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
Aug 12 Putin says Ukraine's incursion into Kursk is an attempt to stop Russia's eastern offensive By Samya Kullab, Associated Press Russian forces are still scrambling to respond to the surprise Ukrainian attack after almost a week of fierce fighting, but Putin insisted Moscow's army will prevail. Continue reading
Aug 11 Star-studded closing ceremony brings 2024 Paris Olympics to end with a flourish By John Leicester, Associated Press Paris closed out two and a half extraordinary weeks of Olympic sports and emotion with a boisterous, star-studded show in France’s national stadium on Sunday, handing over hosting duties for the Summer Games to the next city in line: Los Angeles in 2028. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 4:04 News Wrap: Trump campaign claims it was hacked by 'foreign sources hostile to the U.S.' In our news wrap Sunday, the Trump campaign pointed toward Iran after claiming it was hacked, Israeli military searches for gunmen behind a shooting in the occupied West Bank, families identify loved ones from the Brazil plane crash, rescue teams… Continue watching
Aug 11 U.S. women's basketball team holds off France to win eighth straight Olympic gold medal By Doug Feinberg, Associated Press A’ja Wilson scored 21 points and the U.S. survived a last-second shot by former UConn standout Gabby Williams that was just inside the 3-point line to hold off France for a 67-66 win. Continue reading