Tensions rose in West Asia on Sunday (August 25) when Israel and Hezbollah launched attacks on each other. Israel, sensing a major retaliatory operation by the Iran-backed group, struck a Hezbollah position in Lebanon in what Hezbollah claimed was “initial retaliation” for the Israeli attack south of Beirut that killed its top commander, Fouad Shukr.
Meanwhile, in the US election campaign, Democratic candidate Kamala Harris raised more than $540 million in one month, a record for a political campaign.
In South Asia, the United Nations has expressed concern about the Taliban's new “morality” laws, which severely restrict women's rights and give excessive powers to “morality inspectors.”
Following outrage over the brutal rape and murder of a medical intern in Kolkata, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condemned crimes against women as “unacceptable”.
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Israel launched preemptive strikes on Hezbollah positions in Lebanon on Sunday (August 24) following reports of a large-scale operation against Israel by the Iranian-backed militant group. Hezbollah said it had fired “more than 320” Katyusha rockets at Israel.
Lebanese Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, in a televised address on Sunday (August 25), claimed that Israel's preemptive strikes against Hezbollah had no effect on its retaliatory operations.
The Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah launched a massive missile attack on Israel on Sunday in retaliation for the assassination of its senior commander, Fouad Shukr, in Beirut last month.
US Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris' campaign has hit a record-breaking fundraising milestone. On Sunday (August 25), her campaign revealed that it has raised more than $540 million in just over a month, “a record for any political campaign in history.”
The UN mission in Afghanistan on Sunday (August 25) expressed concern over a new morality law recently ratified by the Taliban. The latest “morality” law imposes strict restrictions on women, forcing them to “ensure their opinions are not heard” and imposing penalties for non-compliance.
Amid ongoing outrage across the country over the brutal sexual assault and murder of a medical intern at Kolkata's RG Kal Medical College and Hospital, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (August 25) said crimes against women are an “unforgivable sin”.
A student from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was found dead in a rented apartment in Mumbai, India, police said on Sunday (August 25).
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft will return empty from the International Space Station (ISS) due to ongoing issues with its propulsion system, NASA said Saturday.
Russian cosmonaut Sergei Vladimirovich Korsakov said in an interview with WION how it would have been great if the six-month space mission had been extended to a year.
Facing a demographic crisis, China is aiming to make it easier for its citizens to get married and harder to divorce, as more young people choose to stay single.
