Aug 24 Watch 3:15 News Wrap: Zelenskyy marks Ukraine’s Independence Day with ceremonies in Kyiv By PBS News Weekend In our news wrap Sunday, Ukraine marked 34 years since declaring independence even as its war to repel Russian invaders stretches on, desperation to reach food aid is hitting a new high in Gaza, Israel struck targets in Yemen in… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 8:51 Why three brothers are attempting a record-setting row across the Pacific Ocean By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Satvi Sunkara It’s a story of three brothers, a boat and thousands of miles of ocean. The Maclean brothers from Scotland are in the final stretch of their attempt to row nonstop across the Pacific from Peru to Australia. They’re going for… Continue watching
Aug 24 Vulnerable South Africans struggle to find HIV medication after U.S. foreign aid cuts By Louise Dewast, Associated Press South Africa has more people living with HIV than any other country. Experts warn of hundreds of thousands of new infections in the next few years in South Africa, and tens of thousands of additional deaths, if the cuts in aid aren’t… Continue reading
Aug 24 Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. to stand trial in Mexico over alleged ties to Sinaloa Cartel A judge in Mexico said boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. will stand trial over alleged cartel ties and arms trafficking but could await that trial outside of detention, the boxer's lawyer said. Continue reading
Aug 24 Nigerian military airstrikes free 76 hostages, including children and kidnapping victims By Dyepkazah Shibayan, Associated Press At least 76 hostages, including children, have been freed after Nigeria’s military targeted militants with precision airstrikes in the country’s northwest, local authorities said. Continue reading
Aug 24 As Ukraine marks Independence Day, Moscow says Kyiv struck a nuclear power plant in Russia By Associated Press Russia accused Ukraine on Sunday of launching drone attacks that sparked a fire at a nuclear power plant in its western Kursk region overnight, as Ukraine celebrated 34 years since its independence. Continue reading
Aug 24 Israeli strikes hit Yemen’s capital, days after Houthi rebels fired cluster munitions at Israel By Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman, Sam Metz, Associated Press Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s capital on Sunday, just days after the Houthi rebels fired a missile toward Israel that its military described as the first cluster bomb the rebels had fired at it since 2023. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 5:50 ‘Purely in survival mode’: Aid worker shares conditions in Gaza City after famine declared By John Yang, Andrew Corkery Officials in Gaza say Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 33 people, including Palestinians sheltering in tents and seeking scarce food. It comes a day after the IPC declared that Gaza City is in the grips of a famine… Continue watching
Aug 23 Trucks carrying UN food aid to Sudan’s famine-hit Darfur region destroyed by drone attack By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press A drone attack on a 16-truck U.N. convoy carrying desperately needed food to Sudan’s famine-hit North Darfur region destroyed three vehicles that had caught fire, the World Food Program said. All drivers and personnel were safe. Continue reading
Aug 23 Israeli airstrikes, gunfire kill 33 as Gaza City becomes focus of famine and military offensive By Mariam Dagga, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel's defense minister has warned that Gaza City could be destroyed in a new military operation perhaps just days away, even as famine spreads there. Continue reading