World Aug 23 90 percent of Gaza residents have been displaced by Israel's evacuation orders, UN says The top United Nations humanitarian official for the Palestinian territory said in the statement Thursday that "the way forward is as clear as it is urgent: Protect civilians, release the hostages, facilitate humanitarian access, agree on a cease-fire.”…
Politics Aug 22 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks continue The United States, Qatar and Egypt have spent months trying to broker a cease-fire deal and hostage release but major gaps remain.
Politics Aug 22 WATCH: JD Vance talks border security, immigration at Georgia campaign stop Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance is making a campaign stop in south Georgia on Thursday to talk about border security and immigration — counterprogramming to Vice President Kamala Harris' keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention.
Politics Aug 22 Live updates: Kamala Harris will accept her party's nomination on Day 4 of the DNC After a week of Democrats’ most prominent figures rallying the party faithful, Vice President Kamala Harris will accept her party’s nomination for president during a speech in which she's widely expected to offer her vision and policy agenda to the…
World Aug 22 At least 8 people drown after migrant boat overturns while crossing Drina river from Serbia to Bosnia Serbia's interior minister says that 18 migrants, including three children, managed to cross to Bosnia.
World Aug 22 Botswana uncovers one of the largest diamonds ever found at 2,492-carats Canadian mining company Lucara Diamond Corp. said in a statement Wednesday that it recovered the “exceptional” rough diamond from its Karowe Mine in Botswana.
World Aug 22 Body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch is among those recovered from superyacht wreck, officials say One woman remains missing. The bodies of Lynch and five others were recovered by rescue crews following Monday's tragedy.
World Aug 21 Moscow comes under one of Ukraine's largest drone attacks as fighting rages in Kursk, eastern Ukraine Moscow came under one of the largest attacks by Ukrainian drones since the start of fighting in 2022, Russian authorities reported Wednesday, saying they destroyed all of those headed toward the country's capital.
World Aug 21 Taylor Swift says cancellation of Vienna shows 'devastating' and explains her silence “Having our Vienna shows cancelled was devastating,” she wrote in a statement posted to Instagram on Wednesday.
Politics Aug 21 U.S. economy added 818,000 fewer jobs than first reported, sign job market has been slowing The Labor Department estimated that job growth averaged 174,000 a month in the year that ended in March — a drop of 68,000 a month from the 242,000 that were initially reported. The revisions released Wednesday were preliminary, with final…