- France upsets the US in men’s basketball with Fournier leading the way in Tokyo
- Tunisian president sacks PM, suspends parliament after violent protests
- In French Polynesia, Macron tackles nuclear test legacy, China dominance
- Protesters in Tunisia demand government step down amid Covid-aggravated economic woes
- Gunmen in Nigeria release nearly 30 students from July kidnapping
- US swimming takes early lead in Tokyo, with first six medals of post-Phelps era
- Rescue teams search sludge, debris as India floods' death toll mounts
- China cancels flights as Shanghai, coastal areas brace for Typhoon In-fa
- Osaka returns, Biles seeks Olympic record, plus skateboarding and more on Tokyo day two
- Japan’s sibling judokas strike gold, while fencer Cannone wins France's first at the Games
- Israel reduces Gaza fishing zone by half after incendiary balloons cause fires
- US to continue air strikes to support Afghan forces fighting the Taliban, general says
- Over a million young orphans are the hidden victims of the Covid-19 pandemic
- Tokyo Olympics push skateboard counterculture into the mainstream
- Somalia postpones start of parliamentary, presidential elections after months of delays