintegration of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a key step toward ending a decades-long conflict. Of 562 lawmakers present, 468 voted in favor and 88 against, with six abstention...

Brazil's exports to EU rise 4 pct in first 60 days of Mercosur-EU deal: official

AKP Phnom Penh, 11 August, 2026-- Brazil's exports to the European Union (EU) increased by about 4 percent in the first 60 days since a free trade agreement between the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the EU took effect, Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin said Monday. Addressing the 25...

Nearly three-quarters of England in drought as another heatwave approaches

AKP Phnom Penh,11 August, 2026-- Almost three-quarters of England is now in drought as conditions worsen following a dry start to August, the National Drought Group warned on Monday. The group, made up of regulators, government officials, water companies and agricultural bodies, made the announcem...

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