A 7.7-magnitude earthquake near Mandalay, Myanmar, killed more than 1,000 people and injured 2,376. Nine people were killed when a skyscraper under construction collapsed in Bangkok.

The Egyptian Air Force is in talks to purchase 36 South Korean FA-50 Fighting Eagle light fighter jets as part of a fleet renewal effort.

US President Donald Trump has revived the tradition of hosting an iftar dinner at the White House, dedicated to the month of Ramadan. It was attended by representatives of the US Muslim community and diplomats from Muslim countries such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE, Qatar, Lebanon and Pakistan.

The US Department of Labor has canceled funding for a project aimed at increasing transparency and accountability in Uzbekistan's cotton industry.

Engineers in southern China's Guangdong province have successfully completed the first-ever double-track, single-track, underwater high-speed rail tunnel.

The Somali government is on the verge of signing a strategically important, comprehensive defense agreement with Turkey.

Protests in Israel against the bills proposed by Benjamin Netanyahu have been ongoing for ten days. Thousands of people across the country are demonstrating in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and other major cities.

Putin described US efforts to establish control over Greenland as a serious approach.

It is believed that he wanted to express his political position and worldview through this inscription. Tattoos with the inscription "kafir" are popular among extreme Islamophobes in Western countries.

Dr. Muhammad al-Halabi, a German neurosurgeon currently in Gaza, described the dire situation there. He said that most of the victims were women and children, and the injuries inflicted by Israeli weapons were extremely severe and fatal.