Biden, Harris celebrate medicare drug price cuts
New York [US], August 16: The United States has negotiated down the prices of 10 top-selling prescription drugs used by Medicare by as much as...
WHO confirms first mpox case outside Africa
Geneva [Switzerland], August 16: Global health officials on Thursday confirmed an infection with a new strain of the mpox virus in Sweden and linked it...
US wants 'El Mayo' tried in Brooklyn
New York [US], August 16: Federal prosecutors are seeking to move alleged Mexican drug kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada from Texas to face trial in...
US backs Australia's, UK's export controls in AUKUS
New York [US], August 16: The U.S. State Department told the U.S. Congress on Thursday that Australia, Britain and the United States now have comparable...
Trump tackles Harris' economic record at rambling press conference
New York [US], August 16: Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump sought to tie his Democratic rival Kamala Harris to the Biden administration's economic record...
Kim and Putin pledge stronger ties on Korean Liberation day
Pyongyang [North Korea], August 16: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed a pledge to deepen cooperation with Russia in a message to President Vladimir...
Gaza ceasefire talks extended amid rising death toll
Gaza [Palestine], August 16: Negotiators were to meet in the Qatari capital Doha again on Friday in an effort to hammer out a Gaza ceasefire...
Record 39 candidates to run in Sri Lanka's presidential election
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 16: A record number of candidates are contesting Sri Lanka's presidential election next month as the country grapples with an unprecedented...
Columbia University president Shafik resigns after Gaza protests
New York [US], August 16: The president of New York's renowned Columbia University, Nemat 'Minouche' Shafik, resigned on Wednesday, effective immediately, following persistent criticism of...
Two pilots killed in France as military jets crash mid-flight, says air...
Paris [France], August 16: Two French pilots died when their military jets collided mid-flight in eastern France, the nation's air force said in a post...
Sicily's Mount Etna volcano erupts, closing airport at nearby Catania
Rome [Italy], August 16: Mount Etna erupted overnight causing the nearby airport at Catania on Sicily's eastern coast to close, the Italian Institute for Geophysics...
Thai ruling party names its leader, daughter of ex-PM, for top job
Bangkok [Thailand], August 16: Thailand's ruling Pheu Thai party has announced that it will nominate party head Paetongtarn Shinawatra for the post of prime minister...
UN to probe atrocities in Bangladesh
Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 16: A United Nations fact-finding mission is expected to arrive in Dhaka next week, according to information on Thursday, to probe alleged...
British Challenger 2 tanks 'used in Ukraine's Russian incursion'
Kiev [Ukraine], August 16: British Challenger 2 tanks are thought to have been used in Ukraine's surprise incursion into Russia.
52,000 global cholera cases reported in July amid vaccine shortage: WHO
Geneva [Switzerland], August 16: Almost 52,000 cases of cholera were reported from 17 countries around the world in July, up 15 percent on the month,...
'Ukraine now controls 80 Russian settlements, including key town'
Kiev [Ukraine]/ Moscow [Russia], August 16: Ukrainian troops have taken control of the small Russian town of Sudzha and will establish a military command office...
British police 'well prepared' for Taylor Swift's concerts
London [UK], August 16: The Metropolitan Police in London have said they are "well prepared" ahead of Taylor Swift's run of concerts at the city's...
'Blood is on our hands,' US peace group says as Gaza marks...
New York [US], August 16: The US-based peace organisation Fellowship of Reconciliation has criticised the Biden administration for paying "lip service" to ceasefire talks days...
Lebanese PM hopes for de-escalation
Beirut [Lebanon], August 16: Lebanon's acting Prime Minister Najib Mikati expressed hope on Thursday for de-escalation at the Lebanese border with Israel in order to...
Thai Constitutional Court removes prime minister from office
Bangkok [Thailand], August 15: In a 5-4 vote, the Constitutional Court in Bangkok on Wednesday removed Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office for the...
New round of Gaza ceasefire talks begins today
Doha [Qatar], August 15: A new round of Gaza ceasefire negotiations are set to take place in Doha, involving officials from Israel, Qatar, the United...
Russia's Belgorod region in state of emergency amid Ukraine offensive
Moscow [Russia], August 15: The Russian border region of Belgorod declared a state of emergency on Wednesday as Ukrainian forces continue to advance on Russian...
Poland receives arrest warrant in Nord Stream case
Warsaw [Poland], August 15: Poland on Wednesday received a European arrest warrant for a Ukrainian man believed to have been involved in the sabotage attacks...
Latest round of Gaza talks at risk of collapse
Gaza [Palestine], Despite Hamas ' response , the US said that the negotiation efforts are still going ahead as planned, and that Israel is still...
New twist in Trump-Harris race
Washington [US], August 15: At around 4 p.m. on August 14 (3 a.m. on August 15, Vietnam time) in Asheville, North Carolina, former US President...
Record wrongfully convicted person in the US receives more than 7 million...
Washington [US], August 15: AFP news agency reported on August 15 that a 71-year-old man who spent nearly five decades in prison for a wrongful...
Vice President Harris chooses the day to 'go to the ring', Trump's...
Washington [US], August 15: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz , running mate of US Vice President Kamala Harris, accepted CBS News' invitation to attend the bipartisan...