Impose more sanctions on Sudan leaders: rights group
The US and UN should be holding Sudanese leaders who are causing widespread violence throughout their country to account, a leading human rights group has said.
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Trump pleads not guilty to three new document charges
Former US president Donald Trump has entered his second not guilty plea in as many days, this time in the case surrounding his handling of classified documents.
Hollywood writers, studios fail to agree on more talks
Hopes talks could resume in the ongoing Hollywood writers' strike have been quashed as both sides trade barbs and the industrial action enters its 100th day.
Russian tanker hit by sea drone near Crimea Bridge
Pro-Russian officials in occupied areas of Ukraine say the latest series of explosions in Crimea are linked to an attack by Ukrainian drones.
Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan arrested
Police have arrested former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan after a court sentenced him to three years in jail for illegally selling state gifts.
Saudi Ukraine talks start as Russia vows tanker revenge
Security officials from several countries have started talks in Saudi Arabia aimed at finding a political settlement to the Ukraine war, Saudi state TV reports.
Blood transfusion centre blast a ‘war crime’: Zelenskiy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says three people are dead after a Russian guided aerial bomb hit a blood transfusion centre in eastern Kharkiv.
Niger junta supporters protest sanctions, foreign force
Backers of Niger's junta have marched to protest sanctions on the anniversary of the West African nation's independence from its former colonial ruler, France.
Russian strikes on Ukraine drive up global grain prices
Russian drone attacks have destroyed buildings in the port of Izmail and halted ships as they prepared to arrive there to load with Ukrainian grain.
Warming ‘made July hotter for 80 per cent of humans’
US science non-profit Climate Central says a study indicates global warming made the month of July hotter for four out of five people on the earth.
Asian shares hesitant after Wall Street sell-off
Japan's Nikkei has fell 1.1 per cent, bringing the losses so far in August to 2.5 per cent, giving back some of the 7.5 per cent surge seen a month earlier.
Prosecutors signal they’re aiming for quick Trump trial
Legal scholars says US prosecutors are aiming for a fast trial against former president Donald Trump by not naming or charging six alleged co-conspirators.
Doksuri claims 20 lives, China boosts recovery efforts
More than 52,000 people have been evacuated from Beijing where deadly Typhoon Doksuri has broken records.
Sudan authorities seek to re-arrest Bashir-era leaders
Sudanese politicians and the Rapid Support Forces have accused leaders who broke out of prison in the early days of the war of trying to regain power.
Russia strike on Ukraine port sends grain prices higher
Kyiv says Russia is seeking to reimpose its blockade by persuading shippers and their insurance companies that Ukrainian ports are unsafe to resume exports.
Trump charged after investigation into 2020 US election
Former US president Donald Trump has been indicted following an investigation into the 2020 presidential election.
National on track to govern in latest New Zealand poll
New Zealand Labour's popularity is sinking, with one pollster saying their result in a Roy Morgan poll is the worst by an incumbent government in 32 years.
Ukraine denies attack on Russian ships in Black Sea
Kyiv has said Ukraine never has, is not and never will attack any civilians vessels or objects.
Pakistan suicide bombing death toll rises to 56
The death toll from the Islamic State-claimed suicide bombing in northwest Pakistan has risen to 56.
Historic heat: Phoenix hits 31st straight day of 43C
The extreme heat scorching Phoenix has continued to set records as searing temperatures bake the US southwest.
France to start evacuations from Niger
After an attack on its embassy and the grounding of commercial flights, France plans to evacuate its citizens from Niger following its seventh military coup.
Mourners bury dead in Pakistan after massive bomb blast
Hundreds of mourners have attended funerals in Pakistan after a massive explosion killed at least 54 people at an election rally for a pro-Taliban cleric.
Niger coup leaders say France is planning strikes
The French foreign ministry has not confirmed or denied suggestions its forces are planning strikes to free Niger's detained president Mohamed Bazoum.
Russian missiles hit Zelenskiy’s hometown, four killed
Russia has launched further attacks on southern Ukraine, including in Kryvyi Rih, where at least four people were killed including a girl and her mother.
Trump says he handed over security tapes
Donald Trump plans to continue his 2024 presidential campaign no matter what but insists there was no wrongdoing in his handling of security tapes.
Apartments, security service hit in Ukraine’s Dnipro
Missile strikes have damaged an apartment complex and a security service building in Ukraine's Dnipro, injuring nine people, according to Ukrainian officials.
US’s Blinken calls for ousted Niger president’s release
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in Australia for high-level talks, has called for the immediate release of ousted Niger President Mohamed Bazoum.
WikiLeaks’s Assange accused of ‘very serious’ crime: US
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he knows Australia wants Julian Assange's release, but that he is accused of "very serious criminal conduct".
Russia claims Ukrainian drones downed in Moscow attack
Moscow's mayor says Russia has thwarted an attempted Ukrainian drone attack on the city amid reports of damaged buildings.
Coastal cities shut as China braces for Typhoon Doksuri
Typhoon Doksuri is expected to make landfall on China's southeast coast early on Friday after it lashed the northern Philippines, killing five people.
European Central Bank raises key rate to historic high
The European Central Bank bank has raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point - its ninth consecutive hike.