Japan warns of weak yen impact on households in government white paper
Tokyo [Japan], August 2: A weak yen is hurting Japanese households' sentiment and could erode their purchasing power, the government said in a report on...
Bangladesh bans largest Islamic party
Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 2: The Bangladeshi government has issued an order outlawing the country's largest Islamic party and all its affiliates in the wake of...
Germany, Poland mark uprising anniversary
Warsaw [Poland], August 2: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Polish President Andrzej Duda laid wreaths together to commemorate the victims of the Warsaw Uprising 80...
Philippines delays oil siphoning
Manila [Philippines], August 2: The Philippine Coastguard said on Thursday that operations to drain 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil from a tanker that...
Iran's Khamenei leads funeral prayers for Hamas chief Haniyeh
Tehran [Iran], August 2: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has led funeral prayers at a memorial event for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.
UN Security Council members fear all-out war
Washington [US], August 2: Countries of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) have condemned the assassination of Hamas's political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Iran and...
Response to Israeli assassination inevitable: Hezbollah
Beirut [Lebanon], August 2: Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has said the war with Israel has "entered a new phase" as he addressed crowds of supporters...
China launches new high-orbit internet-services satellite
Xichang [China], August 2: China sent a new high-orbit internet-services satellite into space on Thursday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China's Sichuan...
Bank of England lowers its main interest rate to 5%, its first...
London [UK], August 2: The Bank of England has cut interest rates for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early...
Earthquake shakes southern Italy, no initial reports of damage
Rome [Italy], August 2: An earthquake of around magnitude 5.0 shook southern Italy on Thursday, Reuters reported, and was felt in a wide area, but...
Tadweer Group promotes sustainability engaging 158,000 community members in H1-24
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 2: Tadweer Group's Community Engagement team conducted clean-up campaigns in public areas, engaged with 49 schools, and activated the "Your Sustainable...
Iran leader orders direct attack on Israel after assassination of Hamas leader?
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 1: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ordered a direct attack on Israel following the assassination of a Hamas leader,...
Ukraine attacks Russian forces in Syria after Putin meets al-Assad?
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 1: Kyiv Post reported on July 31 that it had obtained exclusive videos and images showing that the Ukrainian military intelligence agency...
Canadian warship passes through Taiwan Strait, China reacts
Canada says the HMCS Montreal's transit through the Taiwan Strait reaffirms Canada's commitment to a free and open Indo- Pacific region.
Ceremony to welcome the President of Timor-Leste on a state visit to...
On the morning of August 1, at the Presidential Palace, President To Lam chaired the official welcoming ceremony for President of the Democratic Republic of...
UK charges 17-year-old with murder in Southport killings as demonstrations continue
London [UK], August 1: A 17-year-old male already in custody has been charged with murder for the deaths of three young girls in a frenzied...
Trump questions Harris' identity at black journalists' convention
Washington [US], August 1: U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump falsely suggested to the country's largest annual gathering of Black journalists on Wednesday that...
Ukraine receives first F-16 jets, officials say
Kiev [Ukraine], August 1: The first batch of long-awaited F-16 jets have arrived in Ukraine, Lithuania's foreign minister and a U.S. official said on Wednesday,...
Ex-BBC news presenter Huw Edwards pleads guilty to indecent child pictures charges
Washington [US], August 1: Former British TV presenter Huw Edwards, the long-time face of the BBC's flagship news programme, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to three...
Ukraine says it repelled one of Russia's largest drone attacks of war
Kiev [Ukraine], August 1: Ukraine's air force said on yesterday it repelled one of Russia's largest long-range drone attacks of the war overnight, shooting down...
Killing of Hamas chief in Iran stirs fears of retaliation
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 1: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in the Iranian capital Tehran early on Wednesday morning, an attack that drew threats...
Myanmar armed groups take advantage of rainy season to increase attacks on...
Yangon [Myanmar], August 1: The Arakan Army (AA), an ethnic armed group in Myanmar, is taking advantage of the monsoon rains that have swept through...
Billionaire Elon Musk accepts to 'fight' with Venezuelan President
Washington [US], August 1: Forbes reported on July 31 that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro challenged billionaire Elon Musk to a boxing match on national...
Colombian president calls for review of Venezuelan election results
Buenos Aires [Argentina], August 1: Colombian President Gustavo Petro is calling for a review of the Venezuelan election results after the controversial re-election of authoritarian...
Harris wipes out Trump's lead in US presidential race polls
Washington [US], August 1: United States Vice President Kamala Harris has erased former President Donald Trump's lead in the race for the White House, with...
Blinken says US not involved in Hamas leader Haniyeh's killing in Tehran
Bangkok [Thailand], August 1: The United States was not involved in the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken...
UN alleges 'deplorable conditions' of Palestinian detainees in Israel
Geneva [Switzerland], August 1: At least 10,000 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip are being held in Israeli custody "under deplorable conditions," the UN Human Rights...