HONG KONG: Hong Kong's High Court on August 21 convicted two pro-democracy activists of inciting subversion, focusing on their use...

DUBAI/WASHINGTON: Iran said on August 21 that it would respond crushingly to any new U.S. threats after Washington said it planned...

JERUSALEM/CAIRO: More than two years after her killing, Israel's military admitted that its troops had opened fire on a car carrying...

HONG KONG/SHENZHEN, China: The founder of China Evergrande Group, the world's most heavily indebted property developer, was sentenced...

KYIV, Ukraine: A major Russian airstrike killed 16 people and injured more than 40 in Kyiv and the surrounding region on August 20....

WASHINGTON D.C.: U.S. public debt has crossed US$40 trillion for the first time, more than doubling in less than a decade as government...

OAKLAND, California: A former Meta Platforms engineering director told jurors on Thursday that CEO Mark Zuckerberg fostered a company...

DAMASCUS, Syria: Syrian security forces have arrested a former security officer from the Assad era who fled Austria after being sentenced...

KYIV, Ukraine: Ukraine's ousted defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov called this week for elections to be held even while the war with...

BUNIA, Congo: Health responders in Congo have warned that Ebola cases have been spreading at an unprecedented and alarming rate, with...

SEOUL, South Korea: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung says that a strong alliance with the United States is essential for the country's...

DUBAI/DAMASCUS/ANKARA: The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States meets the conditions of an interim agreement...

LONDON, U.K.: Russia warned Britain on August 18 that it could face consequences for supplying drones to Ukraine that are being used...

OTTAWA, Canada: Canadian businesses are bracing for new 50 percent U.S. tariffs set to take effect on August 19 as negotiators from...

AACHEN, GERMANY, 23rd August, 2026 (WAM) -- UAE rising star Mabkhout Owaida Alkirbi celebrated his first victory at Aachen on Saturday,...

(Photo credit: Jeff Faughender/Courier Journal via Imagn Content Services, LLC) Team Spirit recorded a 3-2 victory over TEAM VISION...

(260823) -- BEIJING, Aug. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- The robot of USTB Innovation & Entrepreneurship Zhilin Team (L) competes with the robot...

The German chancellor, whose approval ratings have hit a record low, spoke to locals in North Rhine-Westphalia after the region suffered...

New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): It's Teja Sajja's 31st birthday, and on his special day, the actor received a special surprise...

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], August 23 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said the successful hosting of the World Athletics...

Chandigarh [India], August 23 (ANI): Indian Test and ODI skipper Shubman Gill, who will be leading Fazilka Falcons, said that while...

Mackay [Australia], August 23 (ANI): Australian left-armer Mitchell Starc overtook his teammates' skipper Pat Cummins and spinner Nathan...

Washington [US], August 23 (ANI): Dolly Parton is exploring the possibility of 'Avatar performances' as she deals with some health...

(260823) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chen Aijun works in an optical shop in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province,...

Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], August 23 (ANI): Targeting Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra...

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 23 (ANI): Delhi batter Sanat Sangwan opened up on sharing the crease during the legend's last...

New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has expressed concern over a Panama-flagged...

Washington, DC [US], August 23 (ANI): The Executive Director of the Campaign for Uyghurs, Rushan Abbas, has raised concerns over alleged...

New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): Foreign affairs expert Robinder Sachdev has dismissed US President Donald Trump's claims regarding...

Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 23 (ANI): Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) chief and former Andhra Pradesh...

New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): The Delhi Police Crime Branch has busted an alleged international narco-terror module involved...

Mackay [Australia], August 23 (ANI): Following his side's win over Bangladesh at Mackay, veteran Australian pacer Mitchell Starc spoke...

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], August 23 (ANI): The Odisha government on Sunday launched the 'Bidesh Sikhyabruti' scholarship scheme...

London [UK], August 23 (ANI): Kendall Jenner and Jacob Elordi were spotted holding hands during a date night in London on August 20,...

Mackay [Australia], August 23 (ANI): Spinner Nathan Lyon became the fifth Australian bowler and only second Australian spinner after...

Held annually since 1984, the Baidui Cup has grown into one of Beijing's biggest youth football tournaments, serving as a platform...

ABU DHABI, 23rd August, 2026 (WAM) -- The Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will take place from 3rd to 6th December at...

Virtually every part of Ukraines economy is propped up by Western aid, which is now roughly equivalent to a year of output Ukraine's...

(260823) -- BEIJING, Aug. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Robot of Unitree Robotics Team competes during the Tai Chi event of the 2nd World Humanoid...

OTTAWA, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Canada will impose dollar-for-dollar tariffs on about 20 billion U.S. dollars' worth of American goods...