Ukraine At least seven killed as Russian air strikes on Ukraine continue The US president ruled out Ukraine’s joining of NATO and reclaiming Crimea as part of any peace agreement with Russia just hours before he’s due to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders for talks following his Alaskan summit with Putin on Friday. 18/08/2025
Ukraine Zelenskyy urges Europe to stay united against Russia's war in Ukraine Many European leaders are set to join Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his visit to the White House on Monday to meet with his US counterpart Donald Trump. 17/08/2025
Ukraine Five people killed as Russia continues to pummel Ukrainian cities Russia continues to target Ukrainian cities firing hundreds of missiles and projectiles daily despite ongoing peace efforts, led by the United States. Ukrainian officials say their unwillingness to dial back their offensive reflects their lack of sincere interest in peace. 17/08/2025
Indonesia Magnitude 5.8 earthquake rocks Indonesia's Sulawesi island The quake was followed by at least 15 aftershocks. Local authorities say they’re conducting rapid assessments to determine the initial impact of the earthquake. 17/08/2025
USA Republican states to deploy hundreds of Guard troops to Washington The activations of external Guard troop deployments suggest the Trump administration sees the need for additional manpower, despite the president personally downplaying the need for Washington to hire more police officers. 17/08/2025
Gaza Israel prepares to move Palestinians to southern Gaza Israel says it is preparing to mass move Palestinians from combat areas in Gaza to the south as plans of its new military offensive reach final stages of planning. 17/08/2025
World News Trump and Zelenskyy to meet at White House on Monday Zelenskyy says he accepted Trump’s invitation of a face-to-face meeting in the Oval Office on Monday to explore ways to bring the fighting in his country to an end. 16/08/2025
USA Protesters oppose Trump's Alaskan summit with Russian President Putin Demonstrations have been held in the city home to about 300,000 people for several days, protesting the reception of Putin on US soil and holding talks on Ukraine without the participation of its President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. 16/08/2025
USA Trump and Putin's Alaska Summit in photos Putin made his first trip to the United States in a decade on Friday, where he met Trump in Alaska to hold his first face-to-face talks to discuss the war in Ukraine and ways to end it. Here’s a collection of photos from their summit. 16/08/2025
Gaza At least 100 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza The United Kingdom released a statement with 27 of its allies, many of them European, condemning the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza and calling on Israel to take immediate steps to alleviate humanitarian suffering. 12/08/2025
USA Trump extends pause on China tariffs for another 90 days Trump has extended his tariff pause on China for another 90-days just hours before the last trade truce was set to expire. 11/08/2025
Gaza Reactions pour in criticising Israel's killing of Al Jazeera crew Five staff members of the Doha-based Al Jazeera Network were targeted in the early hours of Monday in Gaza City. The network has condemned the targeting of its journalists, calling the strike “deliberate assassinations.” 11/08/2025
Spain Wildfires continue to burn across farmlands in northern Spain Thousands have been evacuated as massive wildfires continue to grip northern Spain as southern Europe battles a record-breaking heatwave. 11/08/2025
World News Convicted rapist quits Australian parliament right before ouster vote The disgraced lawmaker quit his seat in state parliament moments before a vote to oust him was set to take place. It also comes after an unsuccessful legal bid to dismiss the ouster motion against him. 08/08/2025
World News US federal judge blocks Trump's birthright order nationwide Trump signed an executive order on his first day back in office banning birthright citizenship to children born to people in the country illegally or temporarily, in what has been slammed by many as a violation of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. 08/08/2025
USA Trump raises bounty for President Nicolás Maduro's arrest to $50 milli US Attorney General Pam Bondi says Washington has seized more than $700 million in assets directly linked to Venezuela’s leftist President Nicolás Maduro, whom the US accuses of being a narco-trafficker. 08/08/2025
USA US President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs go into effect The move comes after Washington paused its "reciprocal tariffs" for almost four months to allow countries to negotiate trade deals with the US. 07/08/2025
World News South Korea and US to begin military drills amid North Korea tensions South Korea and the US will launch their annual joint military exercises this month to counter North Korean threats, likely irritating Pyongyang. 07/08/2025
World News Epstein victims express fear and exhaustion over handling of files Some victims of disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s victims expressed concern over reports the Trump administration may be considering offering his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell immunity if she testifies before Congress in their efforts to make the scandal go away. 07/08/2025
Ghana Ghana helicopter crash kills defence minister and top officials A military helicopter crash in Ghana killed eight, including Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed. A probe is under way. 07/08/2025