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A powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan’s Kunar province near the Pakistan border on August 31, 2025, killing at least 622 people and injuring more than 1,300, with the toll expected to rise as rescue efforts continue.

An Israeli airstrike on Nasser hospital in southern Gaza killed at least 19 people, including four journalists, one of whom worked for Reuters. The incident highlights the intensifying danger facing reporters covering the Israel-Gaza conflict.

US President Donald Trump will host Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky and top European leaders at the White House on Monday, just days after his Alaska summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. The high-stakes meeting is set to focus on robust security guarantees and potential conditions for ending the war in Ukraine.

An Israeli airstrike outside Gaza City’s Al-Shifa hospital killed prominent Al Jazeera reporter Anas Al Sharif and four colleagues, a move condemned by press freedom advocates amid ongoing war.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has urged the International Committee of the Red Cross to help hostages in Gaza after disturbing videos showed two captives emaciated. Hamas says it will allow Red Cross access only if humanitarian corridors open for all of Gaza.

After five days of intense border battles, Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire starting at midnight, following high-level talks in Malaysia and mediation by ASEAN, the US, and China.

A Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI training jet crashed into Milestone School and College in Dhaka's Uttara neighborhood on July 21, 2025, killing at least 16 people—many of them students—and injuring more than 50, according to officials and local media.

President Donald Trump's announcement of a 30% tariff on goods from the European Union and Mexico, set to begin August 1, has ignited tensions and fears of a potential trade war.