President Trump issues ultimatum to homeless people in Washington DC
Washington [US], August 11: Looking to deliver on his pledges in Washington DC, US President Donald Trump has vowed to relocate homeless people and end...
The super-rich boom thanks to AI
Washington [US], August 11: The explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) has created wealth at record speeds and made many people billionaires.
New developments in chikungunya epidemic in China
Beijing [China], August 11: Yangcheng Evening News reported on August 10 that in the previous seven days, health officials in China's Guangdong province recorded 1,387...
Powerful earthquake kills 16 people, collapses 16 buildings in Türkiye
Ankara [Turkey], August 11: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck the city of Sindirgi in the western Turkish province of Balıkesir on the evening of August 10,...
Japan - the rising arms exporting 'giant'
Tokyo [Japan], August 11: Quite quickly after relaxing legal regulations for arms exports, Japan is gradually emerging as a "giant" in arms exports in the...
Israel kills Al Jazeera journalist it says was Hamas leader
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 11: Israel's military said it killed a Hamas cell leader posing as an Al Jazeera journalist in a Gaza airstrike on...
Chlorine factory fire in Southern France forces locals indoors
Paris [France], August 11: A fire broke out at a chlorine factory in southern France on Sunday, raising the risk of toxic fumes and prompting...
Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes western Turkey
Ankara [Turkey], August 11: An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck western Turkey on Sunday, the country's AFAD disaster management authority said, while local media said...
Russian strikes injure 12 in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine says
Moscow [Russia], August 11: Russian strikes injured at least 12 in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, the country's foreign affairs ministry said on Sunday.
South Korea's military shrinks 20% in six years amid male population decline
Seoul [South Korea], August 11: South Korea's military shrank by 20% in the past six years to 450,000 troops, largely due to a sharp drop...
Zelenskiy wins EU, NATO support as he seeks attendance at Trump-Putin talks
Kiev [Ukraine], August 11: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy won diplomatic backing from Europe and the NATO alliance on Sunday ahead of a Russia-U.S. summit this...
Netanyahu says new Gaza offensive will start soon
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 11: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he expected to complete a new Gaza offensive "fairly quickly", as the...
Fire prompts thousands of evacuations in California
California [US], August 11: A fierce wildfire north-west of Los Angeles prompted evacuation orders for thousands of residents on Friday, as extreme heat and dry...
FAO Food Price Index edges up in July
Rome [Italy], August 11: The FAO Food Price Index, a benchmark for world food commodity prices, averaged 130.1 points in July 2025, up 1.6 percent...
Security Council: Ambassadors meet in emergency session, amid starvation in Gaza
New York [US], August 11: The UN Security Council met Sunday morning in New York following the Israeli cabinet's decision to again expand its military...
Oman condemns, rejects Israeli government's decision to perpetuate its military occupation of...
Muscat [Oman], August 10: The Sultanate of Oman has condemned and categorically rejected the Israeli government's decision to perpetuate its military occupation of the Gaza...
Lammy and Vance host Ukraine talks in UK
London [UK], August 10: British Foreign Secretary David Lammy was scheduled to host a meeting of allied national security advisers on Saturday as US President...
SpaceX capsule with four astronauts returns to Earth
Washington DC [US], August 10: Four astronauts returned to Earth on Satu day after spending about five months aboard theInternational Space Station (ISS). Their capsule...
Ukraine's future must not be decided without Ukrainians: Macron
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 10: Just days before a planned meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron has...
Israeli forces kill 21 aid seekers as Gaza starvation death toll rises
Gaza City [Gaza], August 10: Israeli attacks have killed at least 39 people, including 21 seeking humanitarian aid and 11 who starved to death, over...
Brazilian group unveils climate plan ahead of COP30
Buenos Aires [Argentina], August 10: Brazil's indigenous communities have presented a climate plan that calls for the protection of indigenous lands ahead of the next...
Zelensky rejects territory losses ahead of Trump-Putin summit
Kiev [Ukraine], August 10: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday once again rejected making territorial concessions to end the war with Russia, pointing to the...
UK announces more aid for Gaza as Israel plans war expansion
London [UK], August 10: The United Kingdom has announced another £8.5mn ($11.4mn) for UN aid to Gaza after Israel unveiled plans to expand its military...
New Polish president invited to White House in September
Warsaw [Poland], August 10: Poland's new right-wing President Karol Nawrocki has received an invitation to meet US President Donald Trump during a working visit to...
80 years on, Japanese city of Nagasaki commemorates atomic bombing victims
Tokyo [Japan], August 10: The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Saturday commemorated the victims of the atomic bombing 80 years ago, as global concerns over...
Three injured in shooting in New York's Times Square
New York [US], August 10: Three people were wounded in a shooting in New York's Times Square in the early hours of Saturday morning, US...
N Korea begins dismantling propaganda loudspeakers
Seoul [Korea], August 10: North Korea has begun dismantling loudspeakers along the border with South Korea that had been used for propaganda broadcasts, according to...