Australian Foreign Minister shares future vision with Vietnamese students
Canberra [Australia], August 24: On August 23, during her first visit to Ho Chi Minh City as Australian Foreign Minister, Ms. Penny Wong participated in...
About to present to the prison, Mr. Trump has more difficulty
Washington [US], August 24: Former US President Donald Trump is scheduled to appear in a Georgia prison on August 24, while a witness against him...
North Korea launches second satellite but fails
Pyongyang [North Korea], August 24: North Korea launched a second satellite at dawn on August 24, but it failed and announced it would try again...
Debate in the BRICS about the future of the bloc
Johannesburg [South Africa], August 24: At the conference in South Africa, the BRICS countries showed different views on admitting more members and becoming a counterweight...
Greek fires rage after migrant tragedy near border
Athens [Greece], August 24: Fires that have claimed 20 lives in Greece are still burning out of control in foothills near Athens and the Evros...
Fukushima: What are the concerns over waste water release?
Tokyo [Japan], August 24: Japan's controversial plan to release treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean has sparked anxiety and anger...
Russian general who ran Ukraine war fired - report
Moscow [Russia], August 24: One of Russia's leading military figures, Gen Sergei Surovikin, has reportedly lost his job as air force chief after weeks of...
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin listed in Russian plane crash with no survivors
Moscow [Russia], August 24: Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was listed as a passenger on a private jet that crashed on Wednesday evening north of...
Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner mercenary chief?
Moscow [Russia], August 24: Here are some key facts about Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Russia's Wagner Group mercenary force, who Russia's civil aviation authority said...
New Zealand sees retail sales fall in Q2
Wellington [New Zealand], August 23: New Zealand's total volume of retail sales fell 1 percent in the second quarter this year, following a decline of...
Australia expects to revive FTA talks with EU at G20 summit
Canberra [Australia], August 23: Australia's Assistant Trade Minister Tim Ayres has identified reviving stalled talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union...
Iran unveils attack drone Mohajer-10 capable of striking Israel
Tehran [Iran], August 23: Iran has unveiled a new drone that it says is capable of striking targets in Israel.
Trump says he'll be arrested on Thursday; bond set at $200,000
Washington [US], August 23: Former US president Donald Trump said on social media on Monday that he will turn himself in to Fulton County, Georgia,...
Italy declares highest heat alert for 16 cities as forest fire rages
Rome [Italy], August 23: A forest fire raging on the Italian holiday island of Elba since late Monday evening has forced the evacuation of 700...
Tropical Storm Harold forms in Gulf of Mexico amid busy parade
Port Mansfield (Texas) [US], August 23: Tropical Storm Harold became the fourth named storm in less than 48 hours as it spun up in the...
Two killed in Israeli strikes on outskirts of Damascus: Monitor
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 23: Two people were killed in Israeli airstrikes on the outskirts of Damascus, a
Japan to begin dumping Fukushima water into ocean despite critics
Tokyo [Japan], August 23: Japan said it will start releasing treated cooling water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea on Thursday, despite...
Greek fires leave 20 dead, including 18 suspected migrants in hiding
Athens [Greece], August 23: Greek wildfires in the past days have obscured the sun with a thick smoke, as strong winds fuelled the massive forest...
President Biden arrives in Hawaii after the wildfire disaster
Hawaii [US], August 23: US President Joe Biden was present in Hawaii on August 21, affirming that the whole US will stand with local people...
Indonesia is about to buy 24 F-15EX fighters from the US
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 23: Indonesian Defense Minister PrabowoSubianto visited the US to witness the signing of a memorandum of understanding on the purchase of 24...
The witness in the case of Trump kept secret documents withdrew his...
Washington [US], August 23: A key witness against former US President Donald Trump and two of his accomplices (in the case he kept secret documents...
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin was hospitalized on his first night in...
Bangkok [Thailand], August 23: Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was taken to hospital with high blood pressure due to being unable to sleep during...
SretthaThavisin was elected Prime Minister of Thailand
Thimphu [Bhutan], August 23: Thailand's National Assembly on August 22 voted to approve Pheu Thai Party candidate SretthaThavisin as the new prime minister.
The leadership transition in Cambodia
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 23: Cambodia officially has a new parliamentary and government leadership at the first session of the 7th National Assembly.
Medvedev said Russia could annex South Ossetia, Abkhazia
Moscow [Russia], August 23: Deputy Chairman of Russia's Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said that Moscow could annex two breakaway regions in Georgia, South Ossetia and...
Japan discharging wastewater in its own backyard: Rabuka
Tokyo [Japan], August 23: Prime Minister SitiveniRabuka is firm about his stance regarding the discharge of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power...
Maui wildfire victims fear land grab may threaten Hawaiian culture
Hawaii [US], August 23: Deborah Loeffler felt she could not lose much more after a wildfire destroyed the home in Maui where five generations of...