National

Netanyahu says Israel plans to take over all...
Tel Aviv [Israel] / Gaza [Palestine], August 8: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that to destroy Hamas Israel intends...

Trump says he would meet with Putin even...
Washington [US], August 8: U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would meet with Vladimir Putin even if the...

Solomon Islands blocks US, China, Taiwan from Pacific's...
Washington [US], August 8: Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has said that 21 donor countries, including the United States...

China unleashes virus crackdown as power is cut...
Guangdong [China], August 8: Officials across China have implemented Covid-era preventive measures across the country as the chikungunya virus outbreak...

Trump demands 'highly conflicted' Intel CEO resign over...
Washington [US], August 8: U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday demanded the immediate resignation of new Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan,...

Returned and reeling: Afghans expelled from Iran struggle...
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 8: Habiba, an Afghan woman who fled Taliban rule to pursue a master's degree in engineering in...

Iran's Khamenei appoints two former officers to new...
Tehran [Iran], August 8: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has appointed two personal representatives to a newly established Defence...

Gaza aid distribution declared 'orchestrated killing' by MSF
Gaza [Palestine], August 8: Doctors Without Borders, better known by its French-language acronym MSF, has called for the immediate end...

Netanyahu appears to confirm plan for full capture...
Tel Aviv [Israel] / Gaza [Palestine], August 8: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday appeared to confirm that Israel...

Lebanese cabinet holds more talks on disarming Hezbollah,...
Beirut [Lebanon], August 8: Lebanon's cabinet has again met to discuss the disarmament of Hezbollah despite the latter's earlier rejection...

Myanmar President Swe dies at 74
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], August 8: Myint Swe, who has served as Myanmar's military-backed president, has died aged 74 after a long...

'Palestinian Pele' Suleiman killed while seeking aid in...
Gaza [Palestine], August 8: Palestinian national football team player Suleiman Al-Obeid has been killed in an Israeli attack on aid...

Sudan military destroyed UAE plane carrying Colombian mercenaries:...
Khartoum [Sudan], August 8: Sudan's air force has destroyed a UAE aircraft carrying Colombian mercenaries as it was landing at...

Potential victims of modern slavery in United Kingdom...
London [UK], August 8: The number of potential victims of modern slavery referred to Britain's Home Office is at a...

Brazil opposition lawmakers end Bolsonaro protest
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], August 8: Opposition lawmakers in Brazil have ended their occupation of the country's parliament in Brasilia...

Putin publicly confirms summit with Trump
Berlin [Germany] / Kiev [Ukraine], August 8: Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly confirmed for the first time on Thursday his...

Trump demands resignation of Intel chief executive Lip-Bu...
Washington [US], August 8: US President Donald Trump is calling for the immediate resignation of Intel chief executive Lip-Bu Tan...

Saudi, US defence ministers discuss efforts to achieve...
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], August 7: Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,...

Google launches $1 billion AI education initiative
San Francisco [US], August 7: US technology company Google has announced a US$1 billion investment over three years to support...

EU halts $108bn tariffs on US goods despite...
Brussels [Belgium], August 7: The European Commission on Tuesday formally suspended planned retaliatory tariffs on US imports worth about $108...

Afghanistan's hunger crisis worsens, WFP warns of dire...
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 7: The hunger crisis in Afghanistan is spiralling out of control, with the World Food Programme (WFP)...

US: Five US soldiers injured in shooting by...
Washington [US], August 7: A tragic incident unfolded at the Fort Stewart military base in Georgia, United States on Wednesday,...

Gaza: Alarm over Israeli move to deregister NGOs
New York [US], August 7: Aid agencies warned on Wednesday that most partner organisations providing vital relief across Gaza will...

US Army soldier accused of attempting to share...
New York [US], August 7: A U.S. Army soldier was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly seeking to pass sensitive information...

US brings hate crime charges against suspect in...
New York [US], August 7: The U.S. on Wednesday brought federal hate crime charges against the suspect accused of gunning...

South Korea to offer visa-free entry to Chinese...
Seoul [South Korea], August 7: South Korea will offer visa-free entry to tourist groups from China, for a temporary period...

Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers record coral decline...
Sydney [Australia], August 7: Australia's Great Barrier Reef has suffered the largest decline in coral cover in two of its...