Judge dismisses firearm possession charge against Rittenhouse
Rittenhouse, 18, of Antioch, Illinois, still faces charges including intentional homicide.
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UN releases funds for Ethiopia aid as humanitarian crisis deepens
UN aid chief says funds released for emergency operations in the north and as early response to drought in the south.
Inflation: Nigeria consumer prices fall for 7th month straight
Falling food prices led the move lower in Nigeria's headline inflation rate.
India opens to fully vaccinated foreign tourists
This is the first time since March 2020 that India has allowed foreign tourists on commercial flights to enter country.
Trump adviser Bannon turns himself in to face contempt charges
Bannon made his initial appearance in federal court on Monday for refusing to cooperate with January 6 probe.
What’s Putin’s gain in the Belarus migrant crisis?
The Kremlin has shielded Lukashenko from Western ostracism and propped his economy with multibillion loans.
Death toll from Sudan anti-coup protests rises, medics say
More than 200 people wounded in Sudan's latest anti-coup protest, including 100 by 'live bullets', medics say.
Iran, Turkey hope to sign ‘cooperation road map’ in Erdogan visit
After meeting his Turkish counterpart, Iran's foreign minister says the road map will aim to boost bilateral ties.
‘No way I’m going back to Iraq’: Iraqi Kurds flee to Belarus
As the asylum seeker crisis continues to brew between Belarus and the EU, Iraqi Kurds tell tales of agony and helplessness.
India journalists accused of publishing ‘false news’ granted bail
Journalists Samriddi Sakunia and Swarna Jha were arrested for reporting on anti-Muslim violence in Tripura state.
S-400 delivery to India has begun: Russian official
Indian experts say US sanctions unlikely as delivery of the advanced missile system begins, Russian media report.
Taiwan tensions likely to dominate Biden-Xi virtual talks
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the US and its allies will 'take action' to defend Taiwan from China.
Philippines President Duterte to run for Senate in 2022 vote
The move ends speculation that Duterte would run for vice president against his daughter Sara Duterte-Carpio.
US journalist Danny Fenster released from Myanmar prison
Washington had called Myanmar's jailing of Fenster an 'unjust conviction of an innocent person'.
US slams Cuba ‘intimidation tactics’ before planned protests
Havana has banned Monday's planned march, which comes after rare demonstrations broke out in the island country in July.
EU to sanction Belarus as border crisis persists: Live updates
Thousands of asylum seekers still stranded at the freezing frontier as the EU prepares to hit Minsk with new sanctions.
Iraq to repatriate citizens stranded at Poland-Belarus border
Flights to begin on Thursday to repatriate citizens on a voluntary basis, government says.
India court orders ‘work from home’ over pollution in capital
The order comes after authorities in Delhi shut schools as they struggle to reduce hazardous pollution in the capital.
UK police arrest three after Liverpool car blast
Counterterrorism officers investigate explosion outside hospital that killed one person and wounded another.
Dubai Air Show opens as Israel attends for the first time
This year's exhibition is expected to be more muted than in the past, due to COVID restrictions on flying and travel.