Russia will launch its first lunar-landing spacecraft in 47 years on August 11 in a race with India to the south pole of the moon, a potential source of water to support a future human presence there.
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan challenged his conviction on graft charges in a high court on August 8, his lawyer said.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan discussed in a call with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken the revival of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, a Turkish Foreign Ministry source said on August 5.
Iran has equipped its Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) navy with drones and 1,000-kilometer-range missiles, Iranian news agencies reported on August 5, as the United State offers to put guards on commercial ships going through the Persian Gulf's Strait of Hormuz.
China's embassy in Moscow has criticized the treatment of five Chinese citizens who were refused entry into Russia, calling the treatment inconsistent with the overall friendly relations between the two countries.
The United States could soon offer to put armed sailors and Marines on commercial ships traveling through the Gulf's Strait of Hormuz, U.S. officials said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on August 2 that he hoped a Ukraine "peace summit" could be held this autumn and that this week's talks in Saudi Arabia were a stepping stone toward that goal.
The United States has been told that Russia is prepared to return to talks on a deal that had allowed the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain, but "we haven't seen any evidence of that yet," the U.S. envoy to the United Nations said
U.S. government officials will attend a Ukraine peace summit in Saudi Arabia, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told a briefing on July 31, adding that he could not give more details.
Albanian authorities have arrested a former Kosovar rebel wanted by a war crimes court in The Hague.
Georgia's government on July 31 issued a joint statement with China on the establishment of a "strategic partnership" between the two countries.
Russia's embassy in Moldova said it will temporarily stop providing appointments for consular matters in what Moldovan officials say is a situation linked to the order by the country's authorities to reduce staff.
News agencies filmed smashed windows in two high-rise buildings at the Moscow International Business Center district on July 30. The Russian Defense Ministry says they were caused by overnight Ukrainian drone attacks. Ukraine has not explicitly confirmed responsibility.
Ten people were killed in central Russia after strong winds toppled trees and heavy rains disrupted the electricity supply in hundreds of settlements, Russia's Emergencies Ministry said.
Pope Francis on July 30 called on Russia to reverse its decision to abandon the Black Sea grain deal, under which it had allowed Ukraine to export grain from its seaports despite the ongoing war.
Saudi Arabia is set to host talks on Ukraine among Western countries, Ukraine, and key developing countries, including India and Brazil, early next month, The Wall Street Journal reported on July 29.
Czech police stopped an unnamed female Russian tennis player from entering the country ahead of the WTA Prague Open, organizers said, as a new government resolution banning athletes from Russia or Belarus caused the event to scratch other competitors.
Chinese and Russian officials stood shoulder to shoulder with Kim Jong Un as they reviewed North Korea's latest nuclear-capable missiles and new attack drones at a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korean state media showed on July 28.
Ukrainian soldier Serhiy Raylyan, 26, lost both his legs and his eyesight after his vehicle drove over a mine in the summer of 2022 near the front line in Ukraine's Donetsk region. He's now starting to walk again with prosthetic limbs and hopes to regain some vision.
The Czech Foreign Ministry said it filed a lawsuit against Russia for compensation of 53 million crowns ($2.44 million) over lease payments on land in Prague and other cities used by the country's embassy.
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