An opposition lawmaker threw four eggs at acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti during a parliamentary session in Kosovo on Saturday, August 8, amid heated debate over the presidential election.
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels have carried out a drone attack on the Jazan oil refinery, owned by Saudi state oil company Aramco. The attack comes just two days after Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a joint defence pact.
Allegations have emerged that the vehicle of former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was attacked on Sunday, August 9. It is alleged that bricks, stones, shoes and water bottles were thrown at her car in Halishahar, North 24 Parganas district. Mamata claimed she narrowly escaped death in the incident.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for greater investment in midwifery and childbirth training to strengthen maternal and child healthcare for Indigenous communities worldwide.
British Columbia has declared a provincial state of emergency as more than 100 wildfires rage across the Canadian province, forcing more than 21,000 people from their homes and threatening communities amid rapidly deteriorating conditions.
The US government has begun the process of ending the 60-day grace period that allows H-1B visa holders and certain other foreign workers to remain legally in the country after losing their jobs while seeking new employment.