Aug 19 At least 22 people killed in cholera outbreak in Sudan, health minister says By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The cholera outbreak is the latest calamity for Sudan, where tensions between the military and a powerful paramilitary group exploded into open warfare last year. It has killed thousands of people and pushed many into starvation. Continue reading
Aug 19 After a colleague was raped and killed at a hospital, Indian doctors demand tougher laws By Associated Press The protesting doctors, holding up placards like “Justice delayed is justice denied,” were stopped by police om Monday as they tried to set up free outpatient services outside the ministry in New Delhi. Continue reading
Aug 19 Pokrovsk families with children to evacuate under mandatory order from Ukrainian officials By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press They say Russian forces are advancing so quickly that families must leave the city and other nearby towns. Russian troops have been pushing toward Pokrovsk for months. Continue reading
Aug 19 Now may be the last chance to get a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, Blinken warns By Matthew Lee, Associated Press He spoke Monday as he began his ninth urgent mission to the Middle East since the conflict began. Blinken said it is now the “best, maybe the last” opportunity to conclude a deal that would end the fighting. Continue reading
Aug 19 Over the open Atlantic, Ernesto gains strength as a hurricane By Associated Press The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Monday that Ernesto’s maximum sustained winds were 85 mph. But swells and dangerous surf and rip currents generated by Ernesto are affecting the U.S. East Coast and Canada’s Atlantic coast. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 2:46 News Wrap: Secretary of State Blinken visits Israel, as more strikes hit Gaza In our news wrap Sunday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Israel, as more airstrikes hit Gaza. Ukraine ramps up its military operations, nearly two weeks into its incursion of Russia. Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Gov. Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 2:31 News Wrap: Israel signals acceptance of key ceasefire points, ahead of talks next week In our news wrap Saturday, Israel signals acceptance of key ceasefire points, ahead of talks next week. Russia presses its assault, as Ukrainian forces push further into Russian territory, and Hurricane Ernesto sweeps back into the Atlantic after battering Bermuda. Continue watching
Aug 17 Aid groups aim to avoid polio outbreak in Gaza through mass vaccination plan By Fatma Khaled, Associated Press Health workers in Gaza are gearing up for a mass vaccination campaign to begin at the end of August and continue into September with the goal to immunize 640,000 children under the age of 10 over two rounds of vaccinations,… Continue reading
Aug 17 Hurricane Ernesto hits Bermuda as a category 1 storm By Dánica Coto, Associated Press The category 1 storm was directly over the territory early Saturday morning, with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 kph). The U.S. National Hurricane Center warned of strong winds, a dangerous storm surge and significant coastal flooding. Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 3:18 Gaza cease-fire negotiators make significant progress but sticking points remain By Nick Schifrin In the Middle East, mediators working toward a Gaza cease-fire wrapped up a second day of talks and by some indications, it ended on a hopeful note. Nick Schifrin reports. Continue watching