International relations

Multiple national leaders attend celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Singaporean independence, including Bruneian sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto. (Al Jazeera) (The Jakarta Post) (The Star)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/9/singapore-celebrates-success-on-60th-anniversary-but-challenges-loom-ahead
• https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2025/08/10/prabowo-joins-singapores-national-day-parade.html
• https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/08/09/zahid-arrives-in-singapore-for-the-2025-singapore-national-day-parade

Law and crime

The Haitian government announces a three-month state of emergency in the central and western regions of Haiti aiming to curb hunger and gang violence in the regions. (Al Jazeera) (AP)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/9/haiti-declares-three-month-state-of-emergency-as-gang-violence-spikes
• https://apnews.com/article/haiti-state-of-emergency-gangs-west-artibonite-5afeb9b859928436eaf4c362fbb91489

Law and crime

Former Chadian prime minister and leader of the Les Transformateurs party Succès Masra is sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined F.CFA 1 billion (US$1,775,200) after being convicted of disseminating racist and xenophobic messages that incited violence, a verdict his legal team plans to appeal. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/chads-former-pm-opposition-leader-sentenced-20-years-2025-08-09/