Four arrested after fatal shooting of former boxing champion Zolani Tete
South African police said one suspect had been charged with murder after the 38-year-old fighter was killed near his Eastern Cape home.
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Scottish jury convicts Graeme Dott of abusing two children
The former world snooker champion was found guilty of two charges after a five-day trial at the High Court in Glasgow and was remanded pending sentencing.
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Syria sentences former grand mufti Ahmad Hassoun to life in prison
A Damascus court convicted the Assad-era cleric of offences including inciting violence and justifying killings on August 24, 2026, in one of Syria's emerging transitional-justice cases.
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Eight relatives, including four children, killed at Montana family dinner
Police said the suspected gunman later died from a self-inflicted wound after a shooting and fire outside Billings; relatives identified the victims across four generations.
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Kazakhstan’s new Kurultai elected amid widening presidential authority
The August 23, 2026 parliamentary election introduced a 145-seat, single-chamber legislature as analysts forecast a commanding victory for President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s Adilet party.
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Jake Lang arrested after vehicles enter Minneapolis protest area
Police detained occupants of two vehicles on probable cause of riot after a confrontation outside City Hall left three officers injured.
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Hong Kong convicts Tiananmen vigil activists of inciting subversion
Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung were convicted on charges that could bring up to 10 years in prison after years in detention.
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Rocha returns to Sinaloa office as US drug charges deepen a diplomatic fight
The governor resumed office after nearly four months away, insisting he had committed no crime as U.S. prosecutors pressed drug-trafficking accusations and extradition requests.
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TikTok’s $400 million settlement adds pressure to child-safety rules
The company agreed to pay the U.S. Justice Department after claims it violated children’s privacy law, while regulators in Europe and Britain kept up their own scrutiny.
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Japan Resumes Capital Punishment with Execution of Osaka Arsonist
The Japanese government has carried out its first execution in over a year, hanging a 58-year-old man convicted of a deadly 2009 arson attack at a gambling parlor.
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Turkey issues Netanyahu arrest warrant over Gaza aid flotilla interception
Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced the international warrant as Ankara opened an investigation into Israel’s interception of an aid flotilla and detention of activists.
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Paul Biya returns to Cameroon after 73-day absence that fueled succession questions
Cameroon’s 93-year-old president was back in the country after a trip abroad that had triggered speculation about his health and the stability of the presidency.
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Argentina sends ex-Mexican navy officer Fernando Farías Laguna back to Mexico in fuel-smuggling probe
The deportation comes as Mexican prosecutors expand a wide maritime fuel-smuggling case that has already produced multiple arrests and seizures.
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Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan sentenced to life for financial crimes
A Shenzhen court confiscated the property developer’s assets and imposed 15.82 billion yuan in combined fines on Evergrande and its real-estate arm.
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Syrian Kurdish leader says integration with state institutions is complete
Mazloum Abdi said Kurdish-led military, security and administrative bodies had entered national structures after an agreement with President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
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Bangladesh parliament elects Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as president
Lawmakers in Bangladesh chose Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as president in a rare contested vote held after Mohammed Shahabuddin left office early.
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Singapore tightens anti-scam rules for messaging and ads
Singapore has begun requiring messaging services to curb contact from unknown users and social platforms to verify advertisers, in a fresh push against online scams.
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Hakainde Hichilema wins second term in Zambia after tense vote
The electoral commission credited the incumbent with about 60% of the presidential vote, but observers said unequal campaign conditions and limits on freedoms distorted the contest.
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Pakistan's Supreme Court orders Imran Khan moved to hospital
The jailed former prime minister was due to undergo medical examinations in Islamabad after lawyers raised health concerns that were not detailed in the court report.
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US pauses $1.7bn border project in Big Bend after backlash
The Trump administration has paused construction on a major border-security project in Big Bend National Park after environmental objections and bipartisan local opposition.
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Discord disables video and screen-sharing features in Brazil
The platform complied with a data-protection authority order issued after the death of a 13-year-old girl during an online broadcast.
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Duane Davis goes on trial over Tupac Shakur killing
Prosecutors allege the former gang leader organised the 1996 Las Vegas shooting, while his defence challenges statements he made years later in a memoir and interviews.
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Kim Min-seok wins Democratic Party leadership contest in South Korea
The former prime minister secured 54.08 percent after ranked-choice counting, beginning a two-year term at the head of the ruling party.
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Three killed, two wounded in Johannesburg flat shooting
South African police are investigating a fatal weekend shooting in Newclare, where three young victims were found dead and two others were rushed to hospital.
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