US sends more warships, Venezuelan President makes tough statement
Caracas [Venezuela], August 30: AP reported on August 29 that the US is increasing its naval forces in waters off Venezuela to counter the threat...
Japan's Rise in the Southern World
Tokyo [Japan], August 30: Japan has been quietly cultivating ties with developing countries, collectively known as the Southern World, for years through aid programs...
Trump cancels nearly $5 billion in foreign aid approved by Congress
New York [US], August 30: US President Donald Trump is using tactics to cancel $4.9 billion in foreign aid approved by Congress.
US denies visas to Palestinian officials attending UN conference
Gaza [Palestine], August 30: The US has announced it will deny visas to members of the Palestinian Authority to travel to New York to attend...
Kim Jong-un promises 'good life' for relatives of soldiers killed in Russia
Pyongyang [North Korea], August 30: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has promised to ensure "a good life" for the families of soldiers who died fighting...
Jailed Bolivian civic leader Pumari ordered to house arrest
Sucre [Bolivia], August 30: Marco Pumari, the former leader of Bolivia's Civic Committee of Potosi, has been released from prison and ordered to house arrest...
Most Trump tariffs are not legal, US appeals court rules
New York [US], August 30: A divided U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that most of Donald Trump's tariffs are illegal, undercutting the Republican president's...
Suspended Thailand PM Paetongtarn removed from office over leaked phone call with...
Bangkok [Thailand], August 30: Thailand's Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office for an ethics violation, local media reported.
Afghanistan faces severe health crisis, 22 million need aid: WHO
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 30: The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Afghanistan faces a severe health crisis as 22 million people need aid, funding...
Brawl in Mexican Senate after debate on US military intervention
Mexico City [Mexico], August 30: A session of the Mexican Senate turned chaotic when a dispute over speaking time escalated into a physical altercation between...
JD Vance hints he would take over as US President if "tragedy"...
Washington DC [US], August 30: United States Vice President JD Vance on Thursday appeared to have indicated that he would take over as the President...
22 people killed, including four children in Russian strike on a residential...
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 30: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday stated that 22 people, including four children, were killed after Russia's barrage of missiles hit...
Minority representation missing in new judicial appointments in Bangladesh
Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 30: The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, representing the largest minority group in the Muslim-majority South Asian country, expressed outrage on...
'Deranged monster' probed after deadly Minnesota church shooting
Washington [US], August 29: US investigators were searching for a motive on Thursday after a shooting at a Catholic church in Minnesota left two children...
24 killed, 55 wounded in RSF attack on Sudan's El Fasher: Doctors'...
Khartoum [Sudan], August 29: At least 24 people have been killed and dozens of others were wounded in a paramilitary attack on the besieged city...
Industry concerned about brain drain from Austria
Vienna [Austria], August 29: A recent study commissioned by the Federation of Austrian Industries (IV) has highlighted an alarming issue, as highly qualified workers are...
UN chief renews call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
New York [US], August 29: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday reiterated his call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza war as...
WFP chief visits Palestine, Israel; calls for immediate surge of aid into...
Geneva [Switzerland], August 29: Safe, unfettered humanitarian access to reach the most vulnerable families is the top priority right now, World Food Programme Executive Director...
Security Council: UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon extended for 'final time'
New York [US], August 29: The UN peacekeeping mission which patrols the so-called Blue Line of separation between Israel and Lebanon received the unanimous support...
Mt. Shinmoe in southwestern Japan erupts, spews plume 5,500m above crater
Tokyo [Japan], August 29: Mt. Shinmoe on the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu erupted on Thursday, spewing a plume of ash 5,500 metres above...
Nepal: Birgunj cholera outbreak kills 3, over 300 hospitalised
Birgunj [Nepal], August 29: The Parsa district of Nepal bordering India has seen an upsurge in cases of cholera in the past week, which till...
EU delegation building "severely" damaged in Russian missile strike on Kyiv
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 29: Russia's latest missile attack on Kyiv "severely" damaged the delegation building of the European Union (EU), Euro News reported, citing the...
Israel steps up bombardment of Gaza City
Gaza [Palestine], August 29: Israeli forces killed at least 16 Palestinians across Gaza on Thursday and wounded dozens in the south of the enclave, local...
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.