[HRW] New York -- Conviction of Former Prime Minister, Political Opponents Should Be Vacated

[New Dawn] MONROVIA, August 20, 2026 -- The first group of 20 people transferred from the United States has arrived in Liberia, marking the beginning of an arrangement under which the country has agreed to receive up to 1,200 third-country nationals from the U.S.

[allAfrica] Kenya is growing more cotton again, but the bigger opportunity lies in what happens after the harvest -- from ginning and spinning to fabric, garments, jobs and industrial investment. For decades, Kenya's cotton story has largely been told from the farm.

Construction of a shopping mall in Lilongwe’s Area 10 has been abruptly halted after the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development issued a stop notice, ruling that the site encroaches on a reserved area. The notice, numbered 2026-08-103, orders developer Chaundhry Associates to immediately cease all construction work on the plot. According to the […] The post Government stops Chaudhry shopping mall in Lilongwe Area 10 appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Rear Admiral Shahram Irani said the Navy has a strong presence in the straits

TASS has compiled the key takeaways from the meeting chaired by the Russian deputy prime minister

The previous meeting of the so-called Coalition of the Willing was held in Paris on July 13

An agreement on uranium supply has been reached with the Russian company Uranium One Group, part of the Rosatom management structure

Indian Ambassador Vinay Kumar lauds the people-to-people ties between New Delhi and Moscow at the ‘India Day 2026’ in Moscow Read Full Article at RT.com

Vladimir Zelensky’s chief of staff Kirill Budanov has been linked to a widening corruption investigation in Ukraine Read Full Article at RT.com

Yulia Mendel said this is now a matter of the country’s «survival»

Fidel Antonio Castro Smirnov said that Cuba’s experience has demonstrated the importance of «international solidarity, diversification of ties, and the ability of countries to support each other»

Throughout the day, the Russian Armed Forces continued to strike ports and ships being used in the interests of the Ukrainian military

The cabinet of ministers discussed the implementation of measures aimed at ensuring sufficient fuel supplies for the domestic market

Andrey Kondrashov presented the Airport documentary film, which he directed

Israel warns Türkiye against expanding its military role in Syria after striking an airbase it claims was being prepared for Turkish forces Read Full Article at RT.com

The first ‘Made in Russia’ national pavilion that opened in Navi Mumbai will showcase quality Russian products Read Full Article at RT.com

Some former Ukrainian servicemen switch to the Russian side once they get out of Kiev’s “information bubble,” their commander has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Nigerian families have taken to the streets nearly 100 days after dozens of children were abducted Read Full Article at RT.com

Polish PM Donald Tusk’s apparent support for the Nord Stream pipeline bombing is “astonishing,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Read Full Article at RT.com

The two Americans had reportedly intended to visit Kiev for Ukraine's Independence Day

Four more people were wounded

Shay Gal pointed out that on August 18, Israel «allegedly struck Syria's Abu al-Duhur air base before Turkish forces arrived»

Police and emergency services were called to the scene

According to Zhang Hanhui, Russian-Chinese relations are characterized by a steady deepening of political mutual trust

TEHRAN – The head of the Department of Environment (DOE), Shina Ansari, and his Indonesian counterpart, Mohammad Jumhur Hidayat, have discussed ways to promote environmental cooperation.

TEHRAN – Mazandaran University and Iraq’s Wasit University have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand international scientific cooperation.

TEHRAN - Iran ranks first among Islamic nations in key fields of scientific output such as quantum science, cognitive sciences, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and advanced materials, the head of the Presidential Affairs Office at the Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC) has announced.

TEHRAN – The Ministry of Health and Medical Education and the World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Iran have organized the second capacity-building workshop to strengthen the capacity of primary health care (PHC), targeting the health staff who had been unable to attend the first workshop on July 26.