The European Union heaped further international pressure on August 4 on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, joining Washington and Latin American nations in refusing to recognize…
A senior US official said on August 4 the US is ready for "every possibility" amid fears of war between Iran and Israel, while telling…
Ukraine has received its first batch of US-made F-16 fighter jets, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on August 4, quickly adding that more are needed…
UK leader Keir Starmer warned far-right protesters on August 4 they would "regret" participating in England's worst rioting in 13 years, as disturbances linked to…
Rebels from the M23 movement captured a border town in eastern DR Congo without a fight on August 4, local sources said, the same day…
Spain faces a crucial political week with a key investiture vote expected in Catalonia which exiled Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont has vowed to attend,…
Hamas says it has initiated consultations to select a new leader of the Palestinian group after the assassination of its political chief Ismail Haniyeh. “Following…
The US military has withdrawn its forces from its final base in Niger, the Pentagon said on August 5, more than a year after military…
Russia's national Security Council secretary on August 5 arrived for a visit to Tehran, news agencies reported, amid fears of a wider war in the…
Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi held talks on August 4 during a rare visit to Iran, as fears of an escalation between Tehran and Israel…
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 15-year rule ended on August 5 as she fled more than a month of deadly protests and the military announced…
A court in Algiers said on August 5 that three rejected presidential candidates were placed under "judicial supervision" while another 68 people, including elected officials,…
Pakistan's jailed former prime minister, Imran Khan, who blames the military for his ouster and 12-month-old imprisonment on what he calls trumped-up charges, said on…
India, which bans direct advertising of liquor, is set to announce sweeping rules that will bar even surrogate ads and sponsoring of events, which could…
Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani, 62, plans to step down at the age of 70 and shift control to his sons and their cousins in…
The Philippines is looking to diversify its infrastructure funding through allies such as the US and Japan after what analysts say is a withdrawal of…
A recent announcement by the US to allocate half a billion dollars in military funding to the Philippines is seen as timely by analysts as…
Myanmar's junta has lost communications with senior officers at a major military base near the Chinese border, in a rare admission of battlefield failure after…
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet on August 5 launched a controversial $1.7 billion canal project that aims to provide a new link from the Mekong…
An unidentified gunman shot dead a male police officer in General Santos City in southern Philippines before dawn on August 4, police said. General Santos…
The Malaysian government said on August 5 it had met with Meta representatives to demand an apology and explanation as to why posts about the…
North Korea has deployed 250 ballistic missile launchers to its southern border, with leader Kim Jong Un describing the weapons as a "powerful treasured sword"…
South Korean shares fell for a second straight session on August 5, with trading curbs activated for the first time in four years, as risk…
China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle (0708.HK) said on August 5 a local court had ruled that two of its units should enter into bankruptcy and…
Eastern China baked under unseasonably high temperatures, with the excessive heat expected to linger in mega coastal cities in the highly industrialized provinces of Jiangsu…
