Canadian Armed Forces personnel were poised to deploy to the Northwest Territories on Tuesday, responding to the threat posed by wildfires that are endangering local communities.
Israeli forces conducted a raid in the occupied West Bank, resulting in the deaths of two Palestinians, including a 16-year-old, as reported by Palestinian health officials.
Twenty international organizations affiliated with the U.N., alongside various global agencies, have united their voices to call for access to critical humanitarian aid.
Clashes between rivals Special Deterrence Force and the 444 Brigade in Libya have left residents trapped in their homes. The ministry said many have been unable to escape the violence.
A British training unit, which has been stationed in Kenya for decades, was accused of violating human rights. The East African country has opened an inquiry into the allegations.
An investigation is underway after a blackout hit several north and northeast regions of Brazil. While power was restored in some areas, many other regions remain without electricity.
Former Australian priest Gerald Risdale has been convicted of abusing a 72nd victim. Because of this, his prison sentence has been extended by 12 months.
Typhoon Lan slowly entered Japan on Aug. 15, 2023, leading to thousands of evacuations and hundreds of canceled flights. The storm entered Japan at the southern tip of Wakayama.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reaffirmed the country's commitment to peace at the ceremony marking the 78th anniversary of the end of World War II.
Poland is holding a military parade on Aug. 15, 2023, to showcase the country's state-of-the-art weapons. The nation is set to hold parliamentary elections on Oct. 15, 2023.
Muhyiddin Yassin, the former prime minister of Malaysia, was acquitted of four corruption charges on Aug. 15, 2023. He still faces three charges of money laundering involving $43 million.
United Nations experts say thousands of members of the Islamic State group still exist in Syria and Iraq, and the group's fighters pose a terrorist threat in Afghanistan.
Some of Hong Kong’s most prominent democracy advocates are getting their convictions overturned, following a 2019 pro-democracy protest that gathered about 1.7 million people.
Several political leaders detained in Niger, following a coup that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, have been unreachable, according to a group of human rights activists.
Yoon Suk Yeol, the president of South Korea, is calling for deeper security cooperation between the United States and Japan in an effort to address the nuclear threat in North Korea.