Latest news bulletin | August 20th, 2025 – Morning
• Aug 20, 2025, 5:00 AM
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Latest news bulletin | August 20th, 2025 – Midday
• 10:00 AM
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Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 20th, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.View on euronews
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Trump deploys hundreds of US National Guard troops in Washington
• 9:52 AM
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The deployment of the troops follows an order by US President Donald Trump for a crackdown on crime in the US capital, a similar action he took during protests in Los Angeles in June, prompting widespread backlash.<div class="small-12 column text-center a
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Russian overnight attack injures 14 in Ukraine's Sumy region
• 9:07 AM
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The latest Russian attack overnight on Wednesday on Ukraine's Sumy region injured 14, including children. Zelenskyy urged more sanctions and security guarantees to end Russia's ongoing all-out war.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><
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Chinese national in California jailed for exporting weapons to North Korea
• 8:51 AM
6 min
Shenghua Wen, 42, received around $2 million (€1.7 million) from North Korean officials to ship firearms and ammunition from California.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/20/chinese-national-
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Bus crash in Afghanistan kills dozens of migrants returning from Iran
• 8:46 AM
2 min
A collision between a bus and two other vehicles killed at least 79 people, including 19 children, in northwestern Afghanistan, local media reported.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/20/bus-
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Syria and Israel hold first direct talks in US-brokered meeting
• 7:53 AM
2 min
In US-brokered talks, Syria and Israel discussed restoring a 1974 ceasefire to de-escalate tensions following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/20/syria-
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Aid drivers hope for Gaza entry as Egyptian and Palestinian leaders meet at Rafah crossing
• 5:30 AM
15 min
Euronews travelled to the Rafah border crossing with the Egyptian foreign minister and the Palestinian premier.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/20/aid-drivers-hope-for-gaza-entry-as-egyptia
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US and EU to push for the return of abducted Ukrainian children from Russia
• 5:00 AM
7 min
The return of the forcefully deported Ukrainian children “is a subject at the top of all lists,” Donald Trump said, adding that the US and Europe will work together with Ukraine and the rest of the world “to hopefully bringing them home to their families"
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Latest news bulletin | August 20th, 2025 – Morning
• 5:00 AM
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Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 20th, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https:/
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Israel under pressure to respond to ceasefire proposal as strikes on Gaza continue
• 3:55 AM
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Qatar has stressed the urgency of brokering a ceasefire in Gaza after Hamas showed a “positive response” to a proposal from Arab countries, but Israel has yet to weigh in as its military prepares an offensive in some of the territory's most densely popula
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