UNSC to wind down UNIFIL mission in Lebanon after 2026
New York [US], August 29: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has voted to extend the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon until the end...
At least 60 killed as Israel intensifies attacks on Gaza
Gaza City [Gaza], August 29: At least 60 people were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn on Thursday, including 19 aid seekers, medical...
Italian women targeted in online scandal
Rome [Italy], August 29: Italians have reacted with outrage after an online platform with hundreds of thousands of users was found to have been collecting...
Iran slams European sanctions move as 'baseless, unlawful'
New York [US], August 29: Iran has sharply criticised Germany, France and the United Kingdom over the move to reintroduce UN sanctions on Tehran.
Argentine President Milei attacked with stones at campaign rally
Buenos Aires [Argentina], August 29: Argentine President Javier Milei was left unharmed after stones were thrown at him during a campaign rally near Buenos Aires...
Harry to return to UK on Queen Elizabeth's anniversary
London [UK], August 29: Britain's Prince Harry will return to the UK on the third anniversary of the death of Queen Elizabeth II for a...
UK summons Russian envoy over 'senseless' attack
London [UK], August 29: The British Foreign Office has summoned the Russian ambassador to the UK over strikes on Kiev that Prime Minister Keir Starmer...
EU chief calls Zelensky and Trump after attack on Kiev
Kiev [Ukraine], August 29: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has spoken with the leaders of Ukraine and the United States after a Russian...
Hungary bans Ukrainian drone chief from entry after attack
Budapest [Hungary], August 29: Hungary has imposed a three-year entry ban on Robert Brovdi, the head of Ukraine's drone forces, after a drone attack on...
Russia missiles pound Ukraine
Moscow [Russia], August 29: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for more sanctions on Moscow on Thursday after a fresh wave of over 600 drones and...
Cambodia, Thailand sign 11 agreements at extraordinary meeting
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 28: The extraordinary meeting of the Cambodia-Thailand Regional Border Committee (RBC) ended with an 11-point joint statement aimed at resolving all...
E3 states threaten sanctions on Tehran as IAEA team returns to Iran
Vienna [Austria], August 28: Germany, France and Britain could reintroduce UN sanctions on Iran as soon as Thursday if Tehran does not attempt to resolve...
More Palestinians flee Israel's fierce bombing of Gaza City
Gaza [Palestine], August 28: More Palestinian families are fleeing as the Israeli military pushes deeper into Gaza City, destroying entire neighbourhoods and leaving Palestinian families...
German, French and Polish leaders show support for Moldova on visit
Berlin [Germany], August 28: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk visited Moldova on Wednesday in a show...
South Korea bans mobile phones and smart devices in classrooms
Seoul [South Korea], August 28: South Korea has passed a bill banning the use of mobile phones and smart devices during class hours in schools...
Passenger bus crash in Afghan capital kills 25, injures 27: Media reports
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 28: At least 25 people have died in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, after a passenger bus veered off the road and overturned into...
Denmark summons US envoy over Greenland influence reports
Copenhagen [Denmark], August 28: Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen on Wednesday said he had summoned the senior US diplomat in Copenhagen after reports that...
Asia's largest dredgers take to water in China
Shanghai [China], August 28: China successfully launched the Tong Jun and Jun Guang - Asia's largest trailing suction hopper dredgers, independently designed and built -...
SpaceX launches 10th Starship rocket test flight successfully
New York [US], August 28: SpaceX announced on Tuesday the successful completion of the tenth test flight of its Starship rocket, following several previous delays.
6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off eastern Russia
Moscow [Russia], August 28: An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck off the eastern coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Thursday.
Thirty-four soldiers kidnapped in Colombia
Buenos Aires [Argentina], August 28: Thirty-four soldiers have been kidnapped in southern Colombia following fighting between government forces and a splinter group of the former...
Typhoon Kajiki claims several lives, causes damage in Vietnam and Thailand
Hanoi [Vietnam], August 28: Torrential rain and landslides triggered by Typhoon Kajiki have claimed several lives and caused severe damage in Vietnam and Thailand, authorities...
France to take streaming platform Kick to court
Paris [France], August 28: Over a week after the on-camera death of a popular video game streamer, the French government said it would take the...
More explosions at Germany's Port of Hamburg after major fire extinguished
Berlin [Germany], August 28: Fresh explosions were reported at the Port of Hamburg overnight after a huge fire that raged for more than 40 hours...
Syria condemns Israeli drone attack killing six soldiers near Damascus
Damascus [Syria], August 28: Six soldiers were killed in an Israeli drone strike in Syria, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, condemning the attack...
Gunman attacks Minneapolis school children in chapel
Washington DC [US], August 28: A black-clad gunman killed two children and wounded 17 other people at a Minneapolis Catholic school on Wednesday when he...
South Africa's most vulnerable struggle to find HIV medication after US aid...
Washington DC [US], August 28: On a warm evening in Johannesburg, the news spread like wildfire among sex workers: Within 24 hours, several nonprofit clinics...