Headlines- Iranian authorities have publicly said that the deal with Oman would establish new shipping routes, enabling commercial ships to enter the Persian Gulf via an Iranian-controlled route and depart via an Oman-controlled outbound lane.
- "Any armed attack against any one of the three states shall be regarded as an attack against them all," according to a mutual defense agreement signed in Mecca by the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan.
- On Friday, US President Donald Trump received an order to halt constructing a ballroom on the site of the East Wing demolition.
- A shooting at a high school in the Nonthaburi region of Thailand, north of Bangkok, the country's capital, claimed several lives and injured others.
- In response to Rome's similar measures, Spain announced on Friday that it would impose border controls for travelers arriving from Italy.
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As the government announced a state of emergency across the country on August 5, villagers hosed down vegetation in rural areas threatened by wildfires near Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia
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The head cardiologist at a St. Petersburg hospital in Russia has resigned, claiming staff have not been given all the personal protective equipment (PPE) they need during the COVID-19 epidemic. In the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, life was returning to normal at fruit and vegetable markets after the government began relaxing some lockdown measures it had imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
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Dozens of protesters from across Kazakhstan gathered in the capital, Nur-Sultan, to protest against what say are “faulty mortgages” and “wrongful” court decisions by the courts…Kosovo marked the 12th anniversary of the country’s independence with a special theme for an important cultural and national icon
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About 250 Islamic State fighters have surrendered to Afghan security forces in eastern Nangarhar province, a traditional IS stronghold. Dozens of women and children have surrendered as well. Officials told VOA they would work toward deradicalizing those of Afghan origin and eventually would unite them with their families…Gulmira Imin is a Uighur Muslim imprisoned for life by the Chinese government