The Panama Canal Authority has initiated progressive transit restrictions, reducing daily vessel passages from 36 to 32 by mid-September as a historic El Niño-driven drought severely lowers water levels in Gatun and Alajuela lakes
Sri Lanka's anti-graft body arrests lawmaker Namal Rajapaksa, son of ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa, over a $2.3 billion Airbus bribery deal.
US President Donald Trump says he will ask European countries to repay America for the billions of dollars in aid sent to Ukraine under Joe Biden.
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed pardons Abdul Rahman Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, days after a 10-year jail sentence for undermining public security.
Trump defended Maria Bartiromo after Fox News fired her over reports she leaked internal messages on his 2020 election claims to the White House.
