North Korea launched over 10 short-range ballistic missiles on August 20 toward the East Sea as U.S.-South Korea joint military drills near their end, according to South Korean military sources.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to implement tougher economic measures against Iran and countries supporting it, as the United Arab Emirates announced it would sever financial ties with Iran.
Lesley Vogel, mother of actress Hayden Panettiere, told NBC News that a narcotics investigator has joined the investigation into her daughter’s death, per Us Weekly and TMZ. Panettiere, 36, was found unresponsive in a South Carolina residence.
At least 377 Ukrainian civilians were killed and 2,129 injured in August from Russian attacks, the highest toll since the war began in February 2022, according to Ukrainian government figures. In a single overnight strike on Kyiv, five people were killed and 23 injured, with one death in the Brovary district.
The founder of Evergrande, a collapsed Chinese property giant, has been sentenced to life in prison and had his personal property confiscated, according to the BBC.
An estimated 4,000 humpback whales, 6,000 fin whales, and 6,000 minke whales were recorded in the Greenland Sea in the summer of 2024, according to the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources.
Mexican fighter Yair Rodríguez has withdrawn from the main event of Noche UFC on September 12 in Glendale, Arizona, according to multiple sources. The UFC is now seeking a new opponent for Jean Silva.
The Israeli military has confirmed for the first time that it opened fire on a car carrying five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab, who was killed along with six relatives in Gaza in 2024, according to the BBC.
Liberia has agreed to accept up to 1,200 foreigners deported from the US over the next year, according to the BBC.
Potential human remains, including a jaw with teeth still attached, have been recovered from the largest reservoir in the US as drought causes water levels to drop, according to officials.
ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard has died at 77, the band announced. Beard passed away on Monday in hospice care at his ranch in Richmond, Texas.
An Iranian academic has described her U.S. detention as 'hell' over alleged ties to the 1979 hostage crisis, according to BBC.
South Korea has announced it will shorten its annual joint military drills with the U.S. by six days at the request of Washington, according to the BBC.
Tropical Storm Lala battered Hawaii with torrential rain and damaging winds, with Kapalua in Maui County receiving 48 inches of rain, according to CBS News.
Tens of thousands of mourners gathered in London on Monday to pay tribute to Jason Arday, a former Cambridge University professor found dead amid weeks of media scrutiny. Many at the vigil blamed 'racist' press coverage for his death.