El Salvador approves indefinite presidential reelection, extends presidential terms to six years

El Salvador approves indefinite presidential reelection, extends presidential terms to six years

Nayib Bukele. File. | Photo Credit: AP The party of El Salvador President Nayib Bukele approved constitutional changes in the country’s National Assembly on Thursday that will allow indefinite presidential reelection and extend presidential terms to six years. Lawmaker Ana Figueroa from the New Ideas party had proposed the changes to five articles of the … Read more

All five miners found dead after Chilean mine collapse

All five miners found dead after Chilean mine collapse

Relatives of Alex Araya Acevedo, a 29-year-old miner who died in El Teniente mine of Chilean state-run copper producer Codelco, gather outside Codelco’s offices to demand information about the delivery of his body, which has been delayed, after the regional prosecutor confirmed that all trapped miners have been found dead, in Rancagua, Chile on August … Read more

Netanyahu asks Red Cross for help after ‘profound shock’ of Gaza hostage videos

Netanyahu asks Red Cross for help after ‘profound shock’ of Gaza hostage videos

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu requested the help of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Sunday (August 3, 2025) to aid hostages in Gaza, as outrage built at videos showing two of them emaciated. The premier’s office said he spoke to the ICRC coordinator for the region, Julien Lerisson, and “requested his involvement … Read more

Protesters in Syria’s Druze heartland demand govt forces withdraw

Protesters in Syria's Druze heartland demand govt forces withdraw

A drone view shows the predominantly Druze city of Sweida, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Sunni Bedouin tribes and government forces, in Syria | Photo Credit: Reuters Hundreds gathered in Syria’s Druze heartland on Friday to demand the withdrawal of government forces after deadly sectarian violence last month and the opening of an aid … Read more

Pakistan supports Iran’s right to develop nuclear capability for peaceful purposes

Pakistan supports Iran’s right to develop nuclear capability for peaceful purposes

I Pakistan on Sunday (August 3, 2025) supported Iran’s right to develop nuclear capability for peaceful purposes, as the two sides signed several agreements to expand cooperation in multiple fields. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who arrived in Islamabad on Saturday (August 2, 2025), met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at his official residence. At a joint … Read more

Palestinians across West Bank protest Gaza war

Palestinians across West Bank protest Gaza war

People hold a large Palestinian flag as they take part in a protest in solidarity with Gaza and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Thousands of Palestinians protested in the occupied West Bank’s major cities on Sunday (August 3, 2025) against the … Read more

Top Trump aide accuses India of financing Russia’s war in Ukraine

Top Trump aide accuses India of financing Russia's war in Ukraine

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller attends an interaction between U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Turnberry, Scotland, on July 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters A top aide to U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday (August 3, 2025) accused India of effectively financing Russia’s war in Ukraine … Read more

Philippines President Marcos Jr. to visit India as two sides deepen maritime cooperation

Philippines President Marcos Jr. to visit India as two sides deepen maritime cooperation

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. File | Photo Credit: Reuters NEW DELHI In a move aimed at deepening maritime cooperation with the southeast Asian region, India will host Philippines President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. during August 4-8. This will be the first visit by President Marcos Jr, son of the late President Ferdinand Marcos who … Read more

Saudi Arabia executes eight people related to drug charges

Saudi Arabia executes eight people related to drug charges

File photo of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior headquarters, responsible for policing, ideological security, civil defence, national security, narcotics control, corrections, naturalisation, customs and immigration matters. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Saudi Arabia has executed eight people in a single day, state media said, amid a surge in the use of the death penalty in … Read more