A firefighting helicopter crashed Friday while battling a large wildfire in the U.S. state of Utah, authorities said.
August 8, 2026
2026-08-08
Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as Colombia's new president on
Friday in the southwestern city of Cali, officially beginning his
four-year term in office.
August 8, 2026
2026-08-08
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Friday afternoon that eight people were confirmed dead, including the gunman and his grandparents, and over 30 people were injured, with nine in critical condition, as a gunman opened fire at a school and home in Nonthaburi province earlier the day.
August 8, 2026
2026-08-08
Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan on Friday signed the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement, stipulating that any armed attack against one of the three countries will be considered an attack against them all.
August 8, 2026
2026-08-08
Spain announced on Friday that it would temporarily restore internal
border checks for travelers arriving from Italy in response to Rome's
refusal to lift border controls on travelers arriving from Spain amid
the recent migration crisis in the Spanish North African enclave of
Ceuta.
August 8, 2026
2026-08-08
A divided federal appeals court in Washington ruled on Friday that U.S.
President Donald Trump is unlawfully constructing a massive
400-million-dollar new ballroom at the White House, while pausing the
ruling for 14 days to allow the administration to seek Supreme Court
review.
August 7, 2026
2026-08-07
Effective implementation of the newly agreed immediate priority action
plan between the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(DRC) and its partners will help contain the ongoing Ebola outbreak in
the DRC, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa
CDC) has said.
August 7, 2026
2026-08-07
The Japanese authorities should listen to the call of the people, fulfill its obligation under international law of not accepting, producing, possessing or proliferating nuclear weapons, and stop playing with fire on the issue of nuclear weapons, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday.
August 7, 2026
2026-08-07
The devastation and tragedies brought by nuclear weapons should never repeat themselves, and the lessons of Japanese militarism's aggression and expansion must forever serve as an alarm, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Thursday.
August 7, 2026
2026-08-07
Civilians in Gaza continue to face intense military strikes, shelling, gunfire and naval fire from Israel, among other threats to their safety, UN humanitarians said Thursday.
August 7, 2026
2026-08-07
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached 4,053, including 1,850 deaths, according to an update released Thursday by the country's health authorities.
August 7, 2026
2026-08-07
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order imposing minimum import prices and a 15 percent tariff on products made from polysilicon, a key material for solar panels and semiconductors.
August 7, 2026
2026-08-07
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian on Wednesday said China deplores and firmly rejects the new version of Japan's defense white paper, adding China has lodged serious representations with Japan.
August 6, 2026
2026-08-06
Beijing has been designated as the UNESCO-UIA (International Union of Architects) World Capital of Architecture 2029, UNESCO announced on Wednesday.
August 6, 2026
2026-08-06
Foreign ministers and representatives of Arab and Islamic countries gathered in Amman on Wednesday and jointly condemned Israeli policies and measures in Jerusalem and its holy sites.
August 6, 2026
2026-08-06
Yemen's Houthi group said Wednesday it had targeted a Saudi oil tanker with a ballistic missile in the Gulf of Aden, several hours after claiming a separate missile attack on another Saudi tanker in the northern Red Sea.
August 6, 2026
2026-08-06
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday criticized the U.S. decision to revoke the visa of Brazil's ambassador to Washington, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, calling the move "irresponsible and thoughtless."
August 6, 2026
2026-08-06
A mass shooting at a rural house in Caswell County, North Carolina, led to multiple deaths on Wednesday morning, according to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation.
August 6, 2026
2026-08-06
This year marks the 85th anniversary of the founding of the Flying Tigers. 28 years ago, the Sino-American Aviation Heritage Foundation was established by Jeffrey Greene to preserve the legacy of the Flying Tigers and foster friendship between the peoples of both nations.
August 5, 2026
2026-08-05
Heads of civil service from across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Wednesday adopted a joint statement, pledging to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and accelerate innovation to improve public service delivery.
August 5, 2026
2026-08-05
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