At least 10 people have died in house collapses and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in southwestern China. With authorities responding to the disaster, more than 21,000 people have already been relocated to safer areas, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
At least 24 people were killed in an attack by armed individuals in Plateau state in north-central Nigeria. The assault began late Monday (August 17) and continued until Tuesday morning, according to local residents and multiple sources .
The United Arab Emirates has imposed an indefinite trade embargo on Iran after accusing Iranian forces of firing two ballistic missiles at the country, an allegation Tehran has denied .
A grenade blast near a school in Afghanistan's capital Kabul has left 42 children seriously injured. The UN political mission (UNAMA) confirmed the incident on Tuesday, August 18, saying the injured children were aged between 9 and 14.
The United States has imposed sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) President Judge Tomoko Akane and Senior Prosecutor Abdoullah Seye. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the move on Tuesday, stating that the ICC is attempting to investigate and arrest officials of countries that do not recognise the court's jurisdiction.
Meta Platforms has denied allegations that it deliberately addicted children to Facebook and Instagram for profit. The trial of the high-profile case has begun in a federal court in Oakland, California, in the United States. A bipartisan coalition of 29 US states has demanded billions of dollars in fines and major changes to the company's business practices.