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President Lopez Obrador announced that Mexico has paused ties with US and Canadian embassies. Watch WION for more on the story.

Almost a month after elections the opposition continues to raise an uproar over Nicholas Maduro's re-election alleging foul play. Days after the country's tribunal ratified Maduro's win the opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez has been asked to appear for a criminal probe against him.

The Maldives Police Service (MPS) has commenced a probe into allegations that the opposition tried to stage a coup d’etat after the Bank of Maldives (BML) decision on Sunday to suspend foreign transaction allowances on debit and credit cards related to Maldivian Rufiyaa (MVR) accounts.

K-pop singer Taeil is leaving the boy band NCT following accusations of sexual harassment. The news of his exit was confirmed by his agency SM Entertainment on Wednesday (Aug 28), according to a report by Soompi.

More than 100 casualties are feared in Pakistan's Balochistan province after multiple coordinated attacks on multiple Pakistani forces camps and civilians. The Baloch Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Kolkata rape-murder case: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Wednesday (August 28) suspended the membership of Dr Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Hospital in West Bengal, where the heinous rape and murder of a trainee doctor happened on August 9.

Kolkata Doctor rape-murder case: The federally ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched its 12-hour 'Bangla Bandh' or lockdown in the eastern West Bengal state on the morning of Wednesday (August 28) to protest police action against protesters who participated in the 'Nabanna Abhijan' rally on Tuesday (August 27).

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently stated that his troops' incursion into Russia's Kursk region is a key part of a broader victory plan that he intends to present to US President Joe Biden in September.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan met in Beijing on Tuesday, as the world's two biggest economies hope to maintain their relations.

National Football League (NFL) owners on Tuesday voted to allow private equity investment in a landmark move that could see billions of dollars in new funding pumped into the sport, the US-based league confirmed.

Donald Trump was hit by a new federal indictment on Tuesday in his bid to overturn his 2020 election defeat, with prosecutors narrowing their approach after a US Supreme Court ruling that former presidents have broad immunity form criminal prosecution.

United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer made his first stop in Berlin during his two-day visit to Germany and France. Watch in for more details!

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz survived US Open first round wobbles on Tuesday to stay on course for a semi-final showdown as two-time champion Naomi Osaka made a tearful and colourful return to Flushing Meadows.

Moscow on Wednesday (Aug 28) rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s peace plan, saying it would continue with its “special military operation” in the eastern European country.

Georgia Democrats have filed a lawsuit against that state's election board over a new election certification process. Democrats want to block the new rules, which may give local officials the power to delay the certification of election results.

Japan is bracing for typhoon Shanshan, with heavy rain and strong winds forecast, forcing airlines and railways to cancel some services over the coming days. Shanshan is expected to strike Japan's Southwestern Kyushu island over the next few days.

UN nuclear agency chief Rafael Grossi arrived on Tuesday at the Kursk nuclear power plant which Moscow says has been repeatedly attacked by Ukrainian forces.

Bangladesh's interim government Wednesday revoked a ban on the rightwing Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir, less than a month after it was imposed on the Islamist party by former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who was forced to resign following massive protests against her government.

United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer made his first stop in Berlin during his two-day visit to Germany and France. Watch in for more details!