Cities on high alert as Brazil wildfires kill two people
Brasilia [Brazil], August 26: A crisis cabinet has been set up by the Sao Paulo state government to deal with wildfires which have put 30...
Gaza ceasefire talks fail to reach agreement, US fears escalation of conflict
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 26: Negotiations in Cairo on August 25 failed to reach any agreement on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, as Hamas...
North Korea unveils new suicide drone
Seoul [South Korea], August 26: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on August 24 inspected the testing of various types of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and...
Australian workers have the right to 'disconnect' from their bosses after work...
The new regulation, which comes into effect for medium and large companies from August 26, allows employees to ignore unreasonable contacts from employers outside of...
China sends troops to patrol near border with Myanmar
Beijing [China], August 26: The Chinese military announced today, August 26, that it has organized a joint patrol of military and police units near the...
Earthquake rattles opening day of PIF summit in Tonga
Nuku'alofa [Tonga], August 26: A 6.6 magnitude earthquake has rattled the opening day of the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Tonga.
Russian attacks on Ukraine kill 4 and injure 37
Moscow [Russia], August 26: Russia launched attacks on northern, eastern and southern Ukraine, killing at least four people and injuring 37, Ukrainian military and local...
French Polynesia hits Paris approach to New Caledonia
Papeete [French Polynesia], August 26: French Polynesia says France failed to heed warnings of unrest in New Caledonia and Paris needs to soften its diplomacy...
Reuters safety adviser killed, two journalists injured in Ukraine's Kramatorsk
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 26: Ryan Evans, a member of the Reuters team covering the war in Ukraine, was killed and two Reuters journalists were injured...
Harris raises $540 million since launching her presidential campaign
Washington [US], August 26: Democrat Kamala Harris has raised $540 million in little more than a month since she began her race for U.S. president,...
Twenty dead, 5 million affected in Bangladesh floods
Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 26: At least 20 people have died and more than 5.2 million have been affected in Bangladesh by floods caused by relentless...
Israel and Hezbollah in major missile exchange as escalation fears grow
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 26: Hezbollah launched hundreds of rockets and drones at Israel early on Sunday, as Israel's military said it struck Lebanon with...
Aussie homeowners face rising insurance costs due to climate risks
Sydney [Australia], August 26: Home insurance is becoming unaffordable for a growing number of Australian households as increased climate threats drive up their premiums, potentially...
TICAD Ministerial Meeting explores boosting AU-Japan cooperation
Tokyo [Japan], August 26: Participants in the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) Ministerial Meeting, which took place on 24th and 25th August, 2024,...
Sheikh Zayed, Fatima bint Mubarak shaped UAE's vision on women's empowerment: Omar...
Cairo [Egypt], August 26: Dr. Omar Habtoor Al Darei, Chairman of the General Authority of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, and Zakat, affirmed that the UAE has...
Guterres stresses importance of de-escalation, calls for urgent ceasefire across Blue Line
New York [US], August 26: Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), has expressed deep concern over the significant increase in crossfire across the...
Tunisia reshuffles cabinet, appointing new foreign, defence ministers
Tunis [Tunisia], August 26: Tunisian President Kais Saied ordered on Sunday a cabinet reshuffle, which included 19 ministries.
NASA astronauts cannot return, one-week mission turns into half a year
Washington [US], August 25: This decision was made after the Boeing Starliner spacecraft used to carry two NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore to...
Many people suddenly realize they belong to a new gender.
Washington [US], August 25: News.com.au reported on August 25 that many people realized their true gender after discovering the term "sexual fluidity" on social media...
Italy investigates manslaughter after yacht sinking kills British billionaire
London [UK], August 25: Chief prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio said investigators had found that the cause of the sinking was not the weather but the crew's...
Hezbollah is about to launch a massive attack, Israel launches a preemptive...
Gaza [Palestine], August 25: The Israeli military said on August 25 that it had launched preemptive strikes in Lebanon after discovering that Hezbollah forces there...
US warns Houthi-attacked ship could spill 'millions of barrels' of oil
Washington [US], August 25: The US State Department on August 24 warned of the risk of an environmental disaster in the Red Sea, after Houthi...
Trump 'riding a lion' to campaign
Washington [US], August 25: The Independent newspaper reported on August 25 that former US President Donald Trump shared on the social network Truth Social an...
Hezbollah begins retaliatory attacks, Israel declares emergency
Jerusalem [Israel], August 25: Hezbollah has just announced the start of a large-scale attack on Israel in response to the assassination of military...
Canada rail shutdown: Union challenges government move
Ottawa [Canada], August 25: The union representing over 9,000 Canadian rail workers vowed on Friday to challenge the federal government's effort to mandate binding arbitration...
Floods, landslides in India's Tripura displace tens of thousands
Tripura (Assam) [India], August 25: Soldiers in lifeboats ferried people to safety in India's northeastern state of Tripura after heavy rain triggered floods and landslides,...
Three stab victims after car crash in southern Sydney
Sydney [Australia], August 25: A police officer and two people have been stabbed at the scene of a two-car crash on a major southern Sydney...