Pacific leaders postpone mission to New Caledonia over reported spat
Pacific island leaders on Wednesday postponed a mission to the riot-hit French territory of New Caledonia following reports of a row between Paris and the island's government.
Read more'Yes she can:' Obama says US ready for a Harris presidency
Barack Obama told fellow Democrats in Chicago Tuesday that "the torch has been passed" to Kamala Harris and that the United States was ready for her to become president.
Read moreChina's 'growing authoritarianism' won't stop with Taiwan: Lai
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te warned Wednesday that China's "growing authoritarianism will not stop with" the island and urged democratic countries to unite to curb its expansion.
Read more'My girl': Obama to anoint Harris as Democrats' best hope
Barack Obama will use the Democratic National Convention in Chicago to anoint Kamala Harris the party's future on Tuesday and, as the first Black and South Asian woman presidential nominee, heir to his trailblazing legacy.
Read moreAsia tracks Wall St lower as traders pause Fed-fuelled rally
Asian equities sank Wednesday as traders take a breather from a global rally that has been fuelled by expectations the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next month.
Read moreAustralia approves world's 'largest' solar hub
Australia on Wednesday approved plans for a massive solar and battery farm that would export energy to Singapore, a project dubbed the "largest solar precinct in the world".
Read moreReborn Xhaka vows to keep record-breaking Leverkusen on top
Bayer Leverkusen talisman Granit Xhaka has called on his teammates to challenge for the Bundesliga title again ahead of the new campaign after last season's surprise triumph.
Read moreBrazilians 'struggling to breathe' as Amazon burns
Residents of Porto Velho in the Brazilian Amazon have barely seen sunlight in days as a thick cloud of smoke from forest fires envelops their city.
Read moreWar-ravaged Sudan battles cholera epidemic
Lying on a hospital bed, Aisha Mohammed said she is "suffering" from cholera symptoms, an increasingly common ailment in Sudan where a prolonged war has ravaged the healthcare system.
Read moreSaving the vanishing forests of Iraq's Kurdistan
In a plant nursery in northern Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, hundreds of pine, eucalyptus, olive and pomegranate saplings grow under awnings protecting them from the fierce summer sun.
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