Aug 06 Russian forces begin assault on two cities in Ukraine’s Donetsk region By Susie Blann, Associated Press Russian forces began an assault Saturday on two key cities in the eastern Donetsk region and kept up rocket and shelling attacks on other Ukrainian cities, including one close to Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, Ukraine’s military and local officials… Continue reading
Aug 06 Taiwan says China’s air and sea military exercises appear to simulate attack By Associated Press Taiwan said Saturday that China’s military drills appear to simulate an attack on the self-ruled island, after multiple Chinese warships and aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait following U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei that infuriated Beijing. Continue reading
Aug 06 Israel and Gaza militants exchange fire as death toll climbs to 24 in Gaza By Fares Akram, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Israeli jets pounded militant targets in Gaza on Saturday and rocket barrages into southern Israel persisted, raising fears of an escalation after a wave of Israeli airstrikes on the coastal enclave killed at least 15 people, including a senior militant… Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 5:11 News Wrap: Israeli airstrikes pound Gaza killing at least 10, wounding dozens In our news wrap Friday, Israeli strikes pounded Gaza killing at least 10 including a militant commander, Russia's foreign minister says Moscow is open to discussing a prisoner exchange involving American WNBA star Brittany Griner, deadly house fire in Pennsylvania… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 8:05 Taiwan’s top diplomat in the U.S. discusses escalating threats from China By Nick Schifrin For the first time since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, Beijing retaliated against the United States, cutting off dialogue on multiple topics including climate change and sanctioning Pelosi and her family. China also launched the largest military exercise around… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 5:37 America’s far-right embraces Hungary’s autocratic president By Laura Barrón-López Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s nationalist rhetoric and embrace of culture wars has long made him the black sheep of Europe. But what isolates him among his European contemporaries has endeared him to the American right, and he was welcomed… Continue watching
Aug 05 China cuts off vital U.S. contacts over Pelosi Taiwan visit By Ellen Knickmeyer, David Rising, Zeke Miller, Associated Press China says it is cutting off dialogue with the U.S. on a range of vital issues from climate change to military relations and anti-narcotics efforts in retaliation for a visit this week to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Continue reading
Aug 05 Israel strikes on Gaza kill 7 people and wound 40 more By Fares Akram, Associated Press The strikes risk igniting yet another war in the territory, which is ruled by the Islamic militant group Hamas and is home to about 2 million Palestinians. Continue reading
Aug 05 Israel strikes Gaza, says it was targeting militant group amid increased tensions By Fares Akram, Associated Press It was not immediately clear what Israel was targeting or if anyone had been killed and wounded, but the strikes risked igniting yet another war in the territory. Continue reading
Aug 05 3 more ships with grain depart Ukraine ports under deal with United Nations By Zeynep Bilginsoy, Aya Batrawy, Associated Press The Black Sea region is dubbed the world’s breadbasket, with Ukraine and Russia key global suppliers of wheat, corn, barley and sunflower oil that millions of impoverished people rely on for survival. Continue reading