The BBC reported that six Afghan Muslim men thought to be in their 30s died in the English Channel on the 13th of August, 2023. The French coast guard said the vessel got into difficulty in the sea near Calais in the early hours of Saturday. Officials said Fifty-nine people - many of them Afghans - were rescued by French and British coastguards.

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Asim Munir paid tribute to the nation’s founding fathers, emphasizing the significance of Independence Day and the spirit behind the creation of Pakistan “rooted in the ideology of the Two Nation Theory” and stressing that the country knew how to defend its hard-earned freedom. (Dawn)

Amid escalating tensions in the South China Sea, the Philippines has emphasized that it is not adopting a "war footing" with Beijing. The country is focused on peaceful resolutions, according to Foreign Affairs Secretary

 The Lebanese Ministry of Culture announced on Wednesday 9 August 2023 that it will work to prevent the screening of the film “Barbie” in Lebanon, because it promotes homosexuality and questions the need for marriage and family. The Lebanese Minister of Culture, Mohammad Wissam Al-Murtada, said in a statement that, “The Barbie film promotes homosexuality and transgenderism.