Belarus sends extra troops to border
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has said that his country has stationed troops along its entire border to Ukraine in response to what he claimed was Kyiv’s deployment of 120,000 troops on its side.
Blinken in Israel for Gaza deal talks
US top diplomat Antony Blinken is once again headed to the Middle East as pressure to close a deal to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza and end fighting in the territory grows.
Heiress Shinawatra takes office as Thailand PM
As Paetongtarn Shinawatra takes office to face cabinet formation, a sluggish economy and a dwindling party, her father Thaksin said she “will have to work hard.”
Vietnam’s President To Lam arrives in China for state visit
President To Lam’s visit to China will include a meeting with President Xi Jinping and will confirm the close trade ties between the neighbours despite disputes over the South China Sea.
Pro-opposition Venezuelans protest election ‘fraud’
Supporters of Venezuela’s opposition gathered across the country and abroad to demand the recognition of Edmundo Gonzalez as president. Protesters allege President Nicolas Maduro stole the July 28 election.