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Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 176 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 134 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia

Putin held a bilateral meeting with the leader of Uzbekistan Mirziyoyev

Kim Jong Un arrives in Beijing

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 33 km ESE of Masohi, Indonesia

Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 34 km NE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 268 km SSE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 170 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 128 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Putin: We are seriously responding to Kyiv's attacks on energy infrastructure; we were forced to do so.

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 90 km NNW of Tumxuk, China

At least 20 people are missing after violent Indonesia protests sparked by lavish perks for lawmakers that have widened to include anger against police, a rights group said Tuesday

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 25 km WSW of Cayhagan, Philippines

Russia and China have signed a memorandum on the construction of the Power of Siberia 2 and the Soyuz-Vostok transit gas pipeline through Mongolia, Alexey Miller reported.

Putin and Xi Jinping discussed international and regional issues of mutual interest during talks in Beijing, Chinese TV reports.

About 2,000 North Korean troops killed in Russia deployment, says Seoul spy agency

Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 - Izu Islands, Japan region

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 79 km SE of Ambon, Indonesia

6.0 magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan with 800 reported dead, more than 2,500 injured

Ukraine has lambasted the closing statement of SCO summit hosted by China for failing to mention Russia's war - the largest war of aggression in Europe since WWII, while it mentions a number of other wars, terrorist attacks, events in the world"

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 184 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

Still no meeting between Putin and Zelenskiy scheduled, according to Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov

Iranian President to Russian Counterpart: We seek to eliminate unilateral policies in the region

Modi, Xi Jinping and Putin meeting today in Tianjin, China

The ruling Pheu Thai party was told today, by the opposition People's party, to go ahead with House dissolution without waiting for the party’s hoped-for support for its prime ministerial candidate. Parit Wacharasindhu said that the ultimate goal of the People's party is for the House to be dissolved and not for a new prime minister to administer the country in its current state for even longer

Trump: What few people understand is that we do very little business with India, but they do a tremendous amount of business with us. In other words, they sell us massive amounts of goods, their biggest “client,” but we sell them very little - Until now a totally one sided relationship, and it has been for many decades. The reason is that India has charged us, until now, such high Tariffs, the most of any country, that our businesses are unable to sell into India. It has been a totally one sided disaster! Also, India buys most of its oil and military products from Russia, very little from the U.S. They have now offered to cut their Tariffs to nothing, but it’s getting late.

Iranian Foreign Minister: I affirmed with the Chinese and Russian foreign ministers the illegality of the Troika's efforts to activate the snapback mechanism.

Iranian Foreign Minister: I, along with the Chinese and Russian foreign ministers, sent a letter to the United Nations regarding the activation of the sanctions snapback mechanism.

Kolkata: Army personnel dismantle TMC's Bhasha Andolan protest stage at Mayo Road in Kolkata after permission to continue protest at the site has expired. The TMC protest stage was set up in the Army area with permission

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 155 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

The Bombay High Court said that the Maratha quota stir was not peaceful, calling the situation “grim”

Afghan official: We are airdropping aid to earthquake victims due to the difficulty of landing aircraft.

India blocked Azerbaijan's accession to the SCO, and Pakistan blocked Armenia's accession.

On August 29th, it was confirmed that a Russian Navy Udaloy I-class destroyer and an Altai Kai-class replenishment ship sailed westward through the Tsugaru Strait, heading toward the Sea of Japan(East Sea). Furthermore, on August 31st, it was confirmed that a Chinese Navy Luyang III-class guided missile destroyer and a Huchi-class replenishment ship sailed northwest through the waters between Okinawa Island and Miyako Island, heading toward the East China Sea. The Ministry of Defense and the Self-Defense Forces will continue to conduct surveillance and information gathering.

The death toll from the earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has risen to more than 800, a Taliban spokesman said.

South Korea replaces all 7 four-star generals, appointing Gen. Jin Young-seung as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Army, Navy, and Air Force chiefs also changed - Yonhap

Indonesian students and civil society groups canceled protests planned for Jakarta on Monday.

Jharkhand: BJP workers clash with Police personnel as the former staged a protest against derogatory remarks on PM Modi and his mother at a Mahagathbandhan event in Darbhanga, Bihar

Putin met with Erdogan in Tianjin

Kabul / Afghanistan Earlier today a major earthquake struck just outside of Kabul, Afghanistan, the Death toll from the 6.0 magnitude earthquake has risen to 622 with hundreds more still missing

Video: So far, 35 flights have been conducted from Nangarhar airport to Kunar, transporting 335 injured individuals to Nangarhar Regional Hospital, with efforts ongoing to transfer the remaining

Abdul Mateen Qane, spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior, stated that last night’s earthquakes in Kunar and Nangarhar have so far killed 622 people and injured 1,555 others, with many homes destroyed. Of the deceased, 610 are from Kunar and 12 from Nangarhar. Among the injured, 1,300 are in Kunar and 255 in Nangarhar. Qane, quoting Interior Minister Khalifa Sirajuddin Haqqani, said that local officials must immediately assist the affected families

Putin, Modi begin bilateral meeting in China

Over 600 dead after 6.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Afghanistan - Interior Ministry

At least 509 killed and more than 1,330 injured as earthquake devastates Afghanistan

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 38 km NNE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan

Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 147 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 35 km NE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan

Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 121 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 28 km NE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan

The Japanese government has created a nationwide television broadcast advising civilians on how to protect themselves in the event of a North Korean missile attack.