A U.S. envoy for Iran met on August 25 with the family of Iranian-German national Jamshid Sharmahd, who was sentenced to death in February in Iran after being convicted of heading a pro-monarchist group accused of a deadly 2008 bombing.
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas on August 25 faced pressure to resign amid reports that her husband has part ownership in a company that has kept operations in Russia since Moscow invaded Ukraine.
Dutch brewer Heineken said on August 25 it had completed its exit from Russia by selling its operations there to Russia's Arnest Group for a symbolic one euro.
The U.S. State Department on August 24 imposed sanctions on 13 people and entities it said are reportedly connected to the forced deportation and transfer of Ukraine's children.
Norway has decided to donate F-16 combat aircraft to Ukraine, Norwegian broadcaster TV2 reported opn August 24, citing unnamed sources.
Iran has been invited to join the BRICS group of developing nations along with Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina, and the United Arab Emirates, in a move aimed at growing the clout of a bloc that has pledged to champion the "Global South."
The chief of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was listed among the passengers of a private plane that crashed in Russia on August 23, killing all 10 onboard. Reuters shared footage of a falling aircraft and a photograph of debris on fire in the Tver region, northwest of Moscow.
The World Court will hear Russia's objections to its jurisdiction in a genocide case brought by Ukraine in hearings starting on September 18, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) said on August 22.
Iran has built an advanced homemade drone named Mohajer-10 with an enhanced flight range and duration as well as a greater payload, Iranian state media reported on August 22.
Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has appeared in his first video since leading a short-lived mutiny in June.
An Iranian military delegation has arrived in Moscow to discuss cooperation between Iranian and Russian ground forces, the state news agency TASS reported on August 21.
The process of releasing U.S. prisoners held in Iran will take up to two months, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on August 21 during a press conference.
Iranian assets that had been frozen in South Korea were transferred to Switzerland's central bank last week for exchange and transfer to Iran, South Korean media reported on August 21.
Ukrainians rescuers rushed to help the survivors of a Russian missile attack on the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on August 19. According to the Ukrainian Interior Ministry, at least seven people were killed, including a child, and more than 148 were wounded.
An attack by unidentified militants in northwestern Pakistan has killed 11 construction workers, caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar announced on social media on August 20.
Russia has banned entry to 54 British nationals, including Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), and journalists from the BBC and other media outlets in response to U.K. sanctions against its citizens and enterprises, the Foreign Ministry said on August 18.
Canada is imposing sanctions on 15 Russian individuals and three entities in what Ottawa said was a response to rising levels of human rights violations and violence faced by political opponents and critics in Russia.
Lithuania closed two of its six border checkpoints with Belarus on August 18 in a move it announced earlier this month citing the security risk posed by Russia's Wagner mercenary group. Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland have increased border security since Wagner fighters from Russia arrived in Belarus.
Police have arrested two Christians accused of blasphemy in eastern Pakistan, a spokesperson said on August 18, two days after a Muslim mob burned churches and houses in a Christian settlement, accusing the two men of desecrating the Koran.
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman met Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Jeddah in the highest level talks since the countries reconciled after years of bitter rivalry that destabilized the region.
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