Bangladesh interim government reverses ban on Jamaat-e-Islami party
FILE – A lawyer for Jamaat-e-Islami speaks after a Bangladesh court dismissed a bid to flip the cancellation of the party’s registration with the Election Commission, in Dhaka, Nov. 19, 2023. Bangladesh’s government on Aug. 28, 2024, overturned a ban on the party.
China takes mild tone on US official’s visit
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan invites a question during a press conference at the end of his visit in Beijing on Aug. 29, 2024.
Biden restarts immigration program for 4 countries with more vetting
FILE – A couple from Cuba wait to be processed to seek asylum after crossing the border into the United States, Jan. 6, 2023, near Yuma, Ariz.
WHO: Israel agrees to daily pauses in Gaza for polio vaccinations
A worker shows a vial containing a polio vaccine provided with support from UNICEF to the Gaza Strip through the Karm Abu Salem crossing, also known as Kerem Shalom, at a depot belonging to Gaza’s Health Ministry, Aug. 25, 2024.
Russian sources: Ukraine has destroyed or damaged all three bridges over Russia’s Seym River
This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows a destroyed bridge across the Seim River at the town of Glushkovo in Russia’s Kursk region, Aug. 17, 2024.
Thailand’s Shinawatra dynasty back on top, but for how long?
FILE – Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, with his daughter Paetongtarn, arrives at Don Muang airport in Bangkok, Aug. 22, 2023. Paetongtarn Shinawatra. On Sunday she formally became Thailand’s 31st prime minister.
Russia’s top court extends detention for Navalny’s lawyers, pending trial on extremism charges
Alexei Liptser, left, and Vadim Kobzev, lawyers for Alexey Navalny, are seen on a video link provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service during a session in Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, Aug. 20, 2024.
US sanctions former Haitian president over drug trafficking
FILE – Then-Haitian President Michel Joseph Martelly speaks during an interview at the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Dec. 21, 2015. The U.S. Treasury Department on Aug. 20, 2024, imposed sanctions on Martelly over drug trafficking.
King Charles visits UK town where child stabbings sparked riots
Britain’s King Charles III reacts as he views tributes outside Southport Town Hall during his visit to meet with members of the community following the July 29 attack at a children’s dance party in Southport, U.K., on Aug. 20, 2024.
Egypt’s el-Sissi calls for Gaza cease-fire, warns of dire consequences if broader conflict erupts
A man looks at the debris after an Israeli strike on a school, housing displaced Palestinians, in the Rimal neighborhood of central Gaza City on Aug. 20, 2024.