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• Lebanon, mired in crises, marks 1 year since horrific Beirut blast August 4, 2021
  Banks, businesses and government offices were shuttered Wednesday as Lebanon marks one year since the horrific explosion at the port of Beirut.
• China claims US report on coronavirus origins based on 'concocted lies and distorted facts' August 4, 2021
  The Chinese government released a statement Tuesday slamming comments by U.S. congressmen that there is a preponderance of evidence showing the coronavirus originated in Wuhan lab.
  Andrew Miller
• Turkey's Erdogan faces mounting criticism over wildfires August 3, 2021
  As Turkish fire crews pressed ahead Tuesday with their weeklong battle against blazes tearing through forests and villages on the country's southern coast, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government faced increased criticism over its apparent poor response and inadequate preparedness for large-scale wildfires.
• 2 ships off UAE in Gulf of Oman warn they've lost control August 3, 2021
  Two ships off the coast of the United Arab Emirates broadcast warnings Tuesday that they had lost control of their steering under unclear circumstances as authorities reported "an incident" was underway in the area.
• Kim Jong Un photographed with mystery spot, bandage on head August 3, 2021
  Kim Jong Un has appeared in public with a dark spot, at times covered by a small bandage, on the back of his head – stoking more speculation about the slimmed-down North Korean despot’s health.
• China orders mass testing in Wuhan as COVID outbreak spreads August 3, 2021
  Chinese authorities announced Tuesday mass coronavirus testing in Wuhan as an unusually wide series of COVID-19 outbreaks reached the city where the disease was first detected in late 2019.
• Belarusian activist found hanged in Ukraine August 3, 2021
  A Belarusian activist who ran a group in Ukraine helping Belarusians fleeing persecution was found dead in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, local police said Tuesday.
• China has placed millions under lockdown as the nation faces the biggest outbreak of the coronavirus in months August 2, 2021
  China has placed millions under lockdown as the nation faces the biggest outbreak of the coronavirus in months due to the more transmissible delta variant. 
  Peter Aitken
• Coronavirus vaccine shortage: World’s refugees pushed to the back of the line August 2, 2021
  Salimullah, a Rohingya refugee, has been living in the Indian capital of New Delhi since 2013 when he fled violence in Myanmar. Stateless, and now homeless after a fire razed his camp, the 35-year-old lives in a tent with as many as 10 other people at a time.
• Afghan president blames swift US withdrawal for Taliban surge, with key cities under threat August 2, 2021
  Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Monday blamed the United States’ "sudden" decision to withdraw its troops for the rapid collapse of security in the country as Taliban forces close in on three major cities. 
  Peter Aitken
• German court sets trial date for former Nazi guard, aged 100 August 2, 2021
  A German court has set a trial date for a 100-year-old man who is charged with 3,518 counts of accessory to murder on allegations he served as a Nazi SS guard at a concentration camp on the outskirts of Berlin during World War II.
• Citing Taliban violence, US expands Afghan refugee program August 2, 2021
  The Biden administration on Monday expanded its efforts to evacuate at-risk Afghan citizens from Afghanistan as Taliban violence increases ahead there of the U.S. military pullout at the end of the month.
• Death toll jumps to more than 300 in recent China flooding August 2, 2021
  Chinese authorities have announced a large jump in the death toll from recent floods.
• Germany protesters slam 'unbearable level of arrogance' as lockdown fears loom August 2, 2021
  Thousands turned out in Berlin on Sunday to protest the German government’s anti-coronavirus measures despite a ban on the gatherings, leading to clashes with police and the detention of some 600 protesters.
• Wuhan lab report raises further questions about possible COVID-19 lab leak August 1, 2021
  As calls to investigate the COVID lab-leak theory gained traction, Chinese government propaganda has become much more aggressive to dispel it.
  Rich Edson
• US, UK and Israel blame Iran for attack on Israeli-managed tanker August 1, 2021
  The United States has joined the United Kingdom and Israel in accusing Iran of carrying out a deadly drone strike that killed two aboard a tanker off Oman.
• Boris Johnson's wife pregnant with second child months after miscarriage August 1, 2021
  Carrie Johnson, the wife of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, announced she is pregnant with the couple’s second child just months after she suffered a miscarriage, according to reports.
  Brie Stimson
• French police clash with anti-virus pass protesters in Paris August 1, 2021
  Thousands of people protested France's special virus pass with marches through Paris and other French cities on Saturday. Most demonstrations were peaceful, but sporadic clashes with riot police marked protests in the French capital.
• US Marine quick reaction force deployed twice in last 30 days to defend embassies July 31, 2021
  The U.S. Marine Security Augmentation Unit has deployed twice in the past 30 days to support and protect embassies in Africa and the Caribbean. 
  Peter Aitken
• Osama bin Laden was found because his family hung their clothes out to dry July 31, 2021
  One of 54 children, Osama was born in 1957 to 15-year-old Allia Ghanem, one of at least 20 women whom Mohammed, nearly 40 years her senior, had married and divorced during his lifetime.