Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro called on August 12 for the state to use an "iron fist" after deadly protests in response to his July reelection,…
A masked man wearing a helmet and bulletproof vest on August 12 stabbed at least five people outside a mosque in northwest Turkey before being…
Moscow on August 11 acknowledged Ukrainian troops had pierced deep into the Kursk border region in an offensive that a top official in Ukraine said…
US President Joe Biden, in his first TV interview since withdrawing from the election, has said he acted under pressure from fellow Democrats and out…
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the deployment of a guided missile submarine to the Middle East, the Pentagon said on August 11, as…
International pressure mounted on August 12 for a ceasefire in Gaza, with Britain, France and Germany issuing a joint plea for an end to fighting…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has nominated a moderate diplomat as foreign minister and a female official as urban development minister as he presented his new…
The Biden administration has decided to lift a ban on US sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, the State Department said on August 9,…
Greece ordered the evacuation of hospitals and homes near Athens on August 12 as wildfires spread despite "superhuman" efforts to combat the flames, the fire…
Spain's ruling Socialists regained control of Catalonia's regional government as a new cabinet was sworn in on August 12, ending over a decade of separatist…
Global youth unemployment is at its lowest level for 15 years, the United Nations said on August 12, though not all regions have yet recovered…
Venezuela's opposition called on August 11 for worldwide protests on August 17 to show support for its claimed victory in last month's election over President…
Rwanda's all-powerful President Paul Kagame was sworn in on August 11 for a fourth term, saying regional peace was a "priority" in the face of…
Tanzanian police have arrested leading opposition Chadema party figure Tundu Lissu and other leaders, a Chadema official said. They were arrested in the southwestern city…
Algerian firefighters on August 11 were battling blazes in the northeastern Kabylie region as families were ordered to evacuate, local media said. Residents were told…
Thousands of anti-racism demonstrators rallied across the UK on August 10 to protest recent rioting blamed on the far-right in the wake of the Southport…
Russia on August 10 announced increased security measures in the border region of Kursk, where an incursion this week by Ukrainian forces caught Russian troops…
Kamala Harris now leads Donald Trump in three crucial battleground states, according to new polls published on August 10, apparently eroding the advantage the former…
Lebanon's Iran-back Hezbollah group said it launched on August 10 explosive-laden drones at a north Israel army base following the killing of a Hamas commander…
As instructors shout commands, dozens of students taking part in a pilot Czech army programme aimed at boosting flagging enlistment numbers crawl through forest scrub…
Fake news sites, hacking, cyber attacks -- Iran is ramping up efforts to influence US elections this fall, Microsoft said on August 9, following warnings…
Fugitive Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont said on August 9 he had left Spain for Belgium after briefly addressing supporters in Barcelona, sparking a row…
Turkey began unblocking Instagram on August 10 evening after depriving access to millions of users for nine days. "Following our negotiations with representatives of Instagram,…
The Tunisian election board announced on August 10 that three candidates including incumbent President Kais Saied had been cleared to run in upcoming elections. Saied,…
Brazilian authorities on August 10 finished recovering the bodies of the 62 people who died when their plane tumbled from the sky, as experts began…
