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Taiwan’s foreign minister has flown to the Philippines as head of a high-level delegation of investors, two senior Philippine officials said Saturday, prompting a protest from China and a warning to Manila “not to play with fire.”

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 78 km E of Teluk Dalam, Indonesia

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 88 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 172 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia

India opens all gates of Salal Dam. Flood warning in river Chennab issued again in Pakistan in next 24-36 hours

Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 117 km SE of Pyapon, Burma (Myanmar)

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 111 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

"The police killed Affan" Graffiti in Manado, Indonesia during the ongoing uprising following the police murder of 21-year-old delivery driver Affan Kurniawan during an anti-government protest

Indian PM Modi speaks with Ukraine President Zelenskyy

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 103 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia

At least three people were killed after protesters set a government building in eastern Indonesia on fire in protest of the death of a motorcycle taxi driver hit by a police vehicle

Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 4 km W of Yamada, Japan

Kabul blames Pakistan for airstrikes that killed 3 people in eastern Afghanistan

Junta troops advancing from newly recaptured Nawnghkio reclaim key Shan State routes from the TNLA, forcing over 10,000 villagers to flee shelling and airstrikes.

Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 142 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 77 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

Hundreds of Indonesians protested at sites across Jakarta over the death of a civilian hit by a police vehicle, triggering calls for police reform in the first major test for President Prabowo Subianto's government

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 228 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia

Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 61 km E of Tomioka, Japan

Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 - 63 km E of Onagawa Chō, Japan

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 92 km S of Cilacap, Indonesia

The ruling Pheu Thai Party announces it is also accepting the conditions announced by the main opposition People's Party in exchange of the latter voting for Pheu Thai PM candidate Chaikasem Nitisiri. Conditions are: dissolve the House of Parliament within 4 months and quickly pushing for the drafting of a new constitution

Caretaker acting PM Poomtham Wechayachai nis calling for a special cabinet meeting on August 30th to discuss the political direction after PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra's removal as prime minister

Putin at Russian security council discussed relations with CIS countries

Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was removed from office after the Constitutional Court ruled. The entire Cabinet has been dismissed from office

Demonstrators tear gassed during today's protests in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Kramat Kwitang

PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra was found guilty of violating the constitution by the Constitutional Court during the audio clip between her and Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen. The court cited Paetongtarn's saying to Hun Sen that the Second Army Region Commander Lt Gen Boonsin Padklang is on the opposite side of her "demonstrated the weakness of domestic [Thai] politics." The court also stated that the PM made an open-ended concession to Hun Sen and will benefit Hun Sen wothout considering Thai "national security" in an attempt to salvage her popularity, thus placing her personal benefits above national benefits

China’s Foreign Ministry said it “firmly opposes” any official exchanges between the U.S. and Taiwan, responding to a visit by U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, — Reuters

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 176 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia