Iran’s foreign minister says new routes through Strait of Hormuz being finalized with Oman
Today in History – Major Events on This Day – 10 August
TOKYO (AP) – Nagasaki marked on Sunday the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern city, as the mayor called nuclear weapons “absolute evil,” denounced growing support for nuclear deterrence and called on the Japanese government to adhere to its three postwar non-nuclear principles.
Editorials from The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Guardian and others
ISLAMABAD (AP) – Pakistan’s foreign minister said Sunday a new defense agreement his country signed with Saudi Arabia and Turkey was not directed against any country and remained open to other nations in the region. The landmark Mecca Joint Defense Agreement was signed on Friday.
Yemen’s Houthis claim attack on Saudi oil facility and Yemeni port
News Minute - Video of Major World Affairs - August 9
BANGKOK (AP) – Myanmar’s military-backed government has rejected the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ renewed call for the unconditional release of detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and dismissed the need for the organization’s special envoy on Myanmar, according to the foreign affairs ministry.
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) – Nigerian troops have rescued 33 people who were abducted while traveling in Zamfara state, in the northwestern part of the country, an army statement on Sunday said.
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