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Homeless camps cleared in controversial policing push in Washington
Homeless residents removed their belongings as officials prepared to clear encampments under US President Trump’s newly launched federal policing and homelessness crackdown initiative.
United Nations says 17 areas in Sudan at risk of famine
The United Nations says that 17 areas in Sudan are classified as at risk of famine, including parts of Darfur, the Nuba Mountains, Khartoum, and Jazira.
26 dead, dozens missing in Lampedusa migrant shipwreck
There were 92 to 97 migrants on board when the boat departed Libya, according to survivor accounts. Authorities were still searching for any remaining survivors
Rescuers rush to aid migrants whose boat capsized off Italy, killing 26
There were 92 to 97 migrants on board when the boat departed Libya, according to survivor accounts. Authorities were still searching for any remaining survivors
Kazakhstan National Day events held at Osaka Expo 2025
Kazakhstan marked its National Day at Expo 2025 in Osaka on 10 August with a programme of music, traditional dress, and cultural presentations.
Khartoum Airport nears reopening after Sudan army recapture
Reconstruction work is underway at the facility after the army recaptured it in March amid the ongoing civil war.
Countries deadlocked on plastic production and chemicals as talks near end
Negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution will draw to a close Friday, as nations remain deadlocked over whether to tackle the exponential growth of plastic production.
Protesters rally over Zelenskyy’s exclusion from Trump–Putin summit
Protesters in Anchorage, Alaska, opposed US President Donald Trump meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin without Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Mali arrests 2 generals, Frenchman in alleged coup plot
The national television broadcast photos of 11 people it said were members of the group that planned the coup. The security minister also identified the two Malian generals he said were part of the plot
DR Congo, Somalia top cases of conflict-related sexual violence – UN report
In Congo's Kivu alone, health workers treated more than 17,000 victims of sexual violence over just five months last year, according to the report, as battles between Congolese forces and M23 rebels intensified