Top 20 Latest International News

2025-08-31 11:03:22

Here's a summary of the latest international news:

  1. Scottish brothers complete record 139-day row across Pacific: Three brothers rowed across the Pacific Ocean in record time, calling for pizza and beer upon reaching land.
    Source: www.cnn.com
  2. Xi meets Modi as China and India seek to rebuild ties: Ahead of a regional summit in Tianjin, Chinese Leader Xi Jinping met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
    Source: abcnews.go.com,
    Source: www.cnn.com
  3. Macron's decision to recognize a Palestinian state angers Israel and the US: French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state has angered Israel and the U.S.
    Source: abcnews.go.com
  4. Mob sets fire to building in Indonesia; 3 dead: An angry mob set fire to a local parliament building in Makassar, Indonesia, leaving at least three people dead and five others hospitalized.
    Source: abcnews.go.com,
    Source: www.cnn.com
  5. China protests Taiwan minister's Philippines visit: China is protesting Taiwan's foreign minister's visit to the Philippines.
    Source: abcnews.go.com
  6. Israel identifies body of 2nd hostage recovered in Gaza: Israel announced that the remains of a hostage recovered in Gaza were of Idan Shtivi.
    Source: abcnews.go.com,
    Source: www.cbsnews.com
  7. Houthi rebel prime minister killed in Israeli airstrike: The Houthi group says their prime minister was killed in an Israeli airstrike.
    Source: abcnews.go.com,
    Source: www.cbsnews.com,
    Source: www.cnn.com
  8. Russian mass drone and missile attack on southern Ukraine: Russia launched a mass attack on southern Ukraine.
    Source: abcnews.go.com
  9. Trump expresses some doubt over one-on-one meeting between Putin, Zelenskyy: President Trump expressed less confidence he will be able to arrange bilateral talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
    Source: www.cbsnews.com
  10. Prominent Ukrainian politician Andriy Parubiy shot dead in Lviv: President Zelensky said the killing of Parubiy was a "terrible murder" - with a manhunt under way.
    Source: www.bbc.com,
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  11. Barrier being built around besieged Sudan city: An earthen berm is intended to trap people inside el-Fasher, Yale University research shows.
    Source: www.bbc.com
  12. Three dead after protests over death of taxi driver in Indonesia: The demonstrations are seen as a key test for President Prabowo Subianto.
    Source: www.bbc.com
  13. French voice fears over Bayeux Tapestry move to UK: The precious medieval work is to be displayed in London next year - but the French art world is strongly opposed.
    Source: www.bbc.com
  14. Thousands demonstrate across Mexico for the 130,000 missing: Thousands march through Mexico's cities urging more government action against enforced disappearances.
    Source: www.bbc.com
  15. Russia launches massive attack on Ukraine, as Kyiv hits oil refineries: Russia hits 14 Ukrainian regions, Kyiv says, with at least one person reported killed and 30 injured.
    Source: www.bbc.com
  16. What happens next after Trump tariffs ruled illegal?: A US appeals court has ruled that most of Trump’s tariffs are illegal - so what happens now?
    Source: www.bbc.com
  17. Three killed and dozens injured in train derailment in Egypt: The train had been travelling from Marsa Matruh to the Egyptian capital Cairo when it came off the tracks.
    Source: www.bbc.com
  18. Chicago mayor signs order to resist potential Trump crackdown: The order is the latest chapter in an escalating feud between the White House and Illinois state officials over violent crime and immigration.
    Source: www.bbc.com
  19. Australian government signs deal to deport former detainees to Nauru: Australia and Nauru signed an agreement to allow the Australian government to deport formerly detained people without valid visas to the tiny island nation.
    Source: abcnews.go.com
  20. Filipino priest who fought Duterte's drug crackdown among Magsaysay Award winners: A Filipino priest who protested against Rodrigo Duterte’s drug crackdown is among the winners of this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Awards, Asia’s version of the Nobel Prize.
    Source: abcnews.go.com