Russia intensifies airstrikes on Ukraine; Kiev strikes back
Kiev [Ukraine], August 22: Russia deployed a number of combat drones and fired multiple missiles in the direction of Ukrainian cities despite ongoing peace efforts,...
Gaza health ministry rejects Israeli call to transfer resources to the south
Gaza [Palestine], August 22: The Palestinian Health Ministry has released a statement responding to what it says is an Israeli push to transfer health system...
Israel escalates Gaza City assault
Gaza [Palestine], August 22: Israel's military has intensified its attacks on Gaza City with air strikes on heavily populated areas, as it pushes ahead with...
Syrians mark chemical attack for first time since fall of Assad
Damascus [Syria], August 22: Survivors of a 2013 chemical attack near the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday commemorated the anniversary of the harrowing event, more...
UK summons Israeli ambassador over West Bank settlement plan
London [UK], August 22: The British Foreign Office has summoned Israeli Ambassador Tzipi Hotovely over Tel Aviv's approval of a major settlement in the West...
US warships likely to reach Venezuela coast by weekend
Washington [US], August 22: Three United States warships ordered to deploy off the coast of Venezuela by US President Donald Trump could arrive by the...
Kim hails North Korean troops and brass returning from Russia's Kursk
Seoul [South Korea], August 22: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has hailed the commanders and troops deployed to aid Russian efforts to recapture parts of...
US-led mediators urge humanitarian pauses as Sudan civil war rages on
Nairobi [Kenya], August 22: US-led mediators in Sudan's civil war have called for humanitarian pauses in the conflict that has been raging since April 2023,...
Ukrainian detained in Italy for Nord Stream sabotage
Rome [Italy], August 22: A Ukrainian suspect was arrested in Italy for allegedly participating in sabotage targeting the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September 2022,...
Egypt recovers new artefacts submerged in the Mediterranean
Alexandria [Egypt], August 22: Egypt has recovered new sunken artefacts from the Mediterranean Sea near the northern city of Alexandria for the first time in...
Uganda agrees to take in African migrants deported from US
Kampala [Uganda], August 22: Uganda will take in migrants deported from the US under certain conditions according to a new agreement reached with the US....
Change in weather helps firefighting efforts in Spain
Madrid [Spain], August 22: Cooler and damper weather is boosting firefighting efforts in Spain, as the country continues to grapple with its worst forest and...
'Nicest judge in the world' Frank Caprio dies aged 88
New York [US], August 22: US celebrity judge and social media star Frank Caprio has died aged 88, his family has said.
Trump say he will go on patrol in Washington with police, military
Washington DC [US], August 22: U.S. President Donald Trump said he would patrol the streets of Washington, D.C. on Thursday night with the police and...
Apple boosts subscription price for TV+ to $12.99
Washington DC [US], August 22: Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab will raise the price of streaming service Apple TV+ by $3 starting Thursday, following a...
Talk of boots on the ground in Ukraine sparks unease in Germany
Berlin [Germany], August 22: Allied talk of sending European peacekeeping forces to protect Ukraine as part of a possible peace deal with Russia has sparked...
Aid groups say shelter materials are still not entering Gaza
Gaza [Gaza City], August 22: International aid groups say they have not yet been able to deliver shelter materials to Gaza despite Israeli authorities saying...
Uganda has not agreed to take deportees from US
Washington DC [US], August 22: A senior Ugandan official denied on Wednesday a U.S. media report that the country had agreed to take in people...
NATO sends two fighter jets after Russian weapons approach Romania
Berlin [Germany], August 21: NATO scrambled two German Eurofighter jets in response to Russian airstrikes near Ukraine's border with Romania overnight into Wednesday.
Japan's exports log biggest drop in 4 years
Tokyo [Japan], August 21: Japan's exports posted the biggest monthly drop in about four years in July, government data showed on Wednesday, as the impact...
Israeli government approves colonial construction plan in E1 area
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 21: The Israeli government today approved a colonial construction plan in the E1 area.
UN Chief: Give Africa greater say!
New York [US], August 21: The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday repeated his call for Africa to have a greater say in decisions that affect its...
Afghan women continue to face exclusion from education, jobs under Taliban rule:...
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 21: Four years into the current rule in Afghanistan, women remain excluded from government structures as well as the right to education...
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to mobilise 4.5 million militia fighters after US...
Caracas [Venezuela], August 21: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced plans to deploy more than four million militia fighters in response to what he called...
Firefighters battle flame on one of the world's oldest trees
Oregon [Salem], August 21: Emergency services in the US state of Oregon were still working to save the Doerner Fir, believed to be one of...
Colombia: Court orders release of former President Uribe
Bogota [Colombia], August 21: Colombia's Superior Court on Tuesday ordered the release of former President Alvaro Uribe from house arrest while he appeals a conviction...
NASA's Webb telescope discovers new moon orbiting Uranus
Washington DC [US], August 21: NASA announced that the James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a new, 29th satellite of Uranus, which was named S/2025...