Wang Yi holds trilateral talks with Taliban, Pakistan FMs

Wang Yi holds trilateral talks with Taliban, Pakistan FMs

Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ishaq Dar, right, Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, centre, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi jointly shake hands prior to their trilateral summit in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP In a move that could rile New Delhi just a day … Read more

Iran says will deploy new missiles if Israel attacks again

Iran says will deploy new missiles if Israel attacks again

Iran said it was prepared for any new Israeli attack. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran said Wednesday (August 20, 2025) it was prepared for any new Israeli attack, announcing it has developed missiles with greater capabilities than those used during their recent 12-day war. “The missiles used in the 12-day war were manufactured… a … Read more

Russia says captured three settlements in Ukraine’s east

Russia says captured three settlements in Ukraine's east

Service members of the 44th Separate Artillery Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fire a 2S22 Bohdana self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops near a front line, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, August 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Russian army said Wednesday (August 20, 2025) it had captured three … Read more

Afghanistan bus crash kills 79 people returning from Iran, including 19 children

Afghanistan bus crash kills 79 people returning from Iran, including 19 children

The wreckage of a bus is towed at the site of a crash in Guzara district of Herat province on August 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP “A bus crash in northwestern Afghanistan killed at least 79 people returning from Iran, including 19 children,” an official said. Two people were also injured in the crash, … Read more

Israel approves settlement project that could divide West Bank

Israel approves settlement project that could divide West Bank

A man walks past a mural depicting the Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti, with a message that reads in Arabic, “See you soon”, on Israel’s separation barrier in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, on August 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Israel gave final approval for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank … Read more

Israel Defence Minister approves plan to conquer Gaza City

Israel Defence Minister approves plan to conquer Gaza City

An Israeli armoured personnel carrier (APC) manoeuvres on the Israeli side of the border with Gaza, Israel August 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s Defence Minister has approved a plan for the conquest of Gaza City and authorised the call-up of around 60,000 reservists to carry it out, his Ministry confirmed on Wednesday (August … Read more