Aug 21 Guatemalan police arrest 7 people accused of trafficking 53 migrants abandoned to asphyxiate in Texas in 2022 By Sonia Pérez D., Associated Press They were the latest arrests after years of investigation into one of the deadliest human smuggling attempts to the United States. Continue reading
Aug 21 Moscow comes under one of Ukraine’s largest drone attacks as fighting rages in Kursk, eastern Ukraine By Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Aug 21 Taylor Swift says cancellation of Vienna shows ‘devastating’ and explains her silence By Associated Press “Having our Vienna shows cancelled was devastating,” she wrote in a statement posted to Instagram on Wednesday. Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 6:02 News Wrap: Golan Heights damaged by Hezbollah rocket attack on Israel In our news wrap Wednesday, Hezbollah fired more than 50 rockets toward Israel, Congo health authorities reported more than 1,000 mpox cases in the last week, divers recovered five more bodies from the luxury yacht that sank off Sicily’s coast,… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 10:18 Hardliners violently expel Palestinians to expand Israeli settlements in West Bank By Leila Molana-Allen, Zeba Warsi, Teresa Cebrián Aranda While Gaza endures a devastating war, an increasingly brutal battle is being fought over land in another Palestinian territory: the West Bank. Israeli settlers are attacking Palestinians there more frequently and ferociously than ever before and forcing them to flee… Continue watching
Aug 21 As more details emerge, key mediator Egypt expresses skepticism about Gaza cease-fire proposal By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The challenges around the so-called bridging proposal appear to undermine the optimism for an imminent agreement that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken carried into his latest Mideast visit this week. Continue reading
Aug 21 2 still missing after divers find 4 bodies during search of superyacht wreckage after it sank off Sicily By Nicole Winfield, Danica Kirka, Andrea Rosa, Associated Press Divers and rescue crews unloaded two body bags Wednesday from rescue vessels that pulled into port at Porticello. Two other bodies were also found in the wreckage, the head of the Sicily civil protection agency said. Continue reading
Aug 21 The Kursk attack could test the patience of some of Putin’s backers in Russia By Emma Burrows, Associated Press Since Aug. 6, Kyiv's forces have seized villages, taken hundreds of prisoners and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of civilians in what has become the largest attack on the country since World War II. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch 5:46 News Wrap: Many challenges remain in negotiations between Israel and Hamas In our news wrap Tuesday, Blinken met with negotiators in Egypt and Qatar as efforts continued to bridge a deal between Israel and Hamas, Israel’s military said it recovered the bodies of six hostages during a raid in Gaza, Russia… Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch 9:31 How Sudan’s civil war has ravaged millions of people’s lives in cities on the front lines By Leila Molana-Allen, Jorgen Samso For nearly a year and a half, Sudan’s army has been locked in a brutal civil war with a militia known as the Rapid Support Forces. The conflict has devastated the country and triggered the world’s largest displacement of people. Continue watching