00:00Here are the top world news headlines for today, Wednesday, August 19,
00:042026 Backhand Index pointing down.
00:08Middle East and US-Iran tensions.
00:11Trump says no talks planned with Iran, while Tehran says the Strait of Hormuz remains shut.
00:17Iran fires two missiles towards UAE, residents warned amid rising tensions.
00:23Israeli airstrikes hit Syrian airbase in Idlib, drawing Turkish condemnation.
00:29Pakistan plus seven countries condemn Israel's rejection of Gaza Roadmap 7-6-FD3-C542-8-B8-D.
00:37Americas.
00:39US-South Korea to cut duration and scope of military drills after Trump order.
00:45At least six dead as historic flooding inundates Indiana, US over 90 people and 45 pets rescued.
00:52Colombia quake toll rises, around 290 dead, 140 missing, 4,000 injured after 7.4 magnitude quake.
01:03Lula seeks call with Trump amid US-Brazil tensions and election interference fears 1B49794C3C5-4.
01:11Asia and Disasters.
01:13Five killed as part of village home in China's Sichuan collapses.
01:18Indonesia quake kills 53, thousands evacuate as nearly 1,000 aftershocks hamper rescue.
01:2647 dead as 7.7 magnitude quake rattles Indonesia.
01:31Japan's farmers go nocturnal as deadly heat intensifies B38EB8-794CF41.
01:37Other notable headlines.
01:41Pope calls for an end to West Bank violence against Palestinians.
01:46Afghan Taliban mark five years in power, UNESCO says 2.4 million Afghan girls barred from school
01:52since 2021.
01:5468 perishes ferry capsizes in Zimbabwe.
01:58Bond markets are getting hammered, sell-off driving headlines B8-794C580.
02:05Want me to dive deeper into any of these, like the Iran-slash-U.S. situation,
02:10the Colombia-slash-Indonesia quakes, or U.S. politics?
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