Aug 12 Watch 4:50 Middle East on edge as Israel and allies anticipate retaliation from Iran By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi The White House said Monday that the U.S. and Israel believe Iran and its proxies across the region could launch a significant attack in the coming days. The U.S. accelerated the deployment of forces to the region to try and… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch 5:30 News Wrap: Ukraine says forces control nearly 400 square miles of Russian territory In our news wrap Monday, Ukraine's top military commander says his forces control nearly 400 square miles of Russian territory, a wildfire in Greece is raging on the outskirts of Athens, the Biden Administration rolled out a new effort to… Continue watching
Aug 12 British man who climbed the Eiffel Tower on Olympics’ final day still under investigation By Associated Press More than 30,000 police officers and other security personnel were deployed around Paris on Sunday to ensure safety on the last day of the Olympics and the star-studded final show in France’s national stadium. Continue reading
Aug 12 8 doctors among 62 killed in Brazil’s horrifying plane crash By Eléonore Hughes, Associated Press Footage of the ATR 72 twin-engine turboprop plunging while in a flat spin sent shockwaves across Brazil. All 62 people aboard died, including eight doctors. Continue reading
Aug 12 Ukraine controls nearly 400 square miles of Russia’s Kursk region, top commander says By Samya Kullab, Associated Press Ukraine’s top military commander says his forces now control 1,000 square kilometers (386 square miles) of Russia’s neighboring Kursk region. Continue reading
Aug 12 How Bangladesh’s youth forced out the prime minister who ruled for much of their lives By Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press A generation of young people, many of whom cannot remember a time before Sheikh Hasina was Bangladesh’s prime minister, led protests that resulted in her ouster. Continue reading
Aug 12 Au revoir, Paris. Here’s how Los Angeles is preparing for the 2028 Olympics By Jaimie Ding, Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Amid a stadium-and-arena boom, LA will polish existing structures rather than erect new ones. Continue reading
Aug 12 French experts join investigation into Brazil airliner crash By Mauricio Savarese, Tatiana Pollastri, Associated Press More than 40 families of victims of an airliner crash in Brazil gathered Sunday at a morgue and hotels in Sao Paulo as forensics experts worked to identify the remains of the 62 people killed. Continue reading
Aug 12 Hundreds of Greek firefighters tackle ‘exceptionally dangerous’ wildfire threatening Athens By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press The blaze that began Sunday afternoon is racing through pine forests left tinder-dry by repeated heat waves this summer. Continue reading
Aug 12 Israel widens evacuation orders in southern Gaza, Hamas pushes for cease-fire deal By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Sunday's evacuation orders apply to areas in Khan Younis including parts of an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone. Continue reading