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Trump scheduled to hold news conference at his New Jersey golf resort

Trump will meet press as he steps up his criticism of VP Kamala Harris for not holding a news conference or sitting down for interviews since President Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign

Turkiye's Prez meets Palestinian leader Abbas ahead of speech to parliament

Erdogan pledged continued support to Palestine's just cause and to work to increase pressure on Israel by international community especially Islamic world to deliver humanitarian aid and bring peace

Ukraine gambles on deep move into Russian territory, changed battle attempt

But a week after it began, the overall aim of the daring operation is still unclear: Will Ukraine dig in and keep the conquered territory, advance further into Russian territory or pull back?

Disaster-prone Southeast Asia also best prepared, offers lessons: Survey

Southeast Asia' success in feelings of disaster preparedness can be linked to its high exposure to disasters

Property slump, weak consumption drags down China's economic recovery

Industrial production also rose more slowly than the previous month, showing a 5.1 per cent year-on-year increase in July, compared to a 5.3 per cent rise in June

Taliban has deprived 1.4 mn Afghan girls of schooling through bans: Unesco

The Taliban, who took power in 2021, barred education for girls above sixth grade because they said it didn't comply with their interpretation of Sharia, or Islamic law

French prosecutors investigate cyber harassment of Olympic champ Khelif

The investigation is one of several underway by France's hate crimes unit that are connected to the Olympics

Japan's economy grew last qtr on healthy consumer spending, investments

Domestic demand grew a robust 3.5 per cent from the previous quarter on the back of healthy household consumption and private sector investments, as well as government investments

Influencers descend on White House, Biden calls them new 'source of news'

Social media influencers got the royal treatment at the White House as President Joe Biden gave a nod to their ability to hold sway with millions of loyal followers.

EU estimate: Wildfire near Athens burned area twice the size of Manhattan

Nine countries, including neighbor Turkey, sent assistance to Greece to boost ground crews and water-dropping planes and helicopters operating outside Athens

Extreme heat endangering children in West, Central Africa, says UNICEF

The extreme heat is creating health concerns for children and pregnant women as it is linked to higher chances of stillbirths, low birth weight and preterm births, according to the report

Trump goes off topic again: Do voters care about economy or Harris' laugh?

Republicans had been looking for Trump to focus more on the economy than in the scattershot arguments and attacks he has made on Harris since Democrats elevated her as their presidential nominee

Meta ignores pleas, kills off misinformation tracking tool CrowdTangle

For years, CrowdTangle has represented an industry best practice for real-time platform transparency, for understanding how disinformation, hate speech, and voter suppression spread on Facebook

Mpox outbreaks in Africa declared global health emergency. What is mpox?

WHO on Wednesday said there have been more than 14,000 cases and 524 deaths in Africa this year, which already exceed last year's figures

Four injured in shooting at Virginia state univ, 2 taken into custody

The campus was placed on lockdown until it was deemed safe, the university said in a statement

Trump's to hold rally in N Carolina; Harris campaign launches $90 mn ad buy

Donald Trump will hold a rally and speech in North Carolina, while Harris' presidential campaign is launching a $90 mn advertising effort over the next three weeks to introduce the Democrat to voters

Google says Iranian group trying to access mails linked to US prez campaign

The new report from Google's Threat Analysis Group affirms and expands on a Microsoft report released Friday that revealed suspected Iranian cyber intrusion in this year's US presidential election

Cisco cuts 7% of workforce, as it shifts focus to AI, cybersecurity

Cisco's layoffs come just two weeks after chipmaker Intel Corp announced it would cut about 15,000 jobs as it tries to turn its business around to compete with more successful rivals like Nvidia, AMD

Losing faith in US as mediator in Gaza cease-fire talks: Top Hamas official

Hamas is especially resistant to Israel's demand that it maintain a lasting military presence in two strategic areas of Gaza after any cease-fire, conditions only made public in recent weeks

Brace for changes in app store as punishment for monopoly: Judge to Google

In protesting the judge's potential requirements, Google has raised the specter of consumers' devices being infected by malicious software downloaded from third-party app stores, triggering security