A block on Elon Musk's X social network in Brazil started to take effect early August 31 after a Supreme Court judge ordered its suspension,…
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris said August 31 that her Republican rival Donald Trump "disrespected sacred ground" at a US military cemetery during a contentious…
A polio vaccination campaign officially began September 1 in the Gaza Strip where the United Nations has announced "humanitarian pauses" to allow for large-scale innoculation,…
Algeria has been approved for membership in the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB), the country’s finance ministry has announced. The decision was taken on August…
Russia on September 1 marks the 20th anniversary of the Beslan school massacre, when over 330 people -- more than half of them children --…
The prosecutor pursuing US election interference charges against Donald Trump and the former president's lawyers have clashed over next steps in the case, according to…
UNICEF said August 31 that it has launched an emergency tender for mpox vaccines to help countries hardest hit by the recent outbreak of the…
The UN's deputy secretary-general welcomed food aid reaching Sudan but said it is insufficient as she visited a border post in Chad to witness the…
Power was restored across Venezuela on August 31 morning, after a massive 12-hour outage plunged the entire country into darkness. The government has blamed "sabotage"…
Voters in two former East German states go to the polls September 1 in elections expected to deal a blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government…
Twelve people died on August 30 when a landslide triggered by heavy rains destroyed their house in Pakistan, rescue officials said, with more than 300…
India has added a second homegrown ballistic missile submarine to its fleet in the latest expansion of its nuclear deterrence. The nuclear-powered INS Arighaat follows…
India's economic growth slowed to 6.7% on-year in the April-June quarter, official data showed August 30, as lower government outlays and lacklustre consumer spending weighed…
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka's annual inflation dipped sharply to 0.5% in August, the lowest year-on-year rate since the country declared bankruptcy in April 2022, official data…
China and the Philippines on August 31 accused each other of deliberately ramming their coast guard ships near a flashpoint shoal in the South China…
The Philippines and Vietnam will deepen military cooperation with an agreement to be signed this year, their defence ministers announced August 30, as both countries…
Singapore is planning to introduce a new law that would enable police in the city-state to order banks to restrict the accounts of individuals who…
The Philippines on August 30 filed money laundering charges against a former town mayor believed to have fled the country and is now wanted for…
Southeast Asian exports got off to a strong start for the second half of the year, with economies such as Thailand and Malaysia in July…
Hong Kong police said on August 31 that two people were arrested for sedition under a new national security law, accusing them of spreading hatred…
Japan voiced "strong concern and protest" August 31 after a Chinese naval ship entered its territorial waters, days after Tokyo accused Beijing of sending a…
Typhoon Shanshan weakened to a tropical storm August 30 but was still dumping heavy rains as it slowly churned through Japan, triggering transport havoc and…
A former Taiwan presidential candidate was arrested August 31 after he was questioned over his alleged role in a property scandal that occurred when he…
An alliance of parties seeking independence for New Caledonia has nominated as chief a prominent opposition leader currently jailed in France over a wave of…
A joint declaration by Pacific leaders was reissued August 31 morning with mentions of Taiwan removed after China slammed an earlier version as a "mistake"…
