Rebel forces seize the city of Bangassou in the Central African Republic, following a fierce gun battle.

China has strongly condemned unlawful killings by Australian forces in Afghanistan, urging a thorough probe into the crimes.

Vietnam deployed helicopters and soldiers on Wednesday to search for dozens of people feared dead in two catastrophic landslides.

The United States’ top military official says any further drawdown in the number of US troops in Afghanistan depends on a reduction in violence as well as other conditions stipulated in an agreement with the Taliban.

Iraq says 2,500 US troops have left the country as part of agreements reached with Washington to enable full withdrawal of American troops.

The US plans to cut the troop presence in Iraq from 5,200 to 3,000 by the end of September.

President Donald Trump will announce a further withdrawal of US troops from Iraq on Wednesday.

There is “strong demand” from the people and lawmakers in Iraq to push US troops out of the Arab country, says a former US diplomat in Saudi Arabia.

An autopsy shows George Floyd was suffocated by a US policeman, contradicting a preliminary ruling, which had said the African-American man’s death was caused by pre-existing heart problems.