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Three people were killed and four severely wounded in a knife attack at a festival in the western German city of Solingen yesterday. — AFP pic

Stabbing rampage at German festival leaves three dead, four severely wounded; police on hunt for suspect

Italian divers retrieved the body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter, Hannah, who was the last person still unaccounted for after the family’s luxury yacht sank this week off Sicily. — Reuters pic

Final body recovered from Sicily yacht wreck; prosecution looking at manslaughter charges 

Palestinian triplets of Gaza-native Hanane Bayouk, Najmeh (left), Noor (centre)and Najoua play with another toddler, at the children's ward of the Al-Maqased Hospital in east Jerusalem July 31, 2024. — AFP pic

‘I cry every time’: Gaza mothers fear for newborns stranded in Jerusalem by war, desperate to reunite

Flares of the Israeli army light up the sky of the area bordering Lebanon on August 3, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Lebanon's Hezbollah fighters. — AFP pic

Inside Hezbollah’s tunnels: A threat to Israel in the making

Delegates and attendees wear cowboy hats on the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 19, 2024. — AFP pic

From cowboy hats to women in white: Harris named Democratic presidential candidate, but what else happened?

Divers of the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian Corps of Firefighters arrive in Porticello harbor near Palermo, with a body bag at the back of the boat on August 22, 2024. — AFP pc

Search for Mike Lynch’s daughter resumes as probe launched over baffling Sicily shipwreck

Soldiers pay their respect at a ceremony commemorating the war against Chinese forces on the frontline island in Kinmen, Taiwan August 23, 2024. — Reuters pic

In visit marking key battle with China, Taiwan president calls for freedom and rejects Communist Party’s rule

A feeding syringe fixed to the bedroom wall above Sheena Almaera Maryam, 5, who was prescribed contaminated cough syrup last year, at her home in Bogor, West Java province, Indonesia, October 6, 2023. — Reuters pic

Two Indonesian firms told to pay merely RM14,000 per death after more than 200 kids killed, injured by tainted cough syrups

A drone view shows houses submerged in floodwaters in Ban Saeo, Chiang Saen District, Chiang Rai, Thailand, August 22, 2024. — Reuters pic

Landslide from heavy monsoon rains kills five in Phuket, including Russian couple

This handout photo taken on August 22, 2024 shows pipes for the installation of a telescopic device to be used for the removal of radioactive debris in Fukushima reactor. — AFP pic

Technical issue forces Fukushima nuclear plant to delay trial removal of radioactive debris

Giggle for Girls was marketed as a 'safe space' for women to discuss and share their experiences and had some 20,000 users in 2021. — Picture from Facebook/Giggle

In landmark ruling, Australian court says female-only ‘safe space’ app guilty of discrimination for kicking out trans woman

A humpback whale was entangled in ropes and buoys in the Sydney harbour before being rescued. — Pictures from Facebook/ORRCA

Stuck in Sydney harbour for 22 hours, humpback whale finally returns home after rescue

US Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks on the fourth and last day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 22, 2024.  — AFP pic

With Trump ‘pulling US to the past’, Harris plans to fight for middle class, reduce gun violence and reform immigration

A turboprop plane crashed southeast of capital Bangkok killing all nine onboard. Picture X/@PakistaniIndex

Nine including five Chinese tourists missing, believed dead after plane crashes in Thai jungle en route to beaches

An attendee holds an Israeli flag on Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 21, 2024. — AFP pic

Harris says ‘will always stand up for Israel’s right to defend itself’, but wants Gaza ceasefire deal done

Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris celebrates after accepting the Democratic presidential nomination during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 22, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. — AFP pic

Kamala Harris accepts Democratic presidential nomination, vows ‘new way forward’ if Trump defeated