Senior officials call for action and solutions at UN Environment Assembly
At least one in eight people now obese
World News in Brief: Air travel boom erases COVID dip, ‘disturbing’ new anti-LGBT bill in Ghana, rights abuses in Crimea
All parties to Gaza crisis may have committed war crimes: UN rights chief
Afghanistan: UN appalled at revival of public floggings, executions
Kenya: President Ruto welcomes Abiy Ahmed in state visit to Nairobi as bilateral ties improve
Ghana passes bill making identifying as LGBTQ+ illegal
Wheat from war-torn Ukraine to feed families affected by conflict in Sudan
Mali: at least 31 dead and 10 injured in a bus accident
Football: the Argentina-Nigeria match will ultimately not take place
August 20, 2026
