#BREAKING China says continuing military drills around Taiwan
#UPDATE China's military's eastern command says fresh drills have been carried out around Taiwan Monday, as China defies calls for it to end its largest-ever exercises encircling the democratic island.
Those military exercises were expected to draw to a close on Sunday
#UPDATE China continues military drills around Taiwan.
It has deployed fighter jets, warships and ballistic missiles in what analysts describe as practice for a blockade and ultimate invasion of the self-ruled island which China claims as its territory
Senior Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman prompts a storm of ridicule online, after tweeting that the number of Shandong and Shanxi restaurants in Taipei prove Beijing's claim over Taiwan
#BREAKING Kremlin accuses Kyiv of nuclear plant strike, warns of 'catastrophic consequences'
#UPDATE The Kremlin has accused Ukrainian forces of firing on the Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant, warning against potential "catastrophic consequences" for Europe.
Map showing the situation in Ukraine, as of August 8 at 0700 GMT #AFPgraphics@AFP
#BREAKING Russian official re-elected head of chess body FIDE: chairman
#UPDATE A Russian former deputy premier was re-elected Sunday as head of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), its electoral chairman said, seeing off a Ukrainian challenger who said his position was untenable because of Moscow's invasion.
#UPDATE A total of 157 out of 179 national chess associations voted in India to re-elect Arkady Dvorkovich as FIDE president, said Roberto Rivello, the chair of the body's electoral commission. u.afp.com/w9d4
#BREAKING Israel arrests 20 members of Islamic Jihad group in West Bank: army
#BREAKING Gaza death toll rises to 32, including six children: Palestinian ministry
#UPDATE Twenty members of the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad were arrested overnight by Israeli security forces in the West Bank, the army announced on in a statement on Sunday, as renewed violence flared in the Gaza strip.
#BREAKING Gaza's sole power plant shuts over lack of fuel: spokesman
#UPDATE Gaza's sole power plant shut down on Saturday after running out of fuel, an electricity company spokesman said, five days after Israel closed its goods crossing with the Palestinian enclave
#BREAKING Israel army says preparing for Gaza operation 'to last a week'