Aug 07 Israeli airstrike kills senior Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza refugee camp By Fares Akram, Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Israel said Sunday it killed a senior Islamic Jihad commander in a crowded Gaza refugee camp, the second such targeted attack since launching its high-stakes military offensive against the militant group just before the weekend. Continue reading
Aug 07 1st grain ship to leave Ukraine delayed before reaching Lebanon By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The scheduled arrival Sunday of the first grain ship to leave Ukraine and cross the Black Sea under a wartime deal has been delayed, a Lebanese Cabinet minister and the Ukraine Embassy said. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 3:24 News Wrap: Indiana passes new law banning nearly all abortions In our news wrap Saturday, Indiana has passed new legislation banning nearly all abortions, the U.S. Senate is working to pass a major health, climate and tax reform bill, President Biden tests negative for COVID again after a rebound case,… Continue watching
Aug 06 17 missing, dozens injured in explosive fire at Cuban oil storage facility hit by lightning By Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press A fire set off by a lightning strike at an oil storage facility raged uncontrolled Saturday in the city of Matanzas, where four explosions and flames injured nearly 80 people and left 17 firefighters missing, Cuban authorities said. Continue reading
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