Armenia no longer considers Russia a strategic partner: PM

Syria president appoints SDF leader as his adviser

Russian drone batter Kiev region, hitting apartments

Serbian war criminal Mladic to be buried with 'state honours': minister

Thailand warns 'problematic' tourists could face deportation

King Harald, 'symbol' of Norway, dies at 89

South Korea says will hold joint military drills with US, Japan

South Korea said on Aug. 28 that it will hold joint military exercises with the United States and Japan in September, after Washington scaled back annual drills with Seoul in an apparent bid to encourage dialogue with North Korea.

Death toll rises in Nepal disaster, hundreds still missing

Rescuers pulled out survivors caked in dark brown mud and helicopters lifted stranded people to safety on Aug. 28 as Nepal and China raced to respond to catastrophic flash floodsthat killed more than 500 people and left more than 1,500 missing.

'Mladic’s death does not erase memory of Srebrenica'

Witnesses and representatives of victims of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide said Ratko Mladic’s death would not erase the crimes for which he was convicted, noting that he died under a life sentence.

CIA chief’s Moscow trip puts NATO concerns in focus

CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Russian foreign intelligence chief Sergei Naryshkin during an unannounced visit to Moscow this week, as conflicting accounts emerged over whether he carried a U.S. warning against any Russian move on NATO territory.

Iran still open to talks as Hormuz diplomacy ramps up

 Iran left the door open to diplomacy on Aug. 28, six months into a war with the United States that has upended the Middle East, but only if Washington abandons its pressure campaign.

Clashes in Spain's Ceuta month after mass migrant influx

Protests over security in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta escalated into violent clashes with the Spanish military on Aug. 27, a month after a mass influx of migrants from Morocco.

Int’l coalition’s withdrawal to end by Sept 30, Iraq says

The withdrawal of international coalition forces from Iraq is gathering pace and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, Iraqi military spokesman Sabah al-Numan said on Aug. 26.

Netanyahu weighs post-election options as his party struggles

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior officials from his party Likud consider scenarios for the aftermath of the Oct. 27 general elections, amid growing concerns that the party could lose significant support, Israeli media reports have said.

After six months of Iran war, US shifts goals, tactics

Six months after U.S. President Donald Trump launched a war with Iran forecasting a quick four-to-five-week victory, the conflict has morphed into an open-ended struggle with shifting objectives, diminished U.S. weapon stockpiles and a strategic pivot toward economic pressure.

Syrian president makes country’s 1st payment by Visa card

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa made a Visa card payment in Damascus, marking a new step in the country’s efforts toward reconnecting with the global financial system following years of sanctions.

British PM Burnham to host Macron in London

Prime Minister Andy Burnham will host French President Emmanuel Macron in London next week, a U.K. government source said on Aug. 27, confirming the first visit by an EU leader since Burnham took office last month.

North Korea vows ‘powerful response’ after US approves arms sales to South

North Korea condemned on Aug. 27 U.S. plans to supply Seoul with tactical missiles and fund human rights monitoring projects, vowing a “powerful response” to what Pyongyang described as Washington’s hostility towards it.