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Israeli media report that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 'quietly' approved infrastructure works for a reconstruction project in the army-controlled eastern Rafah area of southern Gaza.
Xinhua, citing media reports, reports that Lao National Assembly President Xaysomphone Phomvihane has passed away on Saturday.
The U.S. Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as U.S. attorney general on Saturday, according to media reports.
De la Espriella was sworn in as Colombia's new president on August 8, 2026, according to Xinhua News Agency.
US Rep. Andy Ogles lost Tennessee's Republican primary to challenger Charlie Hatcher despite receiving President Donald Trump's endorsement, in a rare election defeat for a Trump-backed candidate. Hatcher won with 53.3% of the vote to Ogles' 46.8%, with 95% of precincts reporting.
Germany's Cabinet is considering a security reform that would expand domestic intelligence powers, with Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt saying the change would turn the agency into a more operational service.
US President Donald Trump confirms the Secret Service and military directed him to use a 'different plane' when departing Türkiye following a NATO summit, citing safety concerns.
Moldovan authorities denied the defense's request to let Gutsul serve her sentence in Chisinau, her lawyer told TASS. The defense claims Gutsul was deliberately sent to a prison in the village of Ruska, where conditions are reportedly worse than at Prison No. 13 in Chisinau.
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi has ordered the drafting of a bill to place weapons under exclusive state control, following the formation of a committee tasked with confining weapons to the state.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday swore in Adonia Ayebare as the country's new minister of foreign affairs after Ayebare renounced his U.S. citizenship, along with two other ministers of state whose swearing-ins had been delayed over dual citizenship issues.
Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved measures to prevent personal data leaks from compromised login credentials, ordering an immediate password reset across government agencies and mandatory multi-factor authentication, government spokesperson Rachada Dhnadirek said.
Sri Lanka's Cabinet approved replacing the 1948 Immigrants and Emigrants Act with a new Immigration Bill that includes biometric e-passport provisions, to be gazetted before parliamentary approval.