U.S. President Donald Trump urged China, Friday, August 30, to handle Hong Kong protests in a "humane fashion," saying U.S. economic pressure on Beijing was responsible for preventing authorities from carrying out a harsher crackdown against pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong. (AFP)
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🇺🇦 🇵🇱 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is welcomed by Polish President Andrzej Duda during his official visit of Poland to mark 80 years since the outbreak of World War Two. (AFP)
U.S. President Donald Trump urged China, Friday, August 30, to handle Hong Kong protests in a "humane fashion," saying U.S. economic pressure on Beijing was responsible for preventing authorities f...
President Donald Trump said, Friday, August 30, he's spoken with the U.S. senators of Florida and governor of Georgia, ahead of the expected landfall of a potentially devastating Hurricane Dorian t...
Firefighters battled a wildfire, Friday, August 30, that had burned three homes, heavily damaged five more and prompted the evacuation of hundreds of people in two Salt Lake City suburbs. Occupants...
Hurricane hunters flew into the eye of Hurricane Dorian, Friday, August 30, as it slowly churned toward the U.S. mainland, where it's expected to slam parts of Florida. Video released by the Nation...
Turkish border guards fired warning shots and tear gas to disperse hundreds of Syrian protesters demanding that the Turkish government help stop a deadly Damascus regime offensive in northwestern S...
Protests in Indian Kashmir's main city of Srinagar turned violent, Friday, August 30, with demonstrators clashing with security personnel as tensions escalated in the Himalayan region, which was st...
Cities around Pakistan came to a standstill on Friday, August 30, as tens of thousands of people crowded the streets in a government-led demonstration of solidarity with the disputed region of Kash...
At least 155 migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa successfully crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after jumping over fences that separate the territory from Morocco, Friday, August 30.
Brad Pitt and the cast of the movie “Ad Astra,” directed by James Gray, walk the red carpet at the 76th Venice Film Festival, Thursday, August 29, amid eager fans waiting to take selfies with the H...
A volcano on the Italian island of Stromboli erupted, Wednesday, August 28, unleashing a dramatic plume of smoke in its second explosion in less than two months. No casualties or damage was reporte...
Declaring space crucial to the nation's defense, President Donald Trump said, Thursday, August 29, the Pentagon has re-established U.S. Space Command as part of a broader effort to preserve U.S. do...
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