China's Xi visits Egypt as US sanctions threat looms over Iran links

Denmark reopens embassy in Syria after 14-year closure

Iranian president offers US olive branch

4 Palestinians killed in fresh Israeli attacks in Gaza despite ceasefire

Over 5,000 heat-related deaths in Spain since June

Mass Russian barrage kills 12 in Kiev

North Korea-US summit appears ‘possible at any time’

A summit between the United States and North Korea appears possible “at any time” as signs have emerged of dialogue between them, a lawmaker citing South Korea’s spy agency said on Sept. 1.

UK summer small boat Channel crossings fall to seven-year low

The U.K. recorded the lowest number of small boats carrying migrants crossing the Channel this summer since 2019, the government said on Aug. 31, touting the success of its enforcement deal with France.

China-Nepal flood toll tops 1,000 as tunnel rescue offers last hope

The death toll from devastating Himalayan glacial floods crossed the grim 1,000 mark on Sept. 1, as Chinese and Nepali teams searched for survivors including dozens feared trapped in hydropower tunnels.

Ukraine’s air defenses top EU security talks

EU defense ministers gathered in Ireland on Sept. 1 to discuss Ukraine’s shortage of air-defense missiles and suspected hybrid attacks across Europe as Russia stepped up its strikes on the country.

Trump vows to hit Iran 'hard' as fighting resumes after month-long lull

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Aug. 31 to hit Iran "hard" after the two foes traded fire for the first time in weeks, as his Treasury secretary vowed to keep up a pressure campaign aimed at hobbling Tehran's economy.

Israel strikes southern Lebanon despite ceasefire

Israel carried out a series of attacks across southern Lebanon on Aug. 31 despite an ongoing ceasefire, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported

Iran, US trade fire in first exchange for a month

Iran attacked U.S. military targets in the Middle East on Aug. 31 in retaliation for American strikes on an island in the Strait of Hormuz, the first exchange of fire for a month in a war that has engulfed the region.

Israel signs 3-billion-euro arms export deal with Greece

Israel’s Defense Ministry announced on Aug. 31 it had signed a deal with Athens worth approximately 3 billion euros (almost $3.5 billion) to set up the “Achilles Shield” aerial defense system for Greece.

Passengers stranded overnight by airport strike

Hundreds of passengers were stranded at Kenya’s main international airport overnight as the latest strike by workers entered a second day on Aug. 31.

UN committee presents legal case for broad slavery reparations

Countries are legally obliged to provide broad reparations for harms resulting from both direct and indirect involvement in the transatlantic African slave trade, a United Nations committee said on Aug. 31.

Indonesia, US and allies launch annual military drill

Indonesia, the United States and more than a dozen allies launched annual joint military exercises on Aug. 31 to boost defense capabilities and “deter aggression” in the Asia-Pacific region.

South Korea court gives Unification Church leader 2 years prison

A South Korean court sentenced the leader of the secretive and powerful Unification Church on Aug. 31 to two years in prison on charges of bribing officials, including the then president’s wife.