Topic: Al Jazeera

Halfway through the Summer Olympics in Japan, coronavirus cases are surging in the nation during a state of emergency though the outbreak is nowhere near as severe as other places in the world.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte agreed to fully restore a key military pact with the United States more than a year after he threatened to end the U.S. security agreement.

China said Beijing and Washington "enhanced mutual understanding" a day after a meeting between the two sides that highlighted differing approaches to human rights and foreign policy.

Pakistan shut down a crossing on its border with Afghanistan after Taliban forces said they captured the Afghan side of the border on Wednesday.

China claimed the United States was engaging in "intentional provocations" and harming peace and stability.

China's military said it chased away a U.S. warship that had entered Chinese-claimed waters near the disputed Paracel Islands. The United States has denied charges of violations.

South Africa's constitutional court has agreed to hear Jacob Zuma's challenge to rescind a 15-month imprisonment order.

As coronavirus subsides through much of the world, the pandemic is surging in Russia with record cases last week and the most deaths in three months.

Laurent Gbagbo, the former president of Ivory Coast, returned to the country for the first time in 10 years on Thursday after he was acquitted of charges of crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in ordered a swift and thorough investigation into the cause of a building collapse in the city of Gwangju.