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Former Malaysian PM Ismail Sabri charged with assets concealment

Malaysia's former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob arrives at the Kuala Lumpur court complex, where he is expected to be charged under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 27, 2026. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain

Pogacar out to complete Grand Tour hat-trick with Vuelta win

FILE PHOTO: Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 21 - Monaco to Nice - Monaco, France - July 21, 2024 UAE Team Emirates' Tadej Pogacar walks onto the podium wearing the yellow jersey with a trophy after winning the Tour de France REUTERS/Manon Cruz/File Photo

Zimbabwe ferry death toll reaches 94 as government confirms it was over capacity

SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB Rescue and recovery personnel work along the shoreline of Lake Kariba during an operation to recover victims from a Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (RIDA) passenger ferry that capsized near Kariba, Zimbabwe, August 17, 2026. REUTERS/Bright Charakupa

German cabinet approves plan to grant more powers to spy services

German Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil rings the bell next to Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt for the start of a cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, August 12, 2026. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

India's Modi turns to Instagram to woo young voters after Gen Z protest

A commuter rides a scooter past a hoarding depicting a student and a police officer along a pavement in Mumbai, India, August 5, 2026. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

Sri Lanka cabinet backs extending superior court judges' tenure

South Korea's Lee calls heatwave a national disaster as deaths rise to 19

Villagers wait in a line to get free meals at a jjokbang village which is a tiny single-room housing district, during the first-ever severe heatwave warning in Seoul, South Korea, August 4, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

South Korea’s President Lee calls heatwave a national disaster as deaths rise to 19

People cooling off below sunshades over the Cheonggyecheon Stream in Seoul on Aug 3.

Pressure mounts on Germany’s Merz after fractious reshuffle

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s personal popularity is in the doldrums, with only 49 per cent of his own party’s supporters happy with him.

Japan’s PM Takaichi considering Cabinet reshuffle, changes to party leadership appointments

The key focus will be whether Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi can put together a line-up that prominently promotes policies reflecting her “Takaichi style”.

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