Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 35 km SE of Hasaki, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 128 km WNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 8 km SW of Hikari, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - western Xizang
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 74 km NE of Sanana, Indonesia
Incendiu la depozitul de artificii din Kemerove
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 5 km W of Sinolon, Philippines
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 253 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 - 115 km E of Yamada, Japan
North Korea says 2nd attempt to launch spy satellite fails: state media
Japan chief cabinet secretary Matsuno: these missile launches are a threat to not just Japan but also regional security. Japan chief cabinet secretary Matsuno: will soon convene national security committee meeting
Japanese TV warning people in Okinawa to seek shelter after North Korea launches missile
North Korea appears to have fired missile: Japan govt emergency broadcasting system
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 1 km NE of Tiguisan, Philippines
US has approved the possible $500 million sale to Taiwan of infrared search and track systems for F-16 fighter jets, as well as other equipment, the Pentagon said
US State Department approves possible sale of F-16 equipment to Taiwan
South African Foreign Minister: BRICS countries agreed to expand the membership of the group
1 an înapoiChandrayaan-3 lander Vikram touches down on the Moon's South Pole
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 15 km E of Pulandian, China
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 209 km NNE of Shi Yomi, India
Pakistan: Teḥrīk-e-Ṭālibān Pākistān claims responsibility for killing a CTD personnel today in the Bara tehsil, Khyber district
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - near the east coast of Honshu, Japan
1 an înapoiState Department says it’s imposing visa restrictions on officials of #China “for their involvement in the forcible assimilation of more than one million Tibetan children in government-run boarding schools.”
1 an înapoi.@PheuThaiParty’s Srettha @Thavisin will become Thailand’s 30th Prime Minister. The former property tycoon has secured enough votes in the bicameral National Assembly.Vote is still under way, full result to come shortly
South African President: We share similar views with China on the expansion of BRICS
The US Secretary of Commerce is visiting China on August 27 to meet with senior government officials
Pakistan Army: 6 soldiers were killed in an exchange of fire with militants near the border with Afghanistan
The Pakistani army announces the killing of 6 of its soldiers in an armed attack near the border with Afghanistan
UNAMA says since the fall of Kabul it has recorded at least 800 cases of extrajudicial killing, arbitrary arrest and detention, torture and ill-treatment & enforced disappearance of ex- government employees and security forces by the Taliban government
11 soldiers killed in an attack in Pakistan South Waziristan tribal district, sources say - there is no comment from officials
