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China braces for Typhoon In-Fa as it cleans up flood damage
In-Fa is forecast to make landfall late Sunday in the eastern coastal province of Zhejiang near Shanghai, according to the official Xinhua news agency.
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Afghan govt imposes night curfew to stem Taliban advance
The curfew will be effective between 10 pm and 4 am local time, Ahmad Zia Zia, deputy interior ministry spokesperson said.
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6.7-magnitude quake hits Philippines: USGS
The 6.7-magnitude quake struck off the main island of Luzon at a depth of 112 kilometres , USGS said. It was followed a few minutes later with a 5.8-magnitude quake in the same region that was also deep.
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Anti-lockdown protesters clash with Sydney police
Maskless demonstrators flouted rules on non-essential travel and public gatherings a day after authorities suggested restrictions could remain in place until October.
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Iraqi PM to focus on US troop withdrawal in Biden meeting
The White House talks between the two allies come just a week after a deadly attack claimed by the Islamic State group, despite Baghdad declaring the Sunni extremists defeated over three years ago.
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At least 76 killed in India heavy monsoon rains: govt
The downpour since Thursday caused a building to collapse in Mumbai and sparked several landslides, burying dozens of homes and leaving 59 people missing.
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The day has finally arrived – the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is under way
Due to pandemic restrictions it’s the first time in Olympic history that no domestic or overseas spectators were allowed to attend the games.
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New Covid variant 'probable' this year: top French expert
The country is currently battling an unprecedented spike in new cases caused by the more infectious Delta variant, which was first recorded in India.
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Haiti to offer a final farewell to its slain president
Jovenel Moise, who was 53 when he was shot dead in his home in the early hours of 7 July, is set to be interred in Cap-Haitien, the main city in his native northern region.
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China's Xi makes rare trip to Tibet: state media
Sporadic protests have broken out in Tibet in recent decades, including some self-immolations by monks in the heart of Lhasa and large protests against Chinese rule in 2008.
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Sydney outbreak a 'national emergency' as cases spike
Admitting a month-long lockdown had so far failed to stop a Delta-variant outbreak, the state of New South Wales pleaded for Canberra to urgently send more vaccines and resources.
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Prison riots in Ecuador leave 21 dead
Thirteen inmates died at the Cotopaxi prison and 35 prisoners and six police officers were injured, according to an updated toll Thursday.
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14 Zimbabweans deported from the UK in quarantine
Writing on Twitter, government spokesman Nick Mangwana said Zimbabwe welcomed these deportees home and said they would be safe.
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IMF board approves big lending increase for poorest nations
The COVID-19 crisis has drained resources set aside for these countries -- most are which are in sub-Saharan Africa -- far faster than anticipated, and their needs will remain high, the International Monetary Fund said.
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India raids media companies critical of government
There was no official comment from authorities on the raids against Hindi-language daily Dainik Bhaskar and the Bharat Samachar channel but local media quoted unnamed tax officials as saying they had "conclusive evidence of fraud".
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UK grocers warn of shortages amid virus 'pingdemic'
With millions of workers and schoolkids currently forced to stay home under Covid-19 tracing rules -- in what has been dubbed a "pingdemic" after the phone app used to contact, or ping, people who need to self-isolate -- various industries are starting to suffer.
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Israel appoints commission to review Pegasus-maker NSO
Pegasus has been implicated in possible mass surveillance of journalists, human rights defenders and 14 heads of state. Their phone numbers were among some 50,000 potential surveillance targets on a list leaked to rights group Amnesty International and Paris-based Forbidden Stories.
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'No interest': little cheer in Tokyo day before Olympics open
Local spectators are barred from almost all Games venues, with only around 900 people expected to attend the opening ceremony at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium on Friday - just around 150 of them Japanese.
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Saudi Arabia denies Pegasus spyware allegations
Saudi Arabia was one of a number of governments around the world accused of using Pegasus spyware to monitor the activities of dissidents and other critics, following an investigation by a consortium of media companies.
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Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony director fired over old Holocaust skit
Kentaro Kobayashi's comments in a video of a comedy sketch from 1998 emerged online overnight and sparked shock from some in Japan.
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WHO boss says vaccine IP waiver not a property 'snatch'
Waiving intellectual property rights would help meet the 11 billion doses of vaccine the WHO says are needed to protect 70 percent of people in every country by mid-2022.
